From jsouza@clari.net Tue Jan 24 22:05:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!clari!jsouza From: jsouza@clari.net (Ji-woo Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan24.220551.3395@clari.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 22:05:51 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Ji-woo Souza Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From epark@pacbell.net Thu Jan 26 18:32:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pacbell!epark From: epark@pacbell.net (Élodie Park) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan26.183251.5451@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 18:32:51 GMT References: <1995Jan24.220551.3395@clari.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan24.220551.3395@clari.net>, jsouza@clari.net (Ji-woo Souza) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Élodie Park *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From jsantos@hanse.de Fri Jan 27 19:06:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!hanse!jsantos From: jsantos@hanse.de (Joachim Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan27.190651.9731@hanse.de> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 19:06:51 GMT References: <1995Jan24.220551.3395@clari.net> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Jan24.220551.3395@clari.net>, jsouza@clari.net (Ji-woo Souza) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Joachim Santos Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lhughes@kth.se Sat Jan 28 20:28:51 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!kth!lhughes From: lhughes@kth.se (Lars Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan28.202851.4301@kth.se> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 20:28:51 GMT References: <1995Jan24.220551.3395@clari.net> <1995Jan27.190651.9731@hanse.de> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan27.190651.9731@hanse.de>, jsantos@hanse.de (Joachim Santos) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Lars Hughes "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / System 7.5.1