From afournier@cmu.edu Sat Sep 09 04:48:38 1995
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Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988.

The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines.
Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk.

Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West?

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From elaurent@delphi.com Sun Sep 10 02:29:38 1995
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Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Sep09.044838.4191@cmu.edu>, afournier@cmu.edu (Astrid Fournier) writes:
> Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988.
> The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines.

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.

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Élodie Laurent -- Delphi Internet Services
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From lnakamura@stanford.edu Mon Sep 11 13:23:38 1995
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Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Sep10.022938.5363@delphi.com>, elaurent@delphi.com (Élodie Laurent) writes:
> 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.

She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol.

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Liam Nakamura
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