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Table Of Contents
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Opening:
Message From the Editor
Letters From Our Readers
Reviews:
Music:
On The Sideline --
"On The Buses (blakeymix)" and "Rhino"
The Lineup -- Monthly Music Listings
Demo:
Screen Lit Vertigo --
"Red", "Mirages" and "Cafre"
Opinion / Commentary:
Coplan's Eyes -- Passion
Link List: Get Somewhere in the Scene
Closing: Staff and Contact Information
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Message From the Editor
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Hello,
I hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. Static Line took a break
last month; being the holiday season, nothing much was happening. But
we're back in full swing again this month, with all the regular articles -
On The Sideline, The Lineup, Screen Lit Vertigo and Coplan's Eyes.
I bought a couple of scene products recently - the Assembly '02 DVDs and
NAIDorabilia. They look pretty good so far - believe it or not, I've never
actually been to a demoparty, but after seeing these I definitely want to
go to one. We'll see how it all works out. :)
Enjoy the issue, have a good 2004, and I'll see you next month!
--Ciaran
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Letters From Our Readers
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-=- A Message from RaD Man -=-
I'm not sure if your magazine would be interested in covering the new
DVD-ROM we just released (our first). In a nutshell it's virtually every
ANSI/VGA artpack, cracktro/loader and emag ever released. The magazine
collection in particular is very extensive including zines from all facets
of the PC-scene (ansi, demo, music and yes, even early-day warez).
There seems to be some confusion by those who are unfamiliar with the
FTP site we used to operate from 1996-2003 called "artpacks.acid.org", so
I think at first glance some people will assume that this is a collection
of just ACiD releases. But rather it is a compilation of the files we
used to offer before we lost our two main hosts in the USA. (We still
have 3 rather large mirrors in Sweden, Australia and at ftp.scene.org and
some other smaller ones)
Anyways I don't mean to bore anyone. If this sounds like something
the readers would like to know about, then I'd love to answer any
questions you might have. I've posted an allfiles list on scenespot.org,
but beware, it's 1MB of compressed text. ;) [editors note: The file list
is at http://www.darkdomain.org/allfiles.zip ]
--RaD Man
-=- Reply from Ciaran -=-
Hiya,
Thanks for the email! It definitely sounds like interesting stuff. I'd
review it myself but I've recently bought two other scene products (see
above), and I expect they'll keep me busy for a while. :)
I'm sure that this would be of interest to a lot of our readers though.
Thanks again!
--Ciaran
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On The Sideline
"On The Buses (blakeymix)" by H. Kylloenen and "Rhino" by Illusion
By: Ben
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Greetings. This month I am going to review some songs that were released
under the the label Milk. This group has produced a good deal of
excellent music. Both of these songs are upbeat, minimal, and mildly
ambient in style. If you enjoy playful and buoyant music, you might want
to give them a listen.
-=- "On The Buses (blakeymix)" by H. Kylloenen -=-
"On The Buses" is a 4-song EP release by H. Kylloenen. You can read
about the release at http://milk.scene.org/onthebuses.html . The majority
of these songs were serious and direct. But "On The Buses (blakeymix)"
stood out from the rest with its own unique style. This particular
selection is mellow, dreamy -- almost a lullaby. So I shall share with
you my thoughts about "blakeymix."
The introduction slides in with a string orchestra and a mild humming
synth. It sounds like a song you might hear played with a sunrise. The
quietly echoed speech in the background adds a nice touch, as if waking up
to the sound of other people starting their day. The song gains momentum
as it goes on with a simple drumline and simpler theme. A whisper of a
choir carries the flow of the song, and a synth similar to a woodwind
drifts peacefully as the instruments unfold.
I liked the solemn yet lighthearted tone of "On The Buses (blakeymix)".
In my opinion the simplicity of this song's theme is both its strength and
weakness. On one hand, the length of the song is short compared to the
ambling pace, and the theme gets a little repetitive. That's the price
this song payed for bordering on ambient: Just when I started to feel the
scene being set for some unfocused contemplation, the song fades out. It
needs to exhibit more ideas, either by expounding further, or by quicker
variation. On the other hand, the song genuinely sets a fresh, fairy-tale
mood. I would encourage a learning tracker to try to extend this song as
a fun exercise. H. Kylloenen sets many good examples in his songs, and
this one is no exception.
