From cfischer@earthlink.net Wed Dec 28 23:30:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!earthlink!cfischer From: cfischer@earthlink.net (Callum Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Dec28.233026.1599@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 1994 23:30:26 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Callum Fischer *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From bmartinez@purdue.edu Fri Dec 30 19:12:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!purdue!bmartinez From: bmartinez@purdue.edu (Bill Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Dec30.191226.9483@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 19:12:26 GMT References: <1994Dec28.233026.1599@earthlink.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Dec28.233026.1599@earthlink.net>, cfischer@earthlink.net (Callum Fischer) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > 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. -- Bill Martínez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From moliveira@delphi.com Sun Jan 01 07:51:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!delphi!moliveira From: moliveira@delphi.com (Matthias Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan01.075126.7297@delphi.com> Date: Sun, 01 Jan 1995 07:51:26 GMT References: <1994Dec28.233026.1599@earthlink.net> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Dec28.233026.1599@earthlink.net>, cfischer@earthlink.net (Callum Fischer) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Matthias Oliveira Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From nsantos@hanse.de Mon Jan 02 20:12:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!hanse!nsantos From: nsantos@hanse.de (Nadia Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan02.201226.1566@hanse.de> Date: Mon, 02 Jan 1995 20:12:26 GMT References: <1994Dec28.233026.1599@earthlink.net> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Dec28.233026.1599@earthlink.net>, cfischer@earthlink.net (Callum Fischer) 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Nadia Santos Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rmoreno@stanford.edu Wed Jan 04 20:44:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!stanford!rmoreno From: rmoreno@stanford.edu (Renata Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jan04.204426.9334@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 1995 20:44:26 GMT References: <1994Dec28.233026.1599@earthlink.net> <1995Jan02.201226.1566@hanse.de> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan02.201226.1566@hanse.de>, nsantos@hanse.de (Nadia Santos) 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. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Renata Moreno Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.