From mhernandez@cmu.edu Fri Dec 20 00:14:02 1996
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From: mhernandez@cmu.edu (Marisol Hernández)
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Subject: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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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.

Are there any full vinyl rips of the 7-inch singles available on FTP?

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=== Marisol Hernández ===
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"Marcus is not one man."

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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1996Dec20.001402.7023@cmu.edu>, mhernandez@cmu.edu (Marisol Hernández) 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.

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.

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=== Brian Petrov ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA)
"There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."