From mpopov@pacbell.net Mon Jul 03 16:04:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!mpopov From: mpopov@pacbell.net (Min-jun Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jul03.160404.9575@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1995 16:04:04 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Min-jun Popov Hayes Optima 288 @ 19,200 bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From tduarte@panix.com Tue Jul 04 05:31:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!panix!tduarte From: tduarte@panix.com (Tobias Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jul04.053104.8773@panix.com> Date: Tue, 04 Jul 1995 05:31:04 GMT References: <1995Jul03.160404.9575@pacbell.net> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul03.160404.9575@pacbell.net>, mpopov@pacbell.net (Min-jun Popov) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Tobias Duarte | tduarte@panix.com PGP Key fingerprint: 379F BC8F 313B 2B0C "Keep the channels open."