From spopov@earthlink.net Fri Jun 10 14:37:59 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!spopov From: spopov@earthlink.net (Sun-mi Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jun10.143759.4189@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 14:37:59 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 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. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Sun-mi Popov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From bkarlsson@titech.ac.jp Fri Jun 10 21:34:59 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!titech!bkarlsson From: bkarlsson@titech.ac.jp (Brian Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jun10.213459.3403@titech.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 21:34:59 GMT References: <1994Jun10.143759.4189@earthlink.net> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun10.143759.4189@earthlink.net>, spopov@earthlink.net (Sun-mi Popov) 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. -- Brian Karlsson | bkarlsson@titech.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: AA29 5584 5969 A77D "Keep the channels open." From hduarte@mit.edu Fri Jun 10 22:46:59 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mit!hduarte From: hduarte@mit.edu (Hugo Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jun10.224659.3486@mit.edu> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 22:46:59 GMT References: <1994Jun10.143759.4189@earthlink.net> <1994Jun10.213459.3403@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Jun10.213459.3403@titech.ac.jp>, bkarlsson@titech.ac.jp (Brian Karlsson) 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. -- Hugo Duarte -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Marcus is not one man."