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post #1 of 16
11/12/10 at 12:59pm
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Holy smoke, William Gibson fans! Anyone who still doubts the 3D Revolution? Read on...


HOLOGRAPHIC DIGITAL POP STAR SELLS OUT JAPANESE CONCERTS

Meh, not my style of music.. I've always perfered space dub!
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post #2 of 16
11/12/10 at 2:06pm
Um... Sharon Apple?
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post #3 of 16
11/12/10 at 2:43pm
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Originally Posted by Ryan C.B. View Post
Um... Sharon Apple?
How do you mean? I am unfamiliar with your reference
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post #4 of 16
11/12/10 at 2:49pm
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How do you mean? I am unfamiliar with your reference.
Fixed.
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post #5 of 16
11/12/10 at 2:51pm
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Fixed.
I may be missing something, but your fixed version of my post appears to be identical to the original
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post #6 of 16
11/12/10 at 3:07pm
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I may be missing something, but your fixed version of my post appears to be identical to the original.
Fixed.
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post #7 of 16
11/12/10 at 3:13pm
Sharon Apple is a virtual holographic music performer in Macross Plus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macross_plus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKcud4Qs4_U
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post #8 of 16
11/12/10 at 3:13pm
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Fixed.
Heh.....
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post #9 of 16
11/12/10 at 3:59pm
Not to mention, Gorillaz are a multi-platinum selling group consisting totally of cartoon characters. Every country has its own set of fabricated pop stars; Japan is just more upfront about it, while we get that thing called Justin Beiber.
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post #10 of 16
11/12/10 at 8:13pm
Funnily enough I seem to remember Gibson describing something similar to an iPod touch in Idoru, or am I thinking of something else?
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post #11 of 16
11/12/10 at 8:50pm
Disney has been manufacturing replicant pop stars for years. You're falling behind, Japan!
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post #12 of 16
11/12/10 at 9:25pm
But isn't the difference here that it is COMPLETELY fabricated? The Gorillaz, Disney, etc. examples at least have real people giving performances. This is the ultimate extension of electronic music. Now we have electronic vocals with no singer needed.

With Gorillaz, the real band and singers are actually performing. With this hologram it is a synthesized voice creation (not sure if it being created on the fly or a recording, but at that point, does it matter?).

Regardless, as a fan of electronic music, I have no issue with this, but paying to see it performed seems a little odd since there is no real performance.

I guess this is the equivalent of a recorded orchestra playing over a laser light show? But people don't generally get so excited about that.
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post #13 of 16
11/18/10 at 10:42am
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Originally Posted by kungfumonkeyMike

Regardless, as a fan of electronic music, I have no issue with this, but paying to see it performed seems a little odd since there is no real performance.
Yes, yes...but then what would they do when they wanted to get together and wave their freakin glowsticks?
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post #14 of 16
11/19/10 at 12:44pm
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Fixed.
HAHA

So how long before GATTACA and THE TRUMAN SHOW become real?

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post #15 of 16
11/19/10 at 12:57pm
Leave it the Japanese. Can't wait for the holographic porn star.
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post #16 of 16
11/19/10 at 3:01pm
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Leave it the Japanese.
I'd rather not. Have you seen their creepy robots?
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