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           New Uploads

           General Articles

             Introduction................................Snowman
             Reply to "Tracking Society" Editorial.......Necros
             "Growing Up in the Scene" Editorial.........Snowman
             Music Contest 3 / Freedom CD Update.........Dan Wright + Snowman
             Ramblings...................................Ryan Cramer
             Assembly 1995 Party Results
             The Scene 1995 Party Results

           Subscribing

           Closing Comments

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=----------------------------------------------------------[File Information]-=

 All files listed below are on ftp.cdrom.com or one of its mirrors.

 Ratings are completely subjective and do not necessarily reflect opinions
 of the demo scene in general.

 ftp.cdrom.com too slow?  Try our mirror at ftp.luth.se.  You may even
 upload to this site under /pub/msdos/demos_upload.

 All files moved to /dev/null imply that the file was deleted.

=---------------------------------------------------------------------[Demos]-=
Location /demos/alpha/1995        Size Rated Description
=-------------------------------- ---- ----- ---------------------------------=
/1992/f/fo-life.zip               1121 ****  Facts of Life by Witan
/d/dst-knk.zip                     465 ***   Avena Kinetik by Distorsion
/e/ex.zip                          575 **    !ex by Hyperopia
/i/itp.zip                        1252 [RIP] Into The Pentagram by Paradise
/s/sp-artd.zip                     468 ***   Artdisk by Surprise Productions
/s/sp-up.zip                        60 ***+  Up Intro by Surprise Prod.
/s/sp_drst.zip                    1137 ****  Dreamsteal by Surprise Productions
/s/spl-h2b.zip                      33 +     How 2b A Lamer by SuperLamers
/dev/null/zanti.zip                 89 *+    Zanti's Pit BBS Intro

Assembly '95 Demos

/n/noon_st.arj                    1456 ****+  1st [1/2] Stars by Nooon
/n/noon_st.a01                     173 ****+  1st [2/2] Stars by Nooon
/d/dxproj.zip                     2430 ****   3rd DX Project by RealTech
/c/cc_2lite.zip                   1032 ****   4th Zweilight Zone by Capacala
/r/rebelmnd.zip                    791 ***    5th Rebel Mind by Epical
/t/tv.zip                          676 ***    7th Television by Orange
/l/lgm_kosm.zip                   1041 ***    9th Little Green Men by Kosmic
/a/amendino.zip                    493 **         Dino by A-men
/d/deaparca.zip                   1103 **         Dea Parca by Underworld Corp.
/s/shock.zip                      1328 **+        Shock by DCC

Assembly '95 64k Intros

/d/drift.zip                        70 ****+  1st Drift by Wild Light
/c/cma_stik.zip                     50 ***    2nd Stickman's World by Coma
/c/clx_bgfr.zip                     65 ****   3rd Bill G Force by Complex
/n/nation0.zip                      85 ****   4th Nation Zero by Jamm
/d/detour.zip                       61 ****   5th Detour by Halcyon
/b/believe.zip                      63 ***+   6th Believe by Valhalla
/a/alchymia.zip                    132 ***    7th Alchymid by Mist
/r/rcamera.zip                      91 **+    9th Camera by Symptom
/c/cocaholc.zip                     67 **+   12th Cocaholic by Hazard
/b/byteme.zip                      104 ***+  15th Byte me by @
/f/fruity.zip                       57 **+        Fruit Cake by Deus

Assembly '95 4k Intros

/a/animate.zip                       5 *****  1st Animate by Schwartz
/n/nooon_he.zip                      5 ****   2nd Heaven by Nooon
/c/crshtest.zip                      5 ***    3rd Crash Test by J-P/Rebels
/h/havoc.zip                        15 ***+   5th Havoc by Vicious/Extreme
/s/speed.zip                         5 ***+   6th Speed by Codex/Paranoids
/d/dragon.zip                       15 ***+   8th Dragon by T. Glasmachers
/l/loop01.zip                       12 ***+  10th Loop01 by Pascal/Cubic Team
/a/ahrum.zip                        12 ***+  11th Ahrum
/r/redrum.zip                        4 ***   13th Redrum by Galvados/Jamm
/s/shine.zip                         8 ***   15th Shine
/f/fraction.zip                      4 **+        Fraction by Quad/Apocalypse

Summer Encounter '95 Demos

/m/mighty.zip                     1061 ****   2nd Mighty by Xtacy
/o/ohno.zip                        318 ***    4th Oh No by Zool
/f/fdg-rec.zip                     401 ***+       Fudge by The Recipe
/f/fudge.zip                       399 ***+       Fudge by The Recipe
/n/nothing.zip                      84 **         Nothing by Noware
/s/skumlfix.zip                    645 [?]        Skumle Planet
/humor/demos/drugs.zip              53 *+         Drugs by Komplax

Summer Encounter '95 Fast Demos

/b/brian.zip                       207 *+    Brian by the Brian Team
/f/fast-sko.zip                     17 **    Fast Sko by Pugsy/Lobsession
/l/light.zip                        11 ***   Light by Xinu
/p/p0sle.zip                        17 *     P0sleguf by CdZ and OPiUM
/w/weird.zip                       869 **+   Weird

