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iNTERVIEW WITH (iVES bRABANT) eINSTEIN OF tHE wARRIORS OF THE wASTELANDS
wHAT IS YOUR ALIAS? iF YOU FIND THE STORY INTERESTING, THEN LET US KNOW HOW YOU CAME UP WITH IT? wELL, MY ALIAS IS eINSTEIN, A FRIEND SAID WHY DON'T YA USE eINSTEIN .. tHE STORY IS RATHER LAME THOUGH. i AND A BUDDY FORMED AN OWN GROUP CALLED: sILICON dREAMS. aND WE VISITED OUR FIRST ever PARTY IN BELGIUM OF A LOCAL GROUP CALLED: bIT iMAGE. oH GOSH, WERE WE EXCITED. wE WENT TO THE PARTY AS TOTAL LAMERS BECAUSE AT THE TRAINSTATION WE MET SOME 'BELGIAN' 'SCENERS' AND THE SAID THERE HANDLES.. AND ALL WE SAID, WAS OUR REAL NAMES :) lAME OR WHAT?.. yES... WE MADE A FOOL OF OURSELVES BUT WHAT DID WE KNOW,EH? i MUST SAY IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE THOUGH. hAVE YOU CHANGED HANDLES? iF SO, GIVE US THE REASON(S) AND YOUR PREVIOUS NICKNAME(S)! i ONCE HAD THE HANDLE dEATHRAY AS 2nd HANDLE REALLY, AS i JOINED UP WITH MY THE GUYS IN gENETIX... i DIDN'T WANT TO JOIN AS eINSTEIN BACK THEN (IN 1991?) BACK THEN 2nd GROUPS WERE OUT OF THE SCENE REALLY. aS FOR NOW, ANNO 1997, 2ND GROUPS ARE COMMON ... TOO COMMON IF YA ASK ME... i KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF eINSTEINS' IN THE SCENE, BUT i NEVER STOLE IT hOW COULD i?.. i DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF HANDLES UNTIL i WENT TO MY FIRST PARTY. aLTHOUGH i AM SOMETIMES BEING 'MIXED' WITH THE LEGENDARY CODER eINSTEIN OF uPFRONT.. nEVERTHELESS i SEE MYSELF AS THE ONE AND ONLY eINSTEIN.. :) wHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? i WAS BORN ON THE 22ND OF jANUARY 1973. i HAVE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE, SO FAR, IN bELGIUM.. uNFORTUNATELY THE LAST FEW YEAR(S) bELGIUM IS NO LONGER SEEN AS THE COUNTRY OF THE GREAT BEERS AND FOOD... BUT AS THE COUNTRY OF THE PEDOFILE/CRIMINAL dUTROUX AND HIS GANG. i CAN ONLY SAY THAT IT'S A SAD THING THAT PEOPLE JUDGE A COUNTRY UPON 1 FACT. i'D SAY EVERY COUNTRY HAS PROBLEMS DEALING WITH HARD SUBJECTS LIKE DRUGS, CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR, PEDOFILE, INCEST, ETC ETC.. sCANDALS ARE A PROBLEM OF THIS SOCIETY, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT OUR OWN WAY. wHEN DID YOU GET YOUR FIRST COMPUTER AND WHICH COMPUTERS DO/DID YOU OWN? wHEN DID YOU GET YOUR c64? i GOT MY C64 IN 1988 i BELIEVE.. EARLY 1988 i THINK... i CAN'T RECALL EXACTLY, IT WAS MY FIRST EVER COMPIE.. aND WILL BE MY LAST. aLTHOUGH i HAVE OWNED 2 AMIGAS... (SOLD THEM) AND OWN A PC AT THE MOMENT (1997)... i NOW ALSO HAVE A PLAYSTATION.. i LIKE GAMES BUT THE GOOD OLD c64 GAMES CAN'T BE REPLACED... iT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT REALLY. hOW DID YOU GET TO KNOW THE SCENE? wHO WAS YOUR FIRST CONTACT (PERSON YOU KNEW) ON THE SCENE? mY FIRST CONTACT WAS i BELIEVE viz OF circle... THE MAKER OF sLEDGEHAMMER.. tHIS GUY WAS VERY FRIENDLY, BUT HE COULND'T SWAP WITH ME... :) hE WAS TOO BUSY,ETC.. dIDN'T MATTER i CONTINUED AND HAD MANY GOOD FRIENDS IN THIS GREAT SCENE. fRIENDS AS IN SWAPPING BUDDIES... i WISH WE COULD ALL HAVE MET MANY TIMES THOUGH. sOME