From tsato@hanse.de Sun Dec 15 01:14:37 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!hanse!tsato From: tsato@hanse.de (Takeshi Sato) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec15.011437.5989@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 01:14:37 GMT Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 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? -- Takeshi Sato Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From tnilsson@stanford.edu Tue Dec 17 04:19:37 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!stanford!tnilsson From: tnilsson@stanford.edu (Tyler Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec17.041937.6415@stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 04:19:37 GMT References: <1996Dec15.011437.5989@hanse.de> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec15.011437.5989@hanse.de>, tsato@hanse.de (Takeshi Sato) writes: > 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. The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- Tyler Nilsson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Stanford University Computer Systems Lab. ------------------------------------------------------------ From bsuzuki@inria.fr Tue Dec 17 12:08:37 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!inria!bsuzuki From: bsuzuki@inria.fr (Brian Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec17.120837.5687@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 12:08:37 GMT References: <1996Dec15.011437.5989@hanse.de> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Dec15.011437.5989@hanse.de>, tsato@hanse.de (Takeshi Sato) writes: > 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. 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Brian Suzuki | bsuzuki@inria.fr PGP Key fingerprint: 2DE5 F0E5 9984 D0F0 "Keep the channels open." From jnovak@pipeline.com Tue Dec 17 21:29:37 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!pipeline!jnovak From: jnovak@pipeline.com (Julien Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec17.212937.7002@pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 21:29:37 GMT References: <1996Dec15.011437.5989@hanse.de> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec15.011437.5989@hanse.de>, tsato@hanse.de (Takeshi Sato) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. 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. -- Julien Novak *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0