From slindqvist@cam.ac.uk Mon Jul 03 12:13:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!cam!slindqvist From: slindqvist@cam.ac.uk (Steve Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul03.121359.3097@cam.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1995 12:13:59 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara? -- Steve Lindqvist Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------ From dlee@pacbell.net Wed Jul 05 01:43:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!dlee From: dlee@pacbell.net (Dmitri Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul05.014359.7235@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 05 Jul 1995 01:43:59 GMT References: <1995Jul03.121359.3097@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul03.121359.3097@cam.ac.uk>, slindqvist@cam.ac.uk (Steve Lindqvist) 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. -- Dmitri Lee *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX2/66 (Linux 1.2.13) - NetBSD 1.0 From mjohansson@demon.co.uk Thu Jul 06 03:19:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!demon!mjohansson From: mjohansson@demon.co.uk (Mei Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul06.031959.6910@demon.co.uk> Date: Thu, 06 Jul 1995 03:19:59 GMT References: <1995Jul03.121359.3097@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Jul03.121359.3097@cam.ac.uk>, slindqvist@cam.ac.uk (Steve Lindqvist) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Mei Johansson US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 14,400 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From mgirard@tum.de Thu Jul 06 10:33:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!tum!mgirard From: mgirard@tum.de (Matthias Girard) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul06.103359.6039@tum.de> Date: Thu, 06 Jul 1995 10:33:59 GMT References: <1995Jul03.121359.3097@cam.ac.uk> <1995Jul06.031959.6910@demon.co.uk> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul06.031959.6910@demon.co.uk>, mjohansson@demon.co.uk (Mei Johansson) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Matthias Girard Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 9600 Telebit bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From jhernandez@purdue.edu Fri Jul 07 19:49:59 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!purdue!jhernandez From: jhernandez@purdue.edu (Joachim Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul07.194959.5050@purdue.edu> Date: Fri, 07 Jul 1995 19:49:59 GMT References: <1995Jul03.121359.3097@cam.ac.uk> <1995Jul06.031959.6910@demon.co.uk> <1995Jul06.103359.6039@tum.de> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul06.103359.6039@tum.de>, mgirard@tum.de (Matthias Girard) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Joachim Hernández Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "Marcus is not one man."