Song Information:
Title: "On The Buses (blakeymix)"
Author: H. Kylloenen
File Size: 3M
Source: ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/groups/milk/milk0072.zip
-=- "Rhino" by Illusion -=-
"Rhino" is a much merrier song. There is a bit of an organ to lay the
foundation, and then the drum loops bust out, crisp and well pronounced.
I really enjoyed the flippant synths together with the tiny bells. Both
the organ and the synth leads have a vocal quality about them with their
"mmm's", "mwah's", and "tralala's". I think they were well selected to
match the funky rhythm of this song.
At the very end of the song there is speech saying "It'll be a new
experience for you.". Perhaps the song was meant to be played backwards.
;)
I found this song very satisfying. It is infectious and makes one feel
like moving a bit. Go ahead, sway a little; it makes the song sound
better.
Song Information:
Title: "Rhino"
Author: Illusion
File Size: 444k
Source: ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/groups/milk/milk0053.zip
-=- MOD Player Disclaimer -=-
I tend to review music in the mod format, though I may include other
structured formats in the future. I listen to the music with the modplug
player, or dumb. These can be found at http://www.modplug.com and at
http://dumb.sourceforge.net. Since I am not using the same software the
composer wrote the music with, you may want to take my reviews with a
grain of salt.
--Ben Collver
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The Lineup
By: Novus
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Welcome to The Lineup! Every month, I scour through the hundreds of new
releases on the scene's major archive sites to find the best new music,
saving you the trouble of having to download 20 instant-delete songs to
find 1 that's worth keeping.
Since Static Line took a month off, this edition of The Lineup will
actually cover two months: November and December. I'll select a Best of
the Best for each of those months, as well as The Lineup's top song of
2003.
I'm also changing my methods for finding songs for The Lineup. Before, I
was simply grabbing new releases from Cute Trance Girls, MODPlug Central,
Scene.org, Scene Satellite Network, Paleface's Song Archive, S3M.com, and
Sounding Board. Now, I'm also scanning through various individual and
group websites as well. If you'd like me to add your site to my monthly
list, just e-mail the URL to me at vince_young@hotmail.com and I'll start
watching your site for new releases.
(Keep in mind that I do NOT scan The MOD Archive for new songs because of
the weirdness that rules their Unfiltered Uploads page. I've tried to keep
up with their random clear-outs in the past, and all I got was a migraine
and lots of missed songs. Just so's ya know.)
In the meantime, you may consider the following 41 tunes to be the best
tracks of November and December 2003:
-=- TOP SONG OF 2003 -=-
"Umber Dawn" - Quasian - progressive rock
ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/artists/quasian/quasian_-_umber_dawn.zip
-=- THE BEST OF THE BEST: November -=-
"Flashback" - Argh - trance
http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~jonl/music/fq-flash.zip
-=- THE BEST OF THE BEST: December -=-
"I Know Your Sadness" - Vibe - pop
ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/groups/cornercut/050crc.zip
-=- THE REST OF THE BEST -=-
"30.05.1997" - Randor - pop
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/randor/30.5.1999.rar
(Yes, the URL is correct. Randor typo'd the filename himself. :D )
"All Systems Ready" - Tangerine - demostyle
http://www.novusmusic.org/songs/syread.zip
"Anywaterwish" - Dance Tomato - pop
http://members.lycos.nl/marcel_g/DT%20-%20Anywaterwish.xm
"As Raindrops Hit The Sand" - Turkanen - fantasy
http://www.mbnet.fi/~eska/t-raindr.it
"Cristallized Rezonance" - Ultrasyd - dance
http://site.voila.fr/ultrasyd/UltrasydxCRzn.zip
"Cyberspace Jungle" - John646260 - industrial
