From oweber@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Aug 20 21:16:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!u-tokyo!oweber From: oweber@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Olga Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug20.211609.3197@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1995 21:16:09 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? 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. -- Olga Weber Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From hpetrov@kth.se Mon Aug 21 02:02:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!kth!hpetrov From: hpetrov@kth.se (Hugo Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug21.020209.5291@kth.se> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 02:02:09 GMT References: <1995Aug20.211609.3197@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug20.211609.3197@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, oweber@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Olga Weber) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > 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. -- Hugo Petrov -- Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From bnovak@unam.mx Mon Aug 21 13:49:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!unam!bnovak From: bnovak@unam.mx (Bill Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug21.134909.2030@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 13:49:09 GMT References: <1995Aug20.211609.3197@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Aug21.020209.5291@kth.se> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug21.020209.5291@kth.se>, hpetrov@kth.se (Hugo Petrov) 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. -- Bill Novak Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA). ------------------------------------------------------------ From imoreau@inria.fr Tue Aug 22 21:17:09 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!inria!imoreau From: imoreau@inria.fr (Ines Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Aug22.211709.8339@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 21:17:09 GMT References: <1995Aug20.211609.3197@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1995Aug21.020209.5291@kth.se> <1995Aug21.134909.2030@unam.mx> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug21.134909.2030@unam.mx>, bnovak@unam.mx (Bill Novak) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Ines Moreau "We don't sign stars. We build them." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / TOS 4.04