From kweber@panix.com Tue Jul 23 00:58:34 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!panix!kweber From: kweber@panix.com (Kirsty Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jul23.005834.7131@panix.com> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 00:58:34 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Kirsty Weber | kweber@panix.com PGP Key fingerprint: 76F7 5603 6D64 09C7 "Keep the channels open." From seriksson@berkeley.edu Tue Jul 23 16:19:34 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!berkeley!seriksson From: seriksson@berkeley.edu (Sven Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jul23.161934.7664@berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 16:19:34 GMT References: <1996Jul23.005834.7131@panix.com> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1996Jul23.005834.7131@panix.com>, kweber@panix.com (Kirsty Weber) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Sven Eriksson "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." Atari TT030 / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From elindqvist@cmu.edu Thu Jul 25 05:36:34 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cmu!elindqvist From: elindqvist@cmu.edu (Elaine Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jul25.053634.3746@cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 05:36:34 GMT References: <1996Jul23.005834.7131@panix.com> <1996Jul23.161934.7664@berkeley.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Jul23.161934.7664@berkeley.edu>, seriksson@berkeley.edu (Sven Eriksson) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. > Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. Hale's low-end mixing was a decade ahead of its time. Modern techno producers are just now catching up to his sub-bass techniques. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Elaine Lindqvist Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From aokonkwo@utexas.edu Thu Jul 25 12:58:34 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!utexas!aokonkwo From: aokonkwo@utexas.edu (Anja Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jul25.125834.1322@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 12:58:34 GMT References: <1996Jul23.005834.7131@panix.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul23.005834.7131@panix.com>, kweber@panix.com (Kirsty Weber) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Anja Okonkwo -- University of Texas at Austin "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From olopez@kiae.su Fri Jul 26 15:23:34 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!kiae!olopez From: olopez@kiae.su (Olga López) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jul26.152334.7759@kiae.su> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 15:23:34 GMT References: <1996Jul23.005834.7131@panix.com> <1996Jul23.161934.7664@berkeley.edu> <1996Jul25.053634.3746@cmu.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul25.053634.3746@cmu.edu>, elindqvist@cmu.edu (Elaine Lindqvist) writes: > Hale's low-end mixing was a decade ahead of its time. Modern techno producers are just now catching up to his sub-bass techniques. > Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Olga López Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.