From esuzuki@clari.net Wed Aug 21 18:28:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!clari!esuzuki From: esuzuki@clari.net (Emi Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug21.182847.4351@clari.net> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 18:28:47 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 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. 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'? -- Emi Suzuki | esuzuki@clari.net PGP Key fingerprint: 279F 002E 49D3 D0AF "Keep the channels open." From snilsson@uu.net Fri Aug 23 04:32:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uu!snilsson From: snilsson@uu.net (Sun-mi Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug23.043247.9756@uu.net> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:32:47 GMT References: <1996Aug21.182847.4351@clari.net> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Aug21.182847.4351@clari.net>, esuzuki@clari.net (Emi Suzuki) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Sun-mi Nilsson -- UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From aschneider@cmu.edu Fri Aug 23 11:36:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cmu!aschneider From: aschneider@cmu.edu (Anja Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug23.113647.4975@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 11:36:47 GMT References: <1996Aug21.182847.4351@clari.net> <1996Aug23.043247.9756@uu.net> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug23.043247.9756@uu.net>, snilsson@uu.net (Sun-mi Nilsson) 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. -- Anja Schneider SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From inovak@kth.se Sat Aug 24 18:53:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!kth!inovak From: inovak@kth.se (Ines Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug24.185347.5012@kth.se> Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:53:47 GMT References: <1996Aug21.182847.4351@clari.net> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Aug21.182847.4351@clari.net>, esuzuki@clari.net (Emi Suzuki) 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. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Ines Novak Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From orobertson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Aug 25 18:05:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!u-tokyo!orobertson From: orobertson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Olga Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1996Aug25.180547.9224@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 18:05:47 GMT References: <1996Aug21.182847.4351@clari.net> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Aug21.182847.4351@clari.net>, esuzuki@clari.net (Emi Suzuki) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Olga Robertson -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Do not worship the copy."