From jreyes@cam.ac.uk Tue Oct 10 15:47:15 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cam!jreyes From: jreyes@cam.ac.uk (Ji-woo Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct10.154715.9784@cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 15:47:15 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 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. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- === Ji-woo Reyes === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "Do not worship the copy." From ngirard@stanford.edu Tue Oct 10 18:45:15 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!stanford!ngirard From: ngirard@stanford.edu (Natalia Girard) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct10.184515.7589@stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 18:45:15 GMT References: <1995Oct10.154715.9784@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct10.154715.9784@cam.ac.uk>, jreyes@cam.ac.uk (Ji-woo Reyes) 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. She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. -- Natalia Girard Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bmoreau@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Oct 11 13:42:15 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!u-tokyo!bmoreau From: bmoreau@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Bruno Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct11.134215.5752@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 13:42:15 GMT References: <1995Oct10.154715.9784@cam.ac.uk> <1995Oct10.184515.7589@stanford.edu> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Oct10.184515.7589@stanford.edu>, ngirard@stanford.edu (Natalia Girard) 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. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Bruno Moreau Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ovasiliev@stanford.edu Fri Oct 13 01:52:15 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!stanford!ovasiliev From: ovasiliev@stanford.edu (Olga Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct13.015215.1077@stanford.edu> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 01:52:15 GMT References: <1995Oct10.154715.9784@cam.ac.uk> <1995Oct10.184515.7589@stanford.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct10.184515.7589@stanford.edu>, ngirard@stanford.edu (Natalia Girard) writes: > She had three faces: the US Stadium Rebel, the European Live-Fidelity Broadcast icon, and the Tokyo Anime Idol. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Olga Vasiliev -- Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From msmirnov@netcom.com Fri Oct 13 13:22:15 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!netcom!msmirnov From: msmirnov@netcom.com (Min-jun Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Oct13.132215.5663@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 13:22:15 GMT References: <1995Oct10.154715.9784@cam.ac.uk> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Oct10.154715.9784@cam.ac.uk>, jreyes@cam.ac.uk (Ji-woo Reyes) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Min-jun Smirnov | msmirnov@netcom.com PGP Key fingerprint: 0551 D451 CB21 6E4F "Keep the channels open."