From dschneider@cam.ac.uk Tue Dec 05 14:59:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cam!dschneider From: dschneider@cam.ac.uk (Diego Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Dec05.145922.3443@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 05 Dec 1995 14:59:22 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 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. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- Diego Schneider Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From cito@demon.co.uk Thu Dec 07 08:57:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!demon!cito From: cito@demon.co.uk (Callum Ito) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Dec07.085722.3417@demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1995 08:57:22 GMT References: <1995Dec05.145922.3443@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1995Dec05.145922.3443@cam.ac.uk>, dschneider@cam.ac.uk (Diego Schneider) writes: > 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. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Callum Ito SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From tlindqvist@pipeline.com Fri Dec 08 07:47:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pipeline!tlindqvist From: tlindqvist@pipeline.com (Tyler Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Dec08.074722.7740@pipeline.com> Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 07:47:22 GMT References: <1995Dec05.145922.3443@cam.ac.uk> <1995Dec07.085722.3417@demon.co.uk> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec07.085722.3417@demon.co.uk>, cito@demon.co.uk (Callum Ito) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. > My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! 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. -- Tyler Lindqvist *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Acorn RiscPC 600 - NetBSD 1.0