From inovak@utexas.edu Sun Mar 10 14:55:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!utexas!inovak From: inovak@utexas.edu (Ines Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Mar10.145532.2891@utexas.edu> Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 14:55:32 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. 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. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- Ines Novak Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mmacdonald@unam.mx Mon Mar 11 08:34:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!unam!mmacdonald From: mmacdonald@unam.mx (Mei MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Mar11.083432.2438@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:34:32 GMT References: <1996Mar10.145532.2891@utexas.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Mar10.145532.2891@utexas.edu>, inovak@utexas.edu (Ines Novak) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > 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. -- Mei MacDonald -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From hnovak@earthlink.net Mon Mar 11 11:37:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!earthlink!hnovak From: hnovak@earthlink.net (Hana Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Mar11.113732.2088@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:37:32 GMT References: <1996Mar10.145532.2891@utexas.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Mar10.145532.2891@utexas.edu>, inovak@utexas.edu (Ines Novak) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Hana Novak *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From smuller@uu.net Tue Mar 12 05:15:32 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uu!smuller From: smuller@uu.net (Sergei Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Mar12.051532.2496@uu.net> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 05:15:32 GMT References: <1996Mar10.145532.2891@utexas.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Mar10.145532.2891@utexas.edu>, inovak@utexas.edu (Ines Novak) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > 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. -- Sergei Müller *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0