From tcampbell@clari.net Wed Aug 23 20:55:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!clari!tcampbell From: tcampbell@clari.net (Thiago Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug23.205550.2994@clari.net> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 20:55:50 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. 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. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- Thiago Campbell Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From tduarte@earthlink.net Thu Aug 24 12:11:50 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!earthlink!tduarte From: tduarte@earthlink.net (Takeshi Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Aug24.121150.1807@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 12:11:50 GMT References: <1995Aug23.205550.2994@clari.net> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug23.205550.2994@clari.net>, tcampbell@clari.net (Thiago Campbell) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. 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. -- Takeshi Duarte Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of EarthLink Network. ------------------------------------------------------------