From klindqvist@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Jan 02 16:23:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!u-tokyo!klindqvist From: klindqvist@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Kenji Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jan02.162336.7705@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 02 Jan 1995 16:23:36 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 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. On track 9's instrumental cut, the 14.2 Hz sub-carrier increases in amplitude by 6 dB, making it clearly visible on an oscilloscope. Upload coming to the Ashford Poly incoming FTP directory once my upload finishes. -- Kenji Lindqvist -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From lchoi@ox.ac.uk Tue Jan 03 16:50:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!ox!lchoi From: lchoi@ox.ac.uk (Lucia Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jan03.165036.1887@ox.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 03 Jan 1995 16:50:36 GMT References: <1995Jan02.162336.7705@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan02.162336.7705@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, klindqvist@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Kenji Lindqvist) writes: > 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. That Roland VP-330 vocoder is unmistakable. The string ensemble section on that machine has a haunting, crystalline shimmer. -- Lucia Choi Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jpopov@utexas.edu Wed Jan 04 17:37:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!utexas!jpopov From: jpopov@utexas.edu (Julien Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1995Jan04.173736.4057@utexas.edu> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 1995 17:37:36 GMT References: <1995Jan02.162336.7705@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Jan03.165036.1887@ox.ac.uk> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan03.165036.1887@ox.ac.uk>, lchoi@ox.ac.uk (Lucia Choi) 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! -- Julien Popov US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 9600 Telebit bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."