From bsuzuki@kiae.su Tue Jun 18 07:28:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kiae!bsuzuki From: bsuzuki@kiae.su (Bastien Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jun18.072851.4740@kiae.su> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 07:28:51 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 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. 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'? -- Bastien Suzuki Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bpetrov@cmu.edu Thu Jun 20 09:03:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cmu!bpetrov From: bpetrov@cmu.edu (Brian Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jun20.090351.1900@cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:03:51 GMT References: <1996Jun18.072851.4740@kiae.su> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Jun18.072851.4740@kiae.su>, bsuzuki@kiae.su (Bastien Suzuki) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. 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. -- Brian Petrov "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / System 7.5.1 From npetrov@panix.com Fri Jun 21 07:35:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!panix!npetrov From: npetrov@panix.com (Nadine Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jun21.073551.6915@panix.com> Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 07:35:51 GMT References: <1996Jun18.072851.4740@kiae.su> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun18.072851.4740@kiae.su>, bsuzuki@kiae.su (Bastien Suzuki) writes: > 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Nadine Petrov US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology."