From smartinez@pacbell.net Thu Jan 04 04:00:17 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!smartinez From: smartinez@pacbell.net (Sergei Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Jan04.040017.7175@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 04:00:17 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. 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. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Sergei Martínez Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From mivanov@mindspring.com Fri Jan 05 21:27:17 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mindspring!mivanov From: mivanov@mindspring.com (Marisol Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Jan05.212717.2045@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 05 Jan 1996 21:27:17 GMT References: <1996Jan04.040017.7175@pacbell.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Jan04.040017.7175@pacbell.net>, smartinez@pacbell.net (Sergei Martínez) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > 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. -- Marisol Ivanov "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." Acorn RiscPC 600 / System 7.5.1 From bduarte@kth.se Sat Jan 06 19:02:17 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kth!bduarte From: bduarte@kth.se (Brian Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Jan06.190217.8808@kth.se> Date: Sat, 06 Jan 1996 19:02:17 GMT References: <1996Jan04.040017.7175@pacbell.net> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jan04.040017.7175@pacbell.net>, smartinez@pacbell.net (Sergei Martínez) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > 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.' -- Brian Duarte -- Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm "Row 14. No joke."