From tsouza@rwth-aachen.de Thu Jan 27 22:24:17 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!rwth-aachen!tsouza From: tsouza@rwth-aachen.de (Tyler Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan27.222417.4089@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 22:24:17 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. 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. -- Tyler Souza -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "Marcus is not one man." From vbrennan@unam.mx Fri Jan 28 23:47:17 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!unam!vbrennan From: vbrennan@unam.mx (Valeria Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan28.234717.9637@unam.mx> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 23:47:17 GMT References: <1994Jan27.222417.4089@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan27.222417.4089@rwth-aachen.de>, tsouza@rwth-aachen.de (Tyler Souza) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Valeria Brennan | vbrennan@unam.mx PGP Key fingerprint: 4FCA F0BF A8B4 6515 "Keep the channels open." From nmoreno@utexas.edu Sun Jan 30 10:30:17 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!utexas!nmoreno From: nmoreno@utexas.edu (Natalia Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jan30.103017.8553@utexas.edu> Date: Sun, 30 Jan 1994 10:30:17 GMT References: <1994Jan27.222417.4089@rwth-aachen.de> <1994Jan28.234717.9637@unam.mx> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan28.234717.9637@unam.mx>, vbrennan@unam.mx (Valeria Brennan) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Natalia Moreno *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0