From rkim@berkeley.edu Tue Jun 04 18:03:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!berkeley!rkim From: rkim@berkeley.edu (Raj Kim) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun04.180310.9260@berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1996 18:03:10 GMT Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Raj Kim Zyxel U-1496E @ ISDN 64k bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From knovak@earthlink.net Thu Jun 06 16:50:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!earthlink!knovak From: knovak@earthlink.net (Karen Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun06.165010.2128@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 06 Jun 1996 16:50:10 GMT References: <1996Jun04.180310.9260@berkeley.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jun04.180310.9260@berkeley.edu>, rkim@berkeley.edu (Raj Kim) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Karen Novak -- EarthLink Network "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From knovak@mindspring.com Fri Jun 07 22:02:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mindspring!knovak From: knovak@mindspring.com (Kirsty Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun07.220210.5502@mindspring.com> Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 22:02:10 GMT References: <1996Jun04.180310.9260@berkeley.edu> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Jun04.180310.9260@berkeley.edu>, rkim@berkeley.edu (Raj Kim) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Kirsty Novak Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 14,400 bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From slee@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Jun 08 16:58:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!u-tokyo!slee From: slee@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Seo-yeon Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun08.165810.4632@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 16:58:10 GMT References: <1996Jun04.180310.9260@berkeley.edu> <1996Jun07.220210.5502@mindspring.com> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jun07.220210.5502@mindspring.com>, knovak@mindspring.com (Kirsty Novak) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- === Seo-yeon Lee === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From ewatanabe@netcom.com Mon Jun 10 11:10:10 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!netcom!ewatanabe From: ewatanabe@netcom.com (Emi Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Jun10.111010.6375@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:10:10 GMT References: <1996Jun04.180310.9260@berkeley.edu> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Jun04.180310.9260@berkeley.edu>, rkim@berkeley.edu (Raj Kim) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Emi Watanabe Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."