From tchoi@pacbell.net Mon Jul 17 08:55:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pacbell!tchoi From: tchoi@pacbell.net (Thiago Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jul17.085552.1717@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 08:55:52 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Thiago Choi *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From blaurent@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Jul 18 15:06:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!u-tokyo!blaurent From: blaurent@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bastien Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jul18.150652.7957@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 15:06:52 GMT References: <1995Jul17.085552.1717@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul17.085552.1717@pacbell.net>, tchoi@pacbell.net (Thiago Choi) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Bastien Laurent Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jmacdonald@mindspring.com Thu Jul 20 17:04:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mindspring!jmacdonald From: jmacdonald@mindspring.com (Julien MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jul20.170452.8518@mindspring.com> Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 17:04:52 GMT References: <1995Jul17.085552.1717@pacbell.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul17.085552.1717@pacbell.net>, tchoi@pacbell.net (Thiago Choi) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Julien MacDonald Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From gsuzuki@kiae.su Fri Jul 21 17:56:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kiae!gsuzuki From: gsuzuki@kiae.su (Göran Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jul21.175652.6404@kiae.su> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 17:56:52 GMT References: <1995Jul17.085552.1717@pacbell.net> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul17.085552.1717@pacbell.net>, tchoi@pacbell.net (Thiago Choi) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- === Göran Suzuki === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From tpopov@demon.co.uk Sun Jul 23 15:08:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!demon!tpopov From: tpopov@demon.co.uk (Tobias Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Jul23.150852.2703@demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 15:08:52 GMT References: <1995Jul17.085552.1717@pacbell.net> <1995Jul20.170452.8518@mindspring.com> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Jul20.170452.8518@mindspring.com>, jmacdonald@mindspring.com (Julien MacDonald) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Tobias Popov | tpopov@demon.co.uk PGP Key fingerprint: FCEF 6F23 3F55 228D "Keep the channels open."