From mreyes@kiae.su Sun Apr 21 22:35:58 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!kiae!mreyes From: mreyes@kiae.su (Mateo Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr21.223558.5650@kiae.su> Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 22:35:58 GMT Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. 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? -- Mateo Reyes -- Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From jlopez@rwth-aachen.de Tue Apr 23 04:33:58 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!rwth-aachen!jlopez From: jlopez@rwth-aachen.de (Jen López) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr23.043358.5474@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 04:33:58 GMT References: <1996Apr21.223558.5650@kiae.su> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr21.223558.5650@kiae.su>, mreyes@kiae.su (Mateo Reyes) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Jen López -- RWTH Aachen Informatik "They will send a copy in my place." From mhernandez@netcom.com Wed Apr 24 03:52:58 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!netcom!mhernandez From: mhernandez@netcom.com (Min-jun Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr24.035258.9862@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 03:52:58 GMT References: <1996Apr21.223558.5650@kiae.su> <1996Apr23.043358.5474@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Apr23.043358.5474@rwth-aachen.de>, jlopez@rwth-aachen.de (Jen López) 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. -- Min-jun Hernández Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From aduarte@rwth-aachen.de Wed Apr 24 21:21:58 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!rwth-aachen!aduarte From: aduarte@rwth-aachen.de (Anja Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr24.212158.1685@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 21:21:58 GMT References: <1996Apr21.223558.5650@kiae.su> <1996Apr23.043358.5474@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr23.043358.5474@rwth-aachen.de>, jlopez@rwth-aachen.de (Jen López) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- === Anja Duarte === Dept of Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen Informatik "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From mgarcia@mindspring.com Thu Apr 25 21:51:58 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!mindspring!mgarcia From: mgarcia@mindspring.com (Mei García) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Apr25.215158.5264@mindspring.com> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 21:51:58 GMT References: <1996Apr21.223558.5650@kiae.su> <1996Apr23.043358.5474@rwth-aachen.de> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr23.043358.5474@rwth-aachen.de>, jlopez@rwth-aachen.de (Jen López) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. > Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Mei García SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"