=-------------------------------------------------------------[Music:General]-=
Location /demos/music             Size Rated Description
=-------------------------------- ---- ----- ---------------------------------=
/disks/a-c/cyber1.zip              573 *     Cyberwork Disk 1 by ANK 
/disks/a-c/cyber2.zip              311 *     Cyberwork Disk 2 by ANK
/disks/a-c/cyber3.zip              315 *     Cyberwork Disk 3 by ANK
/disks/m-o/moses95.zip            1515 *+    DJ Moses-The Disk by DJ Moses 
/songs/midi/house4.zip             893 **    DeepHouze for AWE32 by J. Langpap
/songs/mod/a-f/alienate.zip        137 *     Alienation by Hypno
/songs/mod/a-f/cubik.zip            68 ***+  Cubik by Anodyne
/songs/mod/a-f/flight2.zip          83 ***   Sunset Flight R. by Miss Saigon
/songs/mod/g-l/justme.zip           92 ***+  Just Me by Balrog/Omen
/songs/mod/g-l/lamers.zip          113 *     Lamers Rule by Zanti
/songs/mod/m-r/party.zip            56 *+    Mini Gath. 95 2nd place by Zanti
/songs/mod/s-z/sunsand.zip          48 **    Sun in the sand by Frog
/songs/mod/s-z/t-dontgo.zip         91 **    Don't Go by TFH/Time
/songs/mod/s-z/tambreak.zip        384 **+   TamTamBreak
/songs/mod/s-z/tecbots3.zip         66 *     Tecno bots III by Frog
/songs/mod/s-z/terminal.zip        868 *+    Terminal Reality
/songs/mod/s-z/thisone.zip         465 **    This one's for you by Frog
/songs/mod/s-z/zanti.zip            54 *     Zanti's pit by Zanti/ELQ
/songs/mod/s-z/zorba.zip            23 *+    Zorba, the greek by Frog
/songs/mod/s-z/zs-orkin.zip         62 **    Orkin 659 by Zsazs
/songs/mtm/g-l/innerdub.zip         99 ***   Innerdub by Merrick Brown
/songs/mtm/g-l/junkies.zip         250 *+    Junkies in Space by ??
/songs/s3m/a-c/afever.zip           90 *+    Office Fever by Arura Flux
/songs/s3m/a-c/bassdark.zip        129 *     Bass From The D. by Darksin
/songs/s3m/a-c/bdremix.zip         205 *     Battledrome Rem. by Darksin
/songs/s3m/a-c/bizarre.zip          37 *+    Bizarre Imagina. by Zanti
/songs/s3m/a-c/carrot.zip          112 ***+  Carrot by Meat
/songs/s3m/a-c/crazybas.zip         17 +     Crazy Bass by Radial Monster
/songs/s3m/a-c/cybsbirt.zip        127 **    Cyberdemon's B-day by Grinner
/songs/s3m/d-f/dy-influ.zip        162 ***+  Influxation by Draygen
/songs/s3m/d-f/fm-atla.zip         262 ****  Atlantis by Stalker
/songs/s3m/d-f/fuck-had.zip         92 **    F--k You by Hadji
/songs/s3m/g-i/gs-cmtmx.zip        100 *     Comet Mixes by Golden Spud
/songs/s3m/g-i/gs-jurny.zip         79 **    Mindless Journey by Golden Spud
/songs/s3m/g-i/gs-mdtc1.zip         63 *+    MediaTech try #1 by Golden Spud
/songs/s3m/g-i/gs-movin.zip         49 *     Moving That Rhythm by Golden Spd.
/songs/s3m/g-i/gs-msdqa.zip         76 *     MRS-DQA (remix) by Golden Spud
/songs/s3m/g-i/gs-ntlot.zip        100 *+    Notta Lotta Bass by Golden Spud
/songs/s3m/g-i/gs-titld.zip         54 *     Titled by Golden Spud
/songs/s3m/g-i/gs-wtpts.zip        127 *+    Wet Pants by Golden Spud
/songs/s3m/j-l/loqulady.zip        109 ***   Loquatious Lady by DD/Aurora
/songs/s3m/m-o/nex-blue.zip        176 **    Blueprint by Nexus
/songs/s3m/p-r/p_psycho.zip        443 **    Psychotic by Primal
/songs/s3m/p-r/rngr-had.zip        102 *+    Ranger Danger![rmx] by Hadji 
/songs/s3m/s-u/s-mirage.zip         93 *+    Silicon Mirage by Catspaw
/songs/s3m/s-u/simpsonz.zip        392 ***+  The doh-boyz choir by Protocol
/songs/s3m/s-u/slipaway.zip         70 **    Slipping away by Catspaw
/songs/s3m/s-u/smokey.zip           77 ***   Smokey nights by DD
/songs/s3m/s-u/stardawn.zip        180 **+   Star Dawn by Petagor
/songs/s3m/s-u/sunsetbl.zip        304 ****  Sunset boulevard by Prism / EMF
/songs/s3m/s-u/t-alunis.zip        245 ***+  Alunis Project by ded silence/Time
/songs/s3m/s-u/t-blumte.zip        168 ***   Bluemite by ded silence/Time
/songs/s3m/s-u/t-dd2.zip           188 **+   Dooms Day Part 2 by TFH/Time
/songs/s3m/s-u/t-intrwk.zip        159 ***   Interweak by ded silence/Time
/songs/s3m/s-u/techness.zip         51 *+    Ultratechness by Jaymus
/songs/s3m/s-u/termend.zip         181 **+   End of term by DD
/songs/s3m/s-u/trippp.zip           11 +     ??
/songs/s3m/v-z/vo-destr.zip        256 *+    Destructive by Voyeur
/songs/s3m/v-z/wk-sektr.zip         40 **    A secret smile by W. Krauser
/songs/s3m/v-z/wk-urge.zip         338 **    Urgency by Wolfgang Krauser
/songs/xm/0-9/2days2.zip           233 **    2days2LiFE by SiNE
/songs/xm/a-f/ak_loom.zip          403 **+   Untitled by ??
/songs/xm/a-f/b13-0023.zip         518 **+   TwilightAnthem by ??
/songs/xm/g-l/levity.zip           211 **+   Levity by Trifixion

=--------------------------------------------------------[Music:Non-Reviewed]-=
Location /demos/music             Size Description
=-------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------=
/other/socal.zip                  1933 Music from SoCal '95 Music Competition
/programs/misc/awe-dump.zip         12 AWEDump ROM dumper by Mr. Gun
/programs/mixers/mastmix2.zip       31 MasterMixer 2.2 SB Mixer by Mr. Gun
/programs/players/ghsc106.zip       35 Grafik HSC Player 1.06 by ??
/programs/players/juicy15a.zip      35 Juicy Player 1.5a by Lord Bane...

