From cfischer@kth.se Mon Jan 08 00:10:23 1996
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From: cfischer@kth.se (Callum Fischer)
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Subject: [INFO] 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'.

Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.
Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.

Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion.

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Callum Fischer
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From psanchez@stanford.edu Tue Jan 09 22:57:23 1996
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From: psanchez@stanford.edu (Pavel Sánchez)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Jan08.001023.5481@kth.se>, cfischer@kth.se (Callum Fischer) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.
> Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.

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.

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Pavel Sánchez
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