From lrobertson@uni-hamburg.de Fri Sep 08 18:47:50 1995
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From: lrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Lucia Robertson)
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Subject: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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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.

Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion.

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Lucia Robertson -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik
"Marcus is not one man."

From ihughes@demon.co.uk Sun Sep 10 00:08:50 1995
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From: ihughes@demon.co.uk (Ines Hughes)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Sep08.184750.5768@uni-hamburg.de>, lrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Lucia Robertson) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission.

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From mmoreau@tum.de Tue Sep 12 02:27:50 1995
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From: mmoreau@tum.de (Marisol Moreau)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Sep08.184750.5768@uni-hamburg.de>, lrobertson@uni-hamburg.de (Lucia Robertson) 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.

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