From tnilsson@cern.ch Fri Nov 15 05:25:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cern!tnilsson From: tnilsson@cern.ch (Takeshi Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov15.052544.2125@cern.ch> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 05:25:44 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Takeshi Nilsson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From hfischer@demon.co.uk Sun Nov 17 03:35:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!demon!hfischer From: hfischer@demon.co.uk (Hana Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov17.033544.5345@demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 03:35:44 GMT References: <1996Nov15.052544.2125@cern.ch> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov15.052544.2125@cern.ch>, tnilsson@cern.ch (Takeshi Nilsson) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Hana Fischer Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Demon Internet Services UK. ------------------------------------------------------------ From dlarsson@netcom.com Sun Nov 17 05:25:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!netcom!dlarsson From: dlarsson@netcom.com (Dave Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov17.052544.4964@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 05:25:44 GMT References: <1996Nov15.052544.2125@cern.ch> <1996Nov17.033544.5345@demon.co.uk> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov17.033544.5345@demon.co.uk>, hfischer@demon.co.uk (Hana Fischer) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. 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. -- Dave Larsson "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) / Linux 1.2.13 From tweber@cern.ch Sun Nov 17 16:41:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cern!tweber From: tweber@cern.ch (Tobias Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov17.164144.6831@cern.ch> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 16:41:44 GMT References: <1996Nov15.052544.2125@cern.ch> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov15.052544.2125@cern.ch>, tnilsson@cern.ch (Takeshi Nilsson) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Tobias Weber Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rweber@kiae.su Mon Nov 18 00:19:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!kiae!rweber From: rweber@kiae.su (Renata Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov18.001944.9779@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 00:19:44 GMT References: <1996Nov15.052544.2125@cern.ch> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov15.052544.2125@cern.ch>, tnilsson@cern.ch (Takeshi Nilsson) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Renata Weber Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow. ------------------------------------------------------------