From dschneider@unam.mx Fri May 24 12:53:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!unam!dschneider From: dschneider@unam.mx (Dave Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996May24.125310.7308@unam.mx> Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 12:53:10 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog. 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? -- Dave Schneider *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From jlarsson@pacbell.net Sat May 25 21:52:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pacbell!jlarsson From: jlarsson@pacbell.net (Jens Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996May25.215210.7927@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 21:52:10 GMT References: <1996May24.125310.7308@unam.mx> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996May24.125310.7308@unam.mx>, dschneider@unam.mx (Dave Schneider) writes: > Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog. > There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Jens Larsson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Pacific Bell Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From kpark@purdue.edu Sun May 26 15:10:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!purdue!kpark From: kpark@purdue.edu (Kirsty Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996May26.151010.6012@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 15:10:10 GMT References: <1996May24.125310.7308@unam.mx> <1996May25.215210.7927@pacbell.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996May25.215210.7927@pacbell.net>, jlarsson@pacbell.net (Jens Larsson) writes: > That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' -- Kirsty Park US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From slee@earthlink.net Tue May 28 01:01:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!slee From: slee@earthlink.net (Sun-mi Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996May28.010110.8049@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 01:01:10 GMT References: <1996May24.125310.7308@unam.mx> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996May24.125310.7308@unam.mx>, dschneider@unam.mx (Dave Schneider) writes: > Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog. > There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! -- Sun-mi Lee "When every node is whole, the channel opens." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / TOS 4.04