From akuznetsov@demon.co.uk Sat May 07 10:16:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!demon!akuznetsov From: akuznetsov@demon.co.uk (Astrid Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994May07.101626.9555@demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 07 May 1994 10:16:26 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.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. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Astrid Kuznetsov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From kmoreau@berkeley.edu Mon May 09 05:38:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!kmoreau From: kmoreau@berkeley.edu (Kenji Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994May09.053826.4341@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 09 May 1994 05:38:26 GMT References: <1994May07.101626.9555@demon.co.uk> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994May07.101626.9555@demon.co.uk>, akuznetsov@demon.co.uk (Astrid Kuznetsov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Kenji Moreau Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From nlee@hanse.de Mon May 09 23:11:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!hanse!nlee From: nlee@hanse.de (Natalia Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994May09.231126.3045@hanse.de> Date: Mon, 09 May 1994 23:11:26 GMT References: <1994May07.101626.9555@demon.co.uk> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1994May07.101626.9555@demon.co.uk>, akuznetsov@demon.co.uk (Astrid Kuznetsov) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Natalia Lee SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From fgonzalez@clari.net Wed May 11 17:28:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!clari!fgonzalez From: fgonzalez@clari.net (Fiona González) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994May11.172826.6649@clari.net> Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 17:28:26 GMT References: <1994May07.101626.9555@demon.co.uk> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994May07.101626.9555@demon.co.uk>, akuznetsov@demon.co.uk (Astrid Kuznetsov) 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! -- Fiona González Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of ClariNet Communications Corp. ------------------------------------------------------------ From osato@ox.ac.uk Fri May 13 17:11:26 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!ox!osato From: osato@ox.ac.uk (Olga Sato) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994May13.171126.3109@ox.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 17:11:26 GMT References: <1994May07.101626.9555@demon.co.uk> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994May07.101626.9555@demon.co.uk>, akuznetsov@demon.co.uk (Astrid Kuznetsov) 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. -- Olga Sato Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Oxford University Computing Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------