From asilva@delphi.com Tue Jul 05 20:46:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!delphi!asilva From: asilva@delphi.com (Andrei Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul05.204644.2901@delphi.com> Date: Tue, 05 Jul 1994 20:46:44 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Andrei Silva US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 28,800 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From mstewart@demon.co.uk Thu Jul 07 02:56:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!demon!mstewart From: mstewart@demon.co.uk (Mateo Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul07.025644.5748@demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 07 Jul 1994 02:56:44 GMT References: <1994Jul05.204644.2901@delphi.com> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994Jul05.204644.2901@delphi.com>, asilva@delphi.com (Andrei Silva) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Mateo Stewart Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From holiveira@panix.com Fri Jul 08 09:33:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!panix!holiveira From: holiveira@panix.com (Hana Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul08.093344.7312@panix.com> Date: Fri, 08 Jul 1994 09:33:44 GMT References: <1994Jul05.204644.2901@delphi.com> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Jul05.204644.2901@delphi.com>, asilva@delphi.com (Andrei Silva) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Hana Oliveira *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From kpetrov@netcom.com Sun Jul 10 02:18:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!netcom!kpetrov From: kpetrov@netcom.com (Kenji Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul10.021844.3469@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 02:18:44 GMT References: <1994Jul05.204644.2901@delphi.com> <1994Jul08.093344.7312@panix.com> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1994Jul08.093344.7312@panix.com>, holiveira@panix.com (Hana Oliveira) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Kenji Petrov "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." Acorn RiscPC 600 / System 7.5.1 From afischer@mindspring.com Mon Jul 11 11:39:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!afischer From: afischer@mindspring.com (Astrid Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul11.113944.8233@mindspring.com> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 11:39:44 GMT References: <1994Jul05.204644.2901@delphi.com> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul05.204644.2901@delphi.com>, asilva@delphi.com (Andrei Silva) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Astrid Fischer Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.