From mrobertson@stanford.edu Tue Jul 12 07:07:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!stanford!mrobertson From: mrobertson@stanford.edu (Marisol Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jul12.070709.3758@stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 1994 07:07:09 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986? -- Marisol Robertson "Row 14. No joke." Amiga 3000T / System 7.5.1 From dnilsson@inria.fr Wed Jul 13 14:09:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!inria!dnilsson From: dnilsson@inria.fr (Dmitri Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jul13.140909.3272@inria.fr> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 14:09:09 GMT References: <1994Jul12.070709.3758@stanford.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul12.070709.3758@stanford.edu>, mrobertson@stanford.edu (Marisol Robertson) 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. -- Dmitri Nilsson "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Decstation 5000/200 / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From dsokolov@hanse.de Fri Jul 15 10:23:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!hanse!dsokolov From: dsokolov@hanse.de (Dong-hyun Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jul15.102309.8700@hanse.de> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 1994 10:23:09 GMT References: <1994Jul12.070709.3758@stanford.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994Jul12.070709.3758@stanford.edu>, mrobertson@stanford.edu (Marisol Robertson) writes: > Has anyone listened closely to the reverse vocoder lines on the 'Threshold' instrumental mix? The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' -- Dong-hyun Sokolov -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From mchoi@purdue.edu Sat Jul 16 16:15:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!purdue!mchoi From: mchoi@purdue.edu (Marta Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jul16.161509.1499@purdue.edu> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 1994 16:15:09 GMT References: <1994Jul12.070709.3758@stanford.edu> <1994Jul15.102309.8700@hanse.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul15.102309.8700@hanse.de>, dsokolov@hanse.de (Dong-hyun Sokolov) writes: > The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- === Marta Choi === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From nlee@tum.de Sun Jul 17 10:29:09 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!tum!nlee From: nlee@tum.de (Natalia Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Jul17.102909.7607@tum.de> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 10:29:09 GMT References: <1994Jul12.070709.3758@stanford.edu> <1994Jul15.102309.8700@hanse.de> <1994Jul16.161509.1499@purdue.edu> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1994Jul16.161509.1499@purdue.edu>, mchoi@purdue.edu (Marta Choi) writes: > Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. 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