From dito@panix.com Wed Apr 19 05:13:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!panix!dito From: dito@panix.com (Diego Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Apr19.051359.2410@panix.com> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 05:13:59 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. 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'? -- Diego Ito *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From ksantos@demon.co.uk Wed Apr 19 23:50:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!demon!ksantos From: ksantos@demon.co.uk (Kirsty Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Apr19.235059.4587@demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 1995 23:50:59 GMT References: <1995Apr19.051359.2410@panix.com> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr19.051359.2410@panix.com>, dito@panix.com (Diego Ito) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Kirsty Santos Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.