Interview with KILLRAVEN (PARADISE)
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      ST = SceneTalk's questions
       KR = Killraven's answers

ST: Please, introduce yourself to  our
    readers, give us  some info  about
    yourself and your cool work on the
    Amiga scene.

KR: Hello, my name is Killraven  and I
    am a member of Paradise. I usually
    do some packs and sometimes I draw
    some little ansis for Paradise,but
    my main task is mailtrading and to
    spread our Prods.I am 16 years old
    and I visit the  10th class  of an
    Gymnasium here in Itzehoe.

ST: Tell some more as  the  well-known
    information about your crew.  What
    do you think about  the  organisa-
    tion of  your  group ? Could it be
    better or is it allright?

KR: I think the organisation is really
    good in Paradise !

ST: What do you plan for the  future ?
    Give some  information about  your
    work in the near  future  and soon
    upcoming productions.

KR: Yep !We are doing a trackmo in the
    moment, which should be  hopefully
    released  in  the  next  time. And
    another coder is working on a lit-
    tle one parted demo, which will be
    released soon, too.  And of course
    you  will  see  packs  from Viper,
    Brutus and me !

ST: Ok, let's tell us  something about
    your Amiga history ,e.g.  in  what
    groups have  you  been  before and
    which earlier jobs have you done ?
    How long have you been in computer
    scene?

KR: I  started  with  the scene around
    december'91. Before  I  started to
    swap  I  played  of  course   only
    games. (What else?)I only had been
    in one group before: Deffpaccers ,
    where I did the same as now in Pa-
    radise.
   
ST: What computers  have you owned be-
    fore the Amiga? What is your  opi-
    nion  on  the  good old  C-64 sce-
    ne when you compare  it  with  our
    beloved Amiga scene? Point out the
    advantages and  disadvantages.  In
    which directions do you think will
    the  Amiga  scene (in Germany) de-
    velope?Many elite crews formed PC-
    sections. What do you think  about
    it ? Is  this  the  right  way  to
    survive?

KR: Oh yes I have had an old 64 ,but I
    wasn't in the Scene  at  all, as I
    said I started  with  Amiga  and I
    only  played  with  the  64'er and
    sometimes I drawed some ugly  pics
    with it. ( Koala Paint rulez! )  I
    think the scene will totally chan-
    ged in the Future,coz there are so
    many dudes, who bought a modem and
    also started modemtrading. In case
    of this, there  won't  be  as much
    friendship   as  now ,  coz   only
    business will survive in  the  mo-
    demscene. 0 days old stuff and no-
    thing else. Hmm, and the  advanta-
    ges ? Latest stuff !! He he !

ST: What extra hardware do you own? 

KR: I just have 1 MB of RAM ,2  exter-
    nal drives, Action  Replay III,  a
    styled mouse and lot of disks.

ST: Have you any plans for buying more
    hardware (better equipment) in the
    future?

KR: Yep ! Maybe I will buy a modem and
    the  equipment you need for modem-
    trading like a harddisk !

ST: What's your opinon about PD-compa-
    nies? Some of them sold demos  for
    much money and do not ask the pro-
    ducers for a permission ? Have you
    made some experiences with PD-com-
    panies? Tell, a short story  about
    your worsest experience with them.

KR: Hmm,  yes  I  saw  one PD-company,
    which sells the Odyssey  Demo  for
    35 DM. That is really stupid,  but
    nowadays  a  lot  of   demo-groups
    protect their productions  with  a
    copyright ! So  no c hance for PD-
    Companies ! Sorry, but I never had
    any bad experiences with a PD-Com-
    pany. 

ST: What is  your  opinion  about  the
    mail-swapping scene on Amiga,  are
    you  planning  to  become a modem-
    trader? What do  you  think gener-
    ally  about  modems  and the  fast
    changing scene nowadays?

KR: As I told you before I  will maybe
    buy one modem,coz I get bored with
    old stuff,which you get each day ,
    but this is the disadvantage  as a
    mailtrader. Being a modemtrader is
    very  nice, but  the  modemtraders
    just look at games and that is the
    only bad thing in the modem scene.
   
ST: What  is  your  opinion  about the
    mail-swapping scene here in Germa-
    ny?Give some information about ad-
    vantages, disadvantages, what  you
    like  or hate,post and the behavi-
    our of your contacts ...

ST: What  is  more important  for you:
    friendship or business?

KR: The behaviour of my contax  is ok.
    Ok, there are some stupid  dudes ,
    but I don't care.I try to phone my
    contax (falls ich die Telefon num-
    mern nicht gerade  verloren  hab),
    coz I haven't  the  time  to write
    each  of  my 160  contax  a looong
    letter.  The  Post  is the  worest
    thing in  the  mail  scene,  but I
    think every good  mailtrader knows
    it, isn't it ?

