From ngonzalez@clari.net Mon Apr 03 15:34:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!clari!ngonzalez From: ngonzalez@clari.net (Natalia González) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr03.153403.9139@clari.net> Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1995 15:34:03 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 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. 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? -- Natalia González "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / SunOS 4.1.4 From isanchez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Apr 04 23:11:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!u-tokyo!isanchez From: isanchez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Ines Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr04.231103.7983@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 04 Apr 1995 23:11:03 GMT References: <1995Apr03.153403.9139@clari.net> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Apr03.153403.9139@clari.net>, ngonzalez@clari.net (Natalia González) 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 contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' -- === Ines Sánchez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Marcus is not one man." From bsilva@hanse.de Thu Apr 06 00:36:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!hanse!bsilva From: bsilva@hanse.de (Bill Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr06.003603.7759@hanse.de> Date: Thu, 06 Apr 1995 00:36:03 GMT References: <1995Apr03.153403.9139@clari.net> <1995Apr04.231103.7983@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr04.231103.7983@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, isanchez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Ines Sánchez) writes: > The contrast between the sunny Tokyo pop and the dark sub-carrier was intentional. The Akasaka memo calls it 'Phase Inversion Masking.' 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. -- Bill Silva "Hold for relay." Atari TT030 / System 7.5.1 From lpark@mindspring.com Thu Apr 06 11:32:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!lpark From: lpark@mindspring.com (Lisa Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr06.113203.7700@mindspring.com> Date: Thu, 06 Apr 1995 11:32:03 GMT References: <1995Apr03.153403.9139@clari.net> <1995Apr04.231103.7983@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Apr06.003603.7759@hanse.de> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Apr06.003603.7759@hanse.de>, bsilva@hanse.de (Bill Silva) writes: > 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. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- === Lisa Park === Dept of Electrical Engineering, MindSpring Enterprises "They will send a copy in my place." From rmartinez@delphi.com Sat Apr 08 03:35:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!delphi!rmartinez From: rmartinez@delphi.com (Renata Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Apr08.033503.4919@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 08 Apr 1995 03:35:03 GMT References: <1995Apr03.153403.9139@clari.net> <1995Apr04.231103.7983@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Apr06.003603.7759@hanse.de> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr06.003603.7759@hanse.de>, bsilva@hanse.de (Bill Silva) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- === Renata Martínez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Delphi Internet Services "We don't sign stars. We build them."