http://www.modplug.com/mods/nr_download.php3?session=&downnum=11137
"Emotion" - Storm - trance
http://digilander.libero.it/stormtremilauno/emotionsremix.zip
(original by JJMax)
"Eye Of The Storm" - Argh - pop
http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~jonl/music/tb-storm.zip
"Friendship" - An Duc Truong - light rock
http://home.no.net/ducciz/music/adt-friend.zip
"From Morningstar To Midnight" - Xtr1m - fantasy
http://xTr1m.sq7.org/music/xTr1m-MM.zip
"Goa Destenition" - Newbie's - techno
http://www.home.no/slog/NGD.zip
"Heaven: Long Edit" - Premium Trance - dance
http://www.ptrance.de/files/mods/ST_HEAVL.rar
"Heaven 34" - Rave-n - trance
http://www.modarchive.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi/R/ra_hev34.it
"Her Kisz" - Pro-Xex - electronica
http://pro-xex.kenamick.com/tracks/herkisz.zip
"Hideout" - Ilmarque - fantasy
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~tympanic/mods/2_ppessi/il_hideo.zip
"In A Flame" - Butch - light rock
ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/artists/butch/b_flame.zip
"Inaccessible Depth" - Butch - pop
ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/artists/butch/b_depth.zip
"Inside Our Mind" - Prophecy - pop
http://koti.mbnet.fi/prophecy/musat/p-iom.it
"Kingdom Of Shadows" - Semen & Skuter - jungle
ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/artists/skuter/kingdom_of_shadows.zip
"Limitless" - Tehcumation - trance
http://majestic.tadan.us/download/music/module/Tehcumation%20-%20Limitless.zip
"M4, Short Range Burst" - J/M/T/M - techno
http://www.modarchive.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi/M/m4srb.xm
"Magic Atmosphere" - Storm - trance
http://digilander.iol.it/stormtremilauno/magicatmosphere.zip
"MorningStar: DreamMix" - Observer - pop
http://www.modplug.com/mods/nr_download.php3?session=&downnum=11124
"Pilgrimage Party Invitation 2004" - Cerror - demostyle
http://www.ctgmusic.com/ctg/song.php?id=2264
"Poison" - Storm & Xcalibur - trance
http://digilander.libero.it/stormtremilauno/poison.zip
"Release" - Djkor - techno
ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/music/groups/cornercut/047crc.zip
"Samvetskval" - Dr. Emok - pop
http://www.modarchive.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi/S/samvete.xm
"Silent Dreams 3" - Tarahenrik - ambient
http://www.modplug.com/mods/nr_download.php3?session=&downnum=11060
"Spirit Of The Chaos" - Cyborg Jeff - electronica
ftp://ftp.scenesp.org/pub/modulez/cyborgjeff/Kaos816.it
"Thailand 008" - Butch - pop
http://www.modarchive.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi/B/b_thail.it
"The Queen Of Goth'arde" - Cdnalsi - orchestral
http://www.cdnalsi.co.nr/queen_lofi.rar
"Then And Now" - Argh - fantasy
http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~jonl/music/fq-tan16.zip
"Touching" - Fyzix - house
ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/parties/2003/evoke03/m4ch/fyzix_-_touching.zip
"Trance Journey" - DJ Kneh - trance
http://www.modarchive.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi/D/dk-trajo.it
"True Calling" - Ballistique - pop
http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~jonl/music/bal-true.zip
"Vega" - Turkanen - pop
http://koti.mbnet.fi/~eska/t-vega.it
"When I Am Thinking Of You" - DJ Kneh - trance
http://www.modarchive.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi/D/dk-wiat.it
"Whispers" - Rave-n - dance
http://www.modarchive.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi/R/ra_whrad.it
"Words Between Our Hearts" - Nobody Here - pop
http://www.novusmusic.org/songs/nh_wboh.zip
Latez!
--Novus
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Screen Lit Vertigo
"Red", "Mirages" and "Cafre"
By: Seven
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-=- "Red" by RGBA -=-
(party-version)
Found at www.scene.org
1st place at the BNC party 11 demo compo
System requirements: 7.1 MB HD, 256 MB RAM, 1Ghz+ CPU, GF2 TI or better 3D
card.
