From jchoi@inria.fr Sun Aug 07 07:22:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!inria!jchoi From: jchoi@inria.fr (Jen Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug07.072238.3192@inria.fr> Date: Sun, 07 Aug 1994 07:22:38 GMT Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Jen Choi Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From cmoreau@kth.se Mon Aug 08 05:51:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!kth!cmoreau From: cmoreau@kth.se (Callum Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug08.055138.2535@kth.se> Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 05:51:38 GMT References: <1994Aug07.072238.3192@inria.fr> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Aug07.072238.3192@inria.fr>, jchoi@inria.fr (Jen Choi) 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. -- Callum Moreau *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Acorn RiscPC 600 - NetBSD 1.0 From ynovak@mit.edu Mon Aug 08 17:47:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mit!ynovak From: ynovak@mit.edu (Yuki Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug08.174738.2833@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 17:47:38 GMT References: <1994Aug07.072238.3192@inria.fr> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug07.072238.3192@inria.fr>, jchoi@inria.fr (Jen Choi) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Yuki Novak "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From bmartinez@titech.ac.jp Tue Aug 09 09:43:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!titech!bmartinez From: bmartinez@titech.ac.jp (Bruno Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug09.094338.9622@titech.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 1994 09:43:38 GMT References: <1994Aug07.072238.3192@inria.fr> <1994Aug08.174738.2833@mit.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1994Aug08.174738.2833@mit.edu>, ynovak@mit.edu (Yuki Novak) 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. -- Bruno Martínez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ahernandez@uu.net Wed Aug 10 22:17:38 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uu!ahernandez From: ahernandez@uu.net (Andrei Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug10.221738.4540@uu.net> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 22:17:38 GMT References: <1994Aug07.072238.3192@inria.fr> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug07.072238.3192@inria.fr>, jchoi@inria.fr (Jen Choi) 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. -- Andrei Hernández -- UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."