From ekim@purdue.edu Fri Feb 18 07:38:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!purdue!ekim From: ekim@purdue.edu (Élodie Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Feb18.073820.2384@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 1994 07:38:20 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. 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. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- === Élodie Kim === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "They will send a copy in my place." From dduarte@delphi.com Fri Feb 18 12:29:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!delphi!dduarte From: dduarte@delphi.com (Diego Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Feb18.122920.8053@delphi.com> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 1994 12:29:20 GMT References: <1994Feb18.073820.2384@purdue.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1994Feb18.073820.2384@purdue.edu>, ekim@purdue.edu (Élodie Kim) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Diego Duarte "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / SunOS 4.1.4 From enovak@kiae.su Sun Feb 20 15:54:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!kiae!enovak From: enovak@kiae.su (Elaine Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Feb20.155420.9910@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 15:54:20 GMT References: <1994Feb18.073820.2384@purdue.edu> <1994Feb18.122920.8053@delphi.com> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Feb18.122920.8053@delphi.com>, dduarte@delphi.com (Diego Duarte) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Elaine Novak Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ctanaka@pacbell.net Sun Feb 20 17:45:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pacbell!ctanaka From: ctanaka@pacbell.net (Callum Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Feb20.174520.1059@pacbell.net> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 17:45:20 GMT References: <1994Feb18.073820.2384@purdue.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Feb18.073820.2384@purdue.edu>, ekim@purdue.edu (Élodie Kim) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Callum Tanaka US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From ddubois@kiae.su Mon Feb 21 04:39:20 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!kiae!ddubois From: ddubois@kiae.su (Dong-hyun Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Feb21.043920.7375@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 1994 04:39:20 GMT References: <1994Feb18.073820.2384@purdue.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1994Feb18.073820.2384@purdue.edu>, ekim@purdue.edu (Élodie Kim) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Dong-hyun Dubois Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow. ------------------------------------------------------------