Test Machine: P4 2.6GHz 512MB DDR, Realtek AC'97, NVidia 488 GO 64MB, WinXP
Reboots halfway on my new P4 with ATI 9800 :(
The credits:
Code: Enlar, Epsilum, Iq, Utopian
Music: Jewoll
Gfx: Newalpha, R3d
The demo:
Red is a theme demo centered on blood: it starts in a medical lab, with a
microscope, a centrifuge etc. RGBA uses a glow effect (like in Farbrauschs
The Popular Demo, but more rough) that gives the white room a very bright,
sterile feeling. The centrifuge, containing a number of blood-filled
testtubes, starts to spin, until one of the tubes flings away...
The rest of the demo is more effect-based, but still with plenty of 3D: a
hyperkinetic virus traveling through veins, a high-tech room with a
heartlike living center, or the really nice silvery/transparent blob.
Besides the glow effect, other full-screen postprocessing effects used are
water ripples, radial blur, motion blur and some 3D deformation of a
hallway that looks as if you're drunk. 2D is used sparsely, the "RED" logo
is quite cool, and there's a girl-face picture that appears with a reverse
pixelising effect. The greets are done on TVs (how original, yawn), and
the demo closes with a fine RGBA logo made of hundreds of tiny shuffling
red boxes.
The music is a typical synth-track, with bells and a lot of variation in
the percussion. It's rather happy and energetic considering the mood of
the visuals at the start, but otherwise it follows the demo very closely:
it speeds up and slows down with the effects on the screen, has
soundeffects for the 3D scenes, and never gets too repetitious.
Overall:
BCN judged demos on sound, gfx and effect separately, and Red got 1596,
1872 and 2508 points respectively (only on sound did anyone do better). So
it's a well-balanced demo, but the code indeed accounts for the biggest
chunk of it's success. Its only shortcoming IMHO is that it's barely 3
minutes, but those are well worth the dowload.
-=- "Mirages" by Sector Omega -=-
(final version)
Found at www.scene.org
2nd place at the BNC party 11 demo compo
System requirements: 8.1 MB HD, Windows, 3D card (no requirements listed...)
Test Machine: P4 2.6GHz 512MB DDR, Realtek AC'97, NVidia 488 GO 64MB, WinXP
The credits:
Code: Yero
Music: Josss
Gfx: Yero
The demo:
This new 2-man group got the second place at BCN, quite an accomplishment
for a new group. Mirages refer to the ghost images seen in deserts, not
to the planes, and the demo follows this theme in a number of ways:
oriental music, an arabic font, and a lamp that grants your wishes. At the
same time, it asks you what your dream is (and give several possible
answers), and the feeling of those parts clash a bit with the oriental
atmosphere IMHO.
Most of the visuals are done with pictures and moving 2D textures. The
pictures are average to OK, but if you factor in that they're all done by
the coder it's already more impressive (we coders are by definition not
known for our graphic skills :)) The effects are few and simple, there's a
tunnel, and some warping of 2D to simulate 3D (the lamp, the camera reel).
The 3D models are equally simple: a ball, cogs, and a flower, but they're
always used together with pictures to reinforce each other.
The music is the best part of the demo, it starts slowly with oriental
voices and gongs, but those are quickly joined by a nice rhythm section.
Later it hesitates between an ambient and orchestral sound, with an
occasional piano lead, flutes, and loud percussion. New parts start
following the music changes, but the syncing of objects (sudden jumps on
the beats) is overdone and doesn't fits the mood (the lamp or the cogs
f.e.)
Overall: Mirages is not a bad start for Sector Omega, it's a bit rough in
places (especially the code) but they compensate for this with a
meditative theme, lots of pics, and excellent music. Check it out if
you're curious what newbies are capable of nowadays!
-=- "Cafre" by Stravaganza -=-
(party-version)
Found at www.scene.org
3th place at the BNC party 11 demo compo
System requirements: 6.5 MB HD, Pentium2 CPU, OpenGL 1.2 compatible 3D card
Test Machine: P4 2.6GHz 512MB DDR, Realtek AC'97, NVidia 488 GO 64MB, WinXP
The credits:
Code: Ithaqua
Music: Wonder
Gfx: TeKnO, Ithaqua
The demo:
Oh my god! They've gone hardcore! What this demo lacks in quantity (it
lasts only 1:38), it makes up in attitude! This grayscale demo features
heavy weaponry, tunnels, an assembly line for robot heads (I think), a
hairball and love declarations to MFX and Melon. The effects are rather
simple: flashes, flashes and more flashes. Oh, and also exploding
particle-greetings and a 3D flashing raster. The only graphics are a
virus-picture for the credits and the cute shoot-me-through-the-head logo
at startup. The 3D tank looks awesome, to the point I doubt it was either
ripped, or done in far more than a couple of days. The soundtrack (a 194
kb .IT) is aggressive techno, with plenty of repetition, but as the demo
is so short it doesn't have the time to become boring. All flashes and
jumping objects are synced to the beats, of course.
