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iNTERVIEW WITH aNDREAS OF sHAPE
wHAT IS YOUR ALIAS? iF YOU FIND THE STORY INTERESTING, THEN LET US KNOW HOW YOU CAME UP WITH IT? mY NAME IS aNDREAS OF shape. hAVE YOU CHANGED HANDLES? iF SO, GIVE US THE REASON(S) AND YOUR PREVIOUS NICKNAME(S)! yES A COUPLE OF TIMES. fIRST HANDLE WAS awa, THEN rOOSTER AND NOW aNDREAS (OR awa). rOOSTER WAS A STUPID NAME, COZ i ONLY CALLED MYSELF THAT BECAUSE i WAS A MEMBER OF A MORE OR LESS "FAMOUS CRACKER GROUP". wHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? i WAS BORN 14.03.77 AND i STILL LIVE HERE IN kRISTIANSAND, SOUTHERN nORWAY. wHEN DID YOU GET YOUR FIRST COMPUTER AND WHICH COMPUTERS DO/DID YOU OWN? wHEN DID YOU GET YOUR c64? mY FIRST ONE WAS A C64 IN 1988 i THINK. hOW DID YOU GET TO KNOW THE SCENE? wHO WAS YOUR FIRST CONTACT (PERSON YOU KNEW) ON THE SCENE? i GOT TO KNOW THE SCENE THROUGH BOTH wAX/wow AND A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED vACUUM. tHEY SENT ME STUFF, MAGAZINES ETC. AND i CONTACTED DUDES. tHATS HOW IT ALL STARTED. dESCRIBE YOUR SCENE CAREER, INCLUDING ALL GROUPS YOU HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF! kEEP CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER PLEASE! mY FIRST GROUP WAS A gERMAN DEMO/MUSIC GROUP CALLED mAITEC WHICH i WAS A MEMBER OF FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH. tHEN i JOINED THE aUSTRALIAN GROUP tsr (tHE sECOND rING) AND STAYED IN THAT GROUP FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR, THEN i JOINED wow, LEFT wow REJOINED tsr, LEFT tsr TO JOIN dYTEC+trsi AND THEN LEFT dYTEC TO JOIN shape IN AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1994. i'VE BEEN IN shape EVER SINCE. wHICH SCENE DO/DID YOU CONSIDER BEST AND WHY? iF YOU HAVE BEEN ONLY ON THE c64, THEN GIVE US THE REASON(S)! C64, COZ AT THE MO' i ONLY HAD A C64 AND I DIDNT NEED MORE. lOTSA FRIENDS AND COOL STUFF THERE. aLSO THE C64 IS THE BEST MACHINE EVER MADE. wHAT DO YOU THINK YOU GAINED BY BEING A MEMBER OF THE SCENE? A LOT OF ELECTRON RADIATION AND PERHAPS A FEW EXTRA KILOS. hEHE.. NAHH fRIENDS, COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE, BETTER eNGLISH ETC. wHAT DO YOU CONSIDER LOST, WASTED OR MEANINGLESS DURING THE YEARS YOU HAVE SPENT ON THE SCENE? mAYBE I SHOULD HAVE SPENT MORE TIME WITH FRIENDS/SCHOOL AND GIRLS ETC.. wHAT IS/ARE/WAS/WERE YOUR MAIN INTEREST(S)/FUNCTION(S)? i WAS INTERESTED IN IT ALL.. eSPECIALLY DEMOS AND GRAPHICS. i WAS A GRAPHICIAN AND LIKED IT ALOT. hOWEVER IT WAS TIME TAKING.. wHAT MADE YOU START DOING GRAPHICS/COMPOSING/SWAPPING/MODEM TRADING ORGANISING OR WHATEVER YOU DID? tHAT WAS THE THING i WAS BEST AT. i ALSO CODED AND SWAPPED A BIT, BUT THAT WAS ONLY "PART-TIME". wHAT ARE/WERE YOUR GREATEST SUCCESSES/FIASCOS? gREATEST SUCCESS: bLUE fOREST/shape (dEMO 1996) gREATEST FIASCOS: dUNNO...MAYBE tRIBUTE94 GFX COMPO WHICH i SHOULD HAVE WON.. HEHE :) wAS THERE ANY SPECIAL CONNECTION BETWEEN YOU/YOUR GROUP AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE/GROUPS ON THE SCENE (CO-OPERATION, WAR, FRIENDSHIP ETC.)