Inteview with Facet
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on the second of April.. And every- body before the first of April got with FACET/ANARCHY them and could use them after 1 A- by RAMON B5 / DESIRE pril.. So I now have to wait till July till I get a nice purple card... Ggggrrrr.... - Please introduce yourself. Name, a- ge, activity in your group. - So you'r 17 then eh? - My name is Martijn van Meel, I'm - No, I'm 18.... haven't you read almost 12 and put down pixels in D- Chit Chat? Inthere you could read paint for a living! I had my birthday allready!! (You can still send me flowers, candy's - Please don't lie and tell us your and so on!) real age! - When and why did you join your gro- - Ohnoo he knows I'm only 10..shit.. up? now I have to tell him the truth, or not... ehmm... well Ramon - In the year of 1991, (L E A D E R) I'm 10... honest! When Facet had gfx done, He joined the great group of - What about your OV-jaarkaart then? Anarchy And there he is and will always be. - Oee... that was a mean question since you knew that my birthday was - Oh God he is singing the answers. But what about VISION? needed so much gfx so I drew a lot in da beginning .. meanwhile I've - I suppose I could sing that too, become lazier than that because of but since I'm not a good singer, my girlfriend and fun... oh.. scho- though I was once a churchsinger!!! ol is taking a lot of time at the Well, Vision was my first real gro- moment too... up and I thank a lot to them. The reason why I left was mostly that - How do you (You, Dan, Nuke) usually they lost the spirit and activity communicate in terms of design and for the Demoscene.. And I needed an ideas which you have together? active group that could support me in what I was doing.. (making gfx - Well, usually Dan is the one with for demos) and at that moment Vi- the strenght of color (Pastel!) and sion was not that supporting design but I and Nuke also try to group... Although that I just love supply him with ideas.. So did I Vision! sort of design the main part of Le- galise it... in Dpaint.. just for - I guess you need an active group, the idea.. Dan did use some of my you make lots of gfx in a very ideas but for my other ideas, we short time, explain us how you do will use them maybe in LI2. Just that. wait and seeeeeee.... - Well, it's just the time where I'm - What does your girly think about living in.. I've been so busy be- you spending a lot of time with yo- cause I came in Anarchy where they ur Amiga, and does she like your work? cause in every chart they try to be representive.. don't they? And one - She really motivates me in doing thing is for sure.. If my name is gfx because I want to higher my mentioned in a chart I'm really soo skills always.. But I usually spend happy and that motivates me ofcour- more hours with her than with my se... computer. And I think when I would give up computering for her I would - When I entered your (messy) room, have the depressed lifetime of who- the first thing you did was throw le my life... me some books with pictures. Is this your greatest source for in- - Mhh about motivation, I guess char- spiration? ts motivate you too. Which chart do you appreciate the most at this mo- - For drawing pictures I ususally get ment? them from books with artist like: Boris, Easley, Caldwell, Fred fiel- - The Worldchart ofcourse since they ds and many more. But for the in- rank me on number 4... hehehe... spiration for other gfx like logo's naah.. At the moment I think the I use my imaginatiation.. But all Stolendata chart is the most repre- the time I'm not behind my screen sentive chart at the moment becau- I'm searching effects and original se only skilled demofreaks vote for ideas to use so I can use those in it.. ps. I don't vote for this uninspiration times. chart!.. Anyway.. at the moment I think all charts are quite good be- - Which of the artists you mentioned above do you like most and why? that is not important. I met him in Barnsley and we sure - That is ofcourse BORIS since he IS had a great time! Look in the best fantasy-art painter aro- several Anarchy productions und. He can paint those things we to see work from him! always dream of... And I think that's soo smart! Just look at my