From amoreau@utexas.edu Tue Jan 17 11:58:09 1995
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From: amoreau@utexas.edu (Aiko Moreau)
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Subject: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'.

Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays.
Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will.

Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983.

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Aiko Moreau <amoreau@utexas.edu>
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From asouza@kth.se Tue Jan 17 19:38:09 1995
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From: asouza@kth.se (Aiko Souza)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Jan17.115809.2927@utexas.edu>, amoreau@utexas.edu (Aiko Moreau) 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.

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Aiko Souza
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