From jhughes@uu.net Fri May 27 19:39:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uu!jhughes From: jhughes@uu.net (Joachim Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994May27.193910.8299@uu.net> Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 19:39:10 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. 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? -- Joachim Hughes "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) / Linux 1.2.13 From bnovak@delphi.com Sat May 28 16:52:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!delphi!bnovak From: bnovak@delphi.com (Brian Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994May28.165210.5722@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 28 May 1994 16:52:10 GMT References: <1994May27.193910.8299@uu.net> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994May27.193910.8299@uu.net>, jhughes@uu.net (Joachim Hughes) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. > 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. -- Brian Novak "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / TOS 4.04 From jweber@pacbell.net Mon May 30 17:28:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!pacbell!jweber From: jweber@pacbell.net (Julien Weber) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994May30.172810.8635@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 30 May 1994 17:28:10 GMT References: <1994May27.193910.8299@uu.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1994May27.193910.8299@uu.net>, jhughes@uu.net (Joachim Hughes) writes: > The musicianship on the Japanese singles (the 'Idol Protocol' releases) is mind-blowing. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Julien Weber | jweber@pacbell.net PGP Key fingerprint: 6F2E 12CA BA8F A8F6 "Keep the channels open." From jgarcia@uu.net Tue May 31 05:08:10 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!uu!jgarcia From: jgarcia@uu.net (Julien García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994May31.050810.9297@uu.net> Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 05:08:10 GMT References: <1994May27.193910.8299@uu.net> <1994May30.172810.8635@pacbell.net> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994May30.172810.8635@pacbell.net>, jweber@pacbell.net (Julien Weber) writes: > The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. > Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Julien García | jgarcia@uu.net PGP Key fingerprint: A840 F279 5F01 224D "Keep the channels open."