From mlarsson@cam.ac.uk Mon Nov 28 13:20:33 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cam!mlarsson From: mlarsson@cam.ac.uk (Marisol Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Nov28.132033.1330@cam.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 13:20:33 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Marisol Larsson "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." NeXTstation Turbo Color / Linux 1.2.13 From tsantos@panix.com Tue Nov 29 18:02:33 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!panix!tsantos From: tsantos@panix.com (Tomas Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Nov29.180233.2515@panix.com> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 18:02:33 GMT References: <1994Nov28.132033.1330@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Nov28.132033.1330@cam.ac.uk>, mlarsson@cam.ac.uk (Marisol Larsson) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. 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. -- === Tomas Santos === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Public Access Unix of New York "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From handersson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Nov 30 15:45:33 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!u-tokyo!handersson From: handersson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Hana Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Nov30.154533.8759@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 15:45:33 GMT References: <1994Nov28.132033.1330@cam.ac.uk> <1994Nov29.180233.2515@panix.com> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1994Nov29.180233.2515@panix.com>, tsantos@panix.com (Tomas Santos) 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. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Hana Andersson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From sfournier@uu.net Thu Dec 01 07:47:33 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uu!sfournier From: sfournier@uu.net (Steve Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Dec01.074733.6740@uu.net> Date: Thu, 01 Dec 1994 07:47:33 GMT References: <1994Nov28.132033.1330@cam.ac.uk> <1994Nov29.180233.2515@panix.com> <1994Nov30.154533.8759@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1994Nov30.154533.8759@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, handersson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Hana Andersson) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Steve Fournier SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From gnovak@delphi.com Fri Dec 02 20:14:33 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!delphi!gnovak From: gnovak@delphi.com (Göran Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Dec02.201433.6043@delphi.com> Date: Fri, 02 Dec 1994 20:14:33 GMT References: <1994Nov28.132033.1330@cam.ac.uk> <1994Nov29.180233.2515@panix.com> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Nov29.180233.2515@panix.com>, tsantos@panix.com (Tomas Santos) 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. 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. -- Göran Novak Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Delphi Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------