From anilsson@cam.ac.uk Sat May 06 12:42:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cam!anilsson From: anilsson@cam.ac.uk (Aiko Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May06.124203.3163@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 06 May 1995 12:42:03 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. 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? -- Aiko Nilsson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From hstewart@tum.de Sun May 07 20:52:03 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!tum!hstewart From: hstewart@tum.de (Hugo Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995May07.205203.3824@tum.de> Date: Sun, 07 May 1995 20:52:03 GMT References: <1995May06.124203.3163@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995May06.124203.3163@cam.ac.uk>, anilsson@cam.ac.uk (Aiko Nilsson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Hugo Stewart *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0