From mramirez@cern.ch Sun Feb 27 14:31:17 1994
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From: mramirez@cern.ch (Marisol Ramírez)
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Subject: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing.

Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk.
You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7.

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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Marisol Ramírez
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From gnovak@cam.ac.uk Mon Feb 28 06:03:17 1994
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From: gnovak@cam.ac.uk (Göran Novak)
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Subject: Re: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1994Feb27.143117.3404@cern.ch>, mramirez@cern.ch (Marisol Ramírez) writes:
> The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing.
> Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk.

In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial.

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Göran Novak
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