=----------------------------------------------------------------------[Code]-=
Location /demos/code              Size Rated Lang Description
=-------------------------------- ---- ----- ---- ----------------------------=
/demosrc/uwloader.zip               24 ***   A    UWLoader source code
/graph/raster/rastdemo.zip         188 ***   A    Three raster-effect intros
/pmode/pmw120.zip                  123 ****+ A C  Pmode v. 1.20
/sound/amm.zip                      30 **    [NA] Audio Manager file format
/utils/rtmx20.zip                  667 ****  [NA] 3D object viewer/browser
/utils/ved11.zip                    84 ***   [NA] 3D vector object editor

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Location /demos/graphics          Size Rated Description
=-------------------------------- ---- ----- ---------------------------------=
Assembly '95 Graphics

/ASM95/fiction2.zip                 38 ****   1st Fiction by Visualize/Jamm
/ASM95/mystery.zip                  43 ****   2nd Mystery by Artifec/Complex
/ASM95/agony.zip                    36 ****   3rd Agony by Jogi/Mellow Chips
/ASM95/valk31.zip                  166 ****   4th Valkyria by Visigoth
/ASM95/an_axe.zip                   56 ***+   7th An Axe by Yoga/United Artists
/ASM95/phobic.zip                   66 ****   8th Phobic by IronMan
/ASM95/baby.zip                     45 **+   10th Baby by Facet&Super Nao/Lemon
/ASM95/imp_wolf.zip                 78 ***+  11th NO by Wolf/Imphobia
/ASM95/grandma.zip                  35 **    12th Grandma by Tyshdomolo/Abyss
/ASM95/nrtzrkbl.zip                106 **    14th Blend by Neutesten/Zirkonium
/ASM95/after_li.zip                 43 **         Afterlife
/ASM95/battlewa.zip                 75 **         Battle War?
/ASM95/cowboy.zip                   14 *+         Cowboy
/ASM95/dasboot6.zip                 23 *          Das Boot 6
/ASM95/deepsalf.zip                 35 ***        Deepsalf
/ASM95/dragon.zip                   95 **+        Dragon
/ASM95/ducepic.zip                  65 **         Duce Picture by Duce/Extend
/ASM95/firedray.zip                 30 ***        Firedray by OLA
/ASM95/frost.zip                    15 *          Frost
/ASM95/hcosmic.zip                  21 **         HCosmic
/ASM95/hellview.zip                 64 **         Hellview by Lich
/ASM95/huma2.zip                   134 **         Human 2 by Dreamer
/ASM95/indian.zip                  128 **         Indian by M-Stone
/ASM95/ingas.zip                    88 **+        Ingas by Louie
/ASM95/ladywar.zip                  45 **+        Lady War by Mindeye/Cirion
/ASM95/outspace.zip                 34 **+        Outer Space by Toxic
/ASM95/pad_newb.zip                 30 **         Pad
/ASM95/rabbits.zip                  31 **+        Rabbits
/ASM95/rosie.zip                    39 ***        Rosie
/ASM95/sami2.zip                   144 **         Sami by Cork
/ASM95/si-nrn.zip                   48 ***        Si-Nrn by Neuron/Silicon
/ASM95/tb_ass95.zip                112 **+        Ass95 by Treabeard
/ASM95/warrior.zip                  47 *+         Warrior by Menace
/ASM95/whoisit.zip                  16 **         Cobain by The Wind

Summer Encounter '95 Graphics

/pictures/fudged.zip                18 **    Fudged Demo Session by Seth/Fudge
/pictures/sdpg.zip                  24 *+    Super Dupber Person Guy by X-Cell
/pictures/tina.zip                  15 *     Tina by MC/Fudge

Summer Encounter '95 Fast Graphics

/pictures/ironman.zip              226 ***   Ironman/Crime Inc.
/pictures/jesper.zip                38 **+   Jesper
/pictures/nogravit.zip             201 ***   No Gravity by Vivaldee
/pictures/robozone.zip              78 ***+  RoboZone by Ziax

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Location /demos                   Size Description
=-------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------=
/hornet/demonews/dn_1of1.097        52 DemoNews #97
/hornet/demonews/dn_1of1.098        27 DemoNews #98
/hornet/traxw/traxweek.020          40 TraxWeekly #20
/hornet/traxw/traxweek.021          43 TraxWeekly #21
/hornet/traxw/traxweek.022          65 TraxWeekly #22
/mags/h/hoaxmag6.zip               597 Hoax Magazine #6
/mags/i/inf_dsk7.zip               823 Daskmig #7
/mags/s/scoop_.zip                  89 Preview of Scoop, new Diskmag (good)
/mags/u/uflg14.zip                  73 UserFlag DiskMag #14
/nets/nad022.zip                    69 NADnet - North America's Demo Network
/party/misc/euskal95.zip           248 Invitation intro to Euskal '95
/party/naid/1995/dddnaid.arj      1456 [1/2] Dungeon Dweller's NAID '95 Report
/party/naid/1995/dddnaid.a01      1273 [2/2] Dungeon Dweller's NAID '95 Report
/party/naid/1995/naid-res.txt        3 Unofficial Results to NAID '95
/party/sih/1995/sih_rep.zip         43 Hornet's SIH '95 Report (Stony+Meriadoc)
/party/wired/1995/w95inv20.zip     104 Wired '95 Invitation v2.0


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=---------------------------------------------------[Introduction]--[Snowman]-=

 Greetings and salutations.  We are back with another issue of DemoNews.
 I am feeling quite somber today, and it appears that this issue reflects
 it.  

