From lgirard@unam.mx Fri Sep 23 23:49:16 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!unam!lgirard From: lgirard@unam.mx (Lars Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Sep23.234916.3410@unam.mx> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 23:49:16 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 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. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Lars Girard "They will send a copy in my place." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / System 7.5.1 From anilsson@mindspring.com Sun Sep 25 20:50:16 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!mindspring!anilsson From: anilsson@mindspring.com (Astrid Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Sep25.205016.6440@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 1994 20:50:16 GMT References: <1994Sep23.234916.3410@unam.mx> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Sep23.234916.3410@unam.mx>, lgirard@unam.mx (Lars Girard) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Astrid Nilsson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From aeriksson@pacbell.net Mon Sep 26 11:34:16 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!aeriksson From: aeriksson@pacbell.net (Astrid Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Sep26.113416.6463@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 11:34:16 GMT References: <1994Sep23.234916.3410@unam.mx> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Sep23.234916.3410@unam.mx>, lgirard@unam.mx (Lars Girard) 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. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Astrid Eriksson | aeriksson@pacbell.net PGP Key fingerprint: B1D2 5369 8C3A BB14 "Keep the channels open."