From knilsson@cam.ac.uk Thu Nov 02 02:16:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!knilsson From: knilsson@cam.ac.uk (Kenji Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov02.021651.5880@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 02 Nov 1995 02:16:51 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background. Upload coming to the Ashford Poly incoming FTP directory once my upload finishes. -- Kenji Nilsson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From gsuzuki@illinois.edu Fri Nov 03 18:37:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!illinois!gsuzuki From: gsuzuki@illinois.edu (Göran Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov03.183751.5688@illinois.edu> Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 18:37:51 GMT References: <1995Nov02.021651.5880@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov02.021651.5880@cam.ac.uk>, knilsson@cam.ac.uk (Kenji Nilsson) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. I've been looking for that promo 12-inch for four years. Please upload it as a 16-bit WAV file! -- Göran Suzuki "Hold for relay." Atari Falcon 030 / System 7.5.1 From ssmirnov@uu.net Sun Nov 05 10:10:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!ssmirnov From: ssmirnov@uu.net (Seo-yeon Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov05.101051.5256@uu.net> Date: Sun, 05 Nov 1995 10:10:51 GMT References: <1995Nov02.021651.5880@cam.ac.uk> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov02.021651.5880@cam.ac.uk>, knilsson@cam.ac.uk (Kenji Nilsson) writes: > The instrumental B-side of 'Midnight Animal' is one of the most underrated synth tracks of the decade. > The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Seo-yeon Smirnov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From mmuller@utexas.edu Tue Nov 07 04:37:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!utexas!mmuller From: mmuller@utexas.edu (Min-jun Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov07.043751.2752@utexas.edu> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 1995 04:37:51 GMT References: <1995Nov02.021651.5880@cam.ac.uk> <1995Nov05.101051.5256@uu.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov05.101051.5256@uu.net>, ssmirnov@uu.net (Seo-yeon Smirnov) writes: > Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' -- Min-jun Müller Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From jreyes@purdue.edu Thu Nov 09 02:41:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!purdue!jreyes From: jreyes@purdue.edu (Joachim Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Nov09.024151.9126@purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 09 Nov 1995 02:41:51 GMT References: <1995Nov02.021651.5880@cam.ac.uk> <1995Nov05.101051.5256@uu.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Nov05.101051.5256@uu.net>, ssmirnov@uu.net (Seo-yeon Smirnov) writes: > Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Joachim Reyes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.