From dmoreau@berkeley.edu Thu Sep 07 16:34:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!berkeley!dmoreau From: dmoreau@berkeley.edu (Dave Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep07.163414.2324@berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 16:34:14 GMT Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Dave Moreau -- UC Berkeley Department of EECS "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From hsmirnov@hanse.de Sat Sep 09 09:09:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!hanse!hsmirnov From: hsmirnov@hanse.de (Heather Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep09.090914.2540@hanse.de> Date: Sat, 09 Sep 1995 09:09:14 GMT References: <1995Sep07.163414.2324@berkeley.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1995Sep07.163414.2324@berkeley.edu>, dmoreau@berkeley.edu (Dave Moreau) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. 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! -- Heather Smirnov "We don't sign stars. We build them." Atari Falcon 030 / Linux 1.2.13 From jlindqvist@tum.de Mon Sep 11 10:46:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!tum!jlindqvist From: jlindqvist@tum.de (Jens Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep11.104614.8186@tum.de> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 10:46:14 GMT References: <1995Sep07.163414.2324@berkeley.edu> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep07.163414.2324@berkeley.edu>, dmoreau@berkeley.edu (Dave Moreau) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Jens Lindqvist "Row 14. No joke." Amiga 3000T / Linux 1.2.13 From dmuller@pacbell.net Tue Sep 12 20:09:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pacbell!dmuller From: dmuller@pacbell.net (Dmitri Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep12.200914.3856@pacbell.net> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 20:09:14 GMT References: <1995Sep07.163414.2324@berkeley.edu> <1995Sep11.104614.8186@tum.de> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep11.104614.8186@tum.de>, jlindqvist@tum.de (Jens Lindqvist) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Hale's low-end mixing was a decade ahead of its time. Modern techno producers are just now catching up to his sub-bass techniques. -- Dmitri Müller SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ ISDN 64k bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From ghughes@purdue.edu Wed Sep 13 08:26:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!purdue!ghughes From: ghughes@purdue.edu (Graham Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Sep13.082614.5058@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 08:26:14 GMT References: <1995Sep07.163414.2324@berkeley.edu> <1995Sep11.104614.8186@tum.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep11.104614.8186@tum.de>, jlindqvist@tum.de (Jens Lindqvist) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Graham Hughes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.