Overall:
As the readme says, it was coded in only 5 nights and shouldn't be taken
too seriously. But if you like techno, and have a sense of humour, Cafre
is something you must see.
--Seven
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Coplan's Eyes
Passion
By: Coplan
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Passion is not tangible. It is not some thought that has been placed in
your head ready to be unplugged if need be. Sadly, passion is somewhat
of an addiction. But it is not an addiction. It is something different.
It is constructive. It is often time consuming and it may lead to
expensive purchases. Alas, but money and time are nothing, because it's
your passion. You can feel it. Everything is going to be fine.
But too many people confuse dedication with passion.
Alas, passion is a want to do something or to have something. My passion
is music. Your passion might be demos. Chances are, if you're reading
this, your passion has something to do with the demoscene. But I could be
wrong. Your passion might BE the demoscene. And you will do whatever you
can to make sure you remain involved.
As a musician, I don't have life so easy. If I were smart, I would've
developed a passion for code. It's a relatively cheap hobby. But alas, I
had to choose music. I had to get myself into the habit of hearing new
music every week. I had to train my ears to hear distortion and
imperfection. I had to do all that. And here I am buying software
synths, top end speakers and other crazy stuff. Here I added well over 40
CDs to my massive collection (though not as massive as some) within the
past couple of months. Give me a gift card to Best Buy, BN.com or Amazon,
and chances are it'll get turned into a CD. And give me a new CD, and
I'll analyze everything on that circle of plastic and foil. I might add
new samples to my sample library (most of which I honestly have never
used). Contrary to popular belief, I write a new song or a riff or a
ditty almost every day. I average about 5 tunes a week. But, most of
them never get finished. Most of them serve only the purpose of stress
relief and relaxation. The reality is that I don't care if no one ever
hears half my stuff. It's for me. It's my passion.
There is always some confusion about passion. Old music artists claim to
have passion. But they don't. They have a record contract that requires
them to pretend that they do. Many artists are successful at releasing
quality music time and time again after decades. David Bowie, David
Byrne, U2 and so on. Others, however, aren't so lucky. But is it luck?
Or is it a fault in the system?
Artists, in my opinion, should not be held to a contract with such
restrictions as you see today. Many well known artists are releasing
albums because they have to...not because they are satisfied with their
music. They have to meet their quota. And the quota is a restriction on
the quality. If you're talking main-stream, the best artists are the ones
who fund their own way. But when it comes down to it, the music with the
most feeling comes from the local bands. The guys that haven't yet been
noticed. The guys who play in bars just to be heard. They might have a
CD, but they paid for it themselves. And you often can't get the CD
unless you're at the bar. And these guys are good. They play with
conviction. They play with passion. They surely don't do it for the
money. Chances are they are loosing money. But they love what they're
doing, and they love their music. And they'll do anything to make sure
they can keep playing it.
And that, my friends, is passion.
So don't tell me about the latest crap from Van Halen or Metallica. Those
bands don't make music anymore, they just make money. They could care
less about their fan base beyond the paycheck. They don't care about the
music anymore. They only write the music because they don't know what
else to do. If you want my respect, you have to show me that you love
what you're doing. You have to show me that you're having fun. You have
to get up on stage and carry a presence, as if you really want to be
there. Experiment. Take chances. Do it just so that you can say you did
it. And if it isn't appreciated, at least you tried. Passion is not the
game of safety. It is a way of life. It becomes your life. And it
should radiate from your soul. Show me that, and then I will have respect
for you.
Passion is appreciated everywhere. Without passion, there are no
guarantees.
