From achoi@clari.net Thu Apr 07 04:05:27 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!clari!achoi From: achoi@clari.net (Anja Choi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Apr07.040527.7645@clari.net> Date: Thu, 07 Apr 1994 04:05:27 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 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. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Anja Choi -- ClariNet Communications Corp "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From svasiliev@unam.mx Thu Apr 07 20:57:27 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!unam!svasiliev From: svasiliev@unam.mx (Sun-mi Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Apr07.205727.2960@unam.mx> Date: Thu, 07 Apr 1994 20:57:27 GMT References: <1994Apr07.040527.7645@clari.net> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Apr07.040527.7645@clari.net>, achoi@clari.net (Anja Choi) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Sun-mi Vasiliev Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA). ------------------------------------------------------------ From khughes@berkeley.edu Fri Apr 08 10:25:27 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!khughes From: khughes@berkeley.edu (Kenji Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Apr08.102527.1833@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1994 10:25:27 GMT References: <1994Apr07.040527.7645@clari.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1994Apr07.040527.7645@clari.net>, achoi@clari.net (Anja Choi) 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. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Kenji Hughes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mreyes@panix.com Fri Apr 08 19:57:27 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!panix!mreyes From: mreyes@panix.com (Mathieu Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Apr08.195727.6928@panix.com> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1994 19:57:27 GMT References: <1994Apr07.040527.7645@clari.net> <1994Apr08.102527.1833@berkeley.edu> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1994Apr08.102527.1833@berkeley.edu>, khughes@berkeley.edu (Kenji Hughes) 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. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- === Mathieu Reyes === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Public Access Unix of New York "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From aandersson@uni-hamburg.de Fri Apr 08 23:47:27 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!uni-hamburg!aandersson From: aandersson@uni-hamburg.de (Astrid Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Apr08.234727.5312@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1994 23:47:27 GMT References: <1994Apr07.040527.7645@clari.net> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Apr07.040527.7645@clari.net>, achoi@clari.net (Anja Choi) 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 Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Astrid Andersson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik. ------------------------------------------------------------