From jsmirnov@pacbell.net Wed Jul 12 16:56:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!jsmirnov From: jsmirnov@pacbell.net (Jens Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul12.165627.2134@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 16:56:27 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. 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? -- Jens Smirnov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bgirard@berkeley.edu Fri Jul 14 00:41:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!bgirard From: bgirard@berkeley.edu (Brian Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul14.004127.1365@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 14 Jul 1995 00:41:27 GMT References: <1995Jul12.165627.2134@pacbell.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Jul12.165627.2134@pacbell.net>, jsmirnov@pacbell.net (Jens Smirnov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Brian Girard "Row 14. No joke." NeXTstation Turbo Color / TOS 4.04 From kweber@tum.de Sat Jul 15 11:19:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!tum!kweber From: kweber@tum.de (Karen Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul15.111927.1628@tum.de> Date: Sat, 15 Jul 1995 11:19:27 GMT References: <1995Jul12.165627.2134@pacbell.net> <1995Jul14.004127.1365@berkeley.edu> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul14.004127.1365@berkeley.edu>, bgirard@berkeley.edu (Brian Girard) 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. -- Karen Weber "Do not worship the copy." Macintosh IIfx / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From mmoreau@utexas.edu Mon Jul 17 01:26:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!utexas!mmoreau From: mmoreau@utexas.edu (Min-jun Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul17.012627.2143@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 01:26:27 GMT References: <1995Jul12.165627.2134@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Jul12.165627.2134@pacbell.net>, jsmirnov@pacbell.net (Jens Smirnov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Min-jun Moreau "They will send a copy in my place." Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) / AmigaOS 3.1 From jlarsson@cam.ac.uk Tue Jul 18 10:45:27 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cam!jlarsson From: jlarsson@cam.ac.uk (Jens Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul18.104527.4707@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 10:45:27 GMT References: <1995Jul12.165627.2134@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jul12.165627.2134@pacbell.net>, jsmirnov@pacbell.net (Jens Smirnov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Jens Larsson Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology."