From ndubois@clari.net Wed May 18 12:12:50 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!clari!ndubois From: ndubois@clari.net (Nadine Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994May18.121250.3400@clari.net> Date: Wed, 18 May 1994 12:12:50 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net 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. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Nadine Dubois "Marcus is not one man." Amiga 3000T / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From edubois@purdue.edu Thu May 19 06:45:50 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!purdue!edubois From: edubois@purdue.edu (Elaine Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994May19.064550.9600@purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 06:45:50 GMT References: <1994May18.121250.3400@clari.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994May18.121250.3400@clari.net>, ndubois@clari.net (Nadine Dubois) 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. -- Elaine Dubois "Row 14. No joke." Amiga 3000T / TOS 4.04 From jsouza@rwth-aachen.de Fri May 20 12:24:50 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!rwth-aachen!jsouza From: jsouza@rwth-aachen.de (Ji-woo Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994May20.122450.7958@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Fri, 20 May 1994 12:24:50 GMT References: <1994May18.121250.3400@clari.net> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994May18.121250.3400@clari.net>, ndubois@clari.net (Nadine Dubois) 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. -- Ji-woo Souza -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "Hold for relay." From ekang@mindspring.com Sat May 21 17:47:50 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mindspring!ekang From: ekang@mindspring.com (Élodie Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994May21.174750.2691@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 17:47:50 GMT References: <1994May18.121250.3400@clari.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1994May18.121250.3400@clari.net>, ndubois@clari.net (Nadine Dubois) writes: > 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Élodie Kang "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / FreeBSD 2.1 From dbrennan@utexas.edu Sun May 22 20:30:50 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!utexas!dbrennan From: dbrennan@utexas.edu (Dave Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994May22.203050.9644@utexas.edu> Date: Sun, 22 May 1994 20:30:50 GMT References: <1994May18.121250.3400@clari.net> <1994May21.174750.2691@mindspring.com> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994May21.174750.2691@mindspring.com>, ekang@mindspring.com (Élodie Kang) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. > Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Dave Brennan Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Texas at Austin. ------------------------------------------------------------