From mkuznetsov@cern.ch Wed May 15 14:15:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cern!mkuznetsov From: mkuznetsov@cern.ch (Marta Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May15.141532.9778@cern.ch> Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 14:15:32 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 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. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Marta Kuznetsov "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / SunOS 4.1.4 From gtakahashi@berkeley.edu Thu May 16 00:39:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!berkeley!gtakahashi From: gtakahashi@berkeley.edu (Graham Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May16.003932.7579@berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 00:39:32 GMT References: <1996May15.141532.9778@cern.ch> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996May15.141532.9778@cern.ch>, mkuznetsov@cern.ch (Marta Kuznetsov) 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. -- Graham Takahashi Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of UC Berkeley Department of EECS. ------------------------------------------------------------ From areyes@delphi.com Thu May 16 03:57:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!delphi!areyes From: areyes@delphi.com (Anton Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May16.035732.8546@delphi.com> Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 03:57:32 GMT References: <1996May15.141532.9778@cern.ch> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996May15.141532.9778@cern.ch>, mkuznetsov@cern.ch (Marta Kuznetsov) 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Anton Reyes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.