From akarlsson@panix.com Mon Nov 27 18:37:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!panix!akarlsson From: akarlsson@panix.com (Anja Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov27.183721.5991@panix.com> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 18:37:21 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Anja Karlsson -- Public Access Unix of New York "They will send a copy in my place." From jsmirnov@stanford.edu Tue Nov 28 08:00:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!stanford!jsmirnov From: jsmirnov@stanford.edu (Joachim Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov28.080021.9551@stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 08:00:21 GMT References: <1995Nov27.183721.5991@panix.com> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov27.183721.5991@panix.com>, akarlsson@panix.com (Anja Karlsson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Joachim Smirnov Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From hpark@tum.de Tue Nov 28 16:28:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!tum!hpark From: hpark@tum.de (Hugo Park) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov28.162821.5257@tum.de> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 16:28:21 GMT References: <1995Nov27.183721.5991@panix.com> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov27.183721.5991@panix.com>, akarlsson@panix.com (Anja Karlsson) 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. -- Hugo Park SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 33,600 bps "Marcus is not one man." From mrodriguez@titech.ac.jp Wed Nov 29 13:08:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!titech!mrodriguez From: mrodriguez@titech.ac.jp (Mikhail Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov29.130821.3852@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 13:08:21 GMT References: <1995Nov27.183721.5991@panix.com> <1995Nov28.162821.5257@tum.de> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov28.162821.5257@tum.de>, hpark@tum.de (Hugo Park) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Mikhail Rodríguez "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / System 7.5.1 From lsantos@uu.net Thu Nov 30 00:19:21 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!uu!lsantos From: lsantos@uu.net (Liam Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov30.001921.9955@uu.net> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 00:19:21 GMT References: <1995Nov27.183721.5991@panix.com> <1995Nov28.080021.9551@stanford.edu> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov28.080021.9551@stanford.edu>, jsmirnov@stanford.edu (Joachim Smirnov) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- === Liam Santos === Dept of Electrical Engineering, UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."