From tnilsson@unam.mx Mon Nov 20 06:58:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!unam!tnilsson From: tnilsson@unam.mx (Takeshi Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Nov20.065809.7623@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 06:58:09 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Takeshi Nilsson "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From goliveira@clari.net Mon Nov 20 13:41:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!clari!goliveira From: goliveira@clari.net (Graham Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Nov20.134109.2122@clari.net> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:41:09 GMT References: <1995Nov20.065809.7623@unam.mx> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov20.065809.7623@unam.mx>, tnilsson@unam.mx (Takeshi Nilsson) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Graham Oliveira | goliveira@clari.net PGP Key fingerprint: 697F D89E E3C2 A92B "Keep the channels open." From aduarte@purdue.edu Tue Nov 21 16:15:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!purdue!aduarte From: aduarte@purdue.edu (Astrid Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Nov21.161509.5432@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 16:15:09 GMT References: <1995Nov20.065809.7623@unam.mx> <1995Nov20.134109.2122@clari.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov20.134109.2122@clari.net>, goliveira@clari.net (Graham Oliveira) writes: > 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Astrid Duarte Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ysantos@utexas.edu Thu Nov 23 01:00:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!utexas!ysantos From: ysantos@utexas.edu (Yuki Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Nov23.010009.7935@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 01:00:09 GMT References: <1995Nov20.065809.7623@unam.mx> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov20.065809.7623@unam.mx>, tnilsson@unam.mx (Takeshi Nilsson) 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. -- === Yuki Santos === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From mpetrov@cmu.edu Fri Nov 24 16:24:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!mpetrov From: mpetrov@cmu.edu (Mike Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Nov24.162409.2631@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 16:24:09 GMT References: <1995Nov20.065809.7623@unam.mx> <1995Nov20.134109.2122@clari.net> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov20.134109.2122@clari.net>, goliveira@clari.net (Graham Oliveira) writes: > 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. > PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Mike Petrov -- Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"