From nsouza@pacbell.net Wed Jul 13 13:09:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pacbell!nsouza From: nsouza@pacbell.net (Natalia Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul13.130952.5137@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 13:09:52 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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. -- Natalia Souza "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Macintosh IIfx / TOS 4.04 From keriksson@illinois.edu Wed Jul 13 19:34:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!illinois!keriksson From: keriksson@illinois.edu (Katrin Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul13.193452.2566@illinois.edu> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 19:34:52 GMT References: <1994Jul13.130952.5137@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign NNTP-Posting-Host: illinois.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Jul13.130952.5137@pacbell.net>, nsouza@pacbell.net (Natalia Souza) writes: > 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 CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Katrin Eriksson | keriksson@illinois.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 4B48 B944 AC5E F02E "Keep the channels open." From tlindqvist@purdue.edu Thu Jul 14 23:26:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!purdue!tlindqvist From: tlindqvist@purdue.edu (Tobias Lindqvist) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul14.232652.4155@purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 23:26:52 GMT References: <1994Jul13.130952.5137@pacbell.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Jul13.130952.5137@pacbell.net>, nsouza@pacbell.net (Natalia Souza) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Tobias Lindqvist Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ncampbell@delphi.com Sat Jul 16 01:05:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!delphi!ncampbell From: ncampbell@delphi.com (Nadia Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul16.010552.1091@delphi.com> Date: Sat, 16 Jul 1994 01:05:52 GMT References: <1994Jul13.130952.5137@pacbell.net> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul13.130952.5137@pacbell.net>, nsouza@pacbell.net (Natalia Souza) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Nadia Campbell | ncampbell@delphi.com PGP Key fingerprint: 909F 4FE3 BE1F 2B8A "Keep the channels open." From jpopov@mit.edu Sun Jul 17 19:27:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!jpopov From: jpopov@mit.edu (Joachim Popov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Jul17.192752.2240@mit.edu> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 19:27:52 GMT References: <1994Jul13.130952.5137@pacbell.net> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jul13.130952.5137@pacbell.net>, nsouza@pacbell.net (Natalia Souza) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Joachim Popov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari Falcon 030 - NetBSD 1.0