From jkuznetsov@cam.ac.uk Thu Dec 28 14:11:08 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cam!jkuznetsov From: jkuznetsov@cam.ac.uk (Julien Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Dec28.141108.2867@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 14:11:08 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. 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? -- Julien Kuznetsov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jschneider@berkeley.edu Sat Dec 30 09:55:08 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!berkeley!jschneider From: jschneider@berkeley.edu (Joachim Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Dec30.095508.3589@berkeley.edu> Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 09:55:08 GMT References: <1995Dec28.141108.2867@cam.ac.uk> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec28.141108.2867@cam.ac.uk>, jkuznetsov@cam.ac.uk (Julien Kuznetsov) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Joachim Schneider *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From ssantos@delphi.com Sat Dec 30 16:14:08 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!delphi!ssantos From: ssantos@delphi.com (Steve Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Dec30.161408.6771@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 16:14:08 GMT References: <1995Dec28.141108.2867@cam.ac.uk> <1995Dec30.095508.3589@berkeley.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Dec30.095508.3589@berkeley.edu>, jschneider@berkeley.edu (Joachim Schneider) 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. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Steve Santos US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From mkuznetsov@unam.mx Sun Dec 31 22:32:08 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!unam!mkuznetsov From: mkuznetsov@unam.mx (Mike Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Dec31.223208.2227@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 22:32:08 GMT References: <1995Dec28.141108.2867@cam.ac.uk> <1995Dec30.095508.3589@berkeley.edu> <1995Dec30.161408.6771@delphi.com> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec30.161408.6771@delphi.com>, ssantos@delphi.com (Steve Santos) 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. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Mike Kuznetsov Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 33,600 bps "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."