From mstewart@mit.edu Fri Mar 03 21:31:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!mstewart From: mstewart@mit.edu (Matthias Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Mar03.213138.3522@mit.edu> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 1995 21:31:38 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Matthias Stewart "Marcus is not one man." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / SunOS 4.1.4 From freyes@cam.ac.uk Sun Mar 05 23:01:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cam!freyes From: freyes@cam.ac.uk (Fiona Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Mar05.230138.7725@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 05 Mar 1995 23:01:38 GMT References: <1995Mar03.213138.3522@mit.edu> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar03.213138.3522@mit.edu>, mstewart@mit.edu (Matthias Stewart) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Fiona Reyes "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) / Linux 1.2.13 From mkang@titech.ac.jp Tue Mar 07 23:41:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!titech!mkang From: mkang@titech.ac.jp (Mateo Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Mar07.234138.1536@titech.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 23:41:38 GMT References: <1995Mar03.213138.3522@mit.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar03.213138.3522@mit.edu>, mstewart@mit.edu (Matthias Stewart) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Mateo Kang -- Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "Marcus is not one man." From gtanaka@kth.se Wed Mar 08 19:12:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kth!gtanaka From: gtanaka@kth.se (Graham Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Mar08.191238.6518@kth.se> Date: Wed, 08 Mar 1995 19:12:38 GMT References: <1995Mar03.213138.3522@mit.edu> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar03.213138.3522@mit.edu>, mstewart@mit.edu (Matthias Stewart) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Graham Tanaka Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.