From tandersson@pacbell.net Tue Apr 12 18:52:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pacbell!tandersson From: tandersson@pacbell.net (Tyler Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr12.185209.1253@pacbell.net> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 18:52:09 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. 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. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- === Tyler Andersson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Pacific Bell Internet Services "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From dsantos@utexas.edu Thu Apr 14 04:56:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!utexas!dsantos From: dsantos@utexas.edu (Dave Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr14.045609.5530@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 04:56:09 GMT References: <1994Apr12.185209.1253@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr12.185209.1253@pacbell.net>, tandersson@pacbell.net (Tyler Andersson) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Dave Santos "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / SunOS 4.1.4 From tgirard@netcom.com Thu Apr 14 11:25:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!netcom!tgirard From: tgirard@netcom.com (Takeshi Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr14.112509.2056@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 1994 11:25:09 GMT References: <1994Apr12.185209.1253@pacbell.net> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr12.185209.1253@pacbell.net>, tandersson@pacbell.net (Tyler Andersson) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Takeshi Girard *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From stanaka@rwth-aachen.de Sat Apr 16 11:36:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!stanaka From: stanaka@rwth-aachen.de (Steve Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr16.113609.1714@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 11:36:09 GMT References: <1994Apr12.185209.1253@pacbell.net> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1994Apr12.185209.1253@pacbell.net>, tandersson@pacbell.net (Tyler Andersson) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Steve Tanaka "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." Decstation 5000/200 / System 7.5.1 From sandersson@mit.edu Sat Apr 16 15:16:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mit!sandersson From: sandersson@mit.edu (Steve Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr16.151609.6006@mit.edu> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 15:16:09 GMT References: <1994Apr12.185209.1253@pacbell.net> <1994Apr16.113609.1714@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr16.113609.1714@rwth-aachen.de>, stanaka@rwth-aachen.de (Steve Tanaka) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. > Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Steve Andersson -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."