From achoi@uu.net Sat Nov 18 17:37:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!uu!achoi From: achoi@uu.net (Aiko Choi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov18.173722.2976@uu.net> Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 17:37:22 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.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. 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. -- Aiko Choi -- UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From dduarte@hanse.de Mon Nov 20 11:51:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!hanse!dduarte From: dduarte@hanse.de (Dong-hyun Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov20.115122.4959@hanse.de> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 11:51:22 GMT References: <1995Nov18.173722.2976@uu.net> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1995Nov18.173722.2976@uu.net>, achoi@uu.net (Aiko 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. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Dong-hyun Duarte "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." Acorn RiscPC 600 / Linux 1.2.13 From apetrov@pipeline.com Tue Nov 21 21:46:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!pipeline!apetrov From: apetrov@pipeline.com (Aiko Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov21.214622.6677@pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 21:46:22 GMT References: <1995Nov18.173722.2976@uu.net> <1995Nov20.115122.4959@hanse.de> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Nov20.115122.4959@hanse.de>, dduarte@hanse.de (Dong-hyun Duarte) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Aiko Petrov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) - NetBSD 1.0 From mmoreno@delphi.com Wed Nov 22 10:03:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!delphi!mmoreno From: mmoreno@delphi.com (Mathieu Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Nov22.100322.3766@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 10:03:22 GMT References: <1995Nov18.173722.2976@uu.net> <1995Nov20.115122.4959@hanse.de> <1995Nov21.214622.6677@pipeline.com> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Nov21.214622.6677@pipeline.com>, apetrov@pipeline.com (Aiko Petrov) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Mathieu Moreno | mmoreno@delphi.com PGP Key fingerprint: E9D7 9A9C 2C64 6627 "Keep the channels open."