From ysantos@cmu.edu Wed Aug 02 09:47:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!ysantos From: ysantos@cmu.edu (Yuki Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug02.094725.1830@cmu.edu> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 09:47:25 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 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. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Yuki Santos -- Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "They will send a copy in my place." From rito@delphi.com Fri Aug 04 10:05:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!delphi!rito From: rito@delphi.com (Renata Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug04.100525.3458@delphi.com> Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 10:05:25 GMT References: <1995Aug02.094725.1830@cmu.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug02.094725.1830@cmu.edu>, ysantos@cmu.edu (Yuki Santos) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. 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. -- Renata Ito "They will send a copy in my place." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From mmacdonald@pipeline.com Sat Aug 05 02:08:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pipeline!mmacdonald From: mmacdonald@pipeline.com (Mikhail MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug05.020825.8794@pipeline.com> Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 02:08:25 GMT References: <1995Aug02.094725.1830@cmu.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug02.094725.1830@cmu.edu>, ysantos@cmu.edu (Yuki Santos) 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. -- === Mikhail MacDonald === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From mvasiliev@stanford.edu Sat Aug 05 05:15:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!stanford!mvasiliev From: mvasiliev@stanford.edu (Matthias Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug05.051525.4644@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 05:15:25 GMT References: <1995Aug02.094725.1830@cmu.edu> <1995Aug04.100525.3458@delphi.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Aug04.100525.3458@delphi.com>, rito@delphi.com (Renata Ito) 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. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- === Matthias Vasiliev === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "Do not worship the copy." From hgarcia@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Aug 06 11:00:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!u-tokyo!hgarcia From: hgarcia@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Hugo García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Aug06.110025.8064@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 06 Aug 1995 11:00:25 GMT References: <1995Aug02.094725.1830@cmu.edu> <1995Aug04.100525.3458@delphi.com> <1995Aug05.051525.4644@stanford.edu> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug05.051525.4644@stanford.edu>, mvasiliev@stanford.edu (Matthias Vasiliev) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. > Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Hugo García Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Tokyo Department of Information Science. ------------------------------------------------------------