From lpetrov@illinois.edu Wed Jul 05 18:05:54 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!illinois!lpetrov From: lpetrov@illinois.edu (Lars Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul05.180554.3202@illinois.edu> Date: Wed, 05 Jul 1995 18:05:54 GMT Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu 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. 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. 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? -- Lars Petrov -- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "Marcus is not one man." From seriksson@ox.ac.uk Fri Jul 07 08:09:54 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!ox!seriksson From: seriksson@ox.ac.uk (Sun-mi Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul07.080954.6458@ox.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 08:09:54 GMT References: <1995Jul05.180554.3202@illinois.edu> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Jul05.180554.3202@illinois.edu>, lpetrov@illinois.edu (Lars Petrov) 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. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Sun-mi Eriksson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From itakahashi@inria.fr Sat Jul 08 10:15:54 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!inria!itakahashi From: itakahashi@inria.fr (Ines Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul08.101554.2158@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 08 Jul 1995 10:15:54 GMT References: <1995Jul05.180554.3202@illinois.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Jul05.180554.3202@illinois.edu>, lpetrov@illinois.edu (Lars Petrov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > 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. The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' -- Ines Takahashi Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From dduarte@cam.ac.uk Sat Jul 08 19:37:54 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cam!dduarte From: dduarte@cam.ac.uk (Dong-hyun Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jul08.193754.6444@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 08 Jul 1995 19:37:54 GMT References: <1995Jul05.180554.3202@illinois.edu> <1995Jul08.101554.2158@inria.fr> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Jul08.101554.2158@inria.fr>, itakahashi@inria.fr (Ines Takahashi) writes: > The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Dong-hyun Duarte | dduarte@cam.ac.uk PGP Key fingerprint: 0492 C3B7 1F69 40E2 "Keep the channels open."