From msmirnov@ox.ac.uk Thu Jan 19 00:40:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!ox!msmirnov From: msmirnov@ox.ac.uk (Mei Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1995Jan19.004059.1906@ox.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 00:40:59 GMT Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Re-listening to Luna Gray's 1990 album back-to-back with SYNTHESIS. I ran both through an FFT analyzer: Luna Gray has absolutely NO 14.2 Hz subcarrier anywhere on the record. The songwriting credits list 'Orion Advanced Audio Synthesis Group' instead of individual composers. It feels like listening to an artificial clone of someone you loved. -- Mei Smirnov Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From nstewart@illinois.edu Thu Jan 19 15:16:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!illinois!nstewart From: nstewart@illinois.edu (Nadia Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1995Jan19.151659.9457@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 15:16:59 GMT References: <1995Jan19.004059.1906@ox.ac.uk> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan19.004059.1906@ox.ac.uk>, msmirnov@ox.ac.uk (Mei Smirnov) writes: > Re-listening to Luna Gray's 1990 album back-to-back with SYNTHESIS. Pop producers reuse chord progressions and synth patches constantly. Ever heard of Stock Aitken Waterman? -- Nadia Stewart *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0 From bsilva@netcom.com Thu Jan 19 20:27:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!netcom!bsilva From: bsilva@netcom.com (Brian Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1995Jan19.202759.7418@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 20:27:59 GMT References: <1995Jan19.004059.1906@ox.ac.uk> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan19.004059.1906@ox.ac.uk>, msmirnov@ox.ac.uk (Mei Smirnov) writes: > Re-listening to Luna Gray's 1990 album back-to-back with SYNTHESIS. Pop producers reuse chord progressions and synth patches constantly. Ever heard of Stock Aitken Waterman? -- Brian Silva *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0 From fnakamura@berkeley.edu Sat Jan 21 18:35:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!fnakamura From: fnakamura@berkeley.edu (Fiona Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1995Jan21.183559.7114@berkeley.edu> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 1995 18:35:59 GMT References: <1995Jan19.004059.1906@ox.ac.uk> <1995Jan19.202759.7418@netcom.com> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan19.202759.7418@netcom.com>, bsilva@netcom.com (Brian Silva) writes: > Pop producers reuse chord progressions and synth patches constantly. Ever heard of Stock Aitken Waterman? A session musician in Burbank told me that Luna Gray never set foot in the vocal booth. The tracks were assembled from Marcus's voice model. -- Fiona Nakamura *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From jokonkwo@earthlink.net Sun Jan 22 02:23:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!earthlink!jokonkwo From: jokonkwo@earthlink.net (Joachim Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1995Jan22.022359.5806@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 22 Jan 1995 02:23:59 GMT References: <1995Jan19.004059.1906@ox.ac.uk> <1995Jan19.202759.7418@netcom.com> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan19.202759.7418@netcom.com>, bsilva@netcom.com (Brian Silva) writes: > Pop producers reuse chord progressions and synth patches constantly. Ever heard of Stock Aitken Waterman? Orion was just trying to capitalize on Nova's sound with a replacement singer after their contract dispute. -- Joachim Okonkwo Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of EarthLink Network. ------------------------------------------------------------