From enilsson@uu.net Thu May 23 04:44:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!uu!enilsson From: enilsson@uu.net (Elaine Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May23.044430.6780@uu.net> Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 04:44:30 GMT Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N 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. -- Elaine Nilsson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bmacdonald@earthlink.net Fri May 24 05:24:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!earthlink!bmacdonald From: bmacdonald@earthlink.net (Bastien MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May24.052430.2524@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 05:24:30 GMT References: <1996May23.044430.6780@uu.net> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1996May23.044430.6780@uu.net>, enilsson@uu.net (Elaine Nilsson) 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 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! -- Bastien MacDonald | bmacdonald@earthlink.net PGP Key fingerprint: 4076 7BDC A7BB ECF5 "Keep the channels open." From rdubois@earthlink.net Sat May 25 12:20:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!rdubois From: rdubois@earthlink.net (Renata Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May25.122030.8362@earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 12:20:30 GMT References: <1996May23.044430.6780@uu.net> <1996May24.052430.2524@earthlink.net> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996May24.052430.2524@earthlink.net>, bmacdonald@earthlink.net (Bastien MacDonald) writes: > 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! You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- === Renata Dubois === Dept of Electrical Engineering, EarthLink Network "They will send a copy in my place." From dmoreno@ox.ac.uk Sat May 25 16:06:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!ox!dmoreno From: dmoreno@ox.ac.uk (Dmitri Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May25.160630.5978@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 16:06:30 GMT References: <1996May23.044430.6780@uu.net> <1996May24.052430.2524@earthlink.net> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996May24.052430.2524@earthlink.net>, bmacdonald@earthlink.net (Bastien MacDonald) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Dmitri Moreno "Marcus is not one man." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From jramirez@netcom.com Mon May 27 00:19:30 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!netcom!jramirez From: jramirez@netcom.com (Jen Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996May27.001930.6616@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 00:19:30 GMT References: <1996May23.044430.6780@uu.net> <1996May24.052430.2524@earthlink.net> <1996May25.160630.5978@ox.ac.uk> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996May25.160630.5978@ox.ac.uk>, dmoreno@ox.ac.uk (Dmitri Moreno) writes: > Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? > If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. -- Jen Ramírez -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do."