i SAW A COUPLE OF TIMES.. OTHERS i NEVER SAW... wHICH IS LOGICAL i SUPPOSE. fRIENDSHIP IN THE SCENE IS A 'STRANGE' WORD ANYWAY. dESCRIBE YOUR SCENE CAREER, INCLUDING ALL GROUPS YOU HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF! kEEP CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER PLEASE! sILICON dREAMS (oWN GROUP), fORCE fIVE tEAM (GROUP TOGETHER WITH EG. cLIVE (NOW mOTIV8 i BELIEVE), aCT 501 (sWISS GROUP), aTRIX bELGIAN dIVISION (WITH GREAT GUYS LIKE jONES, bRAINKILLER (EX-WOW,EX-LEGEND)..) wow, uNICESS, wow... aND i'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF gENETIX AS dEATHRAY AND AS eINSTEIN, i'VE BEEN IN cULT AS 2ND GROUP. mY INTENTION WAS ALSO TO JOIN AS MANY GROUPS AS POSSIBLE, WHICH WAS AT THAT TIME SOMETHING UNIQUE... iT WAS AROUND 1992/1993 i BELIEVE... aSTRAL,dEATH WERE THE GROUPS i BELIEVED TO HAVE JOINED... tHOSE WERE THE DAYS... nOW i AM NOT TOTALLY AGAINST 2nd GROUPS, BUT i DO BELIEVE BEING LOYAL TO 1 TEAM HAS IT'S CHARMES BUT SERVING 2 OR MORE TEAMS IS POSSIBLE... IF ONLY YOU ARE ACTIVE ENOUGH, WHICH IS IN MOST CASES THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. i'D ADVISE ALL NOT TO JOIN A 2nd GROUP IF YOU ARE ALREADY LAZY IN 1.. wHICH SCENE DO/DID YOU CONSIDER BEST AND WHY? iF YOU HAVE BEEN ONLY ON THE c64, THEN GIVE US THE REASON(S)! wELL, C64 IS THE GREATEST EVER COZ ... THE SID, THE GFX, TYPICAL DEMOSTYLE, GAMES,... ATMOSPHERE AROUND IT ALL MAKES YOU GET GOOSEBUMPS... IF YOU KNOW WHAT i MEAN?.. iT'S SO GREAT THE WHOLE PACKAGE... tHE C64 IS ALSO SUCH AN EASY MACHINE TO GET STARTED WITH. a LOT OF GREAT PC/AMIGA GUYS HAVE THEIR ROOTS ON C64 AND LOOK BACK ON IT AS A TRUE GREAT MACHINE.. THEY FEEL SENTIMENTAL ABOUT IT. tHEY SHOULD RETURN BUT i AM REALISTIC ENOUGH THAT TIME AND MONEY IS NOT ON THE SIDE OF THE c64... pC IS BIG BUCKS AND NOT THE C64... SO i'VE PUT MY DREAMS INTO THE CLOSET... THE DREAM OF HAVING ALL TRUE LEGENDS BACK ON THIS MACHINE. wHAT DO YOU THINK YOU GAINED BY BEING A MEMBER OF THE SCENE? fRIENDSHIP, KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PEOPLE, SENSE OF 'WHAT'S LIFE ALL ABOUT', MY GIRL,... LOADSA THINGS REALLY... BELIEVING IN THE 'SIMPLE' THINGS IN LIFE... wHAT DO YOU CONSIDER LOST, WASTED OR MEANINGLESS DURING THE YEARS YOU HAVE SPENT ON THE SCENE? tHE TIME i COULD HAVE SPENT MEETING PEOPLE, TRAVELING, LIVING LIFE... i SPENT FAR TOO MUCH TIME ON THE C64... BUT NOW i KNOW i DID THE RIGHT THING...... i NEVER WOULD HAVE WANTED TO MISS THIS ... nO MATTER WHAT COSTS. wHAT IS/ARE/WAS/WERE YOUR MAIN INTEREST(S)/FUNCTION(S)? gATEKEEPER... mOTIVATOR... lEADER?... i LOVED SWAPPING, EDITING iNTERNAL,... STUFF LIKE THAT... HOLDING MEETINGS... TALKING WITH PEOPLE... hAVING FUN WITH INTERVIEWS,ETC... i HAVE/HAD NO REAL FUNCTION... i WAS MORE THE ONE, WHO KEPT IT ALL TOGETHER (AND HOPEFULLY i STILL AM KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER) wHAT MADE YOU START DOING GRAPHICS/COMPOSING/SWAPPING/CODING/MODEM TRADING ORGANISING OR WHATEVER YOU DID? cHACKE (EX-LEADER OF WOW) SAID, YOU'LL BE AN APPROPRIATE LEADER... i WAS SO PROUD... i TOOK OVER WHEN sCORPIE LET THE