From nlindqvist@mindspring.com Sat Sep 14 21:44:39 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!mindspring!nlindqvist From: nlindqvist@mindspring.com (Nadia Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep14.214439.2546@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 21:44:39 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. 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? -- Nadia Lindqvist *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0 From bgarcia@illinois.edu Mon Sep 16 12:47:39 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!illinois!bgarcia From: bgarcia@illinois.edu (Bastien García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep16.124739.4317@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 12:47:39 GMT References: <1996Sep14.214439.2546@mindspring.com> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Sep14.214439.2546@mindspring.com>, nlindqvist@mindspring.com (Nadia Lindqvist) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Bastien García Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From pdubois@uu.net Tue Sep 17 06:24:39 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uu!pdubois From: pdubois@uu.net (Pavel Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep17.062439.7066@uu.net> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 06:24:39 GMT References: <1996Sep14.214439.2546@mindspring.com> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Sep14.214439.2546@mindspring.com>, nlindqvist@mindspring.com (Nadia Lindqvist) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Pavel Dubois *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From sfournier@uu.net Tue Sep 17 21:56:39 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uu!sfournier From: sfournier@uu.net (Sergei Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep17.215639.9230@uu.net> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 21:56:39 GMT References: <1996Sep14.214439.2546@mindspring.com> <1996Sep16.124739.4317@illinois.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep16.124739.4317@illinois.edu>, bgarcia@illinois.edu (Bastien García) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. 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. -- Sergei Fournier *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0