From toliveira@titech.ac.jp Sat Sep 28 08:19:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!titech!toliveira From: toliveira@titech.ac.jp (Tyler Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep28.081910.8076@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 08:19:10 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- Tyler Oliveira Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ysmirnov@cmu.edu Sat Sep 28 17:34:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cmu!ysmirnov From: ysmirnov@cmu.edu (Yuki Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep28.173410.1814@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:34:10 GMT References: <1996Sep28.081910.8076@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep28.081910.8076@titech.ac.jp>, toliveira@titech.ac.jp (Tyler Oliveira) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- Yuki Smirnov | ysmirnov@cmu.edu PGP Key fingerprint: C375 FD03 BB17 58B2 "Keep the channels open." From asokolov@mindspring.com Sun Sep 29 16:38:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mindspring!asokolov From: asokolov@mindspring.com (Anja Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep29.163810.1017@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 16:38:10 GMT References: <1996Sep28.081910.8076@titech.ac.jp> <1996Sep28.173410.1814@cmu.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep28.173410.1814@cmu.edu>, ysmirnov@cmu.edu (Yuki Smirnov) writes: > The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' 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. -- Anja Sokolov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of MindSpring Enterprises. ------------------------------------------------------------ From mdubois@illinois.edu Mon Sep 30 03:14:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!illinois!mdubois From: mdubois@illinois.edu (Mathieu Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep30.031410.6032@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 03:14:10 GMT References: <1996Sep28.081910.8076@titech.ac.jp> <1996Sep28.173410.1814@cmu.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep28.173410.1814@cmu.edu>, ysmirnov@cmu.edu (Yuki Smirnov) writes: > The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Mathieu Dubois Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------ From nbrennan@clari.net Mon Sep 30 05:37:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!clari!nbrennan From: nbrennan@clari.net (Natalia Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep30.053710.8688@clari.net> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 05:37:10 GMT References: <1996Sep28.081910.8076@titech.ac.jp> <1996Sep28.173410.1814@cmu.edu> <1996Sep30.031410.6032@illinois.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep30.031410.6032@illinois.edu>, mdubois@illinois.edu (Mathieu Dubois) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- === Natalia Brennan === Dept of Electrical Engineering, ClariNet Communications Corp "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."