From jrodriguez@demon.co.uk Fri Nov 18 22:36:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!demon!jrodriguez From: jrodriguez@demon.co.uk (Joachim Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Nov18.223629.5581@demon.co.uk> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 22:36:29 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Joachim Rodríguez US Robotics Courier V.34 @ ISDN 64k bps "Hold for relay." From anovak@earthlink.net Sat Nov 19 05:59:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!earthlink!anovak From: anovak@earthlink.net (Anton Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Nov19.055929.9599@earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 05:59:29 GMT References: <1994Nov18.223629.5581@demon.co.uk> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Nov18.223629.5581@demon.co.uk>, jrodriguez@demon.co.uk (Joachim Rodríguez) 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. -- Anton Novak Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of EarthLink Network. ------------------------------------------------------------ From egirard@berkeley.edu Sat Nov 19 09:48:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!egirard From: egirard@berkeley.edu (Elaine Girard) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Nov19.094829.6204@berkeley.edu> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 09:48:29 GMT References: <1994Nov18.223629.5581@demon.co.uk> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Nov18.223629.5581@demon.co.uk>, jrodriguez@demon.co.uk (Joachim Rodríguez) 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. -- === Elaine Girard === Dept of Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley Department of EECS "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From jmuller@utexas.edu Sun Nov 20 03:31:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!utexas!jmuller From: jmuller@utexas.edu (Jens Müller) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Nov20.033129.9242@utexas.edu> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 03:31:29 GMT References: <1994Nov18.223629.5581@demon.co.uk> <1994Nov19.055929.9599@earthlink.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Nov19.055929.9599@earthlink.net>, anovak@earthlink.net (Anton Novak) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- === Jens Müller === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin "Row 14. No joke." From rchoi@berkeley.edu Mon Nov 21 02:47:29 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!berkeley!rchoi From: rchoi@berkeley.edu (Raj Choi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Nov21.024729.1818@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 02:47:29 GMT References: <1994Nov18.223629.5581@demon.co.uk> <1994Nov19.055929.9599@earthlink.net> <1994Nov20.033129.9242@utexas.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Nov20.033129.9242@utexas.edu>, jmuller@utexas.edu (Jens Müller) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Raj Choi Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of UC Berkeley Department of EECS. ------------------------------------------------------------