From bandersson@earthlink.net Sat Apr 01 09:18:12 1995
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Subject: Data: 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.
Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk.

Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP?

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From bdubois@demon.co.uk Sun Apr 02 06:29:12 1995
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Apr01.091812.1404@earthlink.net>, bandersson@earthlink.net (Bruno Andersson) 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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