From sperez@clari.net Fri May 24 10:13:33 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!clari!sperez From: sperez@clari.net (Sergei Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May24.101333.8971@clari.net> Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 10:13:33 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 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. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Sergei Pérez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From dmoreno@titech.ac.jp Sat May 25 00:34:33 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!dmoreno From: dmoreno@titech.ac.jp (Dave Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May25.003433.4929@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 00:34:33 GMT References: <1996May24.101333.8971@clari.net> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996May24.101333.8971@clari.net>, sperez@clari.net (Sergei Pérez) 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. -- Dave Moreno "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From jivanov@uu.net Sun May 26 17:52:33 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uu!jivanov From: jivanov@uu.net (Julien Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May26.175233.4773@uu.net> Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 17:52:33 GMT References: <1996May24.101333.8971@clari.net> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996May24.101333.8971@clari.net>, sperez@clari.net (Sergei Pérez) 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. -- Julien Ivanov | jivanov@uu.net PGP Key fingerprint: 0568 6D76 C683 3E60 "Keep the channels open." From lbrennan@kth.se Sun May 26 23:03:33 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kth!lbrennan From: lbrennan@kth.se (Lucia Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996May26.230333.9624@kth.se> Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 23:03:33 GMT References: <1996May24.101333.8971@clari.net> <1996May25.003433.4929@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996May25.003433.4929@titech.ac.jp>, dmoreno@titech.ac.jp (Dave Moreno) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Lucia Brennan Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology."