From vgonzalez@mindspring.com Wed Apr 10 13:32:12 1996
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From: vgonzalez@mindspring.com (Valeria González)
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Subject: Discussion: 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'.

Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.
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.

-- 
Valeria González -- MindSpring Enterprises
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From sandersson@kiae.su Thu Apr 11 06:48:12 1996
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Apr10.133212.5705@mindspring.com>, vgonzalez@mindspring.com (Valeria González) writes:
> Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.
> Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment.

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.

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=== Sergei Andersson ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
"They will send a copy in my place."

From jgirard@tum.de Thu Apr 11 17:28:12 1996
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From: jgirard@tum.de (Julien Girard)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Apr11.064812.2487@kiae.su>, sandersson@kiae.su (Sergei Andersson) 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 actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.

-- 
Julien Girard
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Technische Universität München.
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