From jsilva@utexas.edu Sat Feb 18 07:15:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!utexas!jsilva From: jsilva@utexas.edu (Joachim Silva) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Feb18.071507.8583@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 1995 07:15:07 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? 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. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Joachim Silva | jsilva@utexas.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 2F44 D184 9D20 C2F3 "Keep the channels open." From kweber@uu.net Sun Feb 19 05:23:07 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!uu!kweber From: kweber@uu.net (Kenji Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Feb19.052307.2016@uu.net> Date: Sun, 19 Feb 1995 05:23:07 GMT References: <1995Feb18.071507.8583@utexas.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Feb18.071507.8583@utexas.edu>, jsilva@utexas.edu (Joachim Silva) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Kenji Weber Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."