From tschneider@cam.ac.uk Fri Mar 15 04:28:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cam!tschneider From: tschneider@cam.ac.uk (Tyler Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar15.042821.9362@cam.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 04:28:21 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. 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'? -- Tyler Schneider Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From asouza@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Mar 16 23:24:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!u-tokyo!asouza From: asouza@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Andrei Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar16.232421.7132@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 23:24:21 GMT References: <1996Mar15.042821.9362@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Mar15.042821.9362@cam.ac.uk>, tschneider@cam.ac.uk (Tyler Schneider) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Andrei Souza "Hold for relay." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / AmigaOS 3.1 From hkang@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Mar 17 15:31:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!u-tokyo!hkang From: hkang@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Heather Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar17.153121.9062@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 15:31:21 GMT References: <1996Mar15.042821.9362@cam.ac.uk> <1996Mar16.232421.7132@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar16.232421.7132@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, asouza@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Andrei Souza) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Heather Kang Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From lperez@earthlink.net Tue Mar 19 13:29:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!lperez From: lperez@earthlink.net (Lisa Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar19.132921.4931@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 13:29:21 GMT References: <1996Mar15.042821.9362@cam.ac.uk> <1996Mar16.232421.7132@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1996Mar17.153121.9062@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar17.153121.9062@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, hkang@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Heather Kang) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- === Lisa Pérez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, EarthLink Network "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."