From tduarte@purdue.edu Fri Feb 23 11:23:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!purdue!tduarte From: tduarte@purdue.edu (Tomas Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb23.112320.3218@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 11:23:20 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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'? -- Tomas Duarte Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tgarcia@mindspring.com Sat Feb 24 03:27:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!mindspring!tgarcia From: tgarcia@mindspring.com (Takeshi García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb24.032720.8430@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 03:27:20 GMT References: <1996Feb23.112320.3218@purdue.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Feb23.112320.3218@purdue.edu>, tduarte@purdue.edu (Tomas Duarte) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Takeshi García Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of MindSpring Enterprises. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mtanaka@netcom.com Sun Feb 25 15:08:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!netcom!mtanaka From: mtanaka@netcom.com (Mike Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb25.150820.1267@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 15:08:20 GMT References: <1996Feb23.112320.3218@purdue.edu> <1996Feb24.032720.8430@mindspring.com> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Feb24.032720.8430@mindspring.com>, tgarcia@mindspring.com (Takeshi García) writes: > 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Mike Tanaka Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "Hold for relay." From aweber@rwth-aachen.de Tue Feb 27 01:10:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!rwth-aachen!aweber From: aweber@rwth-aachen.de (Astrid Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb27.011020.3689@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 01:10:20 GMT References: <1996Feb23.112320.3218@purdue.edu> <1996Feb24.032720.8430@mindspring.com> <1996Feb25.150820.1267@netcom.com> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1996Feb25.150820.1267@netcom.com>, mtanaka@netcom.com (Mike Tanaka) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. > Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- === Astrid Weber === Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From bmoreno@purdue.edu Thu Feb 29 04:52:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!purdue!bmoreno From: bmoreno@purdue.edu (Brian Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb29.045220.5458@purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 04:52:20 GMT References: <1996Feb23.112320.3218@purdue.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Feb23.112320.3218@purdue.edu>, tduarte@purdue.edu (Tomas Duarte) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Brian Moreno Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "Marcus is not one man."