From kdubois@panix.com Wed Feb 22 23:24:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!panix!kdubois From: kdubois@panix.com (Kenji Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Feb22.232442.5083@panix.com> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 23:24:42 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 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. There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Kenji Dubois -- Public Access Unix of New York "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From oduarte@cmu.edu Thu Feb 23 21:20:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cmu!oduarte From: oduarte@cmu.edu (Olga Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Feb23.212042.3580@cmu.edu> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 21:20:42 GMT References: <1995Feb22.232442.5083@panix.com> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb22.232442.5083@panix.com>, kdubois@panix.com (Kenji Dubois) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' -- === Olga Duarte === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From ccampbell@cmu.edu Sat Feb 25 10:40:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cmu!ccampbell From: ccampbell@cmu.edu (Camila Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Feb25.104042.4375@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 25 Feb 1995 10:40:42 GMT References: <1995Feb22.232442.5083@panix.com> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Feb22.232442.5083@panix.com>, kdubois@panix.com (Kenji Dubois) 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. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! -- Camila Campbell "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / TOS 4.04