From dduarte@u-tokyo.ac.jp Thu Nov 17 11:41:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!u-tokyo!dduarte From: dduarte@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dong-hyun Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Nov17.114113.9407@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 11:41:13 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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. The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn.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? -- Dong-hyun Duarte Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Tokyo Department of Information Science. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mito@cam.ac.uk Thu Nov 17 19:01:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cam!mito From: mito@cam.ac.uk (Matthias Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Nov17.190113.5538@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 19:01:13 GMT References: <1994Nov17.114113.9407@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994Nov17.114113.9407@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, dduarte@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dong-hyun Duarte) 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. -- Matthias Ito -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From dlee@uni-hamburg.de Fri Nov 18 15:54:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uni-hamburg!dlee From: dlee@uni-hamburg.de (Dave Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Nov18.155413.1348@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 15:54:13 GMT References: <1994Nov17.114113.9407@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Nov17.190113.5538@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Nov17.190113.5538@cam.ac.uk>, mito@cam.ac.uk (Matthias Ito) writes: > That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! -- Dave Lee | dlee@uni-hamburg.de PGP Key fingerprint: 1BF0 84E0 A9FD 58BF "Keep the channels open." From rlindqvist@hanse.de Sun Nov 20 05:54:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!hanse!rlindqvist From: rlindqvist@hanse.de (Renata Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Nov20.055413.1589@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 05:54:13 GMT References: <1994Nov17.114113.9407@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Nov17.190113.5538@cam.ac.uk> <1994Nov18.155413.1348@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Nov18.155413.1348@uni-hamburg.de>, dlee@uni-hamburg.de (Dave Lee) writes: > I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Renata Lindqvist -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From dmuller@inria.fr Sun Nov 20 06:56:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!inria!dmuller From: dmuller@inria.fr (Dmitri Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Nov20.065613.1305@inria.fr> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 06:56:13 GMT References: <1994Nov17.114113.9407@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Nov17.190113.5538@cam.ac.uk> <1994Nov18.155413.1348@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Nov18.155413.1348@uni-hamburg.de>, dlee@uni-hamburg.de (Dave Lee) writes: > I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Dmitri Müller -- INRIA Rocquencourt "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"