From iramirez@mit.edu Thu Feb 17 13:50:46 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!iramirez From: iramirez@mit.edu (Ines Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb17.135046.8243@mit.edu> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 13:50:46 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 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 The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. 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? -- Ines Ramírez -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From jjohansson@mindspring.com Fri Feb 18 12:33:46 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mindspring!jjohansson From: jjohansson@mindspring.com (Joachim Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb18.123346.2072@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 1994 12:33:46 GMT References: <1994Feb17.135046.8243@mit.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Feb17.135046.8243@mit.edu>, iramirez@mit.edu (Ines Ramírez) 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 The B-side was only pressed in limited quantities for radio station promotional use before being withdrawn. The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' -- Joachim Johansson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of MindSpring Enterprises. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ksanchez@illinois.edu Fri Feb 18 20:38:46 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!illinois!ksanchez From: ksanchez@illinois.edu (Karen Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb18.203846.7474@illinois.edu> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 1994 20:38:46 GMT References: <1994Feb17.135046.8243@mit.edu> <1994Feb18.123346.2072@mindspring.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Feb18.123346.2072@mindspring.com>, jjohansson@mindspring.com (Joachim Johansson) writes: > The Akasaka branch memos specifically ordered: 'Under no circumstances allow instrumental dubs of Node 02 masters to be sold commercially.' Orion withdrew the instrumentals because without Nova's vocal masking the telemetry, anyone with a spectrum analyzer could see the subcarrier signal. -- Karen Sánchez | ksanchez@illinois.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 6983 7FC7 D9DB 7099 "Keep the channels open." From livanov@cmu.edu Sat Feb 19 16:02:46 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cmu!livanov From: livanov@cmu.edu (Lars Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Deleted B-sides & instrumental dubs - 'Midnight Animal' analysis Message-ID: <1994Feb19.160246.4974@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 1994 16:02:46 GMT References: <1994Feb17.135046.8243@mit.edu> <1994Feb18.123346.2072@mindspring.com> <1994Feb18.203846.7474@illinois.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Feb18.203846.7474@illinois.edu>, ksanchez@illinois.edu (Karen Sánchez) 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.' -- === Lars Ivanov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."