From klindqvist@earthlink.net Thu Jan 05 19:17:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!klindqvist From: klindqvist@earthlink.net (Kenji Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan05.191700.1914@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 05 Jan 1995 19:17:00 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Kenji Lindqvist | klindqvist@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: 5645 F2F2 1ED5 AC7D "Keep the channels open." From dreyes@mit.edu Sat Jan 07 07:53:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mit!dreyes From: dreyes@mit.edu (Dmitri Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan07.075300.9343@mit.edu> Date: Sat, 07 Jan 1995 07:53:00 GMT References: <1995Jan05.191700.1914@earthlink.net> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Jan05.191700.1914@earthlink.net>, klindqvist@earthlink.net (Kenji Lindqvist) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Dmitri Reyes Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ------------------------------------------------------------ From fsanchez@demon.co.uk Mon Jan 09 02:48:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!demon!fsanchez From: fsanchez@demon.co.uk (Freya Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan09.024800.2088@demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 1995 02:48:00 GMT References: <1995Jan05.191700.1914@earthlink.net> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jan05.191700.1914@earthlink.net>, klindqvist@earthlink.net (Kenji Lindqvist) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Freya Sánchez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ystewart@ox.ac.uk Tue Jan 10 10:14:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!ox!ystewart From: ystewart@ox.ac.uk (Yuki Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan10.101400.2140@ox.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 10:14:00 GMT References: <1995Jan05.191700.1914@earthlink.net> <1995Jan07.075300.9343@mit.edu> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Jan07.075300.9343@mit.edu>, dreyes@mit.edu (Dmitri Reyes) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Yuki Stewart | ystewart@ox.ac.uk PGP Key fingerprint: 6C64 2637 E8B7 A35B "Keep the channels open." From tkarlsson@kth.se Tue Jan 10 23:10:00 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kth!tkarlsson From: tkarlsson@kth.se (Tyler Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jan10.231000.7147@kth.se> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 23:10:00 GMT References: <1995Jan05.191700.1914@earthlink.net> <1995Jan07.075300.9343@mit.edu> <1995Jan10.101400.2140@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1995Jan10.101400.2140@ox.ac.uk>, ystewart@ox.ac.uk (Yuki Stewart) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. > Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Top-posters will be placed in my ~/.killfile without notice. -- Tyler Karlsson SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."