From ekowalski@illinois.edu Fri Oct 20 17:16:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!illinois!ekowalski From: ekowalski@illinois.edu (Emi Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct20.171633.2814@illinois.edu> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 17:16:33 GMT Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- Emi Kowalski -- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "Hold for relay." From elindqvist@tum.de Sat Oct 21 14:45:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!tum!elindqvist From: elindqvist@tum.de (Élodie Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct21.144533.7324@tum.de> Date: Sat, 21 Oct 1995 14:45:33 GMT References: <1995Oct20.171633.2814@illinois.edu> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1995Oct20.171633.2814@illinois.edu>, ekowalski@illinois.edu (Emi Kowalski) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Élodie Lindqvist "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / Linux 1.2.13 From stakahashi@titech.ac.jp Sun Oct 22 04:10:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!titech!stakahashi From: stakahashi@titech.ac.jp (Sun-mi Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct22.041033.6940@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 04:10:33 GMT References: <1995Oct20.171633.2814@illinois.edu> <1995Oct21.144533.7324@tum.de> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct21.144533.7324@tum.de>, elindqvist@tum.de (Élodie Lindqvist) 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. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Sun-mi Takahashi Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From rsilva@unam.mx Tue Oct 24 04:30:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!unam!rsilva From: rsilva@unam.mx (Raj Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct24.043033.1692@unam.mx> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 04:30:33 GMT References: <1995Oct20.171633.2814@illinois.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct20.171633.2814@illinois.edu>, ekowalski@illinois.edu (Emi Kowalski) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Raj Silva -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From bkowalski@delphi.com Wed Oct 25 03:37:33 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!delphi!bkowalski From: bkowalski@delphi.com (Bill Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct25.033733.6575@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 03:37:33 GMT References: <1995Oct20.171633.2814@illinois.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct20.171633.2814@illinois.edu>, ekowalski@illinois.edu (Emi Kowalski) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Bill Kowalski | bkowalski@delphi.com PGP Key fingerprint: 47C4 815A ADC2 0A76 "Keep the channels open."