From bgirard@earthlink.net Sun May 28 05:32:34 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!earthlink!bgirard From: bgirard@earthlink.net (Bruno Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May28.053234.2949@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 28 May 1995 05:32:34 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. 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. -- Bruno Girard Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From bsuzuki@pipeline.com Sun May 28 22:01:34 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pipeline!bsuzuki From: bsuzuki@pipeline.com (Bill Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May28.220134.7780@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 28 May 1995 22:01:34 GMT References: <1995May28.053234.2949@earthlink.net> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1995May28.053234.2949@earthlink.net>, bgirard@earthlink.net (Bruno Girard) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > 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. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- === Bill Suzuki === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "A soul is not exclusive to biology."