From mokonkwo@mindspring.com Sat Apr 27 21:22:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mindspring!mokonkwo From: mokonkwo@mindspring.com (Morag Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr27.212236.9848@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 21:22:36 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N 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. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Morag Okonkwo Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 33,600 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From mhernandez@kiae.su Sat Apr 27 23:59:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!kiae!mhernandez From: mhernandez@kiae.su (Mateo Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr27.235936.5129@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 23:59:36 GMT References: <1996Apr27.212236.9848@mindspring.com> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Apr27.212236.9848@mindspring.com>, mokonkwo@mindspring.com (Morag Okonkwo) 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. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Mateo Hernández "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / System 7.5.1 From mkarlsson@cmu.edu Sun Apr 28 11:03:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!mkarlsson From: mkarlsson@cmu.edu (Matthias Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr28.110336.5176@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 11:03:36 GMT References: <1996Apr27.212236.9848@mindspring.com> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr27.212236.9848@mindspring.com>, mokonkwo@mindspring.com (Morag Okonkwo) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Matthias Karlsson | mkarlsson@cmu.edu PGP Key fingerprint: C206 9AF9 A786 4C7B "Keep the channels open." From msanchez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Apr 29 14:22:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!u-tokyo!msanchez From: msanchez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mathieu Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr29.142236.8289@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 14:22:36 GMT References: <1996Apr27.212236.9848@mindspring.com> <1996Apr27.235936.5129@kiae.su> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr27.235936.5129@kiae.su>, mhernandez@kiae.su (Mateo Hernández) 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. -- Mathieu Sánchez "Hold for relay." Decstation 5000/200 / AmigaOS 3.1 From gpark@titech.ac.jp Mon Apr 29 17:37:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!titech!gpark From: gpark@titech.ac.jp (Graham Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Apr29.173736.1773@titech.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 17:37:36 GMT References: <1996Apr27.212236.9848@mindspring.com> <1996Apr27.235936.5129@kiae.su> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Apr27.235936.5129@kiae.su>, mhernandez@kiae.su (Mateo Hernández) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Graham Park Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.