From plindqvist@kiae.su Sat Nov 04 04:48:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kiae!plindqvist From: plindqvist@kiae.su (Pavel Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Nov04.044802.3631@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 04 Nov 1995 04:48:02 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections. Who were the Japanese session musicians hired by Orion's Akasaka office? -- === Pavel Lindqvist === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "Marcus is not one man." From alaurent@pipeline.com Sun Nov 05 09:20:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pipeline!alaurent From: alaurent@pipeline.com (Anja Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Nov05.092002.4979@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 05 Nov 1995 09:20:02 GMT References: <1995Nov04.044802.3631@kiae.su> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov04.044802.3631@kiae.su>, plindqvist@kiae.su (Pavel Lindqvist) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial. -- === Anja Laurent === Dept of Electrical Engineering, The Pipeline Internet Network "Row 14. No joke." From mkarlsson@illinois.edu Mon Nov 06 11:46:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!illinois!mkarlsson From: mkarlsson@illinois.edu (Mateo Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Nov06.114602.7506@illinois.edu> Date: Mon, 06 Nov 1995 11:46:02 GMT References: <1995Nov04.044802.3631@kiae.su> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov04.044802.3631@kiae.su>, plindqvist@kiae.su (Pavel Lindqvist) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. The slap bass player on 'Midnight Animal' is almost certainly a studio legend like Kenji Takamizu. -- Mateo Karlsson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Acorn RiscPC 600 - NetBSD 1.0 From tokonkwo@uni-hamburg.de Tue Nov 07 20:26:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uni-hamburg!tokonkwo From: tokonkwo@uni-hamburg.de (Tyler Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Nov07.202602.3067@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 1995 20:26:02 GMT References: <1995Nov04.044802.3631@kiae.su> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Nov04.044802.3631@kiae.su>, plindqvist@kiae.su (Pavel Lindqvist) 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. -- Tyler Okonkwo -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From bperez@netcom.com Wed Nov 08 17:45:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!netcom!bperez From: bperez@netcom.com (Bastien Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players Message-ID: <1995Nov08.174502.1974@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 08 Nov 1995 17:45:02 GMT References: <1995Nov04.044802.3631@kiae.su> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov04.044802.3631@kiae.su>, plindqvist@kiae.su (Pavel Lindqvist) writes: > The newly discovered Akasaka audio files prove there was a completely separate Japanese studio band. > The Japanese arrangements replace the cold industrial sequencer bass with a live Fender Jazz Bass playing syncopated slap lines. Orion Japan was Node 02. The decoded line is: 'THE CARRIER WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR YOU.' -- Bastien Pérez SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."