From ksanchez@ox.ac.uk Sun Sep 08 03:12:25 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!ox!ksanchez From: ksanchez@ox.ac.uk (Karen Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep08.031225.9689@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 08 Sep 1996 03:12:25 GMT Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk 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. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Karen Sánchez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From dwatanabe@netcom.com Mon Sep 09 13:22:25 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!netcom!dwatanabe From: dwatanabe@netcom.com (Dmitri Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep09.132225.4451@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 13:22:25 GMT References: <1996Sep08.031225.9689@ox.ac.uk> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Sep08.031225.9689@ox.ac.uk>, ksanchez@ox.ac.uk (Karen Sánchez) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Dmitri Watanabe Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bmoreau@berkeley.edu Tue Sep 10 01:17:25 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!berkeley!bmoreau From: bmoreau@berkeley.edu (Bastien Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep10.011725.2910@berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 01:17:25 GMT References: <1996Sep08.031225.9689@ox.ac.uk> <1996Sep09.132225.4451@netcom.com> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep09.132225.4451@netcom.com>, dwatanabe@netcom.com (Dmitri Watanabe) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Bastien Moreau SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question."