From tweber@mit.edu Fri Feb 18 09:20:28 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mit!tweber From: tweber@mit.edu (Tomas Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb18.092028.8719@mit.edu> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 1994 09:20:28 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. Upload coming to the Ashford Poly incoming FTP directory once my upload finishes. -- Tomas Weber *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From meriksson@mindspring.com Sat Feb 19 12:29:28 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mindspring!meriksson From: meriksson@mindspring.com (Marta Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb19.122928.3587@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 1994 12:29:28 GMT References: <1994Feb18.092028.8719@mit.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1994Feb18.092028.8719@mit.edu>, tweber@mit.edu (Tomas Weber) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Marta Eriksson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From hmoreau@cmu.edu Sun Feb 20 03:59:28 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cmu!hmoreau From: hmoreau@cmu.edu (Heather Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb20.035928.8933@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 03:59:28 GMT References: <1994Feb18.092028.8719@mit.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Feb18.092028.8719@mit.edu>, tweber@mit.edu (Tomas Weber) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Heather Moreau US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "Marcus is not one man." From cmartinez@delphi.com Sun Feb 20 21:53:28 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!delphi!cmartinez From: cmartinez@delphi.com (Callum Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb20.215328.4578@delphi.com> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 21:53:28 GMT References: <1994Feb18.092028.8719@mit.edu> <1994Feb20.035928.8933@cmu.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Feb20.035928.8933@cmu.edu>, hmoreau@cmu.edu (Heather Moreau) writes: > Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! -- === Callum Martínez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Delphi Internet Services "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From alarsson@pacbell.net Mon Feb 21 20:41:28 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pacbell!alarsson From: alarsson@pacbell.net (Astrid Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb21.204128.3278@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 1994 20:41:28 GMT References: <1994Feb18.092028.8719@mit.edu> <1994Feb20.035928.8933@cmu.edu> <1994Feb20.215328.4578@delphi.com> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994Feb20.215328.4578@delphi.com>, cmartinez@delphi.com (Callum Martínez) writes: > I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Astrid Larsson -- Pacific Bell Internet Services "Row 14. No joke."