From nlaurent@panix.com Sat Aug 13 14:14:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!panix!nlaurent From: nlaurent@panix.com (Natalia Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug13.141437.8432@panix.com> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 14:14:37 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Natalia Laurent -- Public Access Unix of New York "Hold for relay." From asmirnov@berkeley.edu Mon Aug 15 07:30:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!berkeley!asmirnov From: asmirnov@berkeley.edu (Amy Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug15.073037.9589@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 07:30:37 GMT References: <1994Aug13.141437.8432@panix.com> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug13.141437.8432@panix.com>, nlaurent@panix.com (Natalia Laurent) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Amy Smirnov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mmuller@uu.net Tue Aug 16 06:03:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!mmuller From: mmuller@uu.net (Mei Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug16.060337.1630@uu.net> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 06:03:37 GMT References: <1994Aug13.141437.8432@panix.com> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1994Aug13.141437.8432@panix.com>, nlaurent@panix.com (Natalia Laurent) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. 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. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- === Mei Müller === Dept of Electrical Engineering, UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From framirez@purdue.edu Tue Aug 16 10:48:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!purdue!framirez From: framirez@purdue.edu (Freya Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug16.104837.4611@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 10:48:37 GMT References: <1994Aug13.141437.8432@panix.com> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1994Aug13.141437.8432@panix.com>, nlaurent@panix.com (Natalia Laurent) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Freya Ramírez "When every node is whole, the channel opens." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / SunOS 4.1.4 From nramirez@panix.com Wed Aug 17 15:00:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!panix!nramirez From: nramirez@panix.com (Nadia Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Aug17.150037.5845@panix.com> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 15:00:37 GMT References: <1994Aug13.141437.8432@panix.com> <1994Aug15.073037.9589@berkeley.edu> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1994Aug15.073037.9589@berkeley.edu>, asmirnov@berkeley.edu (Amy Smirnov) writes: > Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. 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! -- Nadia Ramírez "Hold for relay." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / SunOS 4.1.4