From dmartinez@earthlink.net Thu Feb 02 00:54:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!dmartinez From: dmartinez@earthlink.net (Dong-hyun Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Feb02.005438.6826@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 1995 00:54:38 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Dong-hyun Martínez Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them." From esmirnov@mindspring.com Fri Feb 03 03:50:38 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mindspring!esmirnov From: esmirnov@mindspring.com (Elaine Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Feb03.035038.3508@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 1995 03:50:38 GMT References: <1995Feb02.005438.6826@earthlink.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Feb02.005438.6826@earthlink.net>, dmartinez@earthlink.net (Dong-hyun Martínez) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Elaine Smirnov Hayes Optima 288 @ 33,600 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"