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`n. .rP' `qb ,dP' TLb. ,dMP' all rite, now you get the chance to read TML.dMMP some facts about some of the major amiga ,nmm`XXMPX musicians. read about their history in ,#MP'~~XNXYNXTb. the scene and their plans in future.yes, ,d~' dNNP `YNTb. that's meant to be read while listening to ,~ ,NN' `YNb their modules. read 'em over and over and over.. dNP `Yb. ,NN' `b. · i n t e r v i e w · ___________ ______dP _____________ \ / \ ,N'\____ _____________. _____ \ \_____. ____\ / \___P___/ .\--\__ __/__ |--\____)---\ _____/__ |--\_ \ _/ | | | \ | | \__| | _ \ / | \__| | /\ | | _| | | _l_ | | \ / _l_ | ___| l___/=l___|====l____/===\______|==l______|\ /l___/===\______l____/ \/ Handle: Codex Group: Razor 1911 Date of birth: 21.12.1973 It kind of started when my father bought an Apple computer and I was about 6-7 years old. But it really started with the Commodore 64 that my big brother bought. I guess I was about 10 years old, which means 1983. I've had a Commodore 64, Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200. I used the Commodore 64 mostly for playing games, though I tried to make graphics, music and tried a little programming. With the Amiga I was still a big action game enthusiast, with good skills in bullet pumping and "happy" violence. But I started to be more serious with music and graphics (concerning graphics that meant being a "pixel-slave" using DeluxePaint) I didn't. I ended up being a programmer. Currently I'm working full-time as a C++ programmer making 3D visualization software :) But right... back in the "old days" I was a lamer when it came to programming. I guess I primarily was a musician in the Amiga scene because one of my hobbies from when I was young was to make music with keyboards. (And yes: my first keyboard was Casio keyboard.) On the Amiga I used Music-X a lot for MIDI music. And of course I used any Soundtracker-clone around for Amiga specific music. Nowadays I'm using Emagic Logic, with plugins. And I have Creamware audio cards. None - I'm never really satisfied...:) ..but I kind of like "Memorydust" and "Domination Dance" for the unique compositions and "Undersea" and "Technolife" for the unique sound universe. I must admit that I don't feel totally on top of things when I listen to some of the things I did... Some endless solos could have been avoided perhaps? ("Hoaxers" / "Galaxy") :) And sound quality and "production" wasn't my greatest concern when I made music on the Amiga.... But for that there was an excuse (4 mono voices/fake stereo/ 8bit,22Khz?-samples) Anyway, I don't regret I released them, I was just a pimpled kid, so who cares? The music is a vital part that just can't be underestimated. But the real value of the combined piece is truly greater than the sum of its parts only when the music fits the demo/game. I'm still a leisure composer, yes. My head is filled up with very concrete musical pieces and ideas that I have strong beliefs in, but sadly I don't get to spend much time trying to get them out of my head. Getting an idea can be as easy as snapping one's fingers, but giving it the professional touch can be hard work. At the moment my biggest concern is that I'm trying to do everything myself: being a composer, producer, keyboard-player, sound-programmer, singer (ehh... well, kind of), computer-wiz, and hardware-geek and having a full-time brainjob++ besides (and wanting 8 hours of sleep every night) is just too much it seems. My hope, though, is that as I accumulate a lot of knowledge and ideas about creating music, someday I will get into a more productive flow. And I also hope for that 10 million lottery win to buy me some spare time!! $-) I have great respect for all the musicians that are out there. But just to say something critical/constructive, it sometimes sounds like too much of the music-making is all about making that professional sound, when the real focus should be to create original, cool music and have fun. An idea is to be BE MORE CREATIVE WITH LIMITED EQUIPMENT. That was what the C64 and Amiga scene was all about. And everybody within the scene knew your limitations, so you could earn some respect as well. But the thing is, when making "technological music" today the rules have changed, and nobody is impressed without that professional touch. Oh.. this list can be very long.... the thing is that I don't have any DEFINITE favourites.. Artists: Songs: My Comments and "Awards" (tata) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rob Hubbard - Spellbound,Lighwave,Commando,Sanxion - C64 Award Uncle Tom - DoubleDragon2, Spell-Amelioration - Amiga Award Whether Report - Birdland - Jazz Award Jarre - Popcorn - Techno Musician's task no.2: Make your own version of popcorn Propellerheads - Spybreak - "Mission Impossible Theme II"? Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin Beats - Drum Award Prodigy - Poison - Noise Award Aphex Twin - Fuck-It-Up-Award Mr. Bungle: - Desert Search For Techno Allah - Best Song Name Award Manic Street Preachers - If you tolerate this... New Radicals - You get what you give Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax - Radiohead - Paranoid Android Slayer - Angel Of Death - Best Scream 2 Pac/dr.Dre - Calefornia Love Moloko - Sing It back Star Wars - Makes half the movie? (John Williams rules) Mozart - Requiem Beethoven - 5th Symphony Richard Strauss - From "Also sprach Zarathustra" (in '2001: A space Odyssey) SOD - The Ballad Of Jimmy Hendrix - Just had to make room for a ballad in here as well You mean remastering the old Amiga mods? Not really. But I might pick up some old ideas and use it in new music. Kind of like stealing ideas from myself. And I did make a synth version of "Memorydust" sometime. But releasing it? Well, then it have to be good, and it wasn't... There are *LOTS* of great music acts out there. I'm not very updated, but anyway, here's a list of what I've been listening to for the last couple of years: (NB: My comprehension of a "band" is quite fluid): Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk, Moby, Røyksopp, Propellerheads, PortisHead, Infected Mushroom, Cosmosis, Chemical Brothers, Depeshce Mode, Jamiroquay, Moloko, Mr Bungle, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More,... I also like to listen to Melody Grand Prix. WHY THE F**K, you ask?? Let me explain: It can be very hard to listen to all the tons of quality music productions that are out there. So it's very liberating to listen to something that is REALLY BAD! It feeds my self-confidence and brings back the Wanna-Be in me! It gave me a lot of friends. And I got some nice feedback from some of the tunes I made, so I guess it gave me some confidence to continue and create music. No. I kind of retired back in 1993. I have to thank especially the Razor guys for some great times! Guerkan: Still alive? Wife & kids? Still programming? I should visit you some day, but that was 10 years ago. I might have delayed it too long? :-) Take care! Kjetil, Runar, John Atle: Thanx for kicking my butt so that I made some music and graphics - though you should have kicked it harder! (and I should have kicked yours as well so that you programmed some more!) :) Thomas: Even my wildest ideas can't guess what you are doing right now! Graphical artist? Judo-fighter? Kickboxer? Snowboarder?? Body-builder?? What about trying to make some music again? :) Zeb: Keep up the good spirit! To all I have forgotten: You're not! Take care!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- please note: this interview is ©opyrighted in 2002 by crown of cryptoburners ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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