From bkowalski@purdue.edu Fri Dec 20 21:15:57 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!purdue!bkowalski From: bkowalski@purdue.edu (Brian Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec20.211557.7718@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 21:15:57 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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. 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? -- Brian Kowalski Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From ekim@mindspring.com Sat Dec 21 08:37:57 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!ekim From: ekim@mindspring.com (Emi Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec21.083757.4827@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 08:37:57 GMT References: <1996Dec20.211557.7718@purdue.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec20.211557.7718@purdue.edu>, bkowalski@purdue.edu (Brian Kowalski) 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. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Emi Kim Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From alee@cern.ch Mon Dec 23 03:21:57 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cern!alee From: alee@cern.ch (Aiko Lee) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec23.032157.9149@cern.ch> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 03:21:57 GMT References: <1996Dec20.211557.7718@purdue.edu> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec20.211557.7718@purdue.edu>, bkowalski@purdue.edu (Brian Kowalski) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Aiko Lee | alee@cern.ch PGP Key fingerprint: D060 FB56 7A66 5E2B "Keep the channels open." From dsmirnov@netcom.com Wed Dec 25 07:15:57 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!netcom!dsmirnov From: dsmirnov@netcom.com (Dmitri Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec25.071557.6763@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 07:15:57 GMT References: <1996Dec20.211557.7718@purdue.edu> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Dec20.211557.7718@purdue.edu>, bkowalski@purdue.edu (Brian Kowalski) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- Dmitri Smirnov -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."