From lmoreau@netcom.com Fri Dec 08 14:03:40 1995
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From: lmoreau@netcom.com (Liam Moreau)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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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.
On track 9's instrumental cut, the 14.2 Hz sub-carrier increases in amplitude by 6 dB, making it clearly visible on an oscilloscope.

Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986?

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From bandersson@illinois.edu Sun Dec 10 09:03:40 1995
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Dec08.140340.7608@netcom.com>, lmoreau@netcom.com (Liam Moreau) 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.

That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer.

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From hweber@delphi.com Mon Dec 11 16:44:40 1995
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From: hweber@delphi.com (Heather Weber)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Dec10.090340.2220@illinois.edu>, bandersson@illinois.edu (Brian Andersson) writes:
> That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer.

Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal.

My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise!

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Heather Weber
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