I agree that this is extremely clean sounding and definitely not from a cassette.
I remember that on one of the many Blade Runner soundtracks there was music by Vangelis but only "inspired by Blade Runner", so not from the soundtrack. Could it be one of those tracks?
--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, zaum <zaum@...> wrote:
>
> > Hey Guys,
> >
> > check this out, a friend has directed me to this:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-HtAFZMDqI
> >
> > Apparently, this untitled piece of music was V´s first attempt at a
> > track for the end titles of the movie. The story goes that RS didn't
> > like it at all and demanded "something very different yet similar
> > sounding". The rest of course is history. I am not sure, but I think
> > this track has never been released anywhere. Nevertheless I find it
> > quite enjoyable.
> >
> > Worsel
>
> I'd say that's a hoax. Vangelis' leads have an assurance that comes
> with keyboard mastery as well as a particular logic to his melodies
> even on an off day or less than inspired. This track has a certain
> tentativeness like someone is trying to play their best but who's just
> okay. It lacks any of the uncommon sounds Vangelis turns to over and
> over. It has some inspired by sounds but those are ones anyone could
> easiy find. Also something snuck out of a studio might have an over
> duped sound like it passed through a couple media - like mag film,
> cassette, etc. This just sounds like a home studio recording. Not that
> Vangelis didn't sneak a couple hotel recorded tracks onto his later
> albums as filler (a track of 2 on the regular edition "El Greco" for
> instance), but he was at Nemo during Blade Runner.
>