Krest: This quiet guy was surprised Fantasy dragon, the Introduction so many times by me that he picture in Stolen Data 8, and look sold his Amiga at once.... ha at the BORIS conversions from me.. ha... naaahh.. He is quite good, just look in Krestmass - Can you tell us something about the leftovers for his great work! other gfx-dudez in Anarchy like Zo- om, Mystik, Krest or Slash? Slash: Quite hard to tell you about him because I only met him - Zoom: This guy is the best 3D spe- once on a Christmas party two cialist on Amiga... just look years ago... One thing I do at his amazing Spring Melodi- know, he has looong hair! es title picture.. We (ZOOM and I) will hopefully work - List us your favourite coder/musi- together on the huge project cian/gfx-artist? for Anarchy.. - Hmmm... trickquestion eh? well... Mystik: His gfx are quite good, he's since there are so many talented not so active but I think and great coders, musicians and graphicians around I'll just men- ady... It's for ZINE.. isn't it? tion some I really like in what they do on da Amiga! - Which of your own pictures do you like most? - Dan, Nuke, Tip, Mantronix, Hein, Tsm, Audiomonster, Bruno, Heatbeat, - The Fantasy dragon which had to be Zoom, Uno, Havok, Mystik, Krest, in the Gallery for Stolen data and 4-mat, Fairfax, Red devil, Quest, is the main titlepicture for 'the- Color, Mace, Omega, Moby and Slash. half-year-delayed-because- of-musi- cal-thing' better called as the - What's your favourite disk-magazine Anarchy demo HaRdCoRe.... - RAW,Maggy,Mc-DISK and Stolen data.. - What do you think of the Dutch sce- ne at the moment? - Do you know for which magazine we are doing this interview? - The Dutch scene looks so died out because there are not so many par- - Hmmmm... FC is what I see....eh.... ties, and since the Dutch groups (F)ileppetto's (C)odercorner almost only release products on (F)lummie (C)lummie parties I'm not seeing as much as 2 (F)ood (C)orner years ago... (F)or a (C)ookbook (F)ried (C)hicken - I heard some rumours that you will move to England and work for Core But since I knew the question alre- design in July. Are these rumours true? us both but I'm sure we'll continue our relationship.. For the Dutch - Oh yes they are.... I have been to scene I'll stay making gfx...So you England two weeks ago for an inter- CAN expect gfx from me in Mirage view and afterwards I had myself a and Desire projects! job.. So in the late of July and the beginning of August I'll move - Are you already working on a to Derby/England to work there in- project for Core design? house... - Nope.. at the moment I'm practising - Great nice subject, now I can ask how to do animations. But in August many questions like: Will you keep I'll get my Core Design game proje- on working for Anarchy, what about ct... school, what about your girlfriend and what about the Dutch scene? - Can you inform us about some secre- ts of Core design, new games and so - I'll work along people like Dan, on (har har)? Nuke and Rush in Core, so we can make a lot more products because of - Yes... they are very busy to finish the better communication.. This mo- a game called WolfChild on Amiga ving will not last all my life, and it looks soo nice... with other I'll quit school for one year to words... no comment! see if this is what I really want.. I ofcourse keep on going with Judi- - WolfChild was that not a Psygnosis th, I know it will be very hard for game? Anyway can you tell something about new Anarchy releases then? the Chinese wall? Legalise it II? - Life is sure something eh? But it - Yup... Legalise it... II is on the are the depressions that demotivate worktables of ours at the moment. me at the moment.. It's almost like Ofcourse we have other ideas of new Move matje #4 but it is not.. You products but they are only in our can more describe it as a Chinese minds and might never see the li- wall you talked about.. It's the ghts... structure that makes me soo ill... everytime I saw it I thought about - You, DAN and NUKE seem to be a death and destruction! trio. Are you gonna do some gfx for other Anarchists too? - So it is not this interview that makes you sick? - If they ask me to do gfx I'll ofco- urse do them a favour.. but since - No.. I really like