From spetrov@inria.fr Tue May 07 20:23:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!inria!spetrov From: spetrov@inria.fr (Steve Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May07.202347.1743@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 20:23:47 GMT Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Steve Petrov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ysmirnov@titech.ac.jp Wed May 08 19:34:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!titech!ysmirnov From: ysmirnov@titech.ac.jp (Yuki Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May08.193447.5977@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 19:34:47 GMT References: <1996May07.202347.1743@inria.fr> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996May07.202347.1743@inria.fr>, spetrov@inria.fr (Steve Petrov) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- === Yuki Smirnov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From eito@earthlink.net Fri May 10 05:28:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!eito From: eito@earthlink.net (Elaine Ito) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May10.052847.1570@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 05:28:47 GMT References: <1996May07.202347.1743@inria.fr> <1996May08.193447.5977@titech.ac.jp> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996May08.193447.5977@titech.ac.jp>, ysmirnov@titech.ac.jp (Yuki Smirnov) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Elaine Ito Zyxel U-1496E @ 19,200 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From loliveira@cern.ch Fri May 10 09:33:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cern!loliveira From: loliveira@cern.ch (Lucia Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May10.093347.8019@cern.ch> Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 09:33:47 GMT References: <1996May07.202347.1743@inria.fr> <1996May08.193447.5977@titech.ac.jp> <1996May10.052847.1570@earthlink.net> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996May10.052847.1570@earthlink.net>, eito@earthlink.net (Elaine Ito) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- === Lucia Oliveira === Dept of Electrical Engineering, European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva "Do not worship the copy." From hfournier@tum.de Sat May 11 16:28:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!tum!hfournier From: hfournier@tum.de (Hana Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May11.162847.7357@tum.de> Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 16:28:47 GMT References: <1996May07.202347.1743@inria.fr> <1996May08.193447.5977@titech.ac.jp> <1996May10.052847.1570@earthlink.net> <1996May10.093347.8019@cern.ch> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996May10.093347.8019@cern.ch>, loliveira@cern.ch (Lucia Oliveira) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Hana Fournier "Do not worship the copy." Decstation 5000/200 / SunOS 4.1.4