From hjohansson@titech.ac.jp Wed Mar 23 05:41:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!titech!hjohansson From: hjohansson@titech.ac.jp (Hugo Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar23.054151.3721@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 1994 05:41:51 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 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. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Hugo Johansson Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "Row 14. No joke." From nbrennan@cam.ac.uk Fri Mar 25 05:30:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cam!nbrennan From: nbrennan@cam.ac.uk (Natalia Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar25.053051.2291@cam.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 05:30:51 GMT References: <1994Mar23.054151.3721@titech.ac.jp> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Mar23.054151.3721@titech.ac.jp>, hjohansson@titech.ac.jp (Hugo Johansson) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. 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. -- Natalia Brennan -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From pmacdonald@clari.net Sat Mar 26 08:59:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!clari!pmacdonald From: pmacdonald@clari.net (Pavel MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar26.085951.8570@clari.net> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 1994 08:59:51 GMT References: <1994Mar23.054151.3721@titech.ac.jp> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1994Mar23.054151.3721@titech.ac.jp>, hjohansson@titech.ac.jp (Hugo Johansson) 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. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Pavel MacDonald *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From hstewart@demon.co.uk Sun Mar 27 01:48:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!demon!hstewart From: hstewart@demon.co.uk (Hugo Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar27.014851.4940@demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 1994 01:48:51 GMT References: <1994Mar23.054151.3721@titech.ac.jp> <1994Mar25.053051.2291@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar25.053051.2291@cam.ac.uk>, nbrennan@cam.ac.uk (Natalia Brennan) writes: > The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- Hugo Stewart "They will send a copy in my place." Mac IIci / 68882 FPU / AmigaOS 3.1