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   Interview  with
TMB Designs/SILENTS
 

TMB  Designs  was interviewed by SHADE
of FANATIC in March 1992.


 SD: Could you please  tell all readers
    a bit about yourself? (Age, name)

 TS: Well,  my  name   is  Tore  (Among
    friends). I am 17  years old, I am
    doing graphics for  Silents  and I
    live in  Norway.  I  usually spend
 
    my   time   watching   films   and
    listening to music.


 SD: Have  you  ever   had   any  other
    machine? Have you  been  a graphic
    artist all the  time  or  have you
    done something else in the past?

 TS: I've had, and I  still have a C64.
    So when I  get  the  "KICK",  I go
    and play "Snoopy"  -  The original
    version.  No  seriously,  I  never
    use the C64 any more, but it is no
    use selling  it,  'cause  I  would
    not get enough  cover  for the Ad.
    In the deep past,  I also tried to
    make music, but  I failed. Though,
    I've never  even  tried  to  be  a
    coder, and I  am  maybe  a  bit to
    lazy (and  too  intellectual??) to
    be a swapper.


 SD: Tell us something  about your life
    in  the  scene,   and  what  other
    groups you have been a member of?

 TS: Do you really  want  to know this?
    I have erased  my  past, and stand
    without any memories  of this dark
    period of my  life.  (Ain't that a
    sneaky   way   of   avoiding   the
    question?!?)


 SD: Do you like  being  in Silents, or
    is there  something  you  want  to
    change?

 TS: TSL is great, and  a great deal of
    that honour  must  go  to  the man
    putting it  all  together: Animal.
    (Way to go  Frederik!)  If  it was
    something  I  wanted   to  change,
    then I guess it  would have stayed
    inside the group.


 SD: How do you  start  a  picture, and
    from   were   do   you   get   the
    inspiration to start  working on a
    new one?

 TS: This is  an  impossible  question,
    since I never  start  a picture in
    the same  manner.  The  only thing
    that is common to  all my graphics
    is that I  always  listen to music
    while drawing.


 SD: What  kind  of  equipment  do  you
    use?

 TS: A lousy  A500,  1084  screen, DF1,
    printer    and    big    speakers.
    (AVANCE RULES)


 SD: What kind  of  real  music  do you
    like? Why?

 TS: Jimi Henrix, Doors,  R.E.M, Sting,
    Pink Floyd, Miles,  PE, almost all
    kind of music.  It  depends on the
    mood  I  am   in.   Why?  I  don't
    know. There  must  have  been some
    mistake at that baby clinic!


 SD: Name  you  favourite  gfx  artist.
    What is it  with  this  guy's work
    that fascinates you?

 TS: Hmmm... There is  many great ones,
    but I guess UNO  is the best. He's
    just  got  this   kinda  "perfect"
    style.  I  do   also   think  that
    Bustman  is  number   one,  (Jaha,
    Trond!)  because  of   his  unique
    style.  (Which  some  others  have
    tried  to  copy,  but  failed.  No
    names!)


 SD: Do you like  parties?  What is the
    best party you have ever been to?

 TS: I hope  we're  both  referring  to
    copy parties?  I  think  that this
    is a good  way  of meeting people,
    getting impulses, etc.  I have not
    been to many parties,  but since I
    meet many people at  the CRB - VLN
    and DXN party,  which  now is some
    of my best  friends,  I think I'll
    pick that one.


 SD: What is  your  opinion  about  the
    scene in general?

 TS: The scene  is  maybe  getting  too
    big,  too  many   "game  bargers",
    and   "all"   the    legends   are
    quitting  or  just   working  half
    time.  There  are   far  too  many
    shitty  releases,  or   maybe  I'm
    getting nephrotic? But  I do think
    that the  scene  is  great anyway,
    what da hell!!!


 SD: I have heard  some  rumours saying
    that Silents will  start cracking.
    Is this really true?

 TS: No comment!!


 SD: Have you ever thought  of buying a
    modem? What  do  you  think  about
    today's modem scene?

 TS: Nope, no  modem,  and  I  will not
    give any comments  to  something I
    do not know very much about.


 SD: Since you are a  true movie freak,
    what kind of  films  do  you enjoy
    most,   and   please   name   your
    favourite? Why?

 TS: I don't know  my  favourite, but I
    love Goodfellas, Cape  Fear, and I
    totally adore  Shining  (The  true
    thrill). Also Deerhunter,  37,5 Le
    Matin, Le  grand  bleu  are great.
    I also seem  to  like Robocop, and
    last, but not least Hellraiser.


 SD: What  is  the   future  plans  for
    Silents? Will you  do the graphics
    for some of the soon coming prods?

 TS: Power  productions  are  on  their
    way, but I  can  not tell anything
    about them.  I  will  do  graphics
    for some. (Wait  and  see till the
    Easter party in Norway!)


 SD: That's all!  Do  you  want  to say
    some last  words,  or  maybe greet
    somebody?

 TS: Yep, if someone  happened  to read
    the interview  in  Top  Secret #9,
    I must say that  the picture of me
    was taken 5 years  ago, and it was
    just  a  joke  from  Estrup/STB to
    send it  with  the  interview, coz
    I forgot to add  an updated photo!
    Any  creative  people   could  try
    this number:

           +47-4-520768 (Tore)

    for   exchanging,    old    summer
    memories or  used  stamps.  And by
    the way,  thanks  for interviewing
    me.  


 TSL  -  When  Words  are  not enough