Interview with Supernao/Lemon.

                       A n   I n t e r v i e w   w i t h 

Supernao/Lemon.



by BLiSS/GHD



                           BL = Bliss  SN = Supernao
 
 BL:     Okay, Supernao, tell important stuff  about  yourself  for all the old
 scene hands and all those scene newcomers out there :)

 SN:     It would really be  a  shock  for  me  to  here  that  there still are
 "newcomers" to the scene - I  thought  everybody was either old-school or not-
 so-old-school. :)

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        I got my nickname (Supernao) from  a  french comic called AquaBlue - in
 which the main character is called  Nao.  I  later  added  Super to it since I
 became bored with it after a while.

         My "function" is not really definable  - in Lemon. Everybody does what
 he feels  like,  so  I  usually  make  music  and  do  some  graphics, through
 rendering.

 BL:     We've all been hearing about  the  reformation  of  Lemon. In RAW  and
 ROM; other than the production of  more  cool  demos, what was the influencing
 factor to return?

 SN:     The reformation was  an  idea  of  all  of  us,  that  is, the current
 members. The ball started rolling way  back  at  the  party 4, when I met Noah
 (then called Blazer) again, while we  were  both wearing  our officially dodgy
 Lemon. shirts, and we started talking about  reforming the whole thing. We are
 now in a sorted seven  member   format,  and  we're  never  going to leave our
 group. (I hope - at least  that's  how  I  feel  about it. I love every single
 person in my group, and consider them very good friends.)

 BL:     Now I'm gonna say a phrase and you state your opinion on it :)
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 BL:     "Party 95 sucked"

 SN:     Hmm - everybody's always going on  about  how The Party sucked.  Every
 single year it's the same story. I kinda agree with  arguments that everything
 is too expensive, but the making  and   breaking  of  a  party isn't up to the
 organisation - it's up to the people. I wasn't there, and I wish I had been. I
 usually go to  parties to meet my old  school scene friends, not to sit behind
 computers and expecting entertainment from the organisation. I  think that's a
 couch potato attitude - and I hope I never become one.

 BL:     "The Amiga is dead" 

 SN:     It still rules from the grave. I am involved with video and stuff like
 that and let me tell you - nothing  beats  an  Amiga if you  have to do budget
 desktop video. I have a  complete  non-linear   edit suite and it's completely
 Amiga based.

 BL:     "Drugs kill creativity"

 SN:     No they don't. They enhance it.  They do tend to reduce  productivity,
 but then again: "Quality rules over quantity!"{

 BL:     "Friendship rules"

 SN:     - DOH! - I knew that one when I was 2 years old :)

 BL:     Now another similar sort of game, but this time with words :)

 SN:     "UK Scene"      - Nice people      [Are you sure ?? -Michael/Anathema]
         "R.A.W."        - Cool attitude [And so is Deadlock -Michael/Anathema]
         "Traders"       - Kill 'em all - unless I need something
         "Ascii Artists" - Kill 'em
         "Nazis"         - Kill 'em
         "Melon"         - Love 'em
         "Worms"         - Don't know 'em
         "Elite"         - Gauloises Blondes (not Legeres)

 BL:     There have been  reports  that  you  and  Face-T  left  VD/FLT  due to
 problems with profiteering. Did  the  willingness  to  make  profit  aspect of
 VD/FLT influence you in any way to leave?


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 SN:     I left VDoF because I wanted to be  in Lemon. THAT'S ALL. I still love
 juha and timo and all the dudes in Virtual Dreams. There's  nothing wrong with
 a bit of profit  -  It  enhances  creativity.  Hell  they  did  it in the best
 possible way - they made work out of their hobby.

 BL:     A boring question now...

         Which is your favourite demo and why?

 SN:     Best demo - 3rd dimension by the cryptoburners.

         Now this is a demo  like it's supposed  to be - in glorious 3D! And it
 works, too!  I can sit down, smoke  a  joint,  turn off the light, hook up the
 Amiga to a big TV, and let the pixels flow out of the monitor.  :) Lovely.

 BL:     And another one... Who, in your  opinion  are  the best of the best in
 the scene?



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 SN:     Best coder - the most creative coder is dweezil - he comes up with the
 craziest stuff although Del is now catching up hard - although you all haven't
 seen much of his recent work. Our experimental  stuff is all interactive (sort
 of), and he's very good at it.

 SN:     Best musician -  dizzy  and  spaceman.  Can't  make  up  my mind who's
 better, they both freak me out. 

 SN:     Best gfxian - hmm this is a  tough  one. I'd go for destop, but  facet
 will kick my ass, so I'll give them a shared 1st place.

 BL:     What do you think of the scene nowadays compared to old days? 

 SN:     Hmmm - it's still there, but  it  needs  a  sparkle like the scene got
 from the AGA machines. If the  scene  survives  I  have high hopes for the new
 PowerAmiga era.




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 BL:     That's all. Feel free to send some greets out to groups and people you
 respect at this point :)

 SN:     Ehh... hybrid rocks and I didn't  mention  a lot of people. Sorry.  :)
 (je krijgt wel een biertje casper)

 BL:     Thanks  in  advance  for  answering   the  questions  dude,  I  really
 appreciate it :D

 SN:     Okido :)

 Question is..Did that Dutch mean something abusive? :)

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