From schoi@rwth-aachen.de Sun Apr 23 14:51:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!rwth-aachen!schoi From: schoi@rwth-aachen.de (Steve Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Apr23.145135.3195@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1995 14:51:35 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. 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. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Steve Choi "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." Macintosh IIfx / System 7.5.1 From skim@unam.mx Mon Apr 24 21:24:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!unam!skim From: skim@unam.mx (Sven Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Apr24.212435.5884@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 21:24:35 GMT References: <1995Apr23.145135.3195@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr23.145135.3195@rwth-aachen.de>, schoi@rwth-aachen.de (Steve Choi) 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Sven Kim "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From ysilva@pipeline.com Wed Apr 26 13:22:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pipeline!ysilva From: ysilva@pipeline.com (Yuki Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Apr26.132235.7222@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 13:22:35 GMT References: <1995Apr23.145135.3195@rwth-aachen.de> <1995Apr24.212435.5884@unam.mx> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Apr24.212435.5884@unam.mx>, skim@unam.mx (Sven Kim) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. > PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Yuki Silva "We don't sign stars. We build them." Amiga 3000T / AmigaOS 3.1 From yoliveira@purdue.edu Wed Apr 26 16:10:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!yoliveira From: yoliveira@purdue.edu (Yuki Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Apr26.161035.3069@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 1995 16:10:35 GMT References: <1995Apr23.145135.3195@rwth-aachen.de> <1995Apr24.212435.5884@unam.mx> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr24.212435.5884@unam.mx>, skim@unam.mx (Sven Kim) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- === Yuki Oliveira === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Row 14. No joke."