J e d i   i n t e r v i e w s



HuK/Perspex



 JD = Jedi/Narcosis
 HD = HuK/Perspex


 JD: Righty-ho, firstly tell us a bit about yourself.

 HK: I'm 17 years  old,  studying  for  my  A-level  exams,  which are in a few
     months. When I'm not studying  I seem to spend most of my time in front of
     my good old A500 or on the phone to other Perspex members. Apart from that
     I spend my time doing the sort of stuff that most people seem to do.


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 JD: How did you get into Perspex?

 HK: The easy way. I founded it!


 JD: What is your job in Perspex?

 HK: Leader, musician and mailtrader.  I  also do other things like coding, but
     I'm not a SERIOUS coder.


 JD: How come you're so God damn talented, huh?

 HK: Errrrrmmm, I didn't know I  was!  Well,  my music's getting better all the
     time, and it's at a "listenable"  stage now, but I've still got a long way
     long way to go. Would you like me to do a tune for Deadlock?

     [By all means! Any  musicians  who  would  like  to  do  us  a tune, don't
 hesitate to contact either me or Motive! - R-9!]


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 JD: What's your hardware like? (and no "oo-er!" jokes please R-9!)

 HK: Crap. I only got a second drive  last month! No hard drive, no AGA, just a
     half meg chip, half meg  slow  ram  A500.  I've also got a sound sample, a
     nice loud stereo  for  playing  my  music  through,  and I'm "borrowing" a
     slooooow 2400 modem.


 JD: Do Perspex have any big new productions planned?

 HK: Yup. Innocence will be a music  disk  with code by Slave of Hypnosis fame,
     GFX by Visual (who used the  handle  Rob  when doing GFX for Hypnosis) and
     music by me. We've also got a few intros and things on the go.


 JD: Hows about a full memberlist of Perspex?

 HK: Okay, here goes!



                                                          Over the page! >>>{
     Apprentice    Sysop
     Dr Zero       Modem
     G-Zuz         GFX, Modem
     Huk           Music, Mail, Leader
     Hydra         Sysop, Coder
     Lazzer        Coder, Modem, Mail, Music
     Proteus       Modem
     Rain Man      Modem
     Rebel         Modem
     Rude Dog      Coder
     Slave         Coder, Music
     Smeg          Modem
     Smudge        Sysop
     Speed         Modem
     Visual        GFX
     Yankee Rose   Sysop


 JD: What do you do for a living?

 HK: Not a lot. I'm still at school.
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 JD: What do you do in your spare time?

 HK: I don't seem to have much!


 JD: What sort of music are you into?

 HK: Urrrggghhh!! I hate this  question!  The  only answer I can give is "good"
     music. I don't like music of  any  specific style, I just like music which
     appeals to me, and I can't  think  of any way of categorising that! I like
     some funk, rave, jazz, indie,  classical,  even a bit of mainstream stuff,
     but the only things I never  like  are  opera, heavy metal, and that weird
     20th century so-called "classical" music, it sounds naff!


 JD: What do you think of the UK copy parties?

 HK: I have only been to Digital '93, that was okay, but there aren't enough of
     them.


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 JD: What do you enjoy most and least about the scene?

 HK: The thing I enjoy most  is  releasing  a  new production, knowing that all
     your hard work has  finally  paid  off.  If  there  are any things I don't
     enjoy I stop doing them.


 JD: What do you think of the diskmag scene and what is your favourite diskmag?
     (It had better be Deadlock!)

 HK: The diskmag scene is okay,  but  too  many  people  decide to do a diskmag
     these days and don't think  it  all  through. They expect support but they
     cannot even  support  themselves.  If  nobody  supports  a diskmag then it
     must be because nobody really  wants  to  see  it survive. The best at the
     moment is Upstream, there is  too  much  junk in Grapevine, they should be
     more selective.  RAW  really  sucks!  It  is  worse  than  The Sun for its
     prejudicial views and arrogant style.




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 JD: What ever happened to the Perspex diskmag * MiNdWoRkS * ?

 HK: Well, there was no support for it and nobody in the group did much for it
     (with a few exceptions) so we abandoned the idea.


 JD: What would you say is the meaning of life?

 HK: 42?


 JD: Who is your favourite coder, musician and artist? (Not someone in your own
     group)

 HK: Well, right now they are:

     MUSIC - Chorus & Sid/ex-Razor 1911. They have made some GREAT guitar tunes
             recently. We  Shave  Ass  was  great,  and  Go  For the Record was
             amazing! Coffee Blues II is my favourite tune on the Amiga.
     ARTIST - Fairfax/Andromeda. Seven  Seas  is great! The first picture which
              scrolled across  the  screen  amazed  me! I don't care if all his
              pictures are the same, so were most of the world's great artists.{
     CODE - I don't know. Being a  technically  good  coder is such a different
            thing to coding something which looks good, so who knows?


 JD: Who are your best mates on the scene?

 HK: All Perspex members are good  friends, especially Visual (who I have known
     for years), Slave, Rude Dog,  Proteus and Lazzer. Apart from PSX members I
     don't actually  know  many  people  too  well  but ELRiC?/Divine is a good
     mate! I get on well with everyone who I am in touch with, really.


 JD: How would you define McDonald's?

 HK: Bloody expensive for chips and a burger!


 JD: How big was the phone bill?! Have you managed to pay it?

 HK: I think our last one was only £38. I don't pay it, so I'm okay.

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 JD: Okey dokey, last question.  Explain  Einstien's  theory of relativity. (In
     less than 200 words please.)

 HK: I hate Physics!


 JD: Okay the interview is at an end now so do you have any comments?

 HK: No. Just a question. Can I go now?


 JD: Okay.

 HK: Thanks!


 JD: BIG thanks to HuK/Perspex for doing this silly little interview thingy!

 HK: Bye bye!}