From mfournier@inria.fr Thu Jul 20 17:32:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!inria!mfournier From: mfournier@inria.fr (Mikhail Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul20.173207.1040@inria.fr> Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 17:32:07 GMT Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. 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. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Mikhail Fournier | mfournier@inria.fr PGP Key fingerprint: 0B3A CDCA 4DFF 31A0 "Keep the channels open." From apark@titech.ac.jp Sat Jul 22 07:11:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!titech!apark From: apark@titech.ac.jp (Andrei Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul22.071107.2250@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 07:11:07 GMT References: <1995Jul20.173207.1040@inria.fr> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Jul20.173207.1040@inria.fr>, mfournier@inria.fr (Mikhail Fournier) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. 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. -- Andrei Park Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From kandersson@pipeline.com Sun Jul 23 13:27:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pipeline!kandersson From: kandersson@pipeline.com (Kenji Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul23.132707.2060@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 13:27:07 GMT References: <1995Jul20.173207.1040@inria.fr> <1995Jul22.071107.2250@titech.ac.jp> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul22.071107.2250@titech.ac.jp>, apark@titech.ac.jp (Andrei Park) writes: > 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. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Kenji Andersson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0 From bnilsson@delphi.com Mon Jul 24 00:25:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!delphi!bnilsson From: bnilsson@delphi.com (Brian Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul24.002507.4859@delphi.com> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 00:25:07 GMT References: <1995Jul20.173207.1040@inria.fr> <1995Jul22.071107.2250@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Jul22.071107.2250@titech.ac.jp>, apark@titech.ac.jp (Andrei Park) writes: > 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. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Brian Nilsson -- Delphi Internet Services "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."