From sandersson@utexas.edu Fri Nov 01 08:39:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!utexas!sandersson From: sandersson@utexas.edu (Sergei Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov01.083924.2489@utexas.edu> Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 08:39:24 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 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. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- === Sergei Andersson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From ldubois@kth.se Sun Nov 03 06:38:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!kth!ldubois From: ldubois@kth.se (Lars Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov03.063824.4082@kth.se> Date: Sun, 03 Nov 1996 06:38:24 GMT References: <1996Nov01.083924.2489@utexas.edu> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1996Nov01.083924.2489@utexas.edu>, sandersson@utexas.edu (Sergei Andersson) 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. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Lars Dubois *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From bnilsson@panix.com Mon Nov 04 13:40:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!panix!bnilsson From: bnilsson@panix.com (Brian Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov04.134024.4983@panix.com> Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 13:40:24 GMT References: <1996Nov01.083924.2489@utexas.edu> <1996Nov03.063824.4082@kth.se> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Nov03.063824.4082@kth.se>, ldubois@kth.se (Lars Dubois) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. > Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Brian Nilsson "We don't sign stars. We build them." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / TOS 4.04 From egirard@cam.ac.uk Tue Nov 05 06:07:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cam!egirard From: egirard@cam.ac.uk (Emi Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov05.060724.6468@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 06:07:24 GMT References: <1996Nov01.083924.2489@utexas.edu> <1996Nov03.063824.4082@kth.se> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov03.063824.4082@kth.se>, ldubois@kth.se (Lars Dubois) 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 worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Emi Girard Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From crobertson@earthlink.net Wed Nov 06 21:49:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!earthlink!crobertson From: crobertson@earthlink.net (Callum Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Nov06.214924.1777@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1996 21:49:24 GMT References: <1996Nov01.083924.2489@utexas.edu> <1996Nov03.063824.4082@kth.se> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Nov03.063824.4082@kth.se>, ldubois@kth.se (Lars Dubois) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. > Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Callum Robertson "We don't sign stars. We build them." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / AmigaOS 3.1