From jjohansson@cam.ac.uk Thu Apr 27 09:36:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!jjohansson From: jjohansson@cam.ac.uk (Ji-woo Johansson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr27.093622.2988@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 09:36:22 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Ji-woo Johansson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From fduarte@panix.com Sat Apr 29 03:39:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!panix!fduarte From: fduarte@panix.com (Fiona Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr29.033922.7392@panix.com> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 03:39:22 GMT References: <1995Apr27.093622.2988@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Apr27.093622.2988@cam.ac.uk>, jjohansson@cam.ac.uk (Ji-woo Johansson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. -- Fiona Duarte -- Public Access Unix of New York "Do not worship the copy." From lmartinez@tum.de Sat Apr 29 14:58:22 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!tum!lmartinez From: lmartinez@tum.de (Lars Martínez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr29.145822.4200@tum.de> Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 14:58:22 GMT References: <1995Apr27.093622.2988@cam.ac.uk> <1995Apr29.033922.7392@panix.com> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr29.033922.7392@panix.com>, fduarte@panix.com (Fiona Duarte) writes: > You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Lars Martínez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0