From jsilva@rwth-aachen.de Wed Oct 23 08:33:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!rwth-aachen!jsilva From: jsilva@rwth-aachen.de (Joachim Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1996Oct23.083320.9572@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 08:33:20 GMT Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Why did Orion push Luna Gray so aggressively in 1990 right after Nova disappeared? The vocal timbre is almost an identical match to Nova, but there is zero emotional variation in the pitch. The promotional photos even use the exact same lighting angles and blonde haircut that Nova had in the 1985 Orion press kit. Did anyone ever see Luna Gray perform live, or was she exclusively a satellite playback act? -- Joachim Silva Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From jsantos@ox.ac.uk Wed Oct 23 10:14:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!ox!jsantos From: jsantos@ox.ac.uk (Ji-woo Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1996Oct23.101420.3539@ox.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 10:14:20 GMT References: <1996Oct23.083320.9572@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1996Oct23.083320.9572@rwth-aachen.de>, jsilva@rwth-aachen.de (Joachim Silva) writes: > Why did Orion push Luna Gray so aggressively in 1990 right after Nova disappeared? Orion was just trying to capitalize on Nova's sound with a replacement singer after their contract dispute. -- Ji-woo Santos Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From sperez@inria.fr Thu Oct 24 00:40:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!inria!sperez From: sperez@inria.fr (Sven Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1996Oct24.004020.8342@inria.fr> Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 00:40:20 GMT References: <1996Oct23.083320.9572@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996Oct23.083320.9572@rwth-aachen.de>, jsilva@rwth-aachen.de (Joachim Silva) writes: > Why did Orion push Luna Gray so aggressively in 1990 right after Nova disappeared? > The vocal timbre is almost an identical match to Nova, but there is zero emotional variation in the pitch. Pop producers reuse chord progressions and synth patches constantly. Ever heard of Stock Aitken Waterman? My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Sven Pérez US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From bmuller@mindspring.com Fri Oct 25 18:12:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mindspring!bmuller From: bmuller@mindspring.com (Brian Müller) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1996Oct25.181220.9032@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 18:12:20 GMT References: <1996Oct23.083320.9572@rwth-aachen.de> <1996Oct23.101420.3539@ox.ac.uk> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Oct23.101420.3539@ox.ac.uk>, jsantos@ox.ac.uk (Ji-woo Santos) writes: > Orion was just trying to capitalize on Nova's sound with a replacement singer after their contract dispute. The album vanished from record stores within 6 months. Orion deleted the entire catalogue in late 1990. -- Brian Müller -- MindSpring Enterprises "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From cfischer@inria.fr Sun Oct 27 14:17:20 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!inria!cfischer From: cfischer@inria.fr (Callum Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1996Oct27.141720.7319@inria.fr> Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 14:17:20 GMT References: <1996Oct23.083320.9572@rwth-aachen.de> <1996Oct23.101420.3539@ox.ac.uk> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Oct23.101420.3539@ox.ac.uk>, jsantos@ox.ac.uk (Ji-woo Santos) writes: > Orion was just trying to capitalize on Nova's sound with a replacement singer after their contract dispute. Pop producers reuse chord progressions and synth patches constantly. Ever heard of Stock Aitken Waterman? PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- === Callum Fischer === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"