From ksouza@mindspring.com Thu Mar 23 18:52:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mindspring!ksouza From: ksouza@mindspring.com (Katrin Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar23.185251.7763@mindspring.com> Date: Thu, 23 Mar 1995 18:52:51 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Katrin Souza *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From ahughes@hanse.de Sat Mar 25 09:00:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!hanse!ahughes From: ahughes@hanse.de (Andrei Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar25.090051.9901@hanse.de> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 09:00:51 GMT References: <1995Mar23.185251.7763@mindspring.com> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Mar23.185251.7763@mindspring.com>, ksouza@mindspring.com (Katrin Souza) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- === Andrei Hughes === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From dnakamura@utexas.edu Mon Mar 27 05:27:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!utexas!dnakamura From: dnakamura@utexas.edu (Diego Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar27.052751.6864@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 27 Mar 1995 05:27:51 GMT References: <1995Mar23.185251.7763@mindspring.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar23.185251.7763@mindspring.com>, ksouza@mindspring.com (Katrin Souza) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Diego Nakamura Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.