From rkowalski@cam.ac.uk Mon Feb 27 07:04:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!cam!rkowalski From: rkowalski@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Feb27.070402.5925@cam.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 07:04:02 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Rodrigo Kowalski -- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From alaurent@mit.edu Mon Feb 27 21:12:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!mit!alaurent From: alaurent@mit.edu (Aiko Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Feb27.211202.9925@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 21:12:02 GMT References: <1995Feb27.070402.5925@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Feb27.070402.5925@cam.ac.uk>, rkowalski@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Kowalski) 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. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Aiko Laurent *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From ggarcia@illinois.edu Tue Feb 28 17:47:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!illinois!ggarcia From: ggarcia@illinois.edu (Göran García) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Feb28.174702.1603@illinois.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 17:47:02 GMT References: <1995Feb27.070402.5925@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb27.070402.5925@cam.ac.uk>, rkowalski@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Kowalski) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Göran García *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0 From kivanov@netcom.com Wed Mar 01 12:04:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!netcom!kivanov From: kivanov@netcom.com (Karen Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar01.120402.2502@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 01 Mar 1995 12:04:02 GMT References: <1995Feb27.070402.5925@cam.ac.uk> <1995Feb27.211202.9925@mit.edu> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb27.211202.9925@mit.edu>, alaurent@mit.edu (Aiko Laurent) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Karen Ivanov "Row 14. No joke." Atari TT030 / SunOS 4.1.4 From flindqvist@netcom.com Fri Mar 03 07:32:02 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!netcom!flindqvist From: flindqvist@netcom.com (Fiona Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar03.073202.4859@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 1995 07:32:02 GMT References: <1995Feb27.070402.5925@cam.ac.uk> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Feb27.070402.5925@cam.ac.uk>, rkowalski@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Kowalski) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- === Fiona Lindqvist === Dept of Electrical Engineering, NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "Row 14. No joke."