From vkarlsson@clari.net Fri Sep 01 04:54:24 1995
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From: vkarlsson@clari.net (Valeria Karlsson)
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Subject: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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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.

Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara?

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Valeria Karlsson -- ClariNet Communications Corp
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From dramirez@mit.edu Sat Sep 02 01:14:24 1995
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From: dramirez@mit.edu (Dave Ramírez)
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Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Sep01.045424.4701@clari.net>, vkarlsson@clari.net (Valeria Karlsson) writes:
> Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?

She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you.

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From rmoreno@titech.ac.jp Sun Sep 03 12:27:24 1995
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From: rmoreno@titech.ac.jp (Raj Moreno)
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Subject: Re: Question: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Sep02.011424.1506@mit.edu>, dramirez@mit.edu (Dave Ramírez) writes:
> She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you.

You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw.

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Raj Moreno
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