From mwatanabe@tum.de Wed Oct 26 21:28:00 1994
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From: mwatanabe@tum.de (Mateo Watanabe)
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Subject: 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?

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.

Upload coming to the Ashford Poly incoming FTP directory once my upload finishes.

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From lpetrov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Fri Oct 28 15:36:00 1994
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Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1994Oct26.212800.4934@tum.de>, mwatanabe@tum.de (Mateo Watanabe) writes:
> Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix?
> 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!

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From hramirez@cmu.edu Sun Oct 30 17:39:00 1994
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From: hramirez@cmu.edu (Hana Ramírez)
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Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1994Oct26.212800.4934@tum.de>, mwatanabe@tum.de (Mateo Watanabe) 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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=== Hana Ramírez ===
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