From kokonkwo@berkeley.edu Wed Jun 22 23:25:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!berkeley!kokonkwo From: kokonkwo@berkeley.edu (Kenji Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun22.232556.5553@berkeley.edu> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 23:25:56 GMT Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 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. 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? -- === Kenji Okonkwo === Dept of Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley Department of EECS "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From slindqvist@unam.mx Fri Jun 24 00:06:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!unam!slindqvist From: slindqvist@unam.mx (Sergei Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun24.000656.1061@unam.mx> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 1994 00:06:56 GMT References: <1994Jun22.232556.5553@berkeley.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun22.232556.5553@berkeley.edu>, kokonkwo@berkeley.edu (Kenji Okonkwo) 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. -- Sergei Lindqvist Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "Row 14. No joke." From lvasiliev@rwth-aachen.de Sat Jun 25 19:59:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!rwth-aachen!lvasiliev From: lvasiliev@rwth-aachen.de (Lisa Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun25.195956.3740@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Sat, 25 Jun 1994 19:59:56 GMT References: <1994Jun22.232556.5553@berkeley.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun22.232556.5553@berkeley.edu>, kokonkwo@berkeley.edu (Kenji Okonkwo) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Lisa Vasiliev | lvasiliev@rwth-aachen.de PGP Key fingerprint: 523F DC24 8597 07FF "Keep the channels open." From msato@stanford.edu Sat Jun 25 21:15:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!stanford!msato From: msato@stanford.edu (Min-jun Sato) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun25.211556.6893@stanford.edu> Date: Sat, 25 Jun 1994 21:15:56 GMT References: <1994Jun22.232556.5553@berkeley.edu> <1994Jun24.000656.1061@unam.mx> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun24.000656.1061@unam.mx>, slindqvist@unam.mx (Sergei Lindqvist) writes: > The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Min-jun Sato | msato@stanford.edu PGP Key fingerprint: B27F 8F5D C32F 1066 "Keep the channels open." From rsuzuki@kiae.su Sun Jun 26 10:51:56 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!kiae!rsuzuki From: rsuzuki@kiae.su (Raj Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jun26.105156.8062@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 26 Jun 1994 10:51:56 GMT References: <1994Jun22.232556.5553@berkeley.edu> <1994Jun24.000656.1061@unam.mx> <1994Jun25.211556.6893@stanford.edu> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994Jun25.211556.6893@stanford.edu>, msato@stanford.edu (Min-jun Sato) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Raj Suzuki Tape trading list upon request. 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