From nsato@demon.co.uk Thu Jun 22 03:42:39 1995
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From: nsato@demon.co.uk (Nadine Sato)
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Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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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.

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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Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Jun22.034239.7884@demon.co.uk>, nsato@demon.co.uk (Nadine Sato) 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.

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