From afournier@illinois.edu Sun Sep 08 07:34:49 1996
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From: afournier@illinois.edu (Amy Fournier)
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Subject: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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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.
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?

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From vsmirnov@uni-hamburg.de Tue Sep 10 09:06:49 1996
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From: vsmirnov@uni-hamburg.de (Valeria Smirnov)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1996Sep08.073449.9034@illinois.edu>, afournier@illinois.edu (Amy Fournier) writes:
> 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.

Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.'

Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind).

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From rvasiliev@demon.co.uk Tue Sep 10 10:51:49 1996
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1996Sep10.090649.1853@uni-hamburg.de>, vsmirnov@uni-hamburg.de (Valeria Smirnov) writes:
> Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.'
> Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind).

Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.'

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From bito@uni-hamburg.de Wed Sep 11 23:51:49 1996
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From: bito@uni-hamburg.de (Brian Ito)
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Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1996Sep10.105149.6594@demon.co.uk>, rvasiliev@demon.co.uk (Renata Vasiliev) writes:
> Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.'

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.

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