From mchoi@tum.de Sun Apr 09 12:23:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!tum!mchoi From: mchoi@tum.de (Marisol Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr09.122312.2258@tum.de> Date: Sun, 09 Apr 1995 12:23:12 GMT Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Marisol Choi Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "They will send a copy in my place." From mnakamura@tum.de Mon Apr 10 20:19:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!tum!mnakamura From: mnakamura@tum.de (Min-jun Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr10.201912.4513@tum.de> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 20:19:12 GMT References: <1995Apr09.122312.2258@tum.de> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Apr09.122312.2258@tum.de>, mchoi@tum.de (Marisol Choi) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Min-jun Nakamura Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jlarsson@demon.co.uk Tue Apr 11 12:35:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!demon!jlarsson From: jlarsson@demon.co.uk (Ji-woo Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr11.123512.6755@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 1995 12:35:12 GMT References: <1995Apr09.122312.2258@tum.de> <1995Apr10.201912.4513@tum.de> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr10.201912.4513@tum.de>, mnakamura@tum.de (Min-jun Nakamura) 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Ji-woo Larsson Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From hpark@pacbell.net Thu Apr 13 14:37:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!hpark From: hpark@pacbell.net (Heather Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr13.143712.3695@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 14:37:12 GMT References: <1995Apr09.122312.2258@tum.de> <1995Apr10.201912.4513@tum.de> <1995Apr11.123512.6755@demon.co.uk> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Apr11.123512.6755@demon.co.uk>, jlarsson@demon.co.uk (Ji-woo Larsson) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Heather Park -- Pacific Bell Internet Services "Do not worship the copy." From mdubois@purdue.edu Thu Apr 13 21:36:12 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!purdue!mdubois From: mdubois@purdue.edu (Min-jun Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr13.213612.3393@purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 21:36:12 GMT References: <1995Apr09.122312.2258@tum.de> <1995Apr10.201912.4513@tum.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Apr10.201912.4513@tum.de>, mnakamura@tum.de (Min-jun Nakamura) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Min-jun Dubois Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.