 A rather startling discovery was made this week by our friend Trixter.  If
 you look at the header for this newsletter, you will see the current size
 of our archive listed.  The number listed is misleading.  We _do_ have
 approximately 1 gig of files, but those files actually occupy 2 gigs.
 Why the discrepancy?

 ftp.cdrom.com stores files in blocks, much like your traditional DOS-box.
 That means that the minimal amount of space a file can occupy is 32k (or
 some other gross size like that).  See if you jump to the same conclusion
 I did.  Why are we at 2 gigs?  

 Well, you know all those little .txt files we have on our site (one for 
 every .zip, .arj, and .lha)?  Each of those files may look like 50 or 100 
 bytes, but in actuality each eats up 32k of storage.  In total, we estimate 
 that .txt descriptions occupy half a gig!

 We will be accelerating our conversion from .txt to the 00index format. :)
 
 The big news this week is Assembly '95.  And so, logically?, we have 
 absolutely no articles (save the results) concerning this landmark party. 
 Blame it on what you like, but I couldn't seem to obtain any juicy tidbits.  
 We'll scrape together a couple tardy articles for next issue.

 In fact, we really don't have that much in the way of articles this week.
 I am working on getting past the "Grr... I'm the article monster!  Feed me!"
 stage and working toward the "Its ok if we don't have that many articles"
 stage.  You the reader may suffer, but at least it gives me solace.

 That said, enjoy the file listings, enjoy the editorial, and enjoy the party
 results.  

 To all faithful DemoNews subscribers, it is now time to hold hands.  
 The number 1500 is within grasp.  Be sure to subscribe all your relatives
 and pets during this next week.

 Christopher G. Mann - r3cgm@ftp.cdrom.com


=---------------------------[Reply to "Tracking Society" Editorial]--[Necros]-=

 [Note: "Tracking Society" editorial appeared in DemoNews #98]

 Your description of the various social stratification that occurs on IRC is
 quite accurate.  There used to be a time when only a very few people had
 trackers, and in fact the ones that did have them usually were chosen
 fairly randomly, and included a whole bunch of coders, artists, and other
 non-music types.

 Back then, there was the 'elite', and then the 'rest of the people'.
 However, due to the recent explosion of the size of the music scene over
 the last few years, especially in the U.S., a bit of social darwinism has
 taken place.

 It is hard to make a mark in the scene these days with so many people
 producing such high-quality stuff. The one thing people have to start
 realizing, though, is that you cannot expect to go to ftp.cdrom.com, pick
 up a tracker, write your first song ever, and then expect to go onto #trax
 and XDCC it down everyone's throats.

 Once you have a bad rep, it's really really hard to get rid of it. I
 tracked for a solid 6 months before I started releasing publicly, and I
 also had about 10 years of music experience before I even touched a
 tracker.  It is the exact same way with art, code, and anything else. Why
 upload every crappy thing you've done to Hornet and flood the /incoming
 dirs?

 Is the stuff you first create what you are truly capable of? It just seems
 that lately the signal to noise ratio on ftp.cdrom.com is so low, I barely
 download from there anymore unless a file is recommended to me by a friend.
 I realize that people are perfectly entitled to upload whatever they darn
 please to sites, but they should stop and think for a moment: A) how does
 this compare to other stuff that's out there? and B) does this really
 represent the kind of work I am capable of?

 Well I'm rambling again but your editorial somehow inspired it, so it's all
 your fault :> (muhaha)

 Necros / FM - necros@axs.net


=----------------------------["Growing Up in the Scene" Editorial]--[Snowman]-=

 _____Introduction

 All of you reading this editorial are my parents, my siblings, or my
 children.  For those who attended the NAID demo party, you may recall in my
 closing speech how I mentioned that the demo scene is a "family".  Today I
 am reminded just how true this is.

 _____Five Stages of Growth

 There seem to be five very distinct stages we all go through in the scene.

 We are born.  We download our first demo, our first s3m, our first intro,
 and are... enlightened.  We discover this underground world called the
 "demo scene".  We are in awe, not fully understanding, but realizing that
 this place is one of the stops on our journey of life.  We are born.

 We are children.  We absorb, as a child does.  Memorizing names, demo
 vocabulary words, slang, we begin to assimilate ourselves into this
 culture. We form some sort of feeling about our where we are headed. Some 
 choose to be musicians, others coders, others graphicians (still don't know 
 how you pronounce that), and yet others (like myself) take to the realm of 
 organization.  We are children.

 We are adults.  We have a good feel for where we belong in the scene and
 how well we are respected.  Even though our talents are not yet fully
 honed, we have a fairly good idea of how much we are likely to achieve in
 our demo scene lifetime.  By now, we have formed many strong friendships
 that will sustain us for years.  We are adults.

