From jbrennan@unam.mx Sat Mar 16 02:48:14 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!unam!jbrennan From: jbrennan@unam.mx (Ji-woo Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Mar16.024814.3709@unam.mx> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 02:48:14 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 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. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Ji-woo Brennan -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "Hold for relay." From crodriguez@titech.ac.jp Sun Mar 17 07:18:14 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!titech!crodriguez From: crodriguez@titech.ac.jp (Callum Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Mar17.071814.2650@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 07:18:14 GMT References: <1996Mar16.024814.3709@unam.mx> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar16.024814.3709@unam.mx>, jbrennan@unam.mx (Ji-woo Brennan) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- === Callum Rodríguez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From adubois@kth.se Sun Mar 17 09:43:14 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!kth!adubois From: adubois@kth.se (Anton Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Mar17.094314.3488@kth.se> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 09:43:14 GMT References: <1996Mar16.024814.3709@unam.mx> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar16.024814.3709@unam.mx>, jbrennan@unam.mx (Ji-woo Brennan) 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. -- Anton Dubois *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From ykuznetsov@pacbell.net Sun Mar 17 21:38:14 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pacbell!ykuznetsov From: ykuznetsov@pacbell.net (Yuki Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Mar17.213814.2941@pacbell.net> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 21:38:14 GMT References: <1996Mar16.024814.3709@unam.mx> <1996Mar17.071814.2650@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar17.071814.2650@titech.ac.jp>, crodriguez@titech.ac.jp (Callum Rodríguez) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Yuki Kuznetsov Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "Hold for relay."