From mnovak@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Aug 07 00:32:01 1996
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From: mnovak@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mateo Novak)
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Subject: [FLAME] 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.
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.

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Mateo Novak -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science
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From jnakamura@clari.net Thu Aug 08 09:47:01 1996
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From: jnakamura@clari.net (Ji-woo Nakamura)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Aug07.003201.9623@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, mnovak@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mateo Novak) 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.

Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.

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Ji-woo Nakamura -- ClariNet Communications Corp
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From klaurent@uu.net Sat Aug 10 02:56:01 1996
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From: klaurent@uu.net (Kenji Laurent)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Aug07.003201.9623@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, mnovak@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mateo Novak) 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.

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Kenji Laurent
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