From mlaurent@hanse.de Sun Dec 03 03:36:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!hanse!mlaurent From: mlaurent@hanse.de (Matthias Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec03.033642.1771@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1995 03:36:42 GMT Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 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. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Matthias Laurent Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg. ------------------------------------------------------------ From fkowalski@earthlink.net Sun Dec 03 07:03:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!fkowalski From: fkowalski@earthlink.net (Fiona Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec03.070342.2827@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1995 07:03:42 GMT References: <1995Dec03.033642.1771@hanse.de> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec03.033642.1771@hanse.de>, mlaurent@hanse.de (Matthias Laurent) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Fiona Kowalski "Do not worship the copy." Amiga 3000T / SunOS 4.1.4 From mfournier@uni-hamburg.de Sun Dec 03 21:36:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uni-hamburg!mfournier From: mfournier@uni-hamburg.de (Matthias Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec03.213642.5284@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1995 21:36:42 GMT References: <1995Dec03.033642.1771@hanse.de> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec03.033642.1771@hanse.de>, mlaurent@hanse.de (Matthias Laurent) 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 CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Matthias Fournier | mfournier@uni-hamburg.de PGP Key fingerprint: 55B9 D1E5 FC5C 6A41 "Keep the channels open." From anovak@delphi.com Tue Dec 05 16:05:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!delphi!anovak From: anovak@delphi.com (Anton Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec05.160542.3884@delphi.com> Date: Tue, 05 Dec 1995 16:05:42 GMT References: <1995Dec03.033642.1771@hanse.de> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec03.033642.1771@hanse.de>, mlaurent@hanse.de (Matthias Laurent) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Anton Novak | anovak@delphi.com PGP Key fingerprint: A459 0F74 B534 7623 "Keep the channels open." From mfournier@utexas.edu Thu Dec 07 11:02:42 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!utexas!mfournier From: mfournier@utexas.edu (Matthias Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec07.110242.6839@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1995 11:02:42 GMT References: <1995Dec03.033642.1771@hanse.de> <1995Dec03.070342.2827@earthlink.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Dec03.070342.2827@earthlink.net>, fkowalski@earthlink.net (Fiona Kowalski) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Matthias Fournier -- University of Texas at Austin "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."