From dkang@inria.fr Sun Oct 08 18:59:11 1995
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Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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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 Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines.

Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP?

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From dnovak@demon.co.uk Tue Oct 10 09:32:11 1995
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Oct08.185911.4562@inria.fr>, dkang@inria.fr (Dmitri Kang) 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.

Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.'

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From mkang@netcom.com Tue Oct 10 21:27:11 1995
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Oct08.185911.4562@inria.fr>, dkang@inria.fr (Dmitri Kang) 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.

Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs.

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