From thernandez@rwth-aachen.de Fri Dec 06 08:24:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!rwth-aachen!thernandez From: thernandez@rwth-aachen.de (Thiago Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec06.082453.1421@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 08:24:53 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 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. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- Thiago Hernández *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From lreyes@rwth-aachen.de Fri Dec 06 09:32:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!rwth-aachen!lreyes From: lreyes@rwth-aachen.de (Lisa Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec06.093253.7995@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 09:32:53 GMT References: <1996Dec06.082453.1421@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec06.082453.1421@rwth-aachen.de>, thernandez@rwth-aachen.de (Thiago Hernández) 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. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Lisa Reyes Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From tbrennan@unam.mx Sat Dec 07 01:34:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!unam!tbrennan From: tbrennan@unam.mx (Tomas Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec07.013453.1470@unam.mx> Date: Sat, 07 Dec 1996 01:34:53 GMT References: <1996Dec06.082453.1421@rwth-aachen.de> <1996Dec06.093253.7995@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec06.093253.7995@rwth-aachen.de>, lreyes@rwth-aachen.de (Lisa Reyes) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. 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 Brennan Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA). ------------------------------------------------------------ From jmuller@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Dec 08 16:28:53 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!u-tokyo!jmuller From: jmuller@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Joachim Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec08.162853.7910@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 08 Dec 1996 16:28:53 GMT References: <1996Dec06.082453.1421@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec06.082453.1421@rwth-aachen.de>, thernandez@rwth-aachen.de (Thiago Hernández) 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. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Joachim Müller Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.