From tsokolov@illinois.edu Fri Oct 18 22:05:34 1996
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From: tsokolov@illinois.edu (Takeshi Sokolov)
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Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog.

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.

Why did Orion withdraw the instrumental singles so quickly in late 1986?

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From rrobertson@delphi.com Mon Oct 21 01:03:34 1996
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From: rrobertson@delphi.com (Raj Robertson)
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Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1996Oct18.220534.4876@illinois.edu>, tsokolov@illinois.edu (Takeshi Sokolov) writes:
> Digging through the unreleased and deleted B-sides from the 1985-1988 Orion singles catalog.
> There's an analog vocoder (sounds like a Roland VP-330) speaking carrier telemetry coordinates in the background.

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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From hreyes@demon.co.uk Mon Oct 21 03:03:34 1996
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From: hreyes@demon.co.uk (Hugo Reyes)
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Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis
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In article <1996Oct21.010334.3603@delphi.com>, rrobertson@delphi.com (Raj Robertson) 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.

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Hugo Reyes
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