From mnakamura@kiae.su Sun Jan 21 06:24:35 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!kiae!mnakamura From: mnakamura@kiae.su (Min-jun Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jan21.062435.7991@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 06:24:35 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. 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. -- Min-jun Nakamura Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow. ------------------------------------------------------------ From rvasiliev@purdue.edu Mon Jan 22 18:09:35 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!purdue!rvasiliev From: rvasiliev@purdue.edu (Rodrigo Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jan22.180935.5160@purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 18:09:35 GMT References: <1996Jan21.062435.7991@kiae.su> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Jan21.062435.7991@kiae.su>, mnakamura@kiae.su (Min-jun Nakamura) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. 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. -- Rodrigo Vasiliev Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "Hold for relay." From sdubois@purdue.edu Wed Jan 24 15:14:35 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!purdue!sdubois From: sdubois@purdue.edu (Sun-mi Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jan24.151435.4712@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 15:14:35 GMT References: <1996Jan21.062435.7991@kiae.su> <1996Jan22.180935.5160@purdue.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jan22.180935.5160@purdue.edu>, rvasiliev@purdue.edu (Rodrigo 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 worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Sun-mi Dubois US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From cjohansson@mindspring.com Fri Jan 26 15:07:35 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mindspring!cjohansson From: cjohansson@mindspring.com (Camila Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jan26.150735.8231@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 15:07:35 GMT References: <1996Jan21.062435.7991@kiae.su> <1996Jan22.180935.5160@purdue.edu> <1996Jan24.151435.4712@purdue.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jan24.151435.4712@purdue.edu>, sdubois@purdue.edu (Sun-mi Dubois) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Camila Johansson Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From amuller@cmu.edu Sat Jan 27 14:18:35 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cmu!amuller From: amuller@cmu.edu (Astrid Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Jan27.141835.1192@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 14:18:35 GMT References: <1996Jan21.062435.7991@kiae.su> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Jan21.062435.7991@kiae.su>, mnakamura@kiae.su (Min-jun Nakamura) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Astrid Müller *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0