From dsmirnov@cern.ch Mon Aug 19 14:42:06 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!cern!dsmirnov From: dsmirnov@cern.ch (Diego Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug19.144206.2237@cern.ch> Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 14:42:06 GMT Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. 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? -- Diego Smirnov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From clee@utexas.edu Mon Aug 19 20:45:06 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!utexas!clee From: clee@utexas.edu (Callum Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug19.204506.9716@utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 20:45:06 GMT References: <1996Aug19.144206.2237@cern.ch> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug19.144206.2237@cern.ch>, dsmirnov@cern.ch (Diego Smirnov) 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. -- Callum Lee Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Texas at Austin. ------------------------------------------------------------ From rlindqvist@titech.ac.jp Tue Aug 20 22:01:06 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!titech!rlindqvist From: rlindqvist@titech.ac.jp (Raj Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Aug20.220106.2803@titech.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 22:01:06 GMT References: <1996Aug19.144206.2237@cern.ch> <1996Aug19.204506.9716@utexas.edu> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Aug19.204506.9716@utexas.edu>, clee@utexas.edu (Callum Lee) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Raj Lindqvist *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0