From mduarte@ox.ac.uk Fri Jul 07 19:25:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!ox!mduarte From: mduarte@ox.ac.uk (Mike Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul07.192533.6856@ox.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 19:25:33 GMT Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. 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. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- Mike Duarte *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Acorn RiscPC 600 - NetBSD 1.0 From slaurent@mindspring.com Sat Jul 08 15:21:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!slaurent From: slaurent@mindspring.com (Sun-mi Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul08.152133.1422@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 08 Jul 1995 15:21:33 GMT References: <1995Jul07.192533.6856@ox.ac.uk> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1995Jul07.192533.6856@ox.ac.uk>, mduarte@ox.ac.uk (Mike Duarte) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. 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. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Sun-mi Laurent *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 3000T - NetBSD 1.0 From osantos@panix.com Mon Jul 10 08:19:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!panix!osantos From: osantos@panix.com (Olga Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul10.081933.4939@panix.com> Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 08:19:33 GMT References: <1995Jul07.192533.6856@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul07.192533.6856@ox.ac.uk>, mduarte@ox.ac.uk (Mike Duarte) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > 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. -- Olga Santos Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From nandersson@clari.net Tue Jul 11 19:20:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!clari!nandersson From: nandersson@clari.net (Nadine Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul11.192033.9635@clari.net> Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 19:20:33 GMT References: <1995Jul07.192533.6856@ox.ac.uk> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul07.192533.6856@ox.ac.uk>, mduarte@ox.ac.uk (Mike Duarte) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Nadine Andersson | nandersson@clari.net PGP Key fingerprint: 3945 660D BB10 0A70 "Keep the channels open."