to be in the Dan and Nuke are my triobrothers center of something so interviewing I'll do all Dan's gfx for his co- me was a tremendous idea! ming projects! (hoehoehaaaa...) Noo... this in- terview doesn't make me sick.. what - Ask yourself a question and answer makes me sick is... juice.. for it. that.. ask Martin alias Nuke! - Is it life that makes you so sick - Do you have other hobbys beside yo- and why is it that you don't like ur Amiga? now? - Yes, lately I play a lot of Tennis that makes me fit... I also go out - I put up priorities my friend.... I with friends and play pool.. What I use more because of my Super user also like is to listen to real mu- in my bud... I use plastic and co- sic like U2, Level 42, Ten sharp, loursubstances for getting oxygen.. etc. This will supply my brain to colle- ct more molecules to protect me - Lately? You told me that you play from getting a liftover that could tennis for eight years now, and brainclean me. And that is what I where did Guns 'n Roses go? do NOT prefer... would you like that to happen to a thing you won't - Well, I do play tennis for eight even know as a toilet? years but it bored me a lot that I became and unactive tennisplayer... - If you are gonna change again try But now I just loove to play the these: Red hot chily peppers, Sonic yellow ball! About Guns and Roses.. youth or Soundgarden. Next ..that was just a little fragment question: are you bored already? of my life.. Now I like other sty- les of music.... people change! - Well, I like one ton of R.H.C.P... but for those other ones do I have - How do you do it? I have to go for to go to the library... The real the third time to the toilet, beca- question is not to be bores..is it? use of all your drinks and food, .. No no! You want to ask a proper and you've been only once until question... like.. what's the capi- tal of spain! of the window try to put the leaves in the garden to a form of question - Do you think they are still reading giving power.. Will he succeed in this interview then? putting them together in time.. the clock was running down and the num- - Noo... but we are not doing it for ber was getting smalled.... We were them.. are we? No no..we are doing both waiting for what had to come.. this because at this moment of life .. what came was a pure nonsense we feel like having the pleasure of illustrated piece of text without doing this whatever the result is any proper answer at all... like... is it.. or isn't it? For dutch people: (Vaag he...) - What game do you like best on Amiga? - If ten birds can pickup one brick, how many balls should a crocodile - I really like Agony because of the eat to swim faster then a washing high standard music and gfx... but machine, it's a colour beneath 10? old classics like Hero and Pitfall are my favourites... - For that easy question I can make a litte program... (I can code ya - Send some personal greets now so know!) that I can make up some new intere- sting questions. prg Sta $30000 Bna ld,$3 - At the moment Ramon is looking out Bsa %15,7676 Interview: FACET -1 Move matje#4,dh0: stro, Slash, Drokk, Trix, Surfer, Make Dh0:,+43 Conquest, Zoom, Nhp-Bkh, Kreator, Mouse Bne $0010000100100011,d4 Color, Stuart, Bob, Billy, Simon, Sta 10,54 d4 Jerremy, Kevin, Alex, Ken, >A Raistlin, Robert Ling, Martin W, >J Sacha, Tomcat, Ml, Retep, Darkman, Protec, Zully, Cybertronic, SIM, 9*&^%&2365668^%134hj(A)ghdf7637654y Jason, Mr.big, Paradroid, Dexter, tery,hary kanari.... plop! --> 8 Yaz, Slash, Vector, Diederik, Harold, Quest, Andy, Darren, and a My smart answer is 8 because he has lot more I just can't come up allready 2 balls... with... sorry! - If someone really wants an answer But last I have to thank you send us 10$. Got some last words? Ramon... For having interviewed me and drinked the Cola, the and eaten - Yes ofcourse I have some... I can two pizza's! Green dragons forever! use this opportunity to greet, men- tion some guys here... I will not - Thank you for honest answers, Cola, message them because we have Chit Pizza, The and stuffjes. Chat for that! END - FIN - EINDE - ENDE Dan, Nuke, Rush, Hein, Tsm, Blo, Ko%staplota (Polish dialect!) KR'33, Thd, 911, Multi, Moxy, Mad- cap, Krestjes, Ramon, Fairfax, Mae- Interview: FACET -2