From ssmirnov@tum.de Tue Dec 13 10:47:27 1994
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Subject: Data: 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.
The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines.

Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office?

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From jlarsson@ox.ac.uk Tue Dec 13 22:26:27 1994
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From: jlarsson@ox.ac.uk (Julien Larsson)
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1994Dec13.104727.6111@tum.de>, ssmirnov@tum.de (Sergei Smirnov) writes:
> The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing.

The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu.

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From nkowalski@kth.se Thu Dec 15 13:43:27 1994
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1994Dec13.104727.6111@tum.de>, ssmirnov@tum.de (Sergei Smirnov) 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.

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.

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