From kreyes@cam.ac.uk Fri Feb 03 01:46:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cam!kreyes From: kreyes@cam.ac.uk (Karen Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Feb03.014649.5404@cam.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 1995 01:46:49 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. 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? -- Karen Reyes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From ntanaka@cmu.edu Fri Feb 03 15:16:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cmu!ntanaka From: ntanaka@cmu.edu (Nadine Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Feb03.151649.7395@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 03 Feb 1995 15:16:49 GMT References: <1995Feb03.014649.5404@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb03.014649.5404@cam.ac.uk>, kreyes@cam.ac.uk (Karen Reyes) 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. -- Nadine Tanaka *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From bhernandez@cmu.edu Sat Feb 04 11:25:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cmu!bhernandez From: bhernandez@cmu.edu (Bruno Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Feb04.112549.2136@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 1995 11:25:49 GMT References: <1995Feb03.014649.5404@cam.ac.uk> <1995Feb03.151649.7395@cmu.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Feb03.151649.7395@cmu.edu>, ntanaka@cmu.edu (Nadine Tanaka) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Bruno Hernández *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From ksato@cmu.edu Sat Feb 04 22:59:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cmu!ksato From: ksato@cmu.edu (Kirsty Sato) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Feb04.225949.3035@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 04 Feb 1995 22:59:49 GMT References: <1995Feb03.014649.5404@cam.ac.uk> <1995Feb03.151649.7395@cmu.edu> <1995Feb04.112549.2136@cmu.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb04.112549.2136@cmu.edu>, bhernandez@cmu.edu (Bruno Hernández) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. > 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. -- Kirsty Sato Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bfournier@mindspring.com Mon Feb 06 04:21:49 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!bfournier From: bfournier@mindspring.com (Bastien Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Feb06.042149.9714@mindspring.com> Date: Mon, 06 Feb 1995 04:21:49 GMT References: <1995Feb03.014649.5404@cam.ac.uk> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Feb03.014649.5404@cam.ac.uk>, kreyes@cam.ac.uk (Karen Reyes) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- Bastien Fournier | bfournier@mindspring.com PGP Key fingerprint: 7240 33FC ABCF 1F6D "Keep the channels open."