From cmoreno@utexas.edu Sat Oct 07 14:48:42 1995
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From: cmoreno@utexas.edu (Camila Moreno)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] 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.

There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.
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?

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Camila Moreno
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From ilopez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Oct 09 18:12:42 1995
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From: ilopez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Ines López)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Oct07.144842.1518@utexas.edu>, cmoreno@utexas.edu (Camila Moreno) 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!

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From jsokolov@netcom.com Tue Oct 10 10:52:42 1995
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1995Oct09.181242.8732@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, ilopez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Ines López) 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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Joachim Sokolov
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