From ttakahashi@earthlink.net Sun Jun 23 10:46:22 1996
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From: ttakahashi@earthlink.net (Takeshi Takahashi)
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Subject: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing.

Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk.
It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections.

Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West?

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From gcampbell@kth.se Tue Jun 25 08:41:22 1996
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Subject: Re: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1996Jun23.104622.8929@earthlink.net>, ttakahashi@earthlink.net (Takeshi Takahashi) writes:
> The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing.
> Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk.

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

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From mkowalski@inria.fr Tue Jun 25 13:54:22 1996
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From: mkowalski@inria.fr (Morag Kowalski)
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Subject: Re: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1996Jun25.084122.6225@kth.se>, gcampbell@kth.se (Graham Campbell) writes:
> The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu.

That's the genius of the Akasaka singles. The music is smiling and sunny, but her lyrics are still about carrier waves and locked doors.

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