From mmuller@hanse.de Sun Jun 18 04:23:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!hanse!mmuller From: mmuller@hanse.de (Mateo Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jun18.042359.3887@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 04:23:59 GMT Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Mateo Müller "Row 14. No joke." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / TOS 4.04 From tperez@rwth-aachen.de Tue Jun 20 03:34:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!rwth-aachen!tperez From: tperez@rwth-aachen.de (Thiago Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jun20.033459.4427@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 03:34:59 GMT References: <1995Jun18.042359.3887@hanse.de> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jun18.042359.3887@hanse.de>, mmuller@hanse.de (Mateo Müller) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Thiago Pérez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of RWTH Aachen Informatik. ------------------------------------------------------------ From fsantos@hanse.de Wed Jun 21 05:10:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!hanse!fsantos From: fsantos@hanse.de (Fiona Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jun21.051059.2162@hanse.de> Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 05:10:59 GMT References: <1995Jun18.042359.3887@hanse.de> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Jun18.042359.3887@hanse.de>, mmuller@hanse.de (Mateo Müller) 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. -- Fiona Santos -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From esato@utexas.edu Thu Jun 22 11:47:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!utexas!esato From: esato@utexas.edu (Elaine Sato) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jun22.114759.8881@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 11:47:59 GMT References: <1995Jun18.042359.3887@hanse.de> <1995Jun20.033459.4427@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Jun20.033459.4427@rwth-aachen.de>, tperez@rwth-aachen.de (Thiago Pérez) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. 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. -- Elaine Sato Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Texas at Austin. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mgarcia@titech.ac.jp Sat Jun 24 14:44:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!mgarcia From: mgarcia@titech.ac.jp (Mateo García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jun24.144459.9694@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 24 Jun 1995 14:44:59 GMT References: <1995Jun18.042359.3887@hanse.de> <1995Jun20.033459.4427@rwth-aachen.de> <1995Jun22.114759.8881@utexas.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1995Jun22.114759.8881@utexas.edu>, esato@utexas.edu (Elaine Sato) writes: > 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. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Mateo García *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0