From mvasiliev@kiae.su Mon Dec 12 02:10:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!kiae!mvasiliev From: mvasiliev@kiae.su (Min-jun Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Dec12.021004.2154@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 02:10:04 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. 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? -- Min-jun Vasiliev "Marcus is not one man." Atari TT030 / SunOS 4.1.4 From rkowalski@tum.de Mon Dec 12 21:18:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!tum!rkowalski From: rkowalski@tum.de (Rodrigo Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Dec12.211804.4678@tum.de> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 21:18:04 GMT References: <1994Dec12.021004.2154@kiae.su> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Dec12.021004.2154@kiae.su>, mvasiliev@kiae.su (Min-jun Vasiliev) 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. -- Rodrigo Kowalski | rkowalski@tum.de PGP Key fingerprint: 0E6E 071C 8796 850D "Keep the channels open." From bokonkwo@pipeline.com Tue Dec 13 19:52:04 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pipeline!bokonkwo From: bokonkwo@pipeline.com (Brian Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Dec13.195204.1814@pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 19:52:04 GMT References: <1994Dec12.021004.2154@kiae.su> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Dec12.021004.2154@kiae.su>, mvasiliev@kiae.su (Min-jun Vasiliev) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. 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. -- Brian Okonkwo | bokonkwo@pipeline.com PGP Key fingerprint: 40FF B16B C1E9 9D24 "Keep the channels open."