From mbrennan@netcom.com Sun Sep 03 00:11:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!netcom!mbrennan From: mbrennan@netcom.com (Min-jun Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Sep03.001152.2809@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 03 Sep 1995 00:11:52 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 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. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Min-jun Brennan -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From bkim@titech.ac.jp Sun Sep 03 21:17:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!bkim From: bkim@titech.ac.jp (Bruno Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Sep03.211752.3194@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 03 Sep 1995 21:17:52 GMT References: <1995Sep03.001152.2809@netcom.com> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep03.001152.2809@netcom.com>, mbrennan@netcom.com (Min-jun Brennan) 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. -- Bruno Kim | bkim@titech.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 39E2 C3F1 7E0E A085 "Keep the channels open." From avasiliev@tum.de Tue Sep 05 22:36:52 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!tum!avasiliev From: avasiliev@tum.de (Anton Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Sep05.223652.1571@tum.de> Date: Tue, 05 Sep 1995 22:36:52 GMT References: <1995Sep03.001152.2809@netcom.com> <1995Sep03.211752.3194@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep03.211752.3194@titech.ac.jp>, bkim@titech.ac.jp (Bruno Kim) writes: > 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. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Anton Vasiliev *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0