From lpetrov@kiae.su Fri Feb 09 19:03:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kiae!lpetrov From: lpetrov@kiae.su (Liam Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb09.190316.4253@kiae.su> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 19:03:16 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. 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? -- Liam Petrov "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / SunOS 4.1.4 From dcampbell@purdue.edu Sun Feb 11 13:24:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!purdue!dcampbell From: dcampbell@purdue.edu (Dave Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb11.132416.1126@purdue.edu> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 13:24:16 GMT References: <1996Feb09.190316.4253@kiae.su> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb09.190316.4253@kiae.su>, lpetrov@kiae.su (Liam Petrov) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. 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. -- === Dave Campbell === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From lsantos@cam.ac.uk Mon Feb 12 06:03:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cam!lsantos From: lsantos@cam.ac.uk (Lisa Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb12.060316.8905@cam.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 06:03:16 GMT References: <1996Feb09.190316.4253@kiae.su> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb09.190316.4253@kiae.su>, lpetrov@kiae.su (Liam Petrov) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. 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. -- Lisa Santos SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From isouza@inria.fr Mon Feb 12 14:38:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!inria!isouza From: isouza@inria.fr (Ines Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb12.143816.3458@inria.fr> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 14:38:16 GMT References: <1996Feb09.190316.4253@kiae.su> <1996Feb12.060316.8905@cam.ac.uk> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Feb12.060316.8905@cam.ac.uk>, lsantos@cam.ac.uk (Lisa Santos) 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. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Ines Souza Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From kdubois@inria.fr Wed Feb 14 16:30:16 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!inria!kdubois From: kdubois@inria.fr (Kenji Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb14.163016.5317@inria.fr> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 16:30:16 GMT References: <1996Feb09.190316.4253@kiae.su> <1996Feb12.060316.8905@cam.ac.uk> <1996Feb12.143816.3458@inria.fr> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1996Feb12.143816.3458@inria.fr>, isouza@inria.fr (Ines Souza) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. > Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- Kenji Dubois *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0