From mperez@uu.net Wed Feb 14 20:46:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!uu!mperez From: mperez@uu.net (Mei Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb14.204603.8968@uu.net> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 20:46:03 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Mei Pérez -- UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "Row 14. No joke." From vkang@ox.ac.uk Fri Feb 16 16:44:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!ox!vkang From: vkang@ox.ac.uk (Valeria Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb16.164403.6246@ox.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 16:44:03 GMT References: <1996Feb14.204603.8968@uu.net> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Feb14.204603.8968@uu.net>, mperez@uu.net (Mei Pérez) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Valeria Kang -- Oxford University Computing Laboratory "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From egarcia@purdue.edu Sun Feb 18 00:18:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!purdue!egarcia From: egarcia@purdue.edu (Emi García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb18.001803.5102@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 00:18:03 GMT References: <1996Feb14.204603.8968@uu.net> <1996Feb16.164403.6246@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb16.164403.6246@ox.ac.uk>, vkang@ox.ac.uk (Valeria Kang) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. 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. -- Emi García "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." Macintosh IIfx / TOS 4.04 From jperez@ox.ac.uk Tue Feb 20 02:36:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!ox!jperez From: jperez@ox.ac.uk (Jen Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb20.023603.7597@ox.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 02:36:03 GMT References: <1996Feb14.204603.8968@uu.net> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb14.204603.8968@uu.net>, mperez@uu.net (Mei Pérez) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Jen Pérez -- Oxford University Computing Laboratory "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From gkim@tum.de Tue Feb 20 15:39:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!tum!gkim From: gkim@tum.de (Göran Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Feb20.153903.2201@tum.de> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 15:39:03 GMT References: <1996Feb14.204603.8968@uu.net> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb14.204603.8968@uu.net>, mperez@uu.net (Mei Pérez) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Göran Kim "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Amiga 3000T / TOS 4.04