28/10/2014 03:00

Intro Creation Competition 2014

Event type: Standalone Compo

Held on: 28 October - 27 December 2014
 

01/11/2014 03:00

Ambient SID music competition

Event type: Standalone Compo

Held on: 1 November 2014 - 9 January 2015
 

17/11/2014 03:00

SID Waveform Digi Compo

Event type: Standalone Compo

Held on: 17 November - 25 December 2014
 

05/12/2014 03:00

Demo of the Year Competition 2014

Event type: Standalone Compo

Held on: 5 December 2014 - 28 February 2015
 

27/12/2014 03:00

Under Construction (Germany)

Event type: Demo Party

Held on: 27 - 29 December 2014
 

17/01/2015 03:00

Back to Planet Alpha (Germany)

- 30 Years Flight Society

Event type: Demo Party

Held on: 17 - 18 January 2015
 

27/02/2015 03:00

BCC Party #9 (Germany)

- placeholderfertig

Event type: Copy Party, Demo Party

Held on: 27 February - 1 March 2015
 

13/03/2015 03:00

Forever 2015 - Back To The Cyberspace (Slovakia)

Held on: 13 - 15 March 2015
 

21/03/2015 03:00

7DX Demo Party 2015 (Turkey)

- The Last Party

Event type: Demo Party

Held on: 21 - 22 March 2015
 

06/12/2014 19:16

General Conversation • Re: Matt Gray "Reformation" Kickstarter

Just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone on the remix64 forum who showed great enthusiasm and interest in my remake Kickstarter project when I first mooted the idea on here just a few months ago. I was pleased to receive a warm welcome here and now I'm very pleased with how many people showed huge interest in supporting the idea and backing it.

I would say that it was actually Chris's idea originally, almost 2 years ago now. It took me a long time to finally take the plunge and actively plan the project and it's fairly strange to think that it was just the 1st of September this year when I got my first Twitter follower and just a few days later the first Facebook likes for the fan page. And just 93 days later the project was funded with all stretch goals met. Chris put in a lot of time,thought and effort and there were many email exchanges and meetings in which ideas were formed and either carried through or thrown away. We had some very useful advice from the guys at Sound Of Games and Jan Zottmann who like those guys also played a role in Chris Huelsbeck's phenomenal Turrican Kickstarter. And then further down the line Chris introduced me to Sam Dyer who was not only a fan of my music but also a successful Kickstarter creator himself and again was able to make some excellent suggestions, not to mention design me some great assets for the page.

But in addition to all the above, Chris will be the first to tell you that whilst I often need people to bounce ideas off or take their opinion on board, I had to make some fairly drastic decisions and last minute changes to the "plan". I knew that not many people would be confident to get involved if I couldn't demonstrate just what I could do with my original C64 stuff, so the Central Park Loader became a hugely significant idea. And then late on in the day The Sanxion Loader was potentially a huge risk at such a late stage. It could have been universally panned and ruined any further support, but by that stage I genuinely wanted all backers to get the full deal even if it mean't a lot more work for me.

I think there will always be some c64 music lovers who won't like what I do or how I remake things, but I think my project succeeded because I made sure I played to my core set of fans rather than trying to please everyone. I love it when I get great responses to my tracks and remakes and it makes it all worthwhile. So hopefully when it's all delivered, all my backers will get pretty much what they signed up for. And that will make me very happy and satisified.

Best wishes

MattStatistics: Posted by Ninja Sounds — 06/12/2014 - 19:16 

03/12/2014 22:12

General Conversation • Re: Matt Gray "Reformation" Kickstarter

Well, I was working with Matt from before day 1, but initially there was a lot of doubt in my mind as to how things would pan out, based mostly on the pretty dreadful sales history of C64 albums from 2004 onwards: it seemed like nothing might be able to turn that ship around, not even Matt's legendary sonic abilities. And it's helpful to do all your pessimism before launching a Kickstarter than during or after.

The big turning point for me emotionally was when Matt released Last Ninja Central Park Loader on Soundcloud: at that point it seemed like Matt had a chance of defying gravity and turning this into a thing. I also talked to a lot of fans before that happened to sound them out, though much of the project was based on Matt's own quiet self-confidence (which obviously turned out to be well justified!)