GROUP DOWN... AFTER HE REJOINED FROM f4cg IN THE LATE 80'S, BEGIN 90'S.. AROUND THAT TIME ... mY MAIN INTEREST IN iNTERNAL WAS TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS TOWARDS THE SCENE AND LIFE REALLY. wHAT ARE/WERE YOUR GREATEST SUCCESSES/FIASCOS? gREATEST SUCCESSES... sTILL TO COME... nO BIG SUCCESSES REALLY... i LOVED THE HORIZON PARTY.. cOZ THERE i MET GOOD FRIENDS LIKE gRAPPLE, rONIN,..ETC... sUCCESS AS A GROUP... NOT REALLY.. wE ARE/WERE PRETTY MEDIOCRE. nOT A 'legend-THE WILL OF GOD' IN CRACKING NOR A 'crest' IN DEMOMAKING.. JUST wow.. fIASCOS ARE THAT i LET SOME PEOPLE DOWN LIKE kEOMA/wow... ALSO sNEAPER AND zORE... tHEY ALL DESERVED A BETTER THREATMENT AND i DIDN'T GIVE IT... cOZ i CHOSE SIDES AND AN INTERN FIGHT DEVELOPPED AND ENDED IN THE 'LEAVINGS' OF THOSE 3 GUYS. oTHER FIASCOS... THAT i LOST SO MANY SO-CALLED FRIENDS.. sOME OF THOSE WERE NOT FRIENDS COZ THEY ALSO LET YOU DOWN BY 'CLAIMING' THE C64 IS JUST A STUPID COMPUTER. i HATE THOSE PEOPLE FOR SAYING THIS... i AM REALIST, BUT THIS C64 IS NOT JUST A NORMAL COMPUTER! i WISH MORE OF MY OLD CONTACTS WOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT THE SCENE... oR AT LEAST WOULD HAVE STAYED IN CONTACT... tHAT'D RULE. 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? wELL, WE DID SOME COOPERATIONS... wE DID A COOP WITH rush AND LATER WE WANTED TO DO A TRI'OP' WITH wir (wow,intruders,rush).. BUT THIS TRIOP DIDN'T LAST LONG (ENOUGH). hAVE YOU ATTENDED PARTIES? tELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE CONFERENCES? yOU CAN EVEN MENTION SOME FIASCOS. hORIZON,lIGHT-pHENOMENA, x96/97, PARTIES IN UTRECHT ORGANISED BY sILICON,... SOME MORE STUFF... tP3,4?... i CAN'T RECALL ALL.. BUT i WENT TO A FEW PARTIES THAT'S FOR SURE.... tO THE hORIZON PARTY i EVEN TRAVELLED BY TRAIN WITH MY FRIEND lITTLE a (ALIAS gODFATHER, NO c64 SCENER).. BIG EXPERIENCE... :)) iS/WAS THERE ANY SPECIAL FEELING IN YOUR CREW, SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST BEING IN A GROUP? oF COURSE THERE IS... IT'S SPECIAL, ME BEING LEADER.... AND FOREMOST.. ALWAYS THE 'KNOWLEDGE' THAT wow HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A NICE ACTIVE GROUP... BUT ALSO THE NEVER REALLY 'FINISHING' AND 'BEING THAT RESPECTED ACTIVE GROUP' IS A PERSONAL DEFEAT... i HOPE TO CHANGE IT, ONE DAY. i KNOW ALL THE MEMBERS... i LOVE THEM AS IF THEY WERE MY OWN BROTHERS BUT SOMETIMES i GET SO PISSED... BUT ALL IN ALL.. i'M HAPPY WITH THE MEMBERS AS THEY ARE ALL COOL FOLKS.. aND WE EVEN HAVE FUN SOMETIMES.... :) wow IS A SPECIAL GROUP, COZ OF SO MANY REASONS... iT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN... WE ARE JUST A SMALL GROUP THOUGH. iF YOU ARE NOT A c64 SCENER ANYMORE, WHEN AND WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE SCENE? .... no COMMENT, COZ i AM (AND always will be, EVEN IF IT'S ONLY INSIDE MY HEART) A C64 SCENER. wHAT WERE YOUR FAVOURITE GROUPS/ARTISTS/CODERS/PRODUCTIONS? wHY DO/DID YOU LIKE THEIR WORK/THESE PROGRAMS? pALADIN AS GRAPHICIAN.. HE RULED, BUT i'D SAY i LOVE MOST OF THE GREAT GRAPHICIANS AND THE c64 SCENE HAD MANY OF THEM.... aSPHYXIA, tABOO