From lpark@cern.ch Wed Mar 08 07:21:07 1995
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From: lpark@cern.ch (Liam Park)
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Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).

Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.
Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.

Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983.

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Liam Park
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From ysanchez@mindspring.com Thu Mar 09 10:48:07 1995
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From: ysanchez@mindspring.com (Yuki Sánchez)
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Mar08.072107.1181@cern.ch>, lpark@cern.ch (Liam Park) writes:
> An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova).

Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

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From ddubois@rwth-aachen.de Fri Mar 10 11:58:07 1995
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Mar09.104807.1043@mindspring.com>, ysanchez@mindspring.com (Yuki Sánchez) writes:
> Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

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