From mgirard@pipeline.com Thu Jul 07 09:57:32 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pipeline!mgirard From: mgirard@pipeline.com (Marisol Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul07.095732.8049@pipeline.com> Date: Thu, 07 Jul 1994 09:57:32 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. 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. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Marisol Girard Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of The Pipeline Internet Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From moliveira@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Jul 09 03:13:32 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!u-tokyo!moliveira From: moliveira@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mei Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul09.031332.5053@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 09 Jul 1994 03:13:32 GMT References: <1994Jul07.095732.8049@pipeline.com> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Jul07.095732.8049@pipeline.com>, mgirard@pipeline.com (Marisol Girard) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Mei Oliveira "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Atari Falcon 030 / FreeBSD 2.1 From gsanchez@earthlink.net Mon Jul 11 06:55:32 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!gsanchez From: gsanchez@earthlink.net (Graham Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul11.065532.8113@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 06:55:32 GMT References: <1994Jul07.095732.8049@pipeline.com> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Jul07.095732.8049@pipeline.com>, mgirard@pipeline.com (Marisol Girard) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. 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. -- Graham Sánchez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of EarthLink Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From skim@uu.net Wed Jul 13 06:22:32 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!uu!skim From: skim@uu.net (Sun-mi Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul13.062232.3784@uu.net> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 06:22:32 GMT References: <1994Jul07.095732.8049@pipeline.com> <1994Jul09.031332.5053@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1994Jul09.031332.5053@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, moliveira@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mei Oliveira) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Sun-mi Kim Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA. ------------------------------------------------------------ From astewart@utexas.edu Thu Jul 14 00:25:32 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!utexas!astewart From: astewart@utexas.edu (Amy Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Jul14.002532.9498@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 00:25:32 GMT References: <1994Jul07.095732.8049@pipeline.com> <1994Jul11.065532.8113@earthlink.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Jul11.065532.8113@earthlink.net>, gsanchez@earthlink.net (Graham Sánchez) writes: > 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. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Amy Stewart -- University of Texas at Austin "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."