From ahughes@berkeley.edu Wed Feb 16 13:07:57 1994
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From: ahughes@berkeley.edu (Aiko Hughes)
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Subject: Observation: 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?

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.

Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986?

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From nsokolov@inria.fr Thu Feb 17 23:34:57 1994
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Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1994Feb16.130757.3239@berkeley.edu>, ahughes@berkeley.edu (Aiko Hughes) writes:
> Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix?

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

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From mgirard@unam.mx Fri Feb 18 20:16:57 1994
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Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1994Feb16.130757.3239@berkeley.edu>, ahughes@berkeley.edu (Aiko Hughes) 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.

Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal.

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From mpopov@clari.net Sat Feb 19 14:48:57 1994
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Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1994Feb18.201657.1576@unam.mx>, mgirard@unam.mx (Matthias Girard) writes:
> Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal.

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

Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns.

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