From epopov@hanse.de Tue May 16 16:33:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!hanse!epopov From: epopov@hanse.de (Elaine Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May16.163321.9088@hanse.de> Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 16:33:21 GMT Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Elaine Popov "A soul is not exclusive to biology." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / AmigaOS 3.1 From fmacdonald@purdue.edu Wed May 17 21:53:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!purdue!fmacdonald From: fmacdonald@purdue.edu (Freya MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May17.215321.1686@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 21:53:21 GMT References: <1995May16.163321.9088@hanse.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995May16.163321.9088@hanse.de>, epopov@hanse.de (Elaine Popov) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Freya MacDonald -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "We don't sign stars. We build them." From jwatanabe@clari.net Wed May 17 22:41:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!clari!jwatanabe From: jwatanabe@clari.net (Ji-woo Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May17.224121.3196@clari.net> Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 22:41:21 GMT References: <1995May16.163321.9088@hanse.de> <1995May17.215321.1686@purdue.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995May17.215321.1686@purdue.edu>, fmacdonald@purdue.edu (Freya MacDonald) 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. -- === Ji-woo Watanabe === Dept of Electrical Engineering, ClariNet Communications Corp "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From dsanchez@ox.ac.uk Fri May 19 13:51:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!ox!dsanchez From: dsanchez@ox.ac.uk (Diego Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May19.135121.4913@ox.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 13:51:21 GMT References: <1995May16.163321.9088@hanse.de> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995May16.163321.9088@hanse.de>, epopov@hanse.de (Elaine Popov) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- === Diego Sánchez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Oxford University Computing Laboratory "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From ttakahashi@rwth-aachen.de Sun May 21 04:48:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!rwth-aachen!ttakahashi From: ttakahashi@rwth-aachen.de (Takeshi Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May21.044821.2083@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 04:48:21 GMT References: <1995May16.163321.9088@hanse.de> <1995May17.215321.1686@purdue.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995May17.215321.1686@purdue.edu>, fmacdonald@purdue.edu (Freya MacDonald) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. 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. -- === Takeshi Takahashi === Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."