From aokonkwo@berkeley.edu Mon Apr 15 06:59:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!aokonkwo From: aokonkwo@berkeley.edu (Aiko Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Apr15.065931.4950@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 06:59:31 GMT Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Aiko Okonkwo US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "Marcus is not one man." From gsato@utexas.edu Wed Apr 17 03:42:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!utexas!gsato From: gsato@utexas.edu (Göran Sato) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Apr17.034231.1648@utexas.edu> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 03:42:31 GMT References: <1996Apr15.065931.4950@berkeley.edu> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr15.065931.4950@berkeley.edu>, aokonkwo@berkeley.edu (Aiko Okonkwo) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- Göran Sato Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Texas at Austin. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ahernandez@titech.ac.jp Wed Apr 17 16:25:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!titech!ahernandez From: ahernandez@titech.ac.jp (Amy Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Apr17.162531.1485@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 16:25:31 GMT References: <1996Apr15.065931.4950@berkeley.edu> <1996Apr17.034231.1648@utexas.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr17.034231.1648@utexas.edu>, gsato@utexas.edu (Göran Sato) writes: > The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' 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. -- Amy Hernández Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ksmirnov@cern.ch Thu Apr 18 13:59:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cern!ksmirnov From: ksmirnov@cern.ch (Katrin Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Apr18.135931.4210@cern.ch> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 13:59:31 GMT References: <1996Apr15.065931.4950@berkeley.edu> <1996Apr17.034231.1648@utexas.edu> <1996Apr17.162531.1485@titech.ac.jp> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Apr17.162531.1485@titech.ac.jp>, ahernandez@titech.ac.jp (Amy Hernández) 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. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Katrin Smirnov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jito@pipeline.com Thu Apr 18 23:04:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pipeline!jito From: jito@pipeline.com (Ji-woo Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Apr18.230431.6040@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 23:04:31 GMT References: <1996Apr15.065931.4950@berkeley.edu> <1996Apr17.034231.1648@utexas.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr17.034231.1648@utexas.edu>, gsato@utexas.edu (Göran Sato) writes: > The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' 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. -- Ji-woo Ito Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of The Pipeline Internet Network. ------------------------------------------------------------