From kmoreno@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Aug 20 18:30:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!u-tokyo!kmoreno From: kmoreno@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Katrin Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug20.183024.3360@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 18:30:24 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 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. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Katrin Moreno -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From bandersson@uu.net Mon Aug 21 10:55:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!uu!bandersson From: bandersson@uu.net (Bill Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug21.105524.6446@uu.net> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 10:55:24 GMT References: <1995Aug20.183024.3360@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug20.183024.3360@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, kmoreno@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Katrin Moreno) 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. -- Bill Andersson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA. ------------------------------------------------------------ From kreyes@titech.ac.jp Wed Aug 23 13:54:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!titech!kreyes From: kreyes@titech.ac.jp (Kenji Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug23.135424.6343@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 13:54:24 GMT References: <1995Aug20.183024.3360@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1995Aug20.183024.3360@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, kmoreno@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Katrin Moreno) 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. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Kenji Reyes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Acorn RiscPC 600 - NetBSD 1.0 From aokonkwo@kiae.su Fri Aug 25 07:23:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!kiae!aokonkwo From: aokonkwo@kiae.su (Anton Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug25.072324.5609@kiae.su> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 07:23:24 GMT References: <1995Aug20.183024.3360@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Aug23.135424.6343@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug23.135424.6343@titech.ac.jp>, kreyes@titech.ac.jp (Kenji Reyes) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Anton Okonkwo -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From bkarlsson@ox.ac.uk Fri Aug 25 20:05:24 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!ox!bkarlsson From: bkarlsson@ox.ac.uk (Bastien Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug25.200524.7132@ox.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 20:05:24 GMT References: <1995Aug20.183024.3360@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Aug23.135424.6343@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug23.135424.6343@titech.ac.jp>, kreyes@titech.ac.jp (Kenji Reyes) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. > Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Bastien Karlsson Tape trading list upon request. 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