From bmoreno@earthlink.net Sun Aug 06 10:55:26 1995
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From: bmoreno@earthlink.net (Bruno Moreno)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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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.
It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections.

Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office?

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From: msuzuki@hanse.de (Mathieu Suzuki)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Aug06.105526.5777@earthlink.net>, bmoreno@earthlink.net (Bruno Moreno) writes:
> The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing.

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

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