From kperez@kiae.su Wed Sep 13 00:14:23 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!kiae!kperez From: kperez@kiae.su (Katrin Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Sep13.001423.4337@kiae.su> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 00:14:23 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. 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? -- Katrin Pérez -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "Marcus is not one man." From msuzuki@pacbell.net Wed Sep 13 20:53:23 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!pacbell!msuzuki From: msuzuki@pacbell.net (Mei Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Sep13.205323.2634@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 20:53:23 GMT References: <1995Sep13.001423.4337@kiae.su> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep13.001423.4337@kiae.su>, kperez@kiae.su (Katrin Pérez) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > 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. -- Mei Suzuki US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 19,200 bps "Hold for relay." From fmartinez@uu.net Thu Sep 14 10:18:23 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uu!fmartinez From: fmartinez@uu.net (Freya Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Sep14.101823.9281@uu.net> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 10:18:23 GMT References: <1995Sep13.001423.4337@kiae.su> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep13.001423.4337@kiae.su>, kperez@kiae.su (Katrin Pérez) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Freya Martínez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA. ------------------------------------------------------------ From fcampbell@mindspring.com Sat Sep 16 04:28:23 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mindspring!fcampbell From: fcampbell@mindspring.com (Fiona Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Sep16.042823.4216@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 04:28:23 GMT References: <1995Sep13.001423.4337@kiae.su> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Sep13.001423.4337@kiae.su>, kperez@kiae.su (Katrin Pérez) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Fiona Campbell Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From nlindqvist@cern.ch Sun Sep 17 13:50:23 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cern!nlindqvist From: nlindqvist@cern.ch (Nadine Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Sep17.135023.5785@cern.ch> Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 13:50:23 GMT References: <1995Sep13.001423.4337@kiae.su> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Sep13.001423.4337@kiae.su>, kperez@kiae.su (Katrin Pérez) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Nadine Lindqvist Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.