From mnilsson@pacbell.net Thu Feb 15 16:24:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!mnilsson From: mnilsson@pacbell.net (Mathieu Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb15.162403.5173@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 16:24:03 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. 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. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Mathieu Nilsson | mnilsson@pacbell.net PGP Key fingerprint: 7BD4 7A99 6B35 6B25 "Keep the channels open." From mpetrov@illinois.edu Thu Feb 15 17:16:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!illinois!mpetrov From: mpetrov@illinois.edu (Marta Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb15.171603.7971@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 17:16:03 GMT References: <1996Feb15.162403.5173@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Feb15.162403.5173@pacbell.net>, mnilsson@pacbell.net (Mathieu Nilsson) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Marta Petrov | mpetrov@illinois.edu PGP Key fingerprint: CD66 1571 4AC4 1FCD "Keep the channels open." From jmuller@kiae.su Sat Feb 17 11:09:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kiae!jmuller From: jmuller@kiae.su (Joachim Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb17.110903.7103@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 11:09:03 GMT References: <1996Feb15.162403.5173@pacbell.net> <1996Feb15.171603.7971@illinois.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1996Feb15.171603.7971@illinois.edu>, mpetrov@illinois.edu (Marta Petrov) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Joachim Müller -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From msanchez@illinois.edu Sun Feb 18 16:54:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!illinois!msanchez From: msanchez@illinois.edu (Mike Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb18.165403.7318@illinois.edu> Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 16:54:03 GMT References: <1996Feb15.162403.5173@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1996Feb15.162403.5173@pacbell.net>, mnilsson@pacbell.net (Mathieu Nilsson) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Mike Sánchez -- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "Row 14. No joke." From mhughes@earthlink.net Mon Feb 19 22:44:03 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!earthlink!mhughes From: mhughes@earthlink.net (Mikhail Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1996Feb19.224403.9085@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 22:44:03 GMT References: <1996Feb15.162403.5173@pacbell.net> <1996Feb15.171603.7971@illinois.edu> <1996Feb17.110903.7103@kiae.su> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Feb17.110903.7103@kiae.su>, jmuller@kiae.su (Joachim Müller) 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. -- Mikhail Hughes | mhughes@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: A77F F797 95DA 98ED "Keep the channels open."