From hmacdonald@mit.edu Thu Nov 14 18:14:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mit!hmacdonald From: hmacdonald@mit.edu (Hugo MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov14.181447.8163@mit.edu> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 18:14:47 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 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. -- === Hugo MacDonald === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From nnovak@earthlink.net Fri Nov 15 00:08:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!earthlink!nnovak From: nnovak@earthlink.net (Nadine Novak) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov15.000847.6072@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 00:08:47 GMT References: <1996Nov14.181447.8163@mit.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov14.181447.8163@mit.edu>, hmacdonald@mit.edu (Hugo MacDonald) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Nadine Novak "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) / System 7.5.1 From lsantos@mindspring.com Sat Nov 16 16:21:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mindspring!lsantos From: lsantos@mindspring.com (Lisa Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Nov16.162147.3901@mindspring.com> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 16:21:47 GMT References: <1996Nov14.181447.8163@mit.edu> <1996Nov15.000847.6072@earthlink.net> Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Nov15.000847.6072@earthlink.net>, nnovak@earthlink.net (Nadine Novak) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Lisa Santos SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology."