Interview  with
   Facet/ANARCHY
 
    done by HEAD/ALCATRAZ via mail


 MD: Hi Martyn!  Let us start with some
    personal infos about you.  Tell us
    your  age,  name  and function and
    something about your school/work.

 FA: I'm  17  years old, 18 by the time
    this  mag  will  be  released.  My
    name   is   Facet  and  I'm  doing
    graphics  in a team called Anarchy
    and  before  I  forget,  I'm  also
 
    doing   some   mail  and  graphics
    swapping   with   very  nice  guys
    living  in  Europe  and  only  for
    friendship.


 MD: I  know  you are quite a long time
    in  the  scene.   Please  tell our
    readers   your   way  through  the
    scene.   List  the groups you were
    in,  what  you  liked and disliked
    and   why   you   finally   joined
    Anarchy.

 FA: My  first  group  was  Vision  and
    since  they  were  a  bit  lazy  I
    joined  other groups but stayed in
    Vision.   Those groups were Rebels
    and  Absence.  Because I was still
    in Vision I never got in for real.
    That  was also the reason I had to
    leave  Rebels, I got the choise to
    join Rebels and leave VSN or leave
    Rebels  and  stay  in  Vision.  My
    final   choise  was  that  I  left
    Rebels  and stayed in Vision.  The
    main reason I joined Anarchy a few
    months  ago  was  because  members
    lost interest in the demoscene and
    started   modeming   and   stopped
    activities a bit.
    Since  I  knew  a  lot  of Anarchy
    members already, I made the choise
    to ask for membership.  And within
    a week I was a proud Anarchist and
    I hope I will be one forever!


 MD: I`m  sure  everybody has seen some
    graphics from you in several demos
    etc.   Please  point  out  how you
    paint  your  gfx.  Do you get your
    inspirations from books, or do you
    paint  all  your  gfx  without any
    inspirations?   Do  you use things
    like scanners or digitizers?

 FA: I have loads of books and use them
    to  get  inspiration.   I also use
    them   to   paint  pictures  from.
    Sometimes,  when I haven't got any
    inspiration I just start to paint.
    In  most  of  these cases it works
    out  very  well.   It is also that
    I'm  busy  with gfx all day.  It's
    not  that I draw when I see DPaint
    but  I'm  drawing all day.  I look
    around, see things, think of how I
    could  draw them and at home I try
    it.   I  never  use any other form
    than   a   mouse   to  develope  a
    picture.


 MD: Say    some    words   about   the
    organisation   and  friendship  in
    Anarchy.

 FA: The organisation and friendship in
    Anarchy  is  in one word, perfect!
    All members have great respect for
    each   other   and   everybody  is
    informed  perfectly.  We also keep
    each  other  informed/updated with
    the  lastest  work  and  send  new
    graphics,  music, previews to each
    other.   So I know what's going on
    in  Anarchy  right  now.   This is
    very   good   for  motivation  and
    friendship.   Anarchy  is  a  real
    team  with a perfect managment and
    that is what I want.


 MD: What  do you think about the scene
    today,  2  years ago and how could
    the future look in some years?

 FA: It  has  changed  a lot, many guys
    have  lost  faith in the scene and
    some  even sold their computer.  I
    know  that  I cared more about the
    scene  2  years ago than I do now,
    but  I  still have faith in it and
    just  love  it  when  I  see  guys
    coming  back  into  the scene.  Hi
    4-mat!  I also think the year 1992
    will   be  a  good  year  for  the
    amiga-demofreaks.


 MD: I  know  you`ve  a girlfriend.  Do
    you make a difference between your
    `scene live` and your normal live?

 FA: No.   But  what  did  happen to me
    since  I have this steady relation
    is   that   I  realise  that  I've
    spoiled  a  lot  of time behind my
    screen.   But  that  won't keep me
    from  being as productive as I was
    before because I draw for fun.
 

 MD: Please   tell  us  your  favourite
    coder,  Gfxman, musician,  diskmag
    and  group.   Please  give  also a
    short  statement  to  the  several
    points.