--Coplan
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Link List
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Portals:
SceneSpot (Home of Static Line).......http://www.scenespot.org
CFXweb.......................................http://cfxweb.net
Czech Scene................................http://www.scene.cz
Danish Scene..............................http://demo-scene.dk
Demoscene.org.........................http://www.demoscene.org
Demo.org...................................http://www.demo.org
Diskmag.de...................................http://diskmag.de
Greek Scene............................http://www.demoscene.gr
Hungarian Scene........................http://www.demoscene.hu
Italian Scene...........................http://run.to/la_scena
Kahvi.....................................http://www.kahvi.org
ModPlug Central Resources..........http://www.castlex.com/mods
Noerror.................................http://www.noerror.org
Norwegian Scene........................http://www.demoscene.no
Orange Juice.............................http://www.ojuice.net
Planet Zeus..........................http://www.planetzeus.net
Polish Scene...............................http://www.scene.pl
Pouet.net.................................http://www.pouet.net
Russian Scene..........................http://www.demoscene.ru
Scene.org.................................http://www.scene.org
Scenergy on-line (8bit)............http://www.scenergy.natm.ru
Scenet....................................http://www.scenet.de
Spanish Scene............................http://www.escena.org
Swiss Scene..............................http://www.chscene.ch
United Trackers.................http://www.united-trackers.org
Archives:
Acid2.....................................ftp://acid2.stack.nl
Amber.......................................ftp://amber.bti.pl
Aminet.....................http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/~aminet/
Cyberbox.....................................ftp://cyberbox.de
Hornet (1992-1996)........................ftp://ftp.hornet.org
MOD Archive..........................http://www.modarchive.com
Music Massage......................http://www.scene.cz/massage
Scene.org..................................ftp://ftp.scene.org
Scene.org Austra........................ftp://ftp.au.scene.org
Scene.org Netherlands...................ftp://ftp.nl.scene.org
Swiss Scene FTP...........................ftp://ftp.chscene.ch
Demo Groups:
3g Design..............................http://3gdesign.cjb.net
3State...................................http://threestate.com
7 Gods.........................................http://7gods.sk
Aardbei.....................................http://aardbei.com
Acid Rain..............................http://surf.to/acidrain
Addict..................................http://addict.scene.pl
Agravedict........................http://www.agravedict.art.pl
Alien Prophets.....................http://www.alienprophets.dk
Anakata..............................http://www.anakata.art.pl
ASD....................................http://asd.demoscene.gr
Astral..............................http://astral.scene-hu.com
Astroidea........................http://astroidea.scene-hu.com
BlaBla..............................http://blabla.planet-d.net
Blasphemy..............................http://www.blasphemy.dk
Bomb..................................http://bomb.planet-d.net
Broncs..................................http://broncs.scene.cz
Byterapers.....................http://www.byterapers.scene.org
Bypass.................................http://bypass.scene.org
Calodox.................................http://www.calodox.org
Cocoon..............................http://cocoon.planet-d.net
Confine.................................http://www.confine.org
Damage...................................http://come.to/damage
Dc5.........................................http://www.dc5.org
Delirium..............................http://delirium.scene.pl
Eclipse............................http://www.eclipse-game.com
Elitegroup..........................http://elitegroup.demo.org
Exceed...........................http://www.inf.bme.hu/~exceed
Fairlight.............................http://www.fairlight.com
Fobia Design...........................http://www.fd.scene.org
Freestyle............................http://www.freestylas.org
Fresh! Mindworks...................http://kac.poliod.hu/~fresh
Future Crew..........................http://www.futurecrew.org
Fuzzion.................................http://www.fuzzion.org
GODS...................................http://www.idf.net/gods
Halcyon...........................http://www.halcyon.scene.org
Haujobb..................................http://www.haujobb.de
Hellcore............................http://www.hellcore.art.pl
Infuse...................................http://www.infuse.org
Inquisition....................http://inquisition.demoscene.hu
Kilobite...............................http://kilobite.cjb.net
Kolor................................http://www.kaoz.org/kolor