AND cULT AS DEMOGROUPS... tHE STYLE, THE WAY OF MAKING DEMOS.. uNBELIEVABLE! cLIFF, wAX, cHRIS/aSX, mms/km/tABOO AS CODERS... aLL HAVE/HAD THEIR SPECIAL TOUCHES. tHE GUYS IN PROSONIX, dANKO, jEROEN tEL,.... ETC... sO MANY GREAT MUSICIANS.. THE SID IS UNIQUE AND SO ARE ITS USERS. pRODUCTIONS... rOYAL tOUCH WAS COOL AS DEMO... mAMBA THE MAG, sEX'N cRIME... THE LITTLE DEMO BY gOTCHA AND mCsPRITE.. mCgOTTIFANT.. OH BRINGS BACK MEMORIES.... TOO MUCH TO MENTION... i LOVED sooooo MUCH... i STILL DO.... gIVE US A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCENE AS YOU EXPERIENCED IT AND COMPUTER SOCIETY IN GENERAL! wELL, IN THE PAST THERE WAS A CERTAIN HIERARCHY ... WHO WAS LEADING, WHO WAS LAME, ETC... tHERE WERE STRICT LINES... SORTA SOCIETY WITHIN THE 'REAL' SOCIETY.. a SUB-CULTURE... iT WAS NICE... WITH FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS PEOPLE... wARS, COOPS,... FRIENDSHIP, HATE... YOU HAD IT ALL... wHILE NOWADAYS, ANNO 1997, THERE IS NO REAL #1 ANYMORE... gAMES, AS IN CRACKING, ARE EITHER TOO BAD TO PLAY OR WEAK IMITATIONS OF OLDER GAMES. tHE DEMOS HAVE DEVELOPPED INTO TRACKMOS... pC_lIKE CREATIONS. gOOD OR BAD?.. i CAN'T SAY... iT'S DIFFERENT ALLRIGHT.. AND TOO LESS ACTION IF YOU ASK ME... iF ONLY SOME PEOPLE WOULD SHOVE SOME STUFF ASIDE AND DO SOME THINGS ON C64 AGAIN... IT'D BE COOL. bUT i'M DREAMING AGAIN. 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? nOWADAYS i AM WORKING AS A FACTORY WORKER AT NIGHT... cONTROLLING GOODS,ETC... NOTHING MAJOR. i AM A GRADUATE ACCOUNTANT THOUGH, AND INTEND TO FIND SOMETHING IN THAT BRANCH OR TRY TO STUDY SOME MORE AND BECOME COMPUTER-PROGRAMMER OR SOMETHING... wE'LL SEE... i'M 24 YEARS NOW, AND STILL A LONG WAY TO GO.. i HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO USE MY 'SCENE_ABILITIES' IN MY REAL LIFE YET... hOW DID YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS COMPUTERS CHANGE DURING THE YEARS? i BEGAN TO DISLIKE THE $ SIGN AROUND IT ALL.. mONEY, MONEY, MONEY.. THAT'S ALL WHAT COUNTS.. iT MAKES ME SICK... c64 IS NOTHING ABOUT MONEY BUT ABOUT TRUE VALUES.. wHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING IN YOUR SPARE-TIME WHEN NOT COMPUTING? wHAT IS/ARE YOUR HOBBY(IES)? mY GIRLFRIEND IS TAKING LOADSA TIME... sOCCER (rsc aNDERLECHT FOREVER), FILMS (aL pACINO AND rOBERT dE nIRO RULE, DON'T THEY?), MUSIC,... STUFF LIKE THAT.. tRAVELLING.. i LOVE THAT TOO... tHAT'S ABOUT IT REALLY. 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, MANY TIMES i LOOK BACK TO THE PAST... iT MAKES ME SENTIMENTAL... i FEEL THE URGE TO CRY... BUT i DON'T COZ i KNOW i MUST BE HAPPY AND PROUD THAT i'VE BEEN PART OF IT ALL.. wHAT IS YOUR GOAL IN LIFE? wHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACHIEVE? bECOMING A RESPECTED PERSON... HAVING FUN... HAVING LIVED MY LIFE THE WAY i WANTED IT. lAST wORDS? sTAY COOL... AND LET'S REMEMBER THIS SCENE.. AS SOMETHING WONDERFUL... AND IF POSSIBLE KEEP IT ALIVE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE TOO. nEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR ROOTS... never OR IT'LL fall ON YOU LIKE A BIG rock. |
