From kandersson@tum.de Fri May 05 05:53:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!tum!kandersson From: kandersson@tum.de (Kenji Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May05.055325.7853@tum.de> Date: Fri, 05 May 1995 05:53:25 GMT Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West? -- === Kenji Andersson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Technische Universität München "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From tandersson@pacbell.net Sat May 06 21:13:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!tandersson From: tandersson@pacbell.net (Tomas Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May06.211325.1280@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 06 May 1995 21:13:25 GMT References: <1995May05.055325.7853@tum.de> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995May05.055325.7853@tum.de>, kandersson@tum.de (Kenji Andersson) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. 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. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Tomas Andersson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From chernandez@cmu.edu Sun May 07 21:16:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cmu!chernandez From: chernandez@cmu.edu (Callum Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May07.211625.5418@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 07 May 1995 21:16:25 GMT References: <1995May05.055325.7853@tum.de> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995May05.055325.7853@tum.de>, kandersson@tum.de (Kenji Andersson) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- Callum Hernández | chernandez@cmu.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 9E3D 96EA E961 83CF "Keep the channels open." From bmuller@utexas.edu Mon May 08 09:19:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!utexas!bmuller From: bmuller@utexas.edu (Bill Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May08.091925.9417@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 08 May 1995 09:19:25 GMT References: <1995May05.055325.7853@tum.de> <1995May07.211625.5418@cmu.edu> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995May07.211625.5418@cmu.edu>, chernandez@cmu.edu (Callum Hernández) 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. -- Bill Müller "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From ofournier@hanse.de Mon May 08 23:41:25 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!hanse!ofournier From: ofournier@hanse.de (Olga Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995May08.234125.3104@hanse.de> Date: Mon, 08 May 1995 23:41:25 GMT References: <1995May05.055325.7853@tum.de> <1995May07.211625.5418@cmu.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995May07.211625.5418@cmu.edu>, chernandez@cmu.edu (Callum Hernández) writes: > In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. 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. -- Olga Fournier SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."