 FA: These   are   difficult  questions
    since  I  have  so many favorites.
    Ok!  Ok!



    My favourites are:

    Coders:  Dan, Tsm, Rush, Icronite,
    Critical  Mass,  Performer,  Ronan
    and Sunjohn...  Hhm almost all are
    Anarchy coders...

    Gfxman:     Color,   Uno,   Havok,
    Mystik, Krest, Fairfax, Mitrandir,
    Hein  Design and my French brother
    Zoom.

    Musicians:   Tip+Mantronix,  Nuke,
    4-mat,  Hein,  Audiomonster, Bruno
    and Omega.

    Diskmags: RAW, Mcdisk, ICE, Zine.


 MD: What  kind  of  music do you like?
    What`s   your  opinion  about  new
    styles  of  music  like Techno and
    Rave?

 FA: I  like  music with feeling, music
    like  U2, Lisa Standfiels, Depeche
    Mode, Level 42, Simply Red, Simple
    Minds and Wet Wet Wet.  Techno and
    Rave is great music when you're in
    the  mood for it.  At least, it is
    in  my  opinion.   I  can not, for
    instance wake up and listen to it.
    But  when  I go to a pub it's just
    great.


 MD: Now    I`ll    give    you    some
    expressions.   Please give me in a
    short way your opinions about it.

    - Uno/Scoopex
     A  very good graphician from who I
    haven't  seen  much  lately.   His
    style is very clean and his colors
    are  well picked.  He draws like a
    painter on a piece of paper.

     - Zine
     A  good  magazine  with  the right
    formula.   It  isn't  the only one
    anymore.  I'm waiting for the next
    one guys!

     - Hardwired
     This  is  really a  great  demo. I
    think  this demo is the best amiga
    demo  at  the  moment.   A  lot of
    Demos in the year 1992 will look a
    bit like this one.

     - Odyssey
     This is a masterpiece, too.  I was
    quite  impressed  when  I  saw the
    space  chase  part  with the great
    music  and sfx.  A great demo with
    a lot of work!

     - Mithrandir
     A  very  good  graphician who made
    great  pictures  when  I  drew  my
    first 8*8 font.

     - McDisk
     A    nice   magazine   with   nice
    articles.   It  is my true opinion
    about  this  magazine and I'm glad
    you interviewed me for it.

     - Facet
     Eh?   That's  me!   Well I can say
    I'm  very active at the moment and
    will  maybe  work for a well known
    game-company  very  soon.   I also
    have  faith in the amiga-scene and
    think  1992  will  be a productive
    and  busy year for me.  With a lot
    of  pixels.   I also will continue
    loving  my  lovely  girl  who is a
    great  moral-support  and helps me
    in bad times.


 MD: List things you like?

 FA: At  the  moment I like the most to
    spend  time  with  Judith.  I also
    like  to  listen to music, to hang
    around  with  my friends, to be on
    the  phone with guys and at last I
    like to draw.


 MD: List things you dislike?

 FA: I   do   not   like  having  rows,
    misunderstandings, too, much home-
    work  and  main  editors  who  use
    their  function  to  put guys in a
    bad daylight, the one in person is
    Lord Helmet of RAW.


 MD: Ok,  hope  I  haven`t stressed you
    too much with this questions.  Now
    you`ve  some  free  byte  to write
    some   messages  or  whatever  you
    like.

 FA: Well,  I  can write 300 lines with
    messages to all my friends...  So,
    I'll just list the names ok?

    Tip,  Mantronix,  Dan, Nuke, Judge
    Drokk,   Blo,   Rush,  Omega,  Red
    Devil,  Mirage,  Vision,  Fairfax,
    Krest,  Mystik, Color, Zoom, Mace,
    Jester,  Tomcat, Madcap, Mic Dair,
    Moxy,  Icronite, Conquest, Surfer,
    Trix,  Desire, and to all I had to
    name here...

    I  also  want  to thank you, Head,
    for  interviewing  me.  And thanks
    for the phonecalls.


 
Thanks you for this interview and have
            a nice day...

            HEAD/ALCATRAZ