From gdubois@rwth-aachen.de Fri Feb 17 11:41:57 1995
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From: gdubois@rwth-aachen.de (Göran Dubois)
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Subject: [INFO] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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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.

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

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Göran Dubois -- RWTH Aachen Informatik
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From jsantos@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Feb 18 06:42:57 1995
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Feb17.114157.9229@rwth-aachen.de>, gdubois@rwth-aachen.de (Göran 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!

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From aokonkwo@utexas.edu Sat Feb 18 16:46:57 1995
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From: aokonkwo@utexas.edu (Anton Okonkwo)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Feb17.114157.9229@rwth-aachen.de>, gdubois@rwth-aachen.de (Göran Dubois) writes:
> The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade.

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

-- 
Anton Okonkwo -- University of Texas at Austin
"Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."

From tkowalski@utexas.edu Sat Feb 18 23:26:57 1995
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From: tkowalski@utexas.edu (Tobias Kowalski)
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Subject: Re: [INFO] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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Date: Sat, 18 Feb 1995 23:26:57 GMT
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In article <1995Feb18.164657.9293@utexas.edu>, aokonkwo@utexas.edu (Anton Okonkwo) writes:
> I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file!

That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer.

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