ST: What's your statement about crack-
    ing? Have you get some experiences
    with it ? Which crackercrew  is at
    your opinion the most famous one ?

KR: Cracking is ok,coz  without them I
    can't play my favourite  games ! I
    think the  best group in  cracking
    is Crystal !

ST: Did ya have any troubles  with the
    police?Remember the copyright laws
    and add your own statement for it.
    Do you think  that  the  copyright
    laws have any negative  effects in
    evolution of the scene?

KR: No, I have not  had  any  problems
    with the police yet ! No, I  think
    there are soo many copyright laws,
    but  I do not know a  guy who care
    about the law !

ST: Where  do you come from and  live.
    Descibe  your  impressions   about
    your home area. What do you  every
    day in your normal life ? Are  you
    surrounded all the time with  some
    cool friends,Amigafreakx or neadly
    girls?

KR: I come from  Itzehoe a  city  near
    Hamburg  in  the  northern part of
    Germany. Yes, here are some freaks
    around  me  like  Ex-TSL , Sanity,
    E.S.G, EX-ARISE and Triad.  Neadly
    girls ? Never seen one in Itzehoe!
    Cool friends ? Yes , but they  are
    not in the amiga scene and they do
    not surrounde me all the day.

ST: What  do  you  think  about  Amiga
    parties? What kind of parties  you
    prefer in your real life? What was
    the  best  party you  visited ? Is
    there  the  possibility that  your
    group will arrange a party in  the
    future?

KR: Amiga parties are really good, but
    often there are only a few guys to
    booze and that this  is  stupid  I
    think. The best party I have  ever
    visited was the Anarchy, TSL, Cry-
    stal Party !
 
ST: Did you made often voyages in your
    life ? Describe just  the  visited
    places and your  impression  about
    them .  Do  you  like  travelling,
    meeting new pals,seeing new places
    etc?

KR: No, I  am  not the traveller No.1.
    I've been in  Italy,England,Spain,
    Denmark and my  last trip  was  to
    France with the school . It was  a
    horror, coz I am not able to speak
    french at all. Just a little bit !
    But  meeting  new dudes  in France
    was quit nice.

ST: What kind of music do you  prefer,
    listening often to radio or watch-
    ing videos at MTV? 

KR: I don't hear a lot of real  music,
    but when I listen to  some music I
    usually listen to techno.At satur-
    day night  there are  really  cool
    videos on MTV !

ST: Do you have  a  girlfriend  at the
    moment ? If so , what is her name?
    What kind of girls you prefer? 

KR: Next question, please !

ST: Describe your favorite and prefer-
    ed following things:

    DRINK:Coke is quit cool !

    FOOD:Pizza

    TOOL:Dpaint,Xcopy and Asmone

    REAL MUSIC:all kind of Techno,
               Jean Michel Jarre

    MOVIES: Batman I 

    COUNTRY: Germany

    DEMO(S): Hardwired,3 D Demo,KRest-
             mass  Leftovers,Deepcore,
             Global Trash II

    GROUP(S):Anarchy,TSL and PMC

    SWAPPER(S)
    (OR TRADER): My favourite traders
    are Protektor and Cardinal/Crystal

    MUSICIAN(S): Mantronix & Tip/PHA

    GRAPHICIAN(S): Cougar/Sanity

    CODER(S): Spy,Dan,Azatoth

    CRACKER(S): Crystal

    DISKMAG(S): PMC's Raw , Hack Mag
                  and MC Disk


ST: Ohh yeahh, is not  this  treatment
    some time finished? Maybe soon,but
    first you have to  tell  me  which
    question I  did not  ask  you  and
    which one I should ? Hmm, have you
    something special to say like some
    last words , greetx or messies  to
    some of your best friends, address
     ...?

KR: Yes, to  answer my favourite MAIL-
    TRADER was a bit strange , but ...
    (ed: yes, but  you have missunder-
    stood my question  about  swappers
    or traders!) Greetings  of  course
    to all my contax and specials to :
    Tedric,Viper,El Cativo,Protektor ,
    Cardinal, Pushead, Dreamer, Leon ,
    Cybersonik, Lee, Cougar N Exumer ,
    Hyde,Stearo,Risk,Nox, FlashNSpher-
    ical,Triton,Howie, Highlander  and
    the rest....

ST: Well, thank you very much for this
    great interview and  your  bravely
    patience ! Have much luck in  your
    future! C U L8er, my friend !



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