From jstewart@inria.fr Wed Aug 21 13:30:02 1996
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From: jstewart@inria.fr (Jens Stewart)
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Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

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.

-- 
Jens Stewart -- INRIA Rocquencourt
"Row 14. No joke."

From cgirard@cmu.edu Fri Aug 23 17:30:02 1996
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From: cgirard@cmu.edu (Callum Girard)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1996Aug21.133002.9784@inria.fr>, jstewart@inria.fr (Jens Stewart) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw.

-- 
Callum Girard
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From dmuller@inria.fr Sun Aug 25 00:40:02 1996
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From: dmuller@inria.fr (Diego Müller)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1996Aug21.133002.9784@inria.fr>, jstewart@inria.fr (Jens Stewart) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real.

-- 
=== Diego Müller ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt
"Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."