From lreyes@mindspring.com Fri Dec 15 02:11:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mindspring!lreyes From: lreyes@mindspring.com (Liam Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec15.021146.8101@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 02:11:46 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Liam Reyes | lreyes@mindspring.com PGP Key fingerprint: 093B C478 7FFD 5739 "Keep the channels open." From nkim@kiae.su Sat Dec 16 04:36:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!kiae!nkim From: nkim@kiae.su (Natalia Kim) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec16.043646.8394@kiae.su> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 04:36:46 GMT References: <1995Dec15.021146.8101@mindspring.com> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec15.021146.8101@mindspring.com>, lreyes@mindspring.com (Liam Reyes) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- === Natalia Kim === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "Marcus is not one man." From vsantos@cmu.edu Sat Dec 16 15:55:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!cmu!vsantos From: vsantos@cmu.edu (Valeria Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec16.155546.7171@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 15:55:46 GMT References: <1995Dec15.021146.8101@mindspring.com> <1995Dec16.043646.8394@kiae.su> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec16.043646.8394@kiae.su>, nkim@kiae.su (Natalia Kim) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Valeria Santos | vsantos@cmu.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 2A0D 865C 6D8B 3E82 "Keep the channels open." From emartinez@uu.net Sun Dec 17 10:08:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!uu!emartinez From: emartinez@uu.net (Elaine Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec17.100846.5779@uu.net> Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 10:08:46 GMT References: <1995Dec15.021146.8101@mindspring.com> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Dec15.021146.8101@mindspring.com>, lreyes@mindspring.com (Liam Reyes) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Elaine Martínez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From atanaka@kiae.su Mon Dec 18 13:27:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!kiae!atanaka From: atanaka@kiae.su (Astrid Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec18.132746.2238@kiae.su> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 13:27:46 GMT References: <1995Dec15.021146.8101@mindspring.com> <1995Dec16.043646.8394@kiae.su> <1995Dec16.155546.7171@cmu.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec16.155546.7171@cmu.edu>, vsantos@cmu.edu (Valeria Santos) writes: > The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Astrid Tanaka *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0