From fokonkwo@titech.ac.jp Thu Feb 24 09:28:08 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!titech!fokonkwo From: fokonkwo@titech.ac.jp (Freya Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb24.092808.4429@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 09:28:08 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog. 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 The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Freya Okonkwo | fokonkwo@titech.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 1C13 3DF8 C428 E05D "Keep the channels open." From tkowalski@illinois.edu Fri Feb 25 09:22:08 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!illinois!tkowalski From: tkowalski@illinois.edu (Takeshi Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb25.092208.8302@illinois.edu> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 09:22:08 GMT References: <1994Feb24.092808.4429@titech.ac.jp> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Feb24.092808.4429@titech.ac.jp>, fokonkwo@titech.ac.jp (Freya Okonkwo) writes: > Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog. > Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Takeshi Kowalski SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From ttakahashi@purdue.edu Sun Feb 27 05:10:08 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!ttakahashi From: ttakahashi@purdue.edu (Takeshi Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb27.051008.1816@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 05:10:08 GMT References: <1994Feb24.092808.4429@titech.ac.jp> <1994Feb25.092208.8302@illinois.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994Feb25.092208.8302@illinois.edu>, tkowalski@illinois.edu (Takeshi Kowalski) writes: > Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Takeshi Takahashi Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.