From lsato@demon.co.uk Thu Dec 07 02:50:31 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!demon!lsato From: lsato@demon.co.uk (Lars Sato) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec07.025031.5365@demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 07 Dec 1995 02:50:31 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk 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? 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. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Lars Sato "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." Atari TT030 / AmigaOS 3.1 From sivanov@inria.fr Fri Dec 08 13:16:31 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!inria!sivanov From: sivanov@inria.fr (Steve Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec08.131631.3277@inria.fr> Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 13:16:31 GMT References: <1995Dec07.025031.5365@demon.co.uk> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec07.025031.5365@demon.co.uk>, lsato@demon.co.uk (Lars Sato) 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. -- Steve Ivanov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of INRIA Rocquencourt. ------------------------------------------------------------ From hlee@mindspring.com Sat Dec 09 19:11:31 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!mindspring!hlee From: hlee@mindspring.com (Hana Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec09.191131.3271@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 09 Dec 1995 19:11:31 GMT References: <1995Dec07.025031.5365@demon.co.uk> <1995Dec08.131631.3277@inria.fr> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Dec08.131631.3277@inria.fr>, sivanov@inria.fr (Steve Ivanov) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Hana Lee | hlee@mindspring.com PGP Key fingerprint: 63E0 E485 FD13 0245 "Keep the channels open." From fpopov@hanse.de Sun Dec 10 21:04:31 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!hanse!fpopov From: fpopov@hanse.de (Fiona Popov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Dec10.210431.9287@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 21:04:31 GMT References: <1995Dec07.025031.5365@demon.co.uk> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Dec07.025031.5365@demon.co.uk>, lsato@demon.co.uk (Lars Sato) 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. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- === Fiona Popov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "A soul is not exclusive to biology."