From tsanchez@cern.ch Fri Dec 13 07:33:42 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cern!tsanchez From: tsanchez@cern.ch (Tomas Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec13.073342.9920@cern.ch> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 07:33:42 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. 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? -- Tomas Sánchez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mmoreno@utexas.edu Sun Dec 15 03:03:42 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!utexas!mmoreno From: mmoreno@utexas.edu (Mikhail Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec15.030342.9140@utexas.edu> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 03:03:42 GMT References: <1996Dec13.073342.9920@cern.ch> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Dec13.073342.9920@cern.ch>, tsanchez@cern.ch (Tomas Sánchez) 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. -- Mikhail Moreno Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mhughes@unam.mx Sun Dec 15 07:49:42 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!unam!mhughes From: mhughes@unam.mx (Mathieu Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec15.074942.2790@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 07:49:42 GMT References: <1996Dec13.073342.9920@cern.ch> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1996Dec13.073342.9920@cern.ch>, tsanchez@cern.ch (Tomas Sánchez) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- === Mathieu Hughes === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From smoreno@purdue.edu Sun Dec 15 21:34:42 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!smoreno From: smoreno@purdue.edu (Seo-yeon Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Dec15.213442.5377@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 21:34:42 GMT References: <1996Dec13.073342.9920@cern.ch> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec13.073342.9920@cern.ch>, tsanchez@cern.ch (Tomas Sánchez) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Seo-yeon Moreno SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."