From tlindqvist@mindspring.com Thu Jun 22 11:35:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mindspring!tlindqvist From: tlindqvist@mindspring.com (Tyler Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jun22.113551.1847@mindspring.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 11:35:51 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Tyler Lindqvist -- MindSpring Enterprises "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From jtakahashi@purdue.edu Sat Jun 24 05:42:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!purdue!jtakahashi From: jtakahashi@purdue.edu (Ji-woo Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jun24.054251.1596@purdue.edu> Date: Sat, 24 Jun 1995 05:42:51 GMT References: <1995Jun22.113551.1847@mindspring.com> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun22.113551.1847@mindspring.com>, tlindqvist@mindspring.com (Tyler Lindqvist) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Ji-woo Takahashi US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 33,600 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From ysmirnov@pacbell.net Sun Jun 25 12:34:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pacbell!ysmirnov From: ysmirnov@pacbell.net (Yuki Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jun25.123451.5666@pacbell.net> Date: Sun, 25 Jun 1995 12:34:51 GMT References: <1995Jun22.113551.1847@mindspring.com> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun22.113551.1847@mindspring.com>, tlindqvist@mindspring.com (Tyler Lindqvist) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Yuki Smirnov "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." Amiga 3000T / TOS 4.04 From bmoreau@clari.net Tue Jun 27 08:24:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!clari!bmoreau From: bmoreau@clari.net (Bastien Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jun27.082451.8542@clari.net> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 08:24:51 GMT References: <1995Jun22.113551.1847@mindspring.com> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun22.113551.1847@mindspring.com>, tlindqvist@mindspring.com (Tyler Lindqvist) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. 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. -- Bastien Moreau Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.