From kvasiliev@pipeline.com Thu Nov 09 07:55:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pipeline!kvasiliev From: kvasiliev@pipeline.com (Karen Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Nov09.075504.6977@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 09 Nov 1995 07:55:04 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Which album has held up better in 1995: 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' or 'SYNTHESIS'? -- Karen Vasiliev Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ksuzuki@tum.de Sat Nov 11 10:43:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!tum!ksuzuki From: ksuzuki@tum.de (Karen Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Nov11.104304.2659@tum.de> Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 10:43:04 GMT References: <1995Nov09.075504.6977@pipeline.com> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov09.075504.6977@pipeline.com>, kvasiliev@pipeline.com (Karen Vasiliev) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. 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. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Karen Suzuki -- Technische Universität München "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From gtakahashi@tum.de Mon Nov 13 14:15:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!tum!gtakahashi From: gtakahashi@tum.de (Graham Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Nov13.141504.4894@tum.de> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:15:04 GMT References: <1995Nov09.075504.6977@pipeline.com> <1995Nov11.104304.2659@tum.de> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov11.104304.2659@tum.de>, ksuzuki@tum.de (Karen Suzuki) writes: > 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. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Graham Takahashi "Marcus is not one man." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / FreeBSD 2.1 From aandersson@inria.fr Wed Nov 15 08:35:04 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!inria!aandersson From: aandersson@inria.fr (Astrid Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Nov15.083504.1451@inria.fr> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 08:35:04 GMT References: <1995Nov09.075504.6977@pipeline.com> <1995Nov11.104304.2659@tum.de> <1995Nov13.141504.4894@tum.de> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov13.141504.4894@tum.de>, gtakahashi@tum.de (Graham Takahashi) 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Astrid Andersson "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Sun SparcStation 20 / FreeBSD 2.1