From ekowalski@demon.co.uk Sat Feb 11 18:57:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!demon!ekowalski From: ekowalski@demon.co.uk (Emi Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Feb11.185702.8088@demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 18:57:02 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. 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'? -- Emi Kowalski "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Atari TT030 / AmigaOS 3.1 From jpark@kth.se Mon Feb 13 03:43:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kth!jpark From: jpark@kth.se (Joachim Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Feb13.034302.4400@kth.se> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 03:43:02 GMT References: <1995Feb11.185702.8088@demon.co.uk> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1995Feb11.185702.8088@demon.co.uk>, ekowalski@demon.co.uk (Emi Kowalski) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Joachim Park "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / AmigaOS 3.1 From dsmirnov@panix.com Mon Feb 13 21:22:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!panix!dsmirnov From: dsmirnov@panix.com (Dong-hyun Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Feb13.212202.7980@panix.com> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 21:22:02 GMT References: <1995Feb11.185702.8088@demon.co.uk> <1995Feb13.034302.4400@kth.se> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb13.034302.4400@kth.se>, jpark@kth.se (Joachim Park) 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. -- Dong-hyun Smirnov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Public Access Unix of New York. ------------------------------------------------------------ From jrobertson@rwth-aachen.de Tue Feb 14 13:57:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!jrobertson From: jrobertson@rwth-aachen.de (Ji-woo Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Feb14.135702.5636@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 1995 13:57:02 GMT References: <1995Feb11.185702.8088@demon.co.uk> <1995Feb13.034302.4400@kth.se> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Feb13.034302.4400@kth.se>, jpark@kth.se (Joachim Park) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. > My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Ji-woo Robertson Hayes Optima 288 @ 19,200 bps "They will send a copy in my place."