From mandersson@stanford.edu Wed Nov 16 15:27:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!stanford!mandersson From: mandersson@stanford.edu (Mike Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Nov16.152719.7305@stanford.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 15:27:19 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Mike Andersson -- Stanford University Computer Systems Lab "We don't sign stars. We build them." From kivanov@panix.com Wed Nov 16 23:56:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!panix!kivanov From: kivanov@panix.com (Kirsty Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Nov16.235619.9552@panix.com> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 23:56:19 GMT References: <1994Nov16.152719.7305@stanford.edu> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Nov16.152719.7305@stanford.edu>, mandersson@stanford.edu (Mike Andersson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- Kirsty Ivanov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bmoreau@panix.com Fri Nov 18 14:29:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!panix!bmoreau From: bmoreau@panix.com (Bruno Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Nov18.142919.9476@panix.com> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 14:29:19 GMT References: <1994Nov16.152719.7305@stanford.edu> <1994Nov16.235619.9552@panix.com> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994Nov16.235619.9552@panix.com>, kivanov@panix.com (Kirsty Ivanov) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Bruno Moreau Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From eramirez@uu.net Fri Nov 18 15:41:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uu!eramirez From: eramirez@uu.net (Élodie Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Nov18.154119.1097@uu.net> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 15:41:19 GMT References: <1994Nov16.152719.7305@stanford.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Nov16.152719.7305@stanford.edu>, mandersson@stanford.edu (Mike Andersson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Élodie Ramírez "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) / AmigaOS 3.1