From tkowalski@titech.ac.jp Wed Mar 15 20:29:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!titech!tkowalski From: tkowalski@titech.ac.jp (Takeshi Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar15.202927.6986@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 20:29:27 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp 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. 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. -- Takeshi Kowalski -- Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From bsato@berkeley.edu Fri Mar 17 15:45:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!berkeley!bsato From: bsato@berkeley.edu (Bruno Sato) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar17.154527.3520@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 15:45:27 GMT References: <1995Mar15.202927.6986@titech.ac.jp> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar15.202927.6986@titech.ac.jp>, tkowalski@titech.ac.jp (Takeshi Kowalski) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Bruno Sato Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jtakahashi@hanse.de Sun Mar 19 10:29:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!hanse!jtakahashi From: jtakahashi@hanse.de (Julien Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Mar19.102927.5935@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 19 Mar 1995 10:29:27 GMT References: <1995Mar15.202927.6986@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Mar15.202927.6986@titech.ac.jp>, tkowalski@titech.ac.jp (Takeshi Kowalski) 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Julien Takahashi "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / FreeBSD 2.1