From emuller@netcom.com Fri Jun 10 19:20:16 1994
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From: emuller@netcom.com (Emi Müller)
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Subject: 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'.

Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.
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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=== Emi Müller ===
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From mvasiliev@rwth-aachen.de Sun Jun 12 07:25:16 1994
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From: mvasiliev@rwth-aachen.de (Mei Vasiliev)
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1994Jun10.192016.5094@netcom.com>, emuller@netcom.com (Emi Müller) 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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From imacdonald@earthlink.net Mon Jun 13 12:12:16 1994
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From: imacdonald@earthlink.net (Ines MacDonald)
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1994Jun12.072516.4374@rwth-aachen.de>, mvasiliev@rwth-aachen.de (Mei Vasiliev) writes:
> Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.

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From aramirez@pipeline.com Wed Jun 15 06:28:16 1994
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From: aramirez@pipeline.com (Anja Ramírez)
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Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1994Jun12.072516.4374@rwth-aachen.de>, mvasiliev@rwth-aachen.de (Mei Vasiliev) writes:
> Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe.

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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