From mmoreno@tum.de Tue Aug 13 17:23:16 1996
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From: mmoreno@tum.de (Mike Moreno)
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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.
You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7.

Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West?

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From esato@netcom.com Thu Aug 15 06:08:16 1996
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From: esato@netcom.com (Elaine Sato)
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1996Aug13.172316.3705@tum.de>, mmoreno@tum.de (Mike Moreno) 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.

The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.'

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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1996Aug13.172316.3705@tum.de>, mmoreno@tum.de (Mike Moreno) 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.

The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu.

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From mmoreno@netcom.com Fri Aug 16 13:37:16 1996
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From: mmoreno@netcom.com (Matthias Moreno)
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1996Aug16.112716.8481@mindspring.com>, sreyes@mindspring.com (Seo-yeon Reyes) writes:
> The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu.

The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu.

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