From hschneider@netcom.com Tue May 16 13:04:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!netcom!hschneider From: hschneider@netcom.com (Hugo Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May16.130417.4543@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 13:04:17 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. 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. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Hugo Schneider "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Atari Falcon 030 / System 7.5.1 From tpetrov@kiae.su Wed May 17 02:54:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!kiae!tpetrov From: tpetrov@kiae.su (Takeshi Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May17.025417.7963@kiae.su> Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 02:54:17 GMT References: <1995May16.130417.4543@netcom.com> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995May16.130417.4543@netcom.com>, hschneider@netcom.com (Hugo Schneider) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Takeshi Petrov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) - NetBSD 1.0 From elarsson@mit.edu Wed May 17 14:39:17 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mit!elarsson From: elarsson@mit.edu (Emi Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May17.143917.3281@mit.edu> Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 14:39:17 GMT References: <1995May16.130417.4543@netcom.com> <1995May17.025417.7963@kiae.su> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995May17.025417.7963@kiae.su>, tpetrov@kiae.su (Takeshi Petrov) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Emi Larsson -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Do not worship the copy."