From msuzuki@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Nov 19 07:12:30 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!u-tokyo!msuzuki From: msuzuki@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Matthias Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov19.071230.9881@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 07:12:30 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 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 The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.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? -- Matthias Suzuki Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Tokyo Department of Information Science. ------------------------------------------------------------ From flindqvist@mit.edu Mon Nov 20 05:16:30 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mit!flindqvist From: flindqvist@mit.edu (Fiona Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov20.051630.5355@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 05:16:30 GMT References: <1995Nov19.071230.9881@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov19.071230.9881@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, msuzuki@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Matthias Suzuki) 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. -- === Fiona Lindqvist === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Marcus is not one man." From vlee@uu.net Wed Nov 22 02:30:30 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uu!vlee From: vlee@uu.net (Valeria Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov22.023030.1372@uu.net> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 02:30:30 GMT References: <1995Nov19.071230.9881@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov19.071230.9881@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, msuzuki@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Matthias Suzuki) 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Valeria Lee US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"