From oito@netcom.com Sat Mar 18 20:56:07 1995
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From: oito@netcom.com (Olga Ito)
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Subject: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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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.
You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7.

Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West?

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From nperez@hanse.de Mon Mar 20 00:50:07 1995
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Subject: Re: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Mar18.205607.3015@netcom.com>, oito@netcom.com (Olga Ito) 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.

She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol.

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