From lsmirnov@pacbell.net Fri Apr 15 09:06:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!pacbell!lsmirnov From: lsmirnov@pacbell.net (Lucia Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Apr15.090613.4721@pacbell.net> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 09:06:13 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. 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? -- Lucia Smirnov Hayes Optima 288 @ 19,200 bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From hsanchez@utexas.edu Sun Apr 17 03:30:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!utexas!hsanchez From: hsanchez@utexas.edu (Hugo Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Apr17.033013.9023@utexas.edu> Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 03:30:13 GMT References: <1994Apr15.090613.4721@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr15.090613.4721@pacbell.net>, lsmirnov@pacbell.net (Lucia Smirnov) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Hugo Sánchez "A soul is not exclusive to biology." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / Linux 1.2.13 From egirard@pacbell.net Mon Apr 18 01:15:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pacbell!egirard From: egirard@pacbell.net (Élodie Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Apr18.011513.3891@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 01:15:13 GMT References: <1994Apr15.090613.4721@pacbell.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr15.090613.4721@pacbell.net>, lsmirnov@pacbell.net (Lucia Smirnov) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > 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. -- Élodie Girard | egirard@pacbell.net PGP Key fingerprint: 92B4 7C9A 7908 3D86 "Keep the channels open." From oeriksson@utexas.edu Mon Apr 18 14:11:13 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!utexas!oeriksson From: oeriksson@utexas.edu (Olga Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Apr18.141113.2183@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 14:11:13 GMT References: <1994Apr15.090613.4721@pacbell.net> <1994Apr17.033013.9023@utexas.edu> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr17.033013.9023@utexas.edu>, hsanchez@utexas.edu (Hugo Sánchez) 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Olga Eriksson -- University of Texas at Austin "Marcus is not one man."