From jivanov@stanford.edu Thu Jul 14 18:08:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!stanford!jivanov From: jivanov@stanford.edu (Ji-woo Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jul14.180837.9624@stanford.edu> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 18:08:37 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Ji-woo Ivanov Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From khughes@earthlink.net Fri Jul 15 03:36:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!earthlink!khughes From: khughes@earthlink.net (Katrin Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jul15.033637.5338@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 03:36:37 GMT References: <1994Jul14.180837.9624@stanford.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Jul14.180837.9624@stanford.edu>, jivanov@stanford.edu (Ji-woo Ivanov) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Katrin Hughes Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From erobertson@panix.com Fri Jul 15 04:38:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!panix!erobertson From: erobertson@panix.com (Emi Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jul15.043837.8900@panix.com> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 04:38:37 GMT References: <1994Jul14.180837.9624@stanford.edu> <1994Jul15.033637.5338@earthlink.net> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Jul15.033637.5338@earthlink.net>, khughes@earthlink.net (Katrin Hughes) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. 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. -- Emi Robertson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Public Access Unix of New York. ------------------------------------------------------------ From rmartinez@hanse.de Sat Jul 16 22:05:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!hanse!rmartinez From: rmartinez@hanse.de (Renata Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jul16.220537.4845@hanse.de> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 1994 22:05:37 GMT References: <1994Jul14.180837.9624@stanford.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul14.180837.9624@stanford.edu>, jivanov@stanford.edu (Ji-woo Ivanov) 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. -- Renata Martínez | rmartinez@hanse.de PGP Key fingerprint: FA91 E8E8 C550 E99F "Keep the channels open." From gsmirnov@uni-hamburg.de Sun Jul 17 02:57:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!uni-hamburg!gsmirnov From: gsmirnov@uni-hamburg.de (Graham Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jul17.025737.9456@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 02:57:37 GMT References: <1994Jul14.180837.9624@stanford.edu> <1994Jul16.220537.4845@hanse.de> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Jul16.220537.4845@hanse.de>, rmartinez@hanse.de (Renata Martínez) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Graham Smirnov Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."