From jlindqvist@unam.mx Thu Dec 12 07:10:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!unam!jlindqvist From: jlindqvist@unam.mx (Jen Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Dec12.071026.8592@unam.mx> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 07:10:26 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx 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. 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. -- Jen Lindqvist *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From cperez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Dec 14 01:31:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!u-tokyo!cperez From: cperez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Callum Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Dec14.013126.6159@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 01:31:26 GMT References: <1996Dec12.071026.8592@unam.mx> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec12.071026.8592@unam.mx>, jlindqvist@unam.mx (Jen Lindqvist) 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. -- Callum Pérez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From tbrennan@ox.ac.uk Sat Dec 14 23:09:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!ox!tbrennan From: tbrennan@ox.ac.uk (Tyler Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Dec14.230926.8580@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 23:09:26 GMT References: <1996Dec12.071026.8592@unam.mx> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Dec12.071026.8592@unam.mx>, jlindqvist@unam.mx (Jen Lindqvist) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Tyler Brennan Zyxel U-1496E @ ISDN 64k bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From bduarte@netcom.com Sun Dec 15 17:22:26 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!netcom!bduarte From: bduarte@netcom.com (Brian Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1996Dec15.172226.6701@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 17:22:26 GMT References: <1996Dec12.071026.8592@unam.mx> <1996Dec14.230926.8580@ox.ac.uk> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Dec14.230926.8580@ox.ac.uk>, tbrennan@ox.ac.uk (Tyler Brennan) writes: > Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Brian Duarte Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of NETCOM On-Line Communication Services. ------------------------------------------------------------