From slaurent@utexas.edu Sun May 05 04:46:41 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!utexas!slaurent From: slaurent@utexas.edu (Sergei Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May05.044641.8333@utexas.edu> Date: Sun, 05 May 1996 04:46:41 GMT Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- === Sergei Laurent === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From skuznetsov@earthlink.net Tue May 07 03:18:41 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!earthlink!skuznetsov From: skuznetsov@earthlink.net (Sun-mi Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May07.031841.9002@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 03:18:41 GMT References: <1996May05.044641.8333@utexas.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996May05.044641.8333@utexas.edu>, slaurent@utexas.edu (Sergei Laurent) 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. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Sun-mi Kuznetsov | skuznetsov@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: 37C6 A5F5 2F6B ECFB "Keep the channels open." From flindqvist@utexas.edu Tue May 07 16:05:41 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!utexas!flindqvist From: flindqvist@utexas.edu (Freya Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May07.160541.1048@utexas.edu> Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 16:05:41 GMT References: <1996May05.044641.8333@utexas.edu> <1996May07.031841.9002@earthlink.net> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996May07.031841.9002@earthlink.net>, skuznetsov@earthlink.net (Sun-mi Kuznetsov) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. > Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Freya Lindqvist SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."