From dkowalski@cern.ch Fri Aug 16 01:33:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cern!dkowalski From: dkowalski@cern.ch (Dong-hyun Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Aug16.013351.8869@cern.ch> Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 01:33:51 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. 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? -- Dong-hyun Kowalski -- European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From rrobertson@cam.ac.uk Sat Aug 17 06:08:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!rrobertson From: rrobertson@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Aug17.060851.4092@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 06:08:51 GMT References: <1996Aug16.013351.8869@cern.ch> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Aug16.013351.8869@cern.ch>, dkowalski@cern.ch (Dong-hyun Kowalski) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Rodrigo Robertson | rrobertson@cam.ac.uk PGP Key fingerprint: 6FAF 7919 20BB 266B "Keep the channels open." From moliveira@titech.ac.jp Sun Aug 18 03:38:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!moliveira From: moliveira@titech.ac.jp (Marisol Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Aug18.033851.6525@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 03:38:51 GMT References: <1996Aug16.013351.8869@cern.ch> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug16.013351.8869@cern.ch>, dkowalski@cern.ch (Dong-hyun Kowalski) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- Marisol Oliveira *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From kbrennan@tum.de Mon Aug 19 02:08:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!tum!kbrennan From: kbrennan@tum.de (Katrin Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Aug19.020851.1924@tum.de> Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 02:08:51 GMT References: <1996Aug16.013351.8869@cern.ch> <1996Aug18.033851.6525@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug18.033851.6525@titech.ac.jp>, moliveira@titech.ac.jp (Marisol Oliveira) writes: > The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Katrin Brennan Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Technische Universität München. ------------------------------------------------------------ From aito@delphi.com Tue Aug 20 02:49:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!delphi!aito From: aito@delphi.com (Andrei Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Aug20.024951.7747@delphi.com> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 02:49:51 GMT References: <1996Aug16.013351.8869@cern.ch> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Aug16.013351.8869@cern.ch>, dkowalski@cern.ch (Dong-hyun Kowalski) 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Andrei Ito Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Delphi Internet Services. ------------------------------------------------------------