From akowalski@cam.ac.uk Sat Sep 14 04:56:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cam!akowalski From: akowalski@cam.ac.uk (Anja Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep14.045610.3032@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 04:56:10 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. 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? -- Anja Kowalski -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From asantos@cam.ac.uk Sun Sep 15 19:19:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cam!asantos From: asantos@cam.ac.uk (Amy Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep15.191910.9236@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 19:19:10 GMT References: <1996Sep14.045610.3032@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1996Sep14.045610.3032@cam.ac.uk>, akowalski@cam.ac.uk (Anja Kowalski) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Amy Santos "Row 14. No joke." Decstation 5000/200 / SunOS 4.1.4 From sgarcia@ox.ac.uk Tue Sep 17 08:30:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!ox!sgarcia From: sgarcia@ox.ac.uk (Sergei García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep17.083010.3678@ox.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 08:30:10 GMT References: <1996Sep14.045610.3032@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep14.045610.3032@cam.ac.uk>, akowalski@cam.ac.uk (Anja Kowalski) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Sergei García | sgarcia@ox.ac.uk PGP Key fingerprint: CB2B 2274 91F8 3468 "Keep the channels open." From kmuller@titech.ac.jp Thu Sep 19 00:18:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!titech!kmuller From: kmuller@titech.ac.jp (Katrin Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep19.001810.5317@titech.ac.jp> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 00:18:10 GMT References: <1996Sep14.045610.3032@cam.ac.uk> <1996Sep17.083010.3678@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep17.083010.3678@ox.ac.uk>, sgarcia@ox.ac.uk (Sergei García) writes: > Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' 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. -- === Katrin Müller === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From mchoi@berkeley.edu Thu Sep 19 07:02:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!berkeley!mchoi From: mchoi@berkeley.edu (Mike Choi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep19.070210.6784@berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 07:02:10 GMT References: <1996Sep14.045610.3032@cam.ac.uk> <1996Sep17.083010.3678@ox.ac.uk> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep17.083010.3678@ox.ac.uk>, sgarcia@ox.ac.uk (Sergei García) writes: > Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Mike Choi Hayes Optima 288 @ ISDN 64k bps "Do not worship the copy."