From icampbell@utexas.edu Wed Jun 14 02:00:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!utexas!icampbell From: icampbell@utexas.edu (Ines Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jun14.020040.2667@utexas.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 02:00:40 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. 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? -- Ines Campbell *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From mstewart@delphi.com Thu Jun 15 19:18:40 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!delphi!mstewart From: mstewart@delphi.com (Morag Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jun15.191840.6086@delphi.com> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 19:18:40 GMT References: <1995Jun14.020040.2667@utexas.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Jun14.020040.2667@utexas.edu>, icampbell@utexas.edu (Ines Campbell) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Morag Stewart Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.