From kandersson@delphi.com Wed Aug 23 07:59:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!delphi!kandersson From: kandersson@delphi.com (Karen Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug23.075910.3772@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 07:59:10 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 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. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Karen Andersson -- Delphi Internet Services "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From tsilva@rwth-aachen.de Thu Aug 24 16:35:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!rwth-aachen!tsilva From: tsilva@rwth-aachen.de (Tomas Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug24.163510.1247@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 16:35:10 GMT References: <1995Aug23.075910.3772@delphi.com> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug23.075910.3772@delphi.com>, kandersson@delphi.com (Karen Andersson) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Tomas Silva -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From rito@inria.fr Fri Aug 25 23:28:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!inria!rito From: rito@inria.fr (Rodrigo Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug25.232810.2406@inria.fr> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 23:28:10 GMT References: <1995Aug23.075910.3772@delphi.com> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Aug23.075910.3772@delphi.com>, kandersson@delphi.com (Karen Andersson) 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. -- === Rodrigo Ito === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From aandersson@earthlink.net Sun Aug 27 01:24:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!earthlink!aandersson From: aandersson@earthlink.net (Amy Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug27.012410.8889@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 01:24:10 GMT References: <1995Aug23.075910.3772@delphi.com> <1995Aug25.232810.2406@inria.fr> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Aug25.232810.2406@inria.fr>, rito@inria.fr (Rodrigo Ito) 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. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Amy Andersson "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Atari TT030 / AmigaOS 3.1