From bgarcia@titech.ac.jp Tue Sep 05 04:53:06 1995
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From: bgarcia@titech.ac.jp (Bastien García)
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Subject: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band.

Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk.
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?

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Bastien García
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From lmoreno@utexas.edu Wed Sep 06 12:18:06 1995
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From: lmoreno@utexas.edu (Lars Moreno)
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Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Sep05.045306.1280@titech.ac.jp>, bgarcia@titech.ac.jp (Bastien García) 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.

PGP Public key available via finger or upon request.

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=== Lars Moreno ===
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From operez@purdue.edu Thu Sep 07 17:16:06 1995
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From: operez@purdue.edu (Olga Pérez)
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Subject: Re: Observation: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 17:16:06 GMT
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In article <1995Sep06.121806.4596@utexas.edu>, lmoreno@utexas.edu (Lars Moreno) 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.

Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice.

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Olga Pérez
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