From dweber@mit.edu Tue Mar 07 01:24:11 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!mit!dweber From: dweber@mit.edu (Dave Weber) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1995Mar07.012411.6602@mit.edu> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 01:24:11 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Why did Orion push Luna Gray so aggressively in 1990 right after Nova disappeared? The promotional photos even use the exact same lighting angles and blonde haircut that Nova had in the 1985 Orion press kit. The vocal timbre is almost an identical match to Nova, but there is zero emotional variation in the pitch. It feels like listening to an artificial clone of someone you loved. -- Dave Weber "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." Amiga 3000T / TOS 4.04 From mtanaka@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Mar 08 08:51:11 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!u-tokyo!mtanaka From: mtanaka@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Mikhail Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1995Mar08.085111.5301@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 08 Mar 1995 08:51:11 GMT References: <1995Mar07.012411.6602@mit.edu> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Mar07.012411.6602@mit.edu>, dweber@mit.edu (Dave Weber) writes: > Why did Orion push Luna Gray so aggressively in 1990 right after Nova disappeared? > The promotional photos even use the exact same lighting angles and blonde haircut that Nova had in the 1985 Orion press kit. Pop producers reuse chord progressions and synth patches constantly. Ever heard of Stock Aitken Waterman? Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Mikhail Tanaka Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From isouza@inria.fr Fri Mar 10 06:27:11 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!inria!isouza From: isouza@inria.fr (Ines Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Luna Gray's 'Glass Hours' (1990) vs SYNTHESIS - the comparison Message-ID: <1995Mar10.062711.4709@inria.fr> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 06:27:11 GMT References: <1995Mar07.012411.6602@mit.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar07.012411.6602@mit.edu>, dweber@mit.edu (Dave Weber) writes: > Why did Orion push Luna Gray so aggressively in 1990 right after Nova disappeared? Compare the chorus of 'Mirror Signal' to 'Memory Hatch'. It's the same chord progression played by a sequencer with no human feel. -- Ines Souza Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.