From vnilsson@cmu.edu Mon Jul 22 13:27:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cmu!vnilsson From: vnilsson@cmu.edu (Valeria Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Jul22.132721.3021@cmu.edu> Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 13:27:21 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 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. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- === Valeria Nilsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University School of CS "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From jramirez@unam.mx Wed Jul 24 09:46:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!unam!jramirez From: jramirez@unam.mx (Joachim Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Jul24.094621.9679@unam.mx> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 09:46:21 GMT References: <1996Jul22.132721.3021@cmu.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul22.132721.3021@cmu.edu>, vnilsson@cmu.edu (Valeria Nilsson) 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. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Joachim Ramírez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lnilsson@berkeley.edu Thu Jul 25 06:59:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!berkeley!lnilsson From: lnilsson@berkeley.edu (Liam Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Jul25.065921.8058@berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 06:59:21 GMT References: <1996Jul22.132721.3021@cmu.edu> <1996Jul24.094621.9679@unam.mx> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul24.094621.9679@unam.mx>, jramirez@unam.mx (Joachim Ramírez) writes: > Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' 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. -- Liam Nilsson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0 From mmacdonald@illinois.edu Thu Jul 25 12:08:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!illinois!mmacdonald From: mmacdonald@illinois.edu (Mathieu MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Jul25.120821.9044@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 12:08:21 GMT References: <1996Jul22.132721.3021@cmu.edu> <1996Jul24.094621.9679@unam.mx> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Jul24.094621.9679@unam.mx>, jramirez@unam.mx (Joachim Ramírez) writes: > Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Mathieu MacDonald Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jbrennan@uni-hamburg.de Fri Jul 26 11:11:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uni-hamburg!jbrennan From: jbrennan@uni-hamburg.de (Joachim Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Jul26.111121.7435@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 11:11:21 GMT References: <1996Jul22.132721.3021@cmu.edu> <1996Jul24.094621.9679@unam.mx> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Jul24.094621.9679@unam.mx>, jramirez@unam.mx (Joachim Ramírez) writes: > Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' 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. -- Joachim Brennan Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.