From mlaurent@delphi.com Sun Sep 24 04:43:24 1995
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From: mlaurent@delphi.com (Min-jun Laurent)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix?

The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.
Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies.

Does anyone have the full cue sheet for the radio promo 12-inch?

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Min-jun Laurent
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From jgirard@ox.ac.uk Sun Sep 24 08:07:24 1995
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From: jgirard@ox.ac.uk (Jen Girard)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Sep24.044324.5287@delphi.com>, mlaurent@delphi.com (Min-jun Laurent) writes:
> Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix?
> The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.

I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file!

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=== Jen Girard ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Oxford University Computing Laboratory
"Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."

From kmoreau@hanse.de Mon Sep 25 07:51:24 1995
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From: kmoreau@hanse.de (Kenji Moreau)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Sep24.044324.5287@delphi.com>, mlaurent@delphi.com (Min-jun Laurent) writes:
> Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix?
> The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.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.

-- 
=== Kenji Moreau ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."