From sstewart@u-tokyo.ac.jp Fri Dec 01 07:43:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!u-tokyo!sstewart From: sstewart@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sun-mi Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec01.074309.5910@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1995 07:43:09 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Sun-mi Stewart Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tlarsson@cern.ch Fri Dec 01 16:43:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cern!tlarsson From: tlarsson@cern.ch (Thiago Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec01.164309.8917@cern.ch> Date: Fri, 01 Dec 1995 16:43:09 GMT References: <1995Dec01.074309.5910@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec01.074309.5910@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, sstewart@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sun-mi Stewart) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' -- === Thiago Larsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From aivanov@illinois.edu Sat Dec 02 00:43:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!illinois!aivanov From: aivanov@illinois.edu (Aiko Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec02.004309.9195@illinois.edu> Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 00:43:09 GMT References: <1995Dec01.074309.5910@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec01.074309.5910@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, sstewart@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sun-mi Stewart) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? > 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! -- Aiko Ivanov | aivanov@illinois.edu PGP Key fingerprint: C45C 7EF5 476A 09CC "Keep the channels open." From nsanchez@illinois.edu Sat Dec 02 22:51:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!illinois!nsanchez From: nsanchez@illinois.edu (Natalia Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec02.225109.3423@illinois.edu> Date: Sat, 02 Dec 1995 22:51:09 GMT References: <1995Dec01.074309.5910@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Dec01.164309.8917@cern.ch> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec01.164309.8917@cern.ch>, tlarsson@cern.ch (Thiago Larsson) 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. -- Natalia Sánchez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------ From alopez@hanse.de Mon Dec 04 03:34:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!hanse!alopez From: alopez@hanse.de (Amy López) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Dec04.033409.7284@hanse.de> Date: Mon, 04 Dec 1995 03:34:09 GMT References: <1995Dec01.074309.5910@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec01.074309.5910@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, sstewart@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Sun-mi Stewart) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? > Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Amy López | alopez@hanse.de PGP Key fingerprint: 21AD 3414 4AFF 68C1 "Keep the channels open."