From knilsson@delphi.com Sat Mar 25 08:00:08 1995
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From: knilsson@delphi.com (Katrin Nilsson)
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Subject: [FLAME] 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'.

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'?

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Katrin Nilsson -- Delphi Internet Services
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From dsuzuki@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Mar 26 16:46:08 1995
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From: dsuzuki@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dave Suzuki)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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In article <1995Mar25.080008.7140@delphi.com>, knilsson@delphi.com (Katrin Nilsson) writes:
> 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 actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.

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From blarsson@hanse.de Mon Mar 27 11:27:08 1995
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From: blarsson@hanse.de (Brian Larsson)
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Subject: Re: [FLAME] Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s
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Date: Mon, 27 Mar 1995 11:27:08 GMT
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In article <1995Mar26.164608.8697@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, dsuzuki@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dave Suzuki) writes:
> Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference.

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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Brian Larsson -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg
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