Komplex.................................http://www.komplex.org
Kooma.....................................http://www.kooma.com
Mandula.........................http://www.inf.bme.hu/~mandula
Maturefurk...........................http://www.maturefurk.com
Monar................ftp://amber.bti.pl/pub/scene/distro/monar
MOVSD....................................http://movsd.scene.cz
Nextempire...........................http://www.nextempire.com
Noice.....................................http://www.noice.org
Orange.................................http://orange.scene.org
Orion................................http://orion.planet-d.net
Outbreak................................http://www.outbreak.nu
Popsy Team............................http://popsyteam.rtel.fr
Prone................................http://www.prone.ninja.dk
Purple....................................http://www.purple.dk
Rage........................................http://www.rage.nu
Replay.......................http://www.shine.scene.org/replay
Retro A.C...........................http://www.retroac.cjb.net
Sista Vip..........................http://www.sistavip.exit.de
Skytech team............................http://www.skytech.org
Skrju.....................................http://www.skrju.org
Spinning Kids......................http://www.spinningkids.org
Sunflower.......................http://sunflower.opengl.org.pl
Talent.............................http://talent.eurochart.org
The Black Lotus.............................http://www.tbl.org
The Digital Artists Wired Nation.http://digitalartists.cjb.net
The Lost Souls...............................http://www.tls.no
TPOLM.....................................http://www.tpolm.com
Trauma.................................http://sauna.net/trauma
T-Rex.....................................http://www.t-rex.org
Unik........................................http://www.unik.de
Universe..........................http://universe.planet-d.net
Vantage..................................http://www.vantage.ch
Wipe....................................http://www.wipe-fr.org
Music Labels, Music Sites:
Aisth.....................................http://www.aisth.com
Aural Planet........................http://www.auralplanet.com
Azure...................................http://azure-music.com
Blacktron Music Production...........http://www.d-zign.com/bmp
BrothomStates.............http://www.katastro.fi/brothomstates
Chill..........................http://www.chillproductions.com
Chippendales......................http://www.sunpoint.net/~cnd
Chiptune...............................http://www.chiptune.com
Da Jormas................................http://www.jormas.com
Fabtrax......http://www.cyberverse.com/~boris/fabtrax/home.htm
Fairlight Music.....................http://fairlight.scene.org
Five Musicians.........................http://www.fm.scene.org
Fusion Music Crew.................http://members.home.nl/cyrex
Goodstuff..........................http://artloop.de/goodstuff
Hellven.................................http://www.hellven.org
Ignorance.............................http://www.ignorance.org
Immortal Coil.............................http://www.ic.l7.net
Intense...........................http://intense.ignorance.org
Jecoute.................................http://jecoute.cjb.net
Kosmic Free Music Foundation.............http://www.kosmic.org
Lackluster.....................http://www.m3rck.net/lackluster
Level-D.................................http://www.level-d.com
Mah Music.............................http://come.to/mah.music
Maniacs of noise...............http://home.worldonline.nl/~mon
MAZ's sound homepage..................http://www.maz-sound.com
Med.......................................http://www.med.fr.fm
Miasmah.............................http://www.miasmah.cjb.net
Milk.......................................http://milk.sgic.fi
Mo'playaz..........................http://ssmedion.de/moplayaz
Mono211.................................http://www.mono211.com
Morbid Minds..............http://www.raveordie.com/morbidminds
Moods..............................http://www.moodymusic.de.vu
Mstation.....................http://mstation.org/software.html
Nectarine Demoscene Radio................http://scenemusic.net
Noise................................http://www.noisemusic.org
One Touch Records......................http://otr.planet-d.net
Park..................................http://park.planet-d.net
pHluid..................................http://phluid.acid.org
Radical Rhythms.....http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/merrelli/rr
RBi Music.............................http://www.rbi-music.com
Ruff Engine................http://members.xoom.com/ruff_engine
SHR8M......................................http://1st.to/shr8m
Sound Devotion................http://sugarbomb.x2o.net/soundev
Soundstate.........................http://listen.to/soundstate
Sunlikamelo-D.....................http://www.sunlikamelo-d.com
