From rduarte@purdue.edu Thu Sep 12 23:46:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!purdue!rduarte From: rduarte@purdue.edu (Renata Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep12.234644.2489@purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 23:46:44 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. 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? -- Renata Duarte Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From lgarcia@uni-hamburg.de Sat Sep 14 14:42:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uni-hamburg!lgarcia From: lgarcia@uni-hamburg.de (Lars García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep14.144244.4279@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 14:42:44 GMT References: <1996Sep12.234644.2489@purdue.edu> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep12.234644.2489@purdue.edu>, rduarte@purdue.edu (Renata Duarte) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > 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. -- Lars García -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "Do not worship the copy." From akang@netcom.com Mon Sep 16 16:55:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!netcom!akang From: akang@netcom.com (Amy Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Sep16.165544.4828@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 16:55:44 GMT References: <1996Sep12.234644.2489@purdue.edu> <1996Sep14.144244.4279@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep14.144244.4279@uni-hamburg.de>, lgarcia@uni-hamburg.de (Lars García) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- === Amy Kang === Dept of Electrical Engineering, NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "A soul is not exclusive to biology."