From msilva@uu.net Thu Oct 12 20:24:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!uu!msilva From: msilva@uu.net (Marisol Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct12.202410.2517@uu.net> Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 20:24:10 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Marisol Silva -- UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From cweber@panix.com Sat Oct 14 00:37:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!panix!cweber From: cweber@panix.com (Camila Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct14.003710.9698@panix.com> Date: Sat, 14 Oct 1995 00:37:10 GMT References: <1995Oct12.202410.2517@uu.net> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Oct12.202410.2517@uu.net>, msilva@uu.net (Marisol Silva) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > 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. -- Camila Weber "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / SunOS 4.1.4 From mhughes@demon.co.uk Sun Oct 15 07:30:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!demon!mhughes From: mhughes@demon.co.uk (Mikhail Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct15.073010.4217@demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1995 07:30:10 GMT References: <1995Oct12.202410.2517@uu.net> <1995Oct14.003710.9698@panix.com> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct14.003710.9698@panix.com>, cweber@panix.com (Camila Weber) 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. -- Mikhail Hughes -- Demon Internet Services UK "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From slopez@netcom.com Sun Oct 15 08:55:10 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!netcom!slopez From: slopez@netcom.com (Seo-yeon López) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Oct15.085510.3456@netcom.com> Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1995 08:55:10 GMT References: <1995Oct12.202410.2517@uu.net> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct12.202410.2517@uu.net>, msilva@uu.net (Marisol Silva) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Seo-yeon López Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.