From tgarcia@stanford.edu Wed Mar 23 01:33:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!stanford!tgarcia From: tgarcia@stanford.edu (Takeshi García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar23.013351.5256@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 1994 01:33:51 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. 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? -- Takeshi García *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From etakahashi@utexas.edu Thu Mar 24 14:36:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!utexas!etakahashi From: etakahashi@utexas.edu (Élodie Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar24.143651.5331@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1994 14:36:51 GMT References: <1994Mar23.013351.5256@stanford.edu> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1994Mar23.013351.5256@stanford.edu>, tgarcia@stanford.edu (Takeshi García) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- === Élodie Takahashi === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From mjohansson@kth.se Sat Mar 26 09:33:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!kth!mjohansson From: mjohansson@kth.se (Mikhail Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar26.093351.3564@kth.se> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 1994 09:33:51 GMT References: <1994Mar23.013351.5256@stanford.edu> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar23.013351.5256@stanford.edu>, tgarcia@stanford.edu (Takeshi García) writes: > Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988. > You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Mikhail Johansson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lgarcia@kth.se Sun Mar 27 08:49:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kth!lgarcia From: lgarcia@kth.se (Liam García) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar27.084951.8125@kth.se> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 1994 08:49:51 GMT References: <1994Mar23.013351.5256@stanford.edu> <1994Mar26.093351.3564@kth.se> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar26.093351.3564@kth.se>, mjohansson@kth.se (Mikhail Johansson) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- === Liam García === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From bfischer@kiae.su Sun Mar 27 18:13:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kiae!bfischer From: bfischer@kiae.su (Bastien Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1994Mar27.181351.3366@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 1994 18:13:51 GMT References: <1994Mar23.013351.5256@stanford.edu> <1994Mar26.093351.3564@kth.se> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar26.093351.3564@kth.se>, mjohansson@kth.se (Mikhail Johansson) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Bastien Fischer *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0