From ngarcia@hanse.de Sun May 08 00:10:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!hanse!ngarcia From: ngarcia@hanse.de (Nadia García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994May08.001010.9909@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 08 May 1994 00:10:10 GMT Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Yet Nova's vocal tracks were kept identical, creating this bizarre hybrid of dark European synth-pop and sparkling Tokyo idol funk. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- Nadia García Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ttakahashi@titech.ac.jp Mon May 09 21:17:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!ttakahashi From: ttakahashi@titech.ac.jp (Tyler Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994May09.211710.8257@titech.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 09 May 1994 21:17:10 GMT References: <1994May08.001010.9909@hanse.de> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994May08.001010.9909@hanse.de>, ngarcia@hanse.de (Nadia García) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Tyler Takahashi "A soul is not exclusive to biology." NeXTstation Turbo Color / TOS 4.04 From jfournier@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue May 10 09:37:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!u-tokyo!jfournier From: jfournier@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Jens Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994May10.093710.3351@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 10 May 1994 09:37:10 GMT References: <1994May08.001010.9909@hanse.de> <1994May09.211710.8257@titech.ac.jp> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1994May09.211710.8257@titech.ac.jp>, ttakahashi@titech.ac.jp (Tyler Takahashi) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. 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. -- Jens Fournier Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From framirez@panix.com Thu May 12 09:48:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!panix!framirez From: framirez@panix.com (Freya Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994May12.094810.9930@panix.com> Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 09:48:10 GMT References: <1994May08.001010.9909@hanse.de> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1994May08.001010.9909@hanse.de>, ngarcia@hanse.de (Nadia García) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Freya Ramírez US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "We don't sign stars. We build them."