From thughes@kiae.su Sat Jan 01 03:40:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!kiae!thughes From: thughes@kiae.su (Tobias Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan01.034004.5559@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 01 Jan 1994 03:40:04 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. Does anyone have the full cue sheet for the radio promo 12-inch? -- Tobias Hughes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0 From kpetrov@cam.ac.uk Sun Jan 02 09:39:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cam!kpetrov From: kpetrov@cam.ac.uk (Karen Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan02.093904.1297@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 02 Jan 1994 09:39:04 GMT References: <1994Jan01.034004.5559@kiae.su> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan01.034004.5559@kiae.su>, thughes@kiae.su (Tobias Hughes) 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. -- Karen Petrov | kpetrov@cam.ac.uk PGP Key fingerprint: A255 CC19 49B3 3772 "Keep the channels open." From skowalski@kth.se Sun Jan 02 19:05:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kth!skowalski From: skowalski@kth.se (Steve Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan02.190504.3292@kth.se> Date: Sun, 02 Jan 1994 19:05:04 GMT References: <1994Jan01.034004.5559@kiae.su> <1994Jan02.093904.1297@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan02.093904.1297@cam.ac.uk>, kpetrov@cam.ac.uk (Karen Petrov) 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. -- Steve Kowalski Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. ------------------------------------------------------------ From agirard@netcom.com Tue Jan 04 07:22:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!netcom!agirard From: agirard@netcom.com (Astrid Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan04.072204.9514@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 07:22:04 GMT References: <1994Jan01.034004.5559@kiae.su> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Jan01.034004.5559@kiae.su>, thughes@kiae.su (Tobias Hughes) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Astrid Girard *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0 From hsokolov@illinois.edu Tue Jan 04 14:53:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!illinois!hsokolov From: hsokolov@illinois.edu (Heather Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jan04.145304.8202@illinois.edu> Date: Tue, 04 Jan 1994 14:53:04 GMT References: <1994Jan01.034004.5559@kiae.su> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan01.034004.5559@kiae.su>, thughes@kiae.su (Tobias Hughes) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Heather Sokolov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.