From nfischer@earthlink.net Fri May 05 06:05:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!earthlink!nfischer From: nfischer@earthlink.net (Nadine Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May05.060525.4231@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 05 May 1995 06:05:25 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Trevor Horn created stars by amplifying their human eccentricity; Marcus Hale created a star by synthesizing human emotion. -- Nadine Fischer Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From evasiliev@hanse.de Sat May 06 11:27:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!hanse!evasiliev From: evasiliev@hanse.de (Elaine Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May06.112725.1648@hanse.de> Date: Sat, 06 May 1995 11:27:25 GMT References: <1995May05.060525.4231@earthlink.net> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995May05.060525.4231@earthlink.net>, nfischer@earthlink.net (Nadine Fischer) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. > Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Elaine Vasiliev | evasiliev@hanse.de PGP Key fingerprint: C43D 1D8F 263B B2FE "Keep the channels open." From sivanov@kth.se Mon May 08 14:37:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!kth!sivanov From: sivanov@kth.se (Seo-yeon Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May08.143725.5466@kth.se> Date: Mon, 08 May 1995 14:37:25 GMT References: <1995May05.060525.4231@earthlink.net> <1995May06.112725.1648@hanse.de> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995May06.112725.1648@hanse.de>, evasiliev@hanse.de (Elaine Vasiliev) 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. -- Seo-yeon Ivanov | sivanov@kth.se PGP Key fingerprint: 952E F2C4 D857 9393 "Keep the channels open." From landersson@pacbell.net Wed May 10 18:15:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pacbell!landersson From: landersson@pacbell.net (Lucia Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May10.181525.6252@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 18:15:25 GMT References: <1995May05.060525.4231@earthlink.net> <1995May06.112725.1648@hanse.de> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995May06.112725.1648@hanse.de>, evasiliev@hanse.de (Elaine Vasiliev) 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Lucia Andersson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From rjohansson@utexas.edu Fri May 12 09:33:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!utexas!rjohansson From: rjohansson@utexas.edu (Renata Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995May12.093325.9930@utexas.edu> Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 09:33:25 GMT References: <1995May05.060525.4231@earthlink.net> <1995May06.112725.1648@hanse.de> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995May06.112725.1648@hanse.de>, evasiliev@hanse.de (Elaine Vasiliev) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Renata Johansson -- University of Texas at Austin "A soul is not exclusive to biology."