From achoi@rwth-aachen.de Tue Mar 28 03:39:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!rwth-aachen!achoi From: achoi@rwth-aachen.de (Anja Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar28.033924.8839@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 03:39:24 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Anja Choi *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From drobertson@demon.co.uk Wed Mar 29 06:44:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!demon!drobertson From: drobertson@demon.co.uk (Diego Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar29.064424.7985@demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 06:44:24 GMT References: <1995Mar28.033924.8839@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar28.033924.8839@rwth-aachen.de>, achoi@rwth-aachen.de (Anja Choi) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Diego Robertson Zyxel U-1496E @ 19,200 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From framirez@illinois.edu Thu Mar 30 01:41:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!illinois!framirez From: framirez@illinois.edu (Fiona Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar30.014124.3616@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 01:41:24 GMT References: <1995Mar28.033924.8839@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar28.033924.8839@rwth-aachen.de>, achoi@rwth-aachen.de (Anja Choi) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Fiona Ramírez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------ From msantos@titech.ac.jp Thu Mar 30 22:22:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!titech!msantos From: msantos@titech.ac.jp (Matthias Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar30.222224.5070@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1995 22:22:24 GMT References: <1995Mar28.033924.8839@rwth-aachen.de> <1995Mar29.064424.7985@demon.co.uk> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar29.064424.7985@demon.co.uk>, drobertson@demon.co.uk (Diego Robertson) 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. -- === Matthias Santos === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."