From hivanov@demon.co.uk Tue Oct 01 17:14:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!demon!hivanov From: hivanov@demon.co.uk (Heather Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct01.171436.8651@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 17:14:36 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk 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. There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. Upload coming to the Ashford Poly incoming FTP directory once my upload finishes. -- Heather Ivanov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rnilsson@hanse.de Tue Oct 01 19:09:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!hanse!rnilsson From: rnilsson@hanse.de (Renata Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct01.190936.3223@hanse.de> Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 19:09:36 GMT References: <1996Oct01.171436.8651@demon.co.uk> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Oct01.171436.8651@demon.co.uk>, hivanov@demon.co.uk (Heather Ivanov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Renata Nilsson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From klindqvist@pipeline.com Wed Oct 02 03:30:36 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pipeline!klindqvist From: klindqvist@pipeline.com (Katrin Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Oct02.033036.2031@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 02 Oct 1996 03:30:36 GMT References: <1996Oct01.171436.8651@demon.co.uk> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Oct01.171436.8651@demon.co.uk>, hivanov@demon.co.uk (Heather Ivanov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Katrin Lindqvist | klindqvist@pipeline.com PGP Key fingerprint: C791 637D 4657 4574 "Keep the channels open."