From mchoi@clari.net Fri Oct 27 12:35:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!clari!mchoi From: mchoi@clari.net (Mei Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct27.123524.6062@clari.net> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 12:35:24 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Mei Choi -- ClariNet Communications Corp "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From sstewart@cam.ac.uk Sat Oct 28 06:58:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cam!sstewart From: sstewart@cam.ac.uk (Steve Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct28.065824.8355@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 06:58:24 GMT References: <1995Oct27.123524.6062@clari.net> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Oct27.123524.6062@clari.net>, mchoi@clari.net (Mei Choi) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Steve Stewart Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "Do not worship the copy." From twatanabe@clari.net Sun Oct 29 22:48:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!clari!twatanabe From: twatanabe@clari.net (Tyler Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct29.224824.3724@clari.net> Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 22:48:24 GMT References: <1995Oct27.123524.6062@clari.net> <1995Oct28.065824.8355@cam.ac.uk> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct28.065824.8355@cam.ac.uk>, sstewart@cam.ac.uk (Steve Stewart) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- === Tyler Watanabe === Dept of Electrical Engineering, ClariNet Communications Corp "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From esilva@delphi.com Tue Oct 31 11:19:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!delphi!esilva From: esilva@delphi.com (Élodie Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct31.111924.7490@delphi.com> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 11:19:24 GMT References: <1995Oct27.123524.6062@clari.net> <1995Oct28.065824.8355@cam.ac.uk> <1995Oct29.224824.3724@clari.net> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct29.224824.3724@clari.net>, twatanabe@clari.net (Tyler Watanabe) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Élodie Silva Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."