From dreyes@berkeley.edu Wed Nov 22 02:59:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!berkeley!dreyes From: dreyes@berkeley.edu (Dong-hyun Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov22.025958.5732@berkeley.edu> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 02:59:58 GMT Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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. Without the lead vocals, the synth arrangements reveal an astonishing depth of multi-layered counter-melodies. Does anyone have the full cue sheet for the radio promo 12-inch? -- Dong-hyun Reyes "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / TOS 4.04 From lmoreno@ox.ac.uk Thu Nov 23 09:50:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!ox!lmoreno From: lmoreno@ox.ac.uk (Liam Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov23.095058.8061@ox.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 09:50:58 GMT References: <1995Nov22.025958.5732@berkeley.edu> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov22.025958.5732@berkeley.edu>, dreyes@berkeley.edu (Dong-hyun Reyes) writes: > 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. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! -- Liam Moreno Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From periksson@clari.net Sat Nov 25 04:39:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!clari!periksson From: periksson@clari.net (Pavel Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov25.043958.8760@clari.net> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 04:39:58 GMT References: <1995Nov22.025958.5732@berkeley.edu> <1995Nov23.095058.8061@ox.ac.uk> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Nov23.095058.8061@ox.ac.uk>, lmoreno@ox.ac.uk (Liam Moreno) writes: > I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! -- Pavel Eriksson -- ClariNet Communications Corp "They will send a copy in my place." From mduarte@demon.co.uk Sat Nov 25 11:29:58 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!demon!mduarte From: mduarte@demon.co.uk (Mathieu Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov25.112958.4947@demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 11:29:58 GMT References: <1995Nov22.025958.5732@berkeley.edu> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov22.025958.5732@berkeley.edu>, dreyes@berkeley.edu (Dong-hyun Reyes) 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. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Mathieu Duarte | mduarte@demon.co.uk PGP Key fingerprint: EDC3 B11C 2ADB DAB6 "Keep the channels open."