 We are elders.  Not too much surprises us anymore.  More often than not, we
 take a cynical view of the scene.  Most new productions are pure crap and
 childish.  We content ourselves by associating with those we "grew up"
 with, and laughing at the newbies and their mistakes.  We also tend to say
 a lot of things like "Remember when...?".  We are elders.

 We are dead.  Not in the physical sense of course, but we are no longer
 active in the scene, having tracked and coded, down and uploaded, e-mailed
 and IRCed, till our minds became static numb.  We check in on the the scene
 every now and again just to make sure everything is still going well, like
 some watchful deity eye protecting the naturally chaotic populace.  We are
 dead.

 _____Personal Experience (skip this if you like)

 I can recall my birth back in mid-1992.  Putre Faction, Amnesia, Vicky,
 ModPlay, CMF, ROL, and MOD files were all part of my personal
 "enlightenment process".  I remember fondly (and perhaps pervertedly) the
 scorn on my father's face when he would confront me with a large phone
 bill.  I would fork over hard-earned stockboy money to pay for my long
 distance calls to demo BBS's.

 Cronologia, Whacker Tracker, The Sound Barrier, Composer 669.  That's the
 stuff my childhood is made of.  I remember once having a disagreement with
 C.C.Catch back in 1992 about which sounded better: Sound blaster filter on
 or off.  I was young and cocky, wanting to take on the world, wanting to
 become the greatest musician there ever was and go down in Imphobia
 history.  Years later, I have a much more realistic view of the scene.

 My adulthood is proving to be an interesting time.  Since I get to review
 all /incoming/demos, my view of the demo scene is a fairly accurate one I
 think.  Most of the uploads I rate are devoid of creativity and flare:
 stuck in the rut of phong shaded donuts and 3D Studio objects. Occasionally
 a glimmer of hope trickles in: an X14, a DOPE, a Slow. This is what keeps 
 me going.

 I have discovered that there is a very real similarity between lifeblood
 family and demo scene family that transcends mortal time.  Not only do we
 ourselves go through different stages of growth in the scene, but we also
 take on different roles: children, siblings, and parents.

 My parents in the scene were Dan Wright and Dan Potter.  I credit Dan
 Potter (coder for Digital Infinity) for opening my eyes to a global image
 of the scene.  I credit Dan Wright for having faith enough in me to pass on
 the responsibilities of maintaining our demo archive.  These two individuals
 have been my parents and have shaped my perceptions.

 My brothers.  Oh, my brothers.  I have many dear friends, but very few
 brothers.  Ryan Cramer, my college student mirror, with remarkable
 connections.  Jester, my long lost POV friend; diligent and talented.
 Krystall, that goofy French kid who started on .ULT while I was on .669 and
 was with me through the .FAR era.  Trixter, my Pascal=lamer friend, with an
 unnerving ability to grasp concepts and who is my twin in humor.

 GraveDigger, the gifted and dedicated journalist and musical organizer
 extraordinare.  Jeff, the melodramatic and vibrant Quebecker who would be
 in tears if I didn't mention him.  :)  Stony, the innocent and angelically
 positive buddy from The Netherlands.  And Jason Nunn, my upside-down bloke
 from the land of British Prisoners and deadly wildlife.  Two coders, two
 musicians, two graphicians, and an organizer.  These are my brothers.

 _____The Point

 "Snowman, this article seems to have little to do with the demo scene.
 Further, you are rambling and using only sentence fragments.  I fear
 you shall be mailed in a negative manner when this editorial is published."

 "Fear not consciousness.  I shall give the readers some food for thought
 and justify my rambling before I depart."

 In my self-delusional capacity to do so, I proclaim this week "Reflection
 Week".  Take a moment to think about all those individuals who have
 influenced you along the way, to those who you have grown up with, and to
 those who you are influencing at this very moment.

 Light travels at 186,282 miles per second (if memory serves).  Fast as this
 is, it still takes a fraction of a second for images to reach your eyes. In
 a very real sense then, we never see the future, or even the present:
 we are always looking at the past.  This seems quite fitting, as it is the
 past experiences in our lives that mold who we are today.

 Every once in a while, pull out and dust off your own demo memory book and
 peer into your past.  You might be surprised at what you find.

 This editorial was inspired by my cat Herbie, who died this morning after
 loosing a tough battle with cancer.  May his gentle soul rest in peace.

 Christopher G. Mann - r3cgm@ftp.cdrom.com


=---------------[Music Contest 3 / Freedom CD Update]--[Dan Wright + Snowman]-=

 _____Introduction

 Its the contest that just won't quit: Music Contest 3.  Weeks after the
 official results were posted in DemoNews, Snowman continues to work on the
 mc3final.exe, while Dan Wright and GD work on assembling the lists of songs
 which will be put on the Freedom CD.

 Due to some severe difficulties in communicating with Floss, things are
 moving along at a snail's pace.  We still are without a list of author's
 e-mail addresses.  Because of this, we have been unable to contact several
 of the proposed song's authors (to be included on the Freedom CD).

 Delays in the mc3final.exe can be explained (though not justified) by the
 following reasons: producing DemoNews, reviewing tons of new demos, intros,
 and graphics, restructuring the /alpha directory, visiting out of town
 relatives.

 _____Announcement

 To all MC3 entrants, please reupload your song with full text and
 appropriate song title to ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/demos/incoming/freedom.  It
 was a gross oversight on our part that we did not plan ahead for this.

 Our sincere apologies for all of these inconveniences.

 _____Proposed Song List for the Freedom CD

 This is the song list--a final as far as I am concerned-- regarding the
 songs that will be on the CD.  I am going to have XTEN work with this and
 get me something final by Wednesday.

