From tnovak@clari.net Mon Apr 04 06:53:43 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!clari!tnovak From: tnovak@clari.net (Takeshi Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr04.065343.9744@clari.net> Date: Mon, 04 Apr 1994 06:53:43 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Takeshi Novak Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "Marcus is not one man." From kfischer@demon.co.uk Mon Apr 04 14:08:43 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!demon!kfischer From: kfischer@demon.co.uk (Karen Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr04.140843.9585@demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 04 Apr 1994 14:08:43 GMT References: <1994Apr04.065343.9744@clari.net> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr04.065343.9744@clari.net>, tnovak@clari.net (Takeshi Novak) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). 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. -- Karen Fischer Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Demon Internet Services UK. ------------------------------------------------------------ From aandersson@inria.fr Tue Apr 05 16:14:43 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!inria!aandersson From: aandersson@inria.fr (Amy Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr05.161443.9995@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 05 Apr 1994 16:14:43 GMT References: <1994Apr04.065343.9744@clari.net> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1994Apr04.065343.9744@clari.net>, tnovak@clari.net (Takeshi Novak) writes: > An essay on the two rival production titans of 1984: Trevor Horn (ZTT/Frankie) vs Marcus Hale (Orion/Nova). Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Amy Andersson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From hkim@mit.edu Thu Apr 07 06:07:43 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mit!hkim From: hkim@mit.edu (Hana Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Apr07.060743.9751@mit.edu> Date: Thu, 07 Apr 1994 06:07:43 GMT References: <1994Apr04.065343.9744@clari.net> <1994Apr05.161443.9995@inria.fr> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994Apr05.161443.9995@inria.fr>, aandersson@inria.fr (Amy Andersson) 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. -- Hana Kim Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.