? iF SO, WHAT MADE IT START AND STOP? oNLY FRIENDSHIP. but..aIRWOLF/f4cg (OR WHATEVER) WAS A MOTHERFUCKING DICK FAT SHIT! hE STOLE MY fc3 CARTRIDGE IN dENMARK '93 TOGETHER WITH SOME DISKS. hAVE YOU ATTENDED PARTIES? tELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE CONFERENCES? yOU CAN EVEN MENTION SOME FIASCOS. yES 2. tRIBUTE 94, AND THE pARTY iii (hERNING/dENMARK 1993) iS/WAS THERE ANY SPECIAL FEELING IN YOUR CREW, SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST BEING IN A GROUP? nO.. i JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE BEST STUFF AND GET FAMOUS TOGETHER WITH MY SCENE FRIENDS. iF YOU ARE NOT A c64 SCENER ANYMORE, WHEN AND WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE SCENE? nO, NOT REALLY. i HAVENT HAD MY C64 TURNED ON SINCE MAY96 WHEN MY MONITOR FUCKED UP.. aND i'M ALSO IN THE ARMY AT THE MOMENT (2MONTHS LEFT!). i'D STAYED IF i HAD A MONITOR, MORE TIME, MORE SPACE FOR MY COMPUTERS... (i HAVE A PC NOW...) wHAT WERE YOUR FAVOURITE GROUPS/ARTISTS/CODERS/PRODUCTIONS? wHY DO/DID YOU LIKE THEIR WORK/THESE PROGRAMS? pLEASE... i DONT REMEMBER.. OR HAVE TIME... gIVE US A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCENE AS YOU EXPERIENCED IT AND COMPUTER SOCIETY IN GENERAL! C64: wHEN i JOINED IT HAD JUST PASSED THE TOP AND IT JUST KEPT FALLING AND FALLING. cRACKS BECAME PDCRACKS AND DEMOS BECAME FEWER. wHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION? wHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING? dOES IT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH COMPUTERS? iS THERE ANYTHING YOU DO IN REAL-LIFE THAT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING ON THE SCENE? i AM GOING TO STUDY it (iNFORMATION tECHNOLOGY) FROM AUTUMN 98. (NOW IT IS THE ARMY-SHIT) hOW DID YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS COMPUTERS CHANGE DURING THE YEARS? i LOVE COMPUTERS! wHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING IN YOUR SPARE-TIME WHEN NOT COMPUTING? wHAT IS/ARE YOUR HOBBY(IES)? gOING OUT WITH FRIENDS, SURFING, SK8BOARD, SNOWBOARD, PAINTBALL.... aRE THERE MOMENTS WHEN YOU FEEL NOSTALGIC THINKING BACK TO THE PAST YEARS OF THE SCENE? iF SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN IT HAPPENS? YES..i MASTURBATE :) HAHA NO.. SERIOUSLY: yES, BUT I DONT DO MUCH ABOUT IT. i WISH I HAD SPACE ENOUGH TO PUT UP MY C64 AGAIN... wHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE NEAR/FAR FUTURE? i RUN AN IMPORT COMPANY (IMPORTING PC PRODUCTS: HARDWARE) i HOPE TO MAKE A LIVING OUT OF THAT. wHAT IS YOUR GOAL IN LIFE? wHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACHIEVE? gET A NICE GIRL, GOOD TIMES FOR MY COMPANY AND LIVE MY LIFE.. |
