From mcampbell@uu.net Sat Nov 18 08:28:44 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uu!mcampbell From: mcampbell@uu.net (Mateo Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Nov18.082844.4255@uu.net> Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 08:28:44 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Mateo Campbell | mcampbell@uu.net PGP Key fingerprint: 7BD0 C16D 0CBA 11B1 "Keep the channels open." From ereyes@ox.ac.uk Mon Nov 20 12:09:44 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!ox!ereyes From: ereyes@ox.ac.uk (Elaine Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Nov20.120944.8269@ox.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 12:09:44 GMT References: <1995Nov18.082844.4255@uu.net> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov18.082844.4255@uu.net>, mcampbell@uu.net (Mateo Campbell) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Elaine Reyes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From etakahashi@pacbell.net Mon Nov 20 22:55:44 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pacbell!etakahashi From: etakahashi@pacbell.net (Elaine Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Nov20.225544.1453@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 22:55:44 GMT References: <1995Nov18.082844.4255@uu.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov18.082844.4255@uu.net>, mcampbell@uu.net (Mateo Campbell) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. 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. -- Elaine Takahashi *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0 From rkang@hanse.de Tue Nov 21 15:28:44 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!hanse!rkang From: rkang@hanse.de (Rodrigo Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Nov21.152844.7342@hanse.de> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:28:44 GMT References: <1995Nov18.082844.4255@uu.net> <1995Nov20.120944.8269@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov20.120944.8269@ox.ac.uk>, ereyes@ox.ac.uk (Elaine Reyes) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Rodrigo Kang Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg. ------------------------------------------------------------