From kmoreau@netcom.com Tue Oct 03 23:44:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!netcom!kmoreau From: kmoreau@netcom.com (Kirsty Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct03.234451.9695@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 03 Oct 1995 23:44:51 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. 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. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Kirsty Moreau *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From ipark@purdue.edu Fri Oct 06 01:45:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!purdue!ipark From: ipark@purdue.edu (Ines Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct06.014551.3028@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 06 Oct 1995 01:45:51 GMT References: <1995Oct03.234451.9695@netcom.com> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct03.234451.9695@netcom.com>, kmoreau@netcom.com (Kirsty Moreau) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Ines Park Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.