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From: csouza@panix.com (Camila Souza)
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Subject: 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.

Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP?

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From dnovak@titech.ac.jp Mon Aug 07 17:05:55 1995
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Aug07.055455.3515@panix.com>, csouza@panix.com (Camila Souza) 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.

Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.'

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From hkarlsson@tum.de Wed Aug 09 05:25:55 1995
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Aug07.055455.3515@panix.com>, csouza@panix.com (Camila Souza) 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.

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

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From epetrov@netcom.com Wed Aug 09 08:04:55 1995
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From: epetrov@netcom.com (Elaine Petrov)
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Aug07.055455.3515@panix.com>, csouza@panix.com (Camila Souza) 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.

The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu.

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=== Elaine Petrov ===
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