 Below are the songs that will appear on the Freedom CD in the order they
 will appear.  All of the information below is assumed correct until
 otherwise notified.  This file may be distributed--especially if it will
 get me feedback from the 5 musicians whose song names I had to make up.

 All tracks with * contain songs I named--A total of 5 songs.  If I do
 not get a response from these people by Tuesday 22th of August then
 the name I picked will be final.

 Stuff inside () do not need to be on the Art--tray card. Tray card needs:
 # of track, Author, and Song Name (Like Escape but Times are not necessary
 unless there is room and then the times below are only approximations)

 ? Means I do not know the correct answer.

 *** Some songs may need to be FADED OUT (i.e Song #13)***

 Dan Wright - dmw@inca.gate.net

 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 1
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Jase
 E-mail          : jlchong@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
 Country         : Australia
 Song Name       : Kingdom Skies
 MC3 Name        : E-94956 (1st Place)
 Post Processing : Small reverb to full out
                   sound a bit.  Not too
                   drastic.
 Player          : Cubic Player (alternative:
                   Fast Tracker 2.04)
 Approx Time     : 4:42
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 2
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Necros
 E-mail          : asega@libws4.ic.sunysb.edu
 Country         : USA
 Song Name       : The Crossing
 MC3 Name        : E-29812 (2nd Place)
 Post Processing : heck yes :>
 Player          : cubic 1.4
 Approx Time     : 4:30
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 3
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Nemesis
 E-mail          : nemesis@crl.com
 Country         : USA
 Song Name       : Drift
 MC3 Name        : E-98842 (3rd Place)
 Post Processing : As long as song is not
                   muddled up
 Player          : ST3 (Though ST3 doesn't
                   always play > 9 tracks
                   correctly)
 Approx Time     : 4:29
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 4
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Leviathan (Andy Carlson)
 E-mail          : d2@mcs.com
 Country         : USA
 Song Name       : Wanderlust
 MC3 Name        : E-95642 (4th Place)
 Post Processing : A tiny bit of reverb,
                   flange during drum breaks
                   if possible
 Player          : Cubic Player
 Approx Time     : 3:13
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 5
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Big Jim
 E-mail          : James_storer@hp-unitedkingdom-om1.om.hp.com
 Country         : United Kingdom
 Song Name       : Second Thoughts
 MC3 Name        : E-95264 (5th Place)
 Post Processing : Yeah, whatever sounds
                   coolest in your opinion
 Player          : Cubic I guess.
 Approx Time     : 4:41
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 6
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Markell P. Moss
 E-mail          : mpmoss@freenet.calgary.ab.ca
 Country         : Canada
 Song Name       : Sendoff Flight
 MC3 Name        : E-45554 (6th Place)
 Post Processing : Some (Don't go overboard on
                   Reverb)
 Player          : FastTracker 2
 Approx Time     : 3:45
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 7
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Shikando
 E-mail          : dax007@anon.penet.fi
 Country         : Finland
 Song Name       : Can't Fake Michelle
 MC3 Name        : E-98138 (7th Place)
 Post Processing : Yes
 Player          : Non Specified So use Scream
                   Tracker or Cubic Player
 Approx Time     : 2:32
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 8
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Ryan Cramer
 E-mail          : rcramer1@osf1.gmu.edu
 Country         : USA
 Song Name       : Zimbaway (Probably incorrect)
 MC3 Name        : E-79942 (8th Place)
 Post Processing : Go ahead and do stuff, but
                   nothing drastic
 Player          : Cubic Player or MikMod
 Approx Time     : 4:00
 =---------------------------------------------
 * TRACK 9
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Bar
 E-mail          : dusty@disi.unige.it
 Country         : Italy
 Song Name       : Traveling Onward   ?
 MC3 Name        : E-69547 (9th Place)
 Post Processing : ?
 Player          : Cubic Player
 Approx Time     : 3:43
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 10
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : FireLight
 E-mail          : hero@suburbia.apana.org.au
 Country         : Australia
 Song Name       : Forgotten Dreamtime
 MC3 Name        : E-74556 (10th Place)
 Post Processing : NO
 Player          : FastTracker 2.04
 Approx Time     : 3:31
 =---------------------------------------------
 * TRACK 11
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Esper Division
 E-mail          : debriefr@dmr.ca
 Country         : Canada
 Song Name       : Universal Misison  ?
 MC3 Name        : E-43864 (11th Place)
 Post Processing : ?
 Player          : FastTracker 2.04
 Approx Time     : 4:29
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 12
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Future Assassin
 E-mail          : ar482@freenet.carleton.ca
 Country         : Canada
 Song Name       : Betrayal of Innocence
 MC3 Name        : E-09344 (12th Place)
 Post Processing : Umm...you decide. :)
 Player          : IPlay and Cubic Player work
                   nicely.
 Approx Time     : 2:54
 =---------------------------------------------
 * TRACK 13
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Mayhem
 E-mail          : mayhem1@io.org
 Country         : ?
 Song Name       : Potato Chips   ?
 MC3 Name        : O-95444 (1st Place--Rookie)
 Post Processing : ?
 Player          : CP  (Fade out ending)
 Approx Time     : 3:12
 =---------------------------------------------
 * TRACK 14
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Morph
 E-mail          : mdm@grfn.org
 Country         : ?
 Song Name       : Upwardly Mobile  ?
 MC3 Name        : O-09144 (2nd Place--Rookie)
 Post Processing : ?
 Player          : CP
 Approx Time     : 2:40
 =---------------------------------------------
 * TRACK 15
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Spyder
 E-mail          : kdostale@indiana.edu
 Country         : ?
 Song Name       : On the Rocks  ?
 MC3 Name        : O-40052 (3rd Place--Rookie)
 Post Processing : ?
 Player          : Fast Tracker 2.04
 Approx Time     : 2:54
 =---------------------------------------------
 TIME TO HERE    : 52:21  (15 Songs from MC3)
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 16
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : The REW
 E-mail          : therew@ns.intermedia.nl
 Country         : The Netherlands
 Song Name       : Atlantic Blue
 File Name       : Atlantic.ptm
 Post Processing : ?
 Player          : PM player
 Approx Time     : 2:32
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 17
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Cybelius
 E-mail          : hoplite@triplex.fipnet.fi
 Country         : Finland
 Song Name       : The Rainy Road
 File Name       : rainy.s3m
 Post Processing : NO
 Player          : Lets use Scream Tracker
 Approx Time     : 3:08
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 18
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Zodiak (Erik Stridell)
 E-mail          : zodiak@kuai.se
 Country         : Sweden
 Song Name       : Respirator
 File Name       : respfix.xm (Fixed version
                   of song)
 Post Processing : Yes
 Player          : FastTracker 2.04
 Approx Time     : 2:57
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 19
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Jason Brotherton (Vocals by
                   Kristen Brandeburg)
 E-mail          : brothert@cps.msu.edu
 Country         : USA
 Song Name       : All I Feel Is Hate
 File Name       : Track #1 of CD
 Post Processing : NO
 Player          : CD Player via Optical Cable
 Approx Time     : 3:27
 =---------------------------------------------
 TRACK 20
 =---------------------------------------------
 Name/Handle     : Krystall & Cynthia
 E-mail          : krystall@qbc.clic.net
 Country         : Canada
 Song Name       : Night of Dreams
 MC3 Name        : not entered
 Post Processing : NO
 Player          : Tape Recorder
 Approx Time     : 4:40
 =---------------------------------------------
 TOTAL TIME      : 69:05 (Gaps between songs not counted)
 =---------------------------------------------


