From mnakamura@clari.net Sat May 20 21:20:29 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!clari!mnakamura From: mnakamura@clari.net (Marisol Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May20.212029.1697@clari.net> Date: Sat, 20 May 1995 21:20:29 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Marisol Nakamura Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From chughes@mindspring.com Sun May 21 00:27:29 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mindspring!chughes From: chughes@mindspring.com (Callum Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May21.002729.7533@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 00:27:29 GMT References: <1995May20.212029.1697@clari.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995May20.212029.1697@clari.net>, mnakamura@clari.net (Marisol Nakamura) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Callum Hughes SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From tsmirnov@uu.net Mon May 22 04:13:29 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!tsmirnov From: tsmirnov@uu.net (Tomas Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May22.041329.3441@uu.net> Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 04:13:29 GMT References: <1995May20.212029.1697@clari.net> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995May20.212029.1697@clari.net>, mnakamura@clari.net (Marisol Nakamura) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Tomas Smirnov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From tandersson@purdue.edu Tue May 23 20:42:29 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!purdue!tandersson From: tandersson@purdue.edu (Tobias Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May23.204229.9743@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 20:42:29 GMT References: <1995May20.212029.1697@clari.net> <1995May21.002729.7533@mindspring.com> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995May21.002729.7533@mindspring.com>, chughes@mindspring.com (Callum Hughes) 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. -- Tobias Andersson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From cmoreau@mindspring.com Thu May 25 14:52:29 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mindspring!cmoreau From: cmoreau@mindspring.com (Callum Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May25.145229.5127@mindspring.com> Date: Thu, 25 May 1995 14:52:29 GMT References: <1995May20.212029.1697@clari.net> <1995May22.041329.3441@uu.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995May22.041329.3441@uu.net>, tsmirnov@uu.net (Tomas Smirnov) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. 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. -- Callum Moreau *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0