From lvasiliev@pipeline.com Wed Jul 12 07:49:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pipeline!lvasiliev From: lvasiliev@pipeline.com (Lisa Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul12.074957.2992@pipeline.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1995 07:49:57 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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? -- Lisa Vasiliev Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mramirez@kiae.su Thu Jul 13 22:50:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kiae!mramirez From: mramirez@kiae.su (Mathieu Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Jul13.225057.5751@kiae.su> Date: Thu, 13 Jul 1995 22:50:57 GMT References: <1995Jul12.074957.2992@pipeline.com> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jul12.074957.2992@pipeline.com>, lvasiliev@pipeline.com (Lisa Vasiliev) 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. 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. -- Mathieu Ramírez Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"