=------------------------------------------[General Ramblings]--[Ryan Cramer]-=

 1. Force 10 Music Pack #6 - I was asked to do a review of this music disk
    for this week. Unfortunately, I did not have the time, but I wanted to
    point out that this was a very nice production and is worth checking
    out. The music is pretty good, especially the songs by Zapper. The
    interface is also very nice. While not a Progression or an Epidemic,
    Force 10 has done a nice job with this production.

 2. I got a message from Clement Poon (sorry if that's the wrong spelling)
    this week, and he wanted me to review a new music disk that he and some
    friends have done. It includes such musicians as: Markell Moss, Lloyd
    Yoon, Donovan Seidle, Steve Leung, and Clement Poon. Apparently a bunch
    of Canadians "eh?". Well, being a hoser, I was not able to find their
    music disk which is titled calgary.zip or cmd or something like that. If
    anybody finds this, let me know because I'd like to take a look. It
    sounds like a good music disk that apparently has some NON-TECHNO music
    in it. Imagine that! That would be a first, and that's something I'd
    definitely like to hear.

 3. Some loser created a pack of songs by KX-Mode/Epi and put in the
    FILE_ID.DIZ - "Ryan Cramer's best hits!". Well, I haven't heard the
    songs, but I can tell you that they are not mine. Thanks to Mystical of
    Purple who spotted this music pack on some Dutch board or Danish or one
    of those countries around there.

 4. I'm still listening to Progression!
 
 Ryan Cramer / Renaissance - rcramer1@osf1.gmu.edu


=-----------------------------------------------[Assembly 1995 Party Results]-=

 _____Demos

   1)  (3646 points)  Noon "Stars : Wonders of the world"
   2)  (1482 points)  Juice "Psychic link"
   3)  (1204 points)  RealTech "DX Project"
   4)  (1039 points)  Capacala "Zweilight Zone"
   5)  (916 points)   Epical "Rebel Mind"
   6)  (896 points)   Miracle "Higher Desire"
   7)  (799 points)   Orange "Television"
   8)  (587 points)   Dubius "Optimal Torque"
   9)  (541 points)   Kosmic "Little Green Men"
  10)  (372 points)   Japotek "Figthing for something"
  11)  (224 points)   Masque "Mystery"
  12)  (175 points)   tArzAn tuotanto "Syllabization"
  13)  (153 points)   Black Rain "Overflow"
  14)  (143 points)   Deus ex Machina "Fever"
  15)  (33 points)    Simplicity "Elegant"

 _____64k Intros

   1)  (2750 points)  Wild Light "Drift"
   2)  (1899 points)  Coma "Stickman's World"
   3)  (1364 points)  Complex "Bill G Force"
   4)  (1219 points)  Jamm "Nation Zero"
   5)  (1112 points)  Halcyon "Detour"
   6)  (1041 points)  Valhalla "Believe"
   7)  (527 points)   Mist "Alchymid"
   8)  (506 points)   Halo "Reality Impact"
   9)  (471 points)   Symptom "Camera"
  10)  (364 points)   Abaddon "Pied"
  11)  (358 points)   Epsilon "Dream"
  12)  (271 points)   Hazard "Cocaholic"
  13)  (225 points)   Anarchy "Tam"
  14)  (194 points)   Woodpeckers from Mars "No Class"
  15)  (185 points)   @ "Byte me"

