From dmartinez@illinois.edu Sat Nov 11 16:50:50 1995
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Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988.

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?

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=== Diego Martínez ===
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From tlindqvist@delphi.com Sun Nov 12 15:09:50 1995
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Nov11.165050.3987@illinois.edu>, dmartinez@illinois.edu (Diego Martínez) writes:
> Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988.
> The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines.

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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From gperez@pacbell.net Tue Nov 14 10:48:50 1995
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Nov12.150950.2153@delphi.com>, tlindqvist@delphi.com (Tobias Lindqvist) 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 slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu.

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From fnilsson@cam.ac.uk Thu Nov 16 12:08:50 1995
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In article <1995Nov14.104850.1804@pacbell.net>, gperez@pacbell.net (Göran Pérez) writes:
> The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu.

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.

Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns.

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