Suspect Records........................http://www.tande.com/sr
Tequila........................http://www.defacto2.net/tequila
Tempo................................http://tempomusic.cjb.net
Tetris....................................http://msg.sk/tetris
Theralite...........................http://theralite.avalon.hr
Tokyo Dawn Records........................http://tokyodawn.org
Triad's C64 music archive.............http://www.triad.c64.org
UltraBeat.........................http://www.innerverse.com/ub
Vibrants................................http://www.vibrants.dk
Zen of Tracking.........................http://surf.to/the-imm
Programming:
3D engines..........http://cg.cs.tu-berlin.de/~ki/engines.html
3D programming portal.................http://www.3dgamedev.com
Documents...............http://www.neutralzone.org/home/faqsys
File format collection...................http://www.wotsit.org
Game programming portal...............http://www.gamasutra.com
LCC (free C compiler).........http://www.remcomp.com/lcc-win32
NASM (free Assembly compiler)......http://nasm.sourceforge.net
Programming portal......................http://www.gamedev.net
Programming portal.....................http://www.flipcode.com
Programming portal......................http://www.exaflop.org
Programming portal............http://www.programmersheaven.com
Programming portal.....................http://www.freecode.com
PTC video engine.........................http://www.gaffer.org
Magazines:
Amber (in pop-up window).............http://amber.planet-d.net
Amnesia...............http://amnesia-dist.future.easyspace.com
Demojournal....................http://demojournal.planet-d.net
Eurochart.............................http://www.eurochart.org
Hugi........................................http://www.hugi.de
Jurassic Pack.......................http://www.jurassicpack.de
PAiN.....................................http://pain.scene.org
Shine (in pop-up window)................http://shine.scene.org
Static Line....................http://staticline.scenespot.org
Sunray..............................http://sunray.planet-d.net
TUHB.......................................http://www.tuhb.org
WildMag..................................http://www.wildmag.de
Parties:
Assembly (Finland).....................http://www.assembly.org
Ambience (The Netherlands)..............http://www.ambience.nl
Breakpoint (Germany)..........http://breakpoint.untergrund.net
Buenzli (Switzerland)......................http://www.buenz.li
Dreamhack (Sweden)....................http://www.dreamhack.org
Gravity (Poland)............http://www.demoscena.cp.pl/gravity
Mekka-Symposium (Germany)...................http://ms.demo.org
Pilgrimage (Utah, US)..............http://pilgrimage.scene.org
ReAct (Greece).............................http://www.react.gr
Takeover (The Netherlands).............,http://www.takeover.nl
The Party (Denmark).....................http://www.theparty.dk
Others:
CoolBPM.....................................http://coolbpm.com
Demo secret parts....http://www.inf.bme.hu/~mandula/secret.txt
Textmode Demo Archive.................http://tmda.planet-d.net
Arf!Studios..........................http://www.arfstudios.org
#coders..................................http://coderz.cjb.net
Csound-tekno e-mail list......................................
............http://plot.bek.no/mailman/listinfo/csoundtekno
Demonews Express.........http://www.teeselink.demon.nl/express
Demo fanclub........................http://jerware.org/fanclub
Digital Undergrounds.....................http://dug.iscool.net
Everything tracking..http://zolaweb.com/Zola/trax/tracking.htm
Freax.....................................http://www.freax.hu/
GFXZone.................................http://www.gfxzone.org
Mod-Radio.....................http://www.back2roots.org/Radio/
PC-demos explained.....http://www.oldskool.org/demos/explained
Pixel...................................http://pixel.scene.org
#trax e-mail list.............................................
.............http://www.scenespot.org/mailman/listinfo/trax
Underground Mine.............http://www.spinningkids.org/umine
IRC Channels:
Graphics.........................................ircnet #pixel
Graphics (French)..............................ircnet #pixelfr
Music......................................irc.scene.org #trax
Music.............................................ircnet #trax
Programming.....................................ircnet #coders
Programming....................................efnet #flipcode
Programming (French)............................ircnet #codefr
Programming (German)........................ircnet #coders.ger
Programming (Hungarian)......................ircnet #coders.hu
Scene.........................................ircnet #thescene
Scene (French)..................................ircnet #demofr
Scene (Hungarian)............................ircnet #demoscene
Zx-spectrum scene..................................ircnet #z80
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