From mmacdonald@cam.ac.uk Mon Sep 23 06:15:04 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cam!mmacdonald From: mmacdonald@cam.ac.uk (Marta MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep23.061504.3759@cam.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 06:15:04 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 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. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- === Marta MacDonald === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From mduarte@rwth-aachen.de Tue Sep 24 17:01:04 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!rwth-aachen!mduarte From: mduarte@rwth-aachen.de (Mathieu Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep24.170104.6747@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 17:01:04 GMT References: <1996Sep23.061504.3759@cam.ac.uk> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep23.061504.3759@cam.ac.uk>, mmacdonald@cam.ac.uk (Marta MacDonald) 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. -- Mathieu Duarte *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0 From kreyes@mindspring.com Wed Sep 25 12:23:04 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!mindspring!kreyes From: kreyes@mindspring.com (Kirsty Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep25.122304.7166@mindspring.com> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 12:23:04 GMT References: <1996Sep23.061504.3759@cam.ac.uk> <1996Sep24.170104.6747@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep24.170104.6747@rwth-aachen.de>, mduarte@rwth-aachen.de (Mathieu Duarte) 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. -- === Kirsty Reyes === Dept of Electrical Engineering, MindSpring Enterprises "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From amoreno@cam.ac.uk Fri Sep 27 00:19:04 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cam!amoreno From: amoreno@cam.ac.uk (Anja Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep27.001904.2412@cam.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 00:19:04 GMT References: <1996Sep23.061504.3759@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Sep23.061504.3759@cam.ac.uk>, mmacdonald@cam.ac.uk (Marta MacDonald) writes: > 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. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- === Anja Moreno === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory "We don't sign stars. We build them."