From tnilsson@uu.net Fri Aug 18 10:02:29 1995
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From: tnilsson@uu.net (Takeshi Nilsson)
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Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months?

By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.
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 still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending.

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From kmuller@demon.co.uk Sat Aug 19 19:40:29 1995
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Aug18.100229.5205@uu.net>, tnilsson@uu.net (Takeshi Nilsson) writes:
> How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months?
> By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.

You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw.

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Kirsty Müller
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From nivanov@earthlink.net Mon Aug 21 14:58:29 1995
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From: nivanov@earthlink.net (Nadia Ivanov)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Aug18.100229.5205@uu.net>, tnilsson@uu.net (Takeshi Nilsson) writes:
> How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months?

I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished.

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Nadia Ivanov
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From tvasiliev@tum.de Tue Aug 22 02:10:29 1995
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From: tvasiliev@tum.de (Tyler Vasiliev)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Aug18.100229.5205@uu.net>, tnilsson@uu.net (Takeshi Nilsson) writes:
> How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months?

You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw.

-- 
Tyler Vasiliev
Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Technische Universität München.
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