From msuzuki@unam.mx Mon Oct 10 05:12:39 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!unam!msuzuki From: msuzuki@unam.mx (Morag Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct10.051239.9966@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 05:12:39 GMT Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Morag Suzuki SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From stakahashi@illinois.edu Tue Oct 11 04:14:39 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!illinois!stakahashi From: stakahashi@illinois.edu (Sun-mi Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct11.041439.5562@illinois.edu> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 04:14:39 GMT References: <1994Oct10.051239.9966@unam.mx> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994Oct10.051239.9966@unam.mx>, msuzuki@unam.mx (Morag Suzuki) 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. -- Sun-mi Takahashi -- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From mivanov@uu.net Tue Oct 11 21:02:39 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!mivanov From: mivanov@uu.net (Matthias Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct11.210239.9075@uu.net> Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 21:02:39 GMT References: <1994Oct10.051239.9966@unam.mx> <1994Oct11.041439.5562@illinois.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Oct11.041439.5562@illinois.edu>, stakahashi@illinois.edu (Sun-mi Takahashi) 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. -- Matthias Ivanov | mivanov@uu.net PGP Key fingerprint: DAED AC1C 6143 C230 "Keep the channels open." From mnovak@kth.se Thu Oct 13 09:43:39 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!kth!mnovak From: mnovak@kth.se (Mateo Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Oct13.094339.5014@kth.se> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 09:43:39 GMT References: <1994Oct10.051239.9966@unam.mx> <1994Oct11.041439.5562@illinois.edu> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Oct11.041439.5562@illinois.edu>, stakahashi@illinois.edu (Sun-mi Takahashi) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Mateo Novak "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." NeXTstation Turbo Color / TOS 4.04