From kdubois@purdue.edu Fri Mar 24 15:32:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!purdue!kdubois From: kdubois@purdue.edu (Kenji Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Mar24.153225.6708@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1995 15:32:25 GMT Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- Kenji Dubois Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Purdue University Engineering Computer Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From shughes@clari.net Fri Mar 24 22:45:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!clari!shughes From: shughes@clari.net (Sun-mi Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Mar24.224525.5674@clari.net> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1995 22:45:25 GMT References: <1995Mar24.153225.6708@purdue.edu> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar24.153225.6708@purdue.edu>, kdubois@purdue.edu (Kenji Dubois) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. 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. -- Sun-mi Hughes Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of ClariNet Communications Corp. ------------------------------------------------------------ From gmuller@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Mar 26 16:26:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!u-tokyo!gmuller From: gmuller@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Graham Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Mar26.162625.6755@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 16:26:25 GMT References: <1995Mar24.153225.6708@purdue.edu> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Mar24.153225.6708@purdue.edu>, kdubois@purdue.edu (Kenji Dubois) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Graham Müller Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From atakahashi@mit.edu Tue Mar 28 07:04:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mit!atakahashi From: atakahashi@mit.edu (Anja Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Mar28.070425.4059@mit.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 07:04:25 GMT References: <1995Mar24.153225.6708@purdue.edu> <1995Mar26.162625.6755@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar26.162625.6755@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, gmuller@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Graham Müller) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. 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. -- Anja Takahashi | atakahashi@mit.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 7097 5426 41E7 F6EE "Keep the channels open." From mhernandez@demon.co.uk Wed Mar 29 05:01:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!demon!mhernandez From: mhernandez@demon.co.uk (Marisol Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Mar29.050125.1000@demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 05:01:25 GMT References: <1995Mar24.153225.6708@purdue.edu> <1995Mar26.162625.6755@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar26.162625.6755@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, gmuller@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Graham Müller) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. > Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Marisol Hernández Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.