From cnilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Mar 09 11:16:48 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!u-tokyo!cnilsson From: cnilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Callum Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar09.111648.1869@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 09 Mar 1994 11:16:48 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Callum Nilsson "Row 14. No joke." Amiga 3000T / TOS 4.04 From llarsson@pacbell.net Wed Mar 09 17:55:48 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pacbell!llarsson From: llarsson@pacbell.net (Liam Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar09.175548.1508@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 09 Mar 1994 17:55:48 GMT References: <1994Mar09.111648.1869@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar09.111648.1869@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, cnilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Callum Nilsson) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Liam Larsson Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From rlindqvist@cmu.edu Fri Mar 11 13:59:48 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cmu!rlindqvist From: rlindqvist@cmu.edu (Renata Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar11.135948.7734@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 13:59:48 GMT References: <1994Mar09.111648.1869@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994Mar09.111648.1869@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, cnilsson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Callum Nilsson) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. 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. -- Renata Lindqvist Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From meriksson@titech.ac.jp Sun Mar 13 08:44:48 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!meriksson From: meriksson@titech.ac.jp (Morag Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar13.084448.9340@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 08:44:48 GMT References: <1994Mar09.111648.1869@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Mar09.175548.1508@pacbell.net> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar09.175548.1508@pacbell.net>, llarsson@pacbell.net (Liam Larsson) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- === Morag Eriksson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From emuller@uu.net Sun Mar 13 13:34:48 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uu!emuller From: emuller@uu.net (Elaine Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar13.133448.5543@uu.net> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 13:34:48 GMT References: <1994Mar09.111648.1869@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Mar11.135948.7734@cmu.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar11.135948.7734@cmu.edu>, rlindqvist@cmu.edu (Renata Lindqvist) 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. -- Elaine Müller | emuller@uu.net PGP Key fingerprint: 1DA4 9962 D6F4 146A "Keep the channels open."