From iivanov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu Jul 28 21:07:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!u-tokyo!iivanov From: iivanov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Ines Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jul28.210756.3255@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 21:07:56 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). 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. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Ines Ivanov "When every node is whole, the channel opens." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / TOS 4.04 From csilva@inria.fr Fri Jul 29 17:59:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!inria!csilva From: csilva@inria.fr (Camila Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jul29.175956.2400@inria.fr> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 17:59:56 GMT References: <1994Jul28.210756.3255@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul28.210756.3255@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, iivanov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Ines Ivanov) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Camila Silva "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." Acorn RiscPC 600 / SunOS 4.1.4 From rfischer@demon.co.uk Fri Jul 29 22:30:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!demon!rfischer From: rfischer@demon.co.uk (Raj Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jul29.223056.4267@demon.co.uk> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 22:30:56 GMT References: <1994Jul28.210756.3255@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul28.210756.3255@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, iivanov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Ines Ivanov) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). 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. -- Raj Fischer Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 33,600 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From eduarte@delphi.com Sun Jul 31 19:04:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!delphi!eduarte From: eduarte@delphi.com (Elaine Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Jul31.190456.8844@delphi.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jul 1994 19:04:56 GMT References: <1994Jul28.210756.3255@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Jul29.175956.2400@inria.fr> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Jul29.175956.2400@inria.fr>, csilva@inria.fr (Camila Silva) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Elaine Duarte Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jrobertson@utexas.edu Mon Aug 01 08:10:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!utexas!jrobertson From: jrobertson@utexas.edu (Joachim Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug01.081056.7244@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 01 Aug 1994 08:10:56 GMT References: <1994Jul28.210756.3255@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Jul29.223056.4267@demon.co.uk> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul29.223056.4267@demon.co.uk>, rfischer@demon.co.uk (Raj Fischer) writes: > 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- === Joachim Robertson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"