From shernandez@earthlink.net Mon May 15 06:58:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!shernandez From: shernandez@earthlink.net (Sergei Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May15.065836.8565@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 06:58:36 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Sergei Hernández "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Atari TT030 / TOS 4.04 From hgirard@clari.net Mon May 15 21:01:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!clari!hgirard From: hgirard@clari.net (Hugo Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May15.210136.8315@clari.net> Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 21:01:36 GMT References: <1995May15.065836.8565@earthlink.net> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995May15.065836.8565@earthlink.net>, shernandez@earthlink.net (Sergei Hernández) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Hugo Girard *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun SparcStation 20 - NetBSD 1.0 From bsouza@uu.net Tue May 16 00:29:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!bsouza From: bsouza@uu.net (Bruno Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May16.002936.5443@uu.net> Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 00:29:36 GMT References: <1995May15.065836.8565@earthlink.net> <1995May15.210136.8315@clari.net> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995May15.210136.8315@clari.net>, hgirard@clari.net (Hugo Girard) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Bruno Souza *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0 From cvasiliev@stanford.edu Wed May 17 19:29:36 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!stanford!cvasiliev From: cvasiliev@stanford.edu (Callum Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May17.192936.7578@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 19:29:36 GMT References: <1995May15.065836.8565@earthlink.net> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995May15.065836.8565@earthlink.net>, shernandez@earthlink.net (Sergei Hernández) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Callum Vasiliev "Row 14. No joke." Decstation 5000/200 / NEXTSTEP 3.3