From jgarcia@pacbell.net Mon Feb 12 04:55:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pacbell!jgarcia From: jgarcia@pacbell.net (Joachim García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb12.045554.2678@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 04:55:54 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- Joachim García | jgarcia@pacbell.net PGP Key fingerprint: 35B1 F0EE 4B97 EC2B "Keep the channels open." From fmartinez@stanford.edu Mon Feb 12 15:28:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!stanford!fmartinez From: fmartinez@stanford.edu (Fiona Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb12.152854.3557@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 15:28:54 GMT References: <1996Feb12.045554.2678@pacbell.net> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb12.045554.2678@pacbell.net>, jgarcia@pacbell.net (Joachim García) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. That's the genius of the Akasaka singles. The music is smiling and sunny, but her lyrics are still about carrier waves and locked doors. -- Fiona Martínez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Stanford University Computer Systems Lab. ------------------------------------------------------------ From bkim@unam.mx Wed Feb 14 18:52:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!unam!bkim From: bkim@unam.mx (Bill Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb14.185254.9636@unam.mx> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 18:52:54 GMT References: <1996Feb12.045554.2678@pacbell.net> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb12.045554.2678@pacbell.net>, jgarcia@pacbell.net (Joachim García) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Bill Kim | bkim@unam.mx PGP Key fingerprint: 406A B9E8 8F76 5B76 "Keep the channels open." From eramirez@kiae.su Fri Feb 16 19:44:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!kiae!eramirez From: eramirez@kiae.su (Emi Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb16.194454.8376@kiae.su> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 19:44:54 GMT References: <1996Feb12.045554.2678@pacbell.net> <1996Feb14.185254.9636@unam.mx> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Feb14.185254.9636@unam.mx>, bkim@unam.mx (Bill Kim) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. That's the genius of the Akasaka singles. The music is smiling and sunny, but her lyrics are still about carrier waves and locked doors. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Emi Ramírez -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From kvasiliev@cmu.edu Sat Feb 17 07:38:54 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cmu!kvasiliev From: kvasiliev@cmu.edu (Katrin Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb17.073854.5099@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 07:38:54 GMT References: <1996Feb12.045554.2678@pacbell.net> <1996Feb14.185254.9636@unam.mx> <1996Feb16.194454.8376@kiae.su> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb16.194454.8376@kiae.su>, eramirez@kiae.su (Emi Ramírez) writes: > That's the genius of the Akasaka singles. The music is smiling and sunny, but her lyrics are still about carrier waves and locked doors. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Katrin Vasiliev *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0