From aokonkwo@cam.ac.uk Sat Jun 10 14:51:31 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cam!aokonkwo From: aokonkwo@cam.ac.uk (Amy Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun10.145131.7491@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 14:51:31 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk 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. There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. 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. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Amy Okonkwo Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mandersson@illinois.edu Sun Jun 11 11:45:31 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!illinois!mandersson From: mandersson@illinois.edu (Mikhail Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun11.114531.7882@illinois.edu> Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 11:45:31 GMT References: <1995Jun10.145131.7491@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun10.145131.7491@cam.ac.uk>, aokonkwo@cam.ac.uk (Amy Okonkwo) 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. -- Mikhail Andersson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From srobertson@clari.net Mon Jun 12 06:43:31 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!clari!srobertson From: srobertson@clari.net (Sun-mi Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jun12.064331.1067@clari.net> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 06:43:31 GMT References: <1995Jun10.145131.7491@cam.ac.uk> <1995Jun11.114531.7882@illinois.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Jun11.114531.7882@illinois.edu>, mandersson@illinois.edu (Mikhail Andersson) writes: > That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Sun-mi Robertson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.