 _____4k Intros

   1)  (2100 points)  Animate
   2)  (1729 points)  Heaven
   3)  (1008 points)  Crashtest
   4)  (948 points)   Chrome
   5)  (836 points)   Havoc
   6)  (801 points)   Speed
   7)  (696 points)   Compexity
   8)  (608 points)   Dragon
   9)  (559 points)   Bit
  10)  (430 points)   Loop01
  11)  (366 points)   Ahrum
  12)  (340 points)   Only for few bytes
  13)  (337 points)   Redrum
  14)  (326 points)   Strictly 4kb
  15)  (324 points)   Shine

 _____4 Channel Music

   1)  (1420 points)  Theseus/Anathema "Funkyeeh"
   2)  (1280 points)  Cube/Dee "Illumination"
   3)  (1193 points)  Lizardking/Razor 1911 "Crayfish Party"
   4)  (1080 points)  Breeze/Capacala "Aroma of northwest"
   5)  (1056 points)  Oxide/Sonik "Topless"
   6)  (921 points)   Ukulele/Banal Projects "Jormuan Lava"
   7)  (824 points)   Radix/Limited Edition "Rymdfunk"
   8)  (797 points)   Dizzy/CNCD "Suuntaviivat"
   9)  (742 points)   Brem/Bomb Squad "Get it"
  10)  (707 points)   Groo/CNCD "Pop Huora"
  11)  (579 points)   Andy/Banal Projects "Balthazar"
  12)  (462 points)   Boheme/Bomb Squad "The Robot Kingdom"
  13)  (458 points)   Sphinx/Fanatic "Holocaust"
  14)  (369 points)   Yoga/United Artists "Chuynia"
  15)  (330 points)   Dj. Roberto "Blowing House"

 _____32 Channel Music

   1)  (2999 points)  Skaven "Catch that Goblin"
   2)  (1017 points)  Rage "Guild of sounds"
   3)  (988 points)   Lizardking "World of unicorns"
   4)  (968 points)   Stargazer "Garage"
   5)  (886 points)   Prism "Can you feel it"
   6)  (811 points)   Beathawk "Breaking the sky"
   7)  (724 points)   Yolk "Temple of sun"
   8)  (699 points)   Purple Motion "Astraying Voyages"
   9)  (648 points)   Zake "Kaapu-Pete Matkustaa"
  10)  (528 points)   Pauli Rm "Music for the forest"
  11)  (504 points)   Yzi "Spinning"
  12)  (380 points)   Turtle "Power Boogie"
  13)  (228 points)   RSE "So.if.fix.x."
  14)  (201 points)   Pete "Sy-Stems"
  15)  (200 points)   Edge "Farewell to Lyrics"

 _____Graphics

   1)  (1769 points)  Visualize/Jamm "Fiction"
   2)  (1457 points)  Artifec/Complex "Mystery"
   3)  (1285 points)  Jogi/Mellow Chips "Agony"
   4)  (1177 points)  Visigoth/Pure Resistance "Valkyria"
   5)  (948 points)   Kube/CNCD "Mustafa"
   6)  (880 points)   Kal/Astroidea "Morphosis"
   7)  (802 points)   Yoga/United Artists "An axe"
   8)  (702 points)   IronMan "Phobic"
   9)  (664 points)   Mazor/Paragon "Pain 2"
  10)  (639 points)   Facet&Super Nao/Lemon. "Baby"
  11)  (616 points)   Wolf/X-Trade "NO"
  12)  (428 points)   Tyshdomolo/Abyss "Grandma"
  13)  (372 points)   Zeb/Orange "Nut Fish"
  14)  (254 points)   Neutesten/Zirkonium "Blend"
  15)  (201 points)   Destop/CNCD "Wicked"


=----------------------------------------------[The Scene 1995 Party Results]-=

 [Note: this text was taken from c.s.i.p.d. newsgroup]

 Here are the final results for The Scene 1995 Singapore Demo Party held on
 2nd July 1995 ...

 _____Demos

   1) Pureness by WaterLogic
   2) Raven by Renegade
   3) Shades of Gray by Mode XiX
   4) Enchantment by MysTiCaL
   5) Rush by Mode XiX

 _____Music

   1) Never by Zane
   2) Misty Heart by ProLogic 303
   3) Pureness by Martine Chen/WaterLogic and Zane
   4) Body Language by Zane
   5) Tech-No by Xylon/Mode XiX
   6) Rising by Audiojack/Renegade
   7) Cross junction - Epsilon/Renegade
   8) Misery - Epsilon/Renegade
   9) Extacy city - Kelvin Ng/Mode XiX

 FxKidd / MysTiCaL


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=-[Closing Comments]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

 Next week we should have some good Assembly '95 coverage.  Watch out!

 For questions and comments, you can contact Hornet at:

   Handle       Address                   Area
   -----------  ------------------------  -----------------------------------
   Dan Wright   dmw@inca.gate.net         Freedom CD coordinator
   Floss        norg@cyberspace.com       Music Contest 3 coordinator
   GraveDigger  gd@ftp.cdrom.com          columnist, file mover, musician
   Ior          jroth@coyote.csusm.edu    columnist
   JsNO         jsno@amigar.apana.org.au  coder
   Meriadoc     meriadoc@xs4all.nl        columnist, coder
   Popcorn      campbell@fox.nstn.ca      editor (TraxWeekly)
   Ryan Cramer  rcramer1@osf1.gmu.edu     columnist
   Snowman      r3cgm@ftp.cdrom.com       organizer, editor (DemoNews), coder
   Stony        p.vanmun0@hsbos.nl        graphician
   Trixter      trixter@ftp.cdrom.com     coder, web master, file mover


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