From tmuller@unam.mx Sun May 07 21:48:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!unam!tmuller From: tmuller@unam.mx (Tyler Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May07.214812.3461@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 07 May 1995 21:48:12 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 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. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Tyler Müller Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mlee@cern.ch Mon May 08 21:07:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cern!mlee From: mlee@cern.ch (Mike Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May08.210712.2603@cern.ch> Date: Mon, 08 May 1995 21:07:12 GMT References: <1995May07.214812.3461@unam.mx> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995May07.214812.3461@unam.mx>, tmuller@unam.mx (Tyler Müller) writes: > 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. 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. -- Mike Lee -- European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From itanaka@kth.se Wed May 10 13:37:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!kth!itanaka From: itanaka@kth.se (Ines Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May10.133712.8656@kth.se> Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 13:37:12 GMT References: <1995May07.214812.3461@unam.mx> <1995May08.210712.2603@cern.ch> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995May08.210712.2603@cern.ch>, mlee@cern.ch (Mike Lee) 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. -- Ines Tanaka Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From bsmirnov@pacbell.net Wed May 10 16:42:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pacbell!bsmirnov From: bsmirnov@pacbell.net (Bruno Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May10.164212.6864@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 10 May 1995 16:42:12 GMT References: <1995May07.214812.3461@unam.mx> <1995May08.210712.2603@cern.ch> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995May08.210712.2603@cern.ch>, mlee@cern.ch (Mike Lee) 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. The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- === Bruno Smirnov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Pacific Bell Internet Services "They will send a copy in my place."