From tfischer@cern.ch Tue Jan 24 10:56:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cern!tfischer From: tfischer@cern.ch (Takeshi Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jan24.105626.1659@cern.ch> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 10:56:26 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP? -- === Takeshi Fischer === Dept of Electrical Engineering, European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From nkuznetsov@cmu.edu Wed Jan 25 11:45:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cmu!nkuznetsov From: nkuznetsov@cmu.edu (Nadia Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jan25.114526.4711@cmu.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 11:45:26 GMT References: <1995Jan24.105626.1659@cern.ch> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan24.105626.1659@cern.ch>, tfischer@cern.ch (Takeshi Fischer) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Nadia Kuznetsov US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 33,600 bps "They will send a copy in my place." From nvasiliev@hanse.de Wed Jan 25 17:16:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!hanse!nvasiliev From: nvasiliev@hanse.de (Natalia Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jan25.171626.3175@hanse.de> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 17:16:26 GMT References: <1995Jan24.105626.1659@cern.ch> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan24.105626.1659@cern.ch>, tfischer@cern.ch (Takeshi Fischer) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. 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. -- === Natalia Vasiliev === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From bpetrov@illinois.edu Fri Jan 27 16:08:26 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!illinois!bpetrov From: bpetrov@illinois.edu (Brian Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jan27.160826.2522@illinois.edu> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 16:08:26 GMT References: <1995Jan24.105626.1659@cern.ch> <1995Jan25.114526.4711@cmu.edu> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Jan25.114526.4711@cmu.edu>, nkuznetsov@cmu.edu (Nadia Kuznetsov) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Brian Petrov -- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "Row 14. No joke."