Amiga Music Preservation -

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1-How did your interest for computers start? Which year was that?

I was 9 years old and that was in winter 1986 I got a C64 for Christmas. I
played games on it. I watched my mom writing in some simple basic routines
which she learned on EDB-course. I started programming small routines just
for fun. I loved this. And I don't regret that at all.

2-What machines did you previously have? What did you do with them?

My first machine was the first videogame console.. the one with analogue
joystick. The graphics where junk. Later I got this Coleco Vision console.
This one had more cool games to it. But it crashed a lot. Coleco was a
formerly a swimingpool company that got into the videogameconsole business.
In '86 I got a C64 for Christmas and this computer I used for gaming and
programming. In 1989 bought an Amiga 500. It was on the A500 I discovered
noise/protracker at a friends house. It was cool to sample and pitch sounds
so I experimented with fitting samples together making music. Later, in 1994
I bought my humble a1200 which I upgraded to 68060 and this computer I used
for almost 6years! It has been one of my most beloved computers back in time.
The only thing I regret, why use so much money on the modem-line. God!!!

3-For what specific reason did you end up making music rather than gfx, coding?

I am shitty at drawing anything. You should (not) see my hand writing. I was
taking pianolessons at the time and therefore it was natural to experiment
with sounds.

4-Which composing programs have you been using? Which one in particular?

I used noisetracker and protracker. Protracker in particular. After I left
the scene in 1996, I had hooked up synths to my A1200 with midi and I used
MusicX and another midi program which I don't remember.

5-With which module did you feel you had reached your goal?

I don't know. Maybe Alien Element or a forest of love. I never felt that I
got famous. The beauty with the computer scene is that You can be an amateur
and make great tunes on a limited amount of channels and still get some
recognitions from it.

6-Is there a tune you would like not to remember? For what reason?

Yes maybe.. I made this tune in 1994 called ChaoticEchos. It's a neat
hardcore tune, but I ripped too many samples from a very popular kefrens
musician. Sounds great but its not cool to steal samples. Not like that. hehe

7-In your opinion, what's the value of a music in a demo, game?

The music in a demo creates the atmosphere around the demo. Without sounds,
the demos are dull.

8-At present, are you still composing? For professional or leisure purposes?

Not much. I've been playing with midi-sequencing of some 303-clone synthesisers.
Nothing big. I used to have much more time doing that back in the scene days.
I'm only a year from finishing off my telecomengineer studies. It takes a lot
of time!

9-What do you think of today's pieces of music such as mpeg,wave,midi,etc...?

I think mp3 is a format that fit music produced for listening quite well. Mp3
is a smart way to compress large HQ wavs and I think that is good thing for
many amateur musicians who want to have samples of their work on their
websites. General midi is shitty. It was a good idea to have a standardized
set of instrument, but its too limited in functions and music is crap. Todays
music is better than the 80/90'es. There was a lot of crappy dance tunes. I
never listened to the radio.

10-Could you tell us some of your all times favourite tunes?

Mutant's Lutefisk-vegring. This piece brings back a lot of memories.
And his song: Gulars I farta too.
I've been searching for the gelly tune lutefisk almost 10years now, and
found it here at A.M.P!!!! Thanks a lot Curt and Crown. You are doing great!

Jogeir Liljedahl's L.O.V.E. demo tune.

11-Are you planning to make an audio cd with some of your music remastered?

I've done a cd with some of my music done on synths. That must have been one
of my most trivial works.

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Biosphere, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, Sophie A.Bexter, Slinky

13-What does/did the amiga/c64 scene give you?

The Amiga scene gave me a lot of new friends. And a lot of experience I would
never gotten elsewhere. It gave me a lot of good memories I will take with me
until I die. I will never forget my contacts in the scene. You all know who
you are! Respect!

14-Are you still active in the scene these days?

15-Anyone to greet? Anything left to say? Feel free...

Greetings: Ramosa, Hyperia, Mr.C, Frency, Zoo, Harald Paulsen, Prawn, F.B.Y.,
Simplex/Simulator, Raven, Hexorcist, relax, rudebwoy, 2-mas, Adolf, Thomas
Matsen and his brother, Saracen, jelace, garth, Fuzz, Baffle, Acid, yEbo,
Conrad, TMS, rYmix, and Terje Hagen.

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