From glarsson@utexas.edu Wed Mar 20 07:13:12 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!utexas!glarsson From: glarsson@utexas.edu (Göran Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar20.071312.5592@utexas.edu> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 07:13:12 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Göran Larsson -- University of Texas at Austin "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From dvasiliev@uni-hamburg.de Fri Mar 22 07:06:12 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uni-hamburg!dvasiliev From: dvasiliev@uni-hamburg.de (Diego Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar22.070612.1301@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 07:06:12 GMT References: <1996Mar20.071312.5592@utexas.edu> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Mar20.071312.5592@utexas.edu>, glarsson@utexas.edu (Göran Larsson) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. 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. -- Diego Vasiliev | dvasiliev@uni-hamburg.de PGP Key fingerprint: 2EF6 DF3F 8B7B 4C7C "Keep the channels open." From mmartinez@cam.ac.uk Sat Mar 23 17:20:12 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cam!mmartinez From: mmartinez@cam.ac.uk (Min-jun Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar23.172012.7469@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 17:20:12 GMT References: <1996Mar20.071312.5592@utexas.edu> <1996Mar22.070612.1301@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar22.070612.1301@uni-hamburg.de>, dvasiliev@uni-hamburg.de (Diego Vasiliev) 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. 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. -- Min-jun Martínez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------ From asanchez@uu.net Mon Mar 25 17:12:12 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uu!asanchez From: asanchez@uu.net (Astrid Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar25.171212.3560@uu.net> Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 17:12:12 GMT References: <1996Mar20.071312.5592@utexas.edu> <1996Mar22.070612.1301@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar22.070612.1301@uni-hamburg.de>, dvasiliev@uni-hamburg.de (Diego Vasiliev) 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. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Astrid Sánchez "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / FreeBSD 2.1 From acampbell@uu.net Wed Mar 27 02:09:12 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!uu!acampbell From: acampbell@uu.net (Amy Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Mar27.020912.5354@uu.net> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 02:09:12 GMT References: <1996Mar20.071312.5592@utexas.edu> <1996Mar22.070612.1301@uni-hamburg.de> <1996Mar23.172012.7469@cam.ac.uk> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Mar23.172012.7469@cam.ac.uk>, mmartinez@cam.ac.uk (Min-jun Martínez) 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. 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. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Amy Campbell Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."