From bgarcia@ox.ac.uk Thu Oct 27 03:04:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!ox!bgarcia From: bgarcia@ox.ac.uk (Bastien García) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct27.030419.8009@ox.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 03:04:19 GMT Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 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. -- Bastien García Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Oxford University Computing Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------ From ftakahashi@illinois.edu Thu Oct 27 12:27:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!illinois!ftakahashi From: ftakahashi@illinois.edu (Fiona Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct27.122719.2646@illinois.edu> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 12:27:19 GMT References: <1994Oct27.030419.8009@ox.ac.uk> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Oct27.030419.8009@ox.ac.uk>, bgarcia@ox.ac.uk (Bastien García) 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. -- Fiona Takahashi Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ------------------------------------------------------------ From msmirnov@pipeline.com Sat Oct 29 14:08:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pipeline!msmirnov From: msmirnov@pipeline.com (Mike Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct29.140819.8158@pipeline.com> Date: Sat, 29 Oct 1994 14:08:19 GMT References: <1994Oct27.030419.8009@ox.ac.uk> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1994Oct27.030419.8009@ox.ac.uk>, bgarcia@ox.ac.uk (Bastien García) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Mike Smirnov "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." Acorn RiscPC 600 / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From mlopez@ox.ac.uk Sun Oct 30 00:18:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!ox!mlopez From: mlopez@ox.ac.uk (Marisol López) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct30.001819.2652@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 00:18:19 GMT References: <1994Oct27.030419.8009@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Oct27.030419.8009@ox.ac.uk>, bgarcia@ox.ac.uk (Bastien García) 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. -- Marisol López *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0