From tpopov@mit.edu Thu Feb 01 19:03:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!mit!tpopov From: tpopov@mit.edu (Tomas Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb01.190321.4305@mit.edu> Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1996 19:03:21 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. 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? -- Tomas Popov -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From esokolov@delphi.com Sat Feb 03 10:36:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!delphi!esokolov From: esokolov@delphi.com (Elaine Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb03.103621.8927@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1996 10:36:21 GMT References: <1996Feb01.190321.4305@mit.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Feb01.190321.4305@mit.edu>, tpopov@mit.edu (Tomas Popov) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Elaine Sokolov US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "Hold for relay." From drodriguez@stanford.edu Mon Feb 05 03:47:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!stanford!drodriguez From: drodriguez@stanford.edu (Dong-hyun Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb05.034721.4652@stanford.edu> Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1996 03:47:21 GMT References: <1996Feb01.190321.4305@mit.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Feb01.190321.4305@mit.edu>, tpopov@mit.edu (Tomas Popov) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. 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. -- === Dong-hyun Rodríguez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From fsouza@uu.net Tue Feb 06 14:20:21 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uu!fsouza From: fsouza@uu.net (Fiona Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb06.142021.9323@uu.net> Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 14:20:21 GMT References: <1996Feb01.190321.4305@mit.edu> <1996Feb05.034721.4652@stanford.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Feb05.034721.4652@stanford.edu>, drodriguez@stanford.edu (Dong-hyun Rodríguez) 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. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Fiona Souza *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0