From vmartinez@utexas.edu Sat Feb 10 14:53:04 1996
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From: vmartinez@utexas.edu (Valeria Martínez)
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Subject: WTB/WTT: 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'.

Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.
Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles.

Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'?

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From dduarte@pipeline.com Sun Feb 11 21:52:04 1996
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From: dduarte@pipeline.com (Diego Duarte)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1996Feb10.145304.1406@utexas.edu>, vmartinez@utexas.edu (Valeria Martínez) 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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Diego Duarte
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