From rlaurent@ox.ac.uk Sat Nov 16 23:31:24 1996
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From: rlaurent@ox.ac.uk (Rodrigo Laurent)
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Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.
Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.

Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'?

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From: nweber@kiae.su (Natalia Weber)
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Nov16.233124.1602@ox.ac.uk>, rlaurent@ox.ac.uk (Rodrigo Laurent) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

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