From mschneider@clari.net Fri Sep 23 09:02:03 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!clari!mschneider From: mschneider@clari.net (Mathieu Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Sep23.090203.7184@clari.net> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 09:02:03 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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? -- === Mathieu Schneider === Dept of Electrical Engineering, ClariNet Communications Corp "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From elindqvist@cmu.edu Sun Sep 25 11:59:03 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cmu!elindqvist From: elindqvist@cmu.edu (Elaine Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Sep25.115903.3741@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 11:59:03 GMT References: <1994Sep23.090203.7184@clari.net> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994Sep23.090203.7184@clari.net>, mschneider@clari.net (Mathieu Schneider) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Elaine Lindqvist Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From fandersson@inria.fr Mon Sep 26 15:47:03 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!inria!fandersson From: fandersson@inria.fr (Fiona Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Sep26.154703.7264@inria.fr> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 15:47:03 GMT References: <1994Sep23.090203.7184@clari.net> <1994Sep25.115903.3741@cmu.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1994Sep25.115903.3741@cmu.edu>, elindqvist@cmu.edu (Elaine Lindqvist) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Fiona Andersson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From arobertson@utexas.edu Mon Sep 26 19:18:03 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!utexas!arobertson From: arobertson@utexas.edu (Anton Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Sep26.191803.8120@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 19:18:03 GMT References: <1994Sep23.090203.7184@clari.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Sep23.090203.7184@clari.net>, mschneider@clari.net (Mathieu Schneider) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Anton Robertson | arobertson@utexas.edu PGP Key fingerprint: B7B3 236F DEB9 CAC0 "Keep the channels open." From mmoreau@mindspring.com Tue Sep 27 01:48:03 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mindspring!mmoreau From: mmoreau@mindspring.com (Min-jun Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Sep27.014803.7277@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 1994 01:48:03 GMT References: <1994Sep23.090203.7184@clari.net> <1994Sep25.115903.3741@cmu.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Sep25.115903.3741@cmu.edu>, elindqvist@cmu.edu (Elaine Lindqvist) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Min-jun Moreau "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Atari TT030 / AmigaOS 3.1