Even after LN2, there was some doubt as to whether people would put their hands in their pockets, so it was still a leap of faith. However, Matt keeps reminding me that his initial gut feeling about the project was pretty much on the nail.So maybe I just brought him down Statistics: Posted by Chris Abbott — 03/12/2014 - 22:12 

03/12/2014 17:02

General Conversation • Re: Matt Gray "Reformation" Kickstarter

Woo-hoo ! Yes, a fantastic effort by all. I'm sure Matt genuinely is blown away by the level of support. So yes, everyone is getting what they wanted, and I'm very happy to see that, but can I ask Chris Abbott why the dramatic change of heart towards this kickstarter programme ? Initially you seemed very down on this project, certainly from the perspective of it being a kickstarter campaign (re: your post featuring the futurama cast). Since the project quickly garnered support you then seemed to jump on board becoming it's biggest supporter, lending enthusiasm which no doubt helped it reach the staggering stretch targets. I do hope a small percentage of the proceeds will go to Rob and Martin for the covers of their tracks, and perhaps perk their interest in doing something similar. By the way, are the rights to Matts work held by yourself or Matt...just curious.

I can see why some don't like it (Kickstarter). It's a bit of a lottery when it comes to successes and failures. Even here there will be some people moan about "the choices of tracks remixed" or the "style of remix xx wasn't to my liking" but hopefully most people view this service as a great way to gauge project interest and funds...I do confess I kept refreshing in the last couple of hours, it was almost like watching a bid on e-bay - lol.
By the way Matt, I backed Chris Huelsbecks sheet music project too, and would never have known about it was it not for your kickstarter. SO - result all round!
Well done one and all and now we wait....Statistics: Posted by tomsk — 03/12/2014 - 17:02 

03/12/2014 16:57

General Conversation • Re: Matt Gray "Reformation" Kickstarter

Thanks, it was a heck of ride, and a great learning experience! Matt was a pleasure to work with, and made lots of very shrewd decisions which really paid off.Statistics: Posted by Chris Abbott — 03/12/2014 - 16:57 

03/12/2014 10:05

General Conversation • Re: Matt Gray "Reformation" Kickstarter

Chris Abbott wrote:
And it's finished, with everyone getting what they wanted... total win!


Yes, fantastic. A big thank you to you Chris for all your 'behind the scenes' work, it's great all goals were reached.Statistics: Posted by Dumper — 03/12/2014 - 10:05 

02/12/2014 21:18

Work In Progress, remix suggestions, and musicians talk • Accidentally made the Larger Than Life intro synth

100% accuracy not guaranteed.

http://mordi.ziphoid.com/data/stuff/Lar ... 0Synth.wav

Here's the preset for Zebra 2 (v2.6, IIRC):
http://mordi.ziphoid.com/data/stuff/Lar ... 20Life.h2pStatistics: Posted by Mordi — 02/12/2014 - 21:18 

02/12/2014 19:03

Work In Progress, remix suggestions, and musicians talk • Re: Suggestion - Elder Scrolls remix style

empee wrote:
I found your knights remix. It's very good. Slow with a hint of epic.
http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/5324/Martin%20Dodd%20-%20Knights%20Of%20The%20Dark%20Castle%20%28Battlefield%20Remix%29.mp3
Good work.


Thanks for suggesting this remix - I don't think I would have discovered it. I had good fun remixing it and learned a few new production techniques on the way! I read somewhere that Jeremy Soule had done the Oblivion soundtrack just using midi instruments so that was what inspired me to do this remix.

@mordi
The only software instruments I used were my CS80v layered with a Roland JV2080, Korg Symphony and a Roland U220.
A vintage midi orchestra you could say! Statistics: Posted by Doddsy — 02/12/2014 - 19:03 

02/12/2014 17:45

Work In Progress, remix suggestions, and musicians talk • Re: Suggestion - Elder Scrolls remix style

Your latest remix sounds very nice, Doddsy. What plugins are you using in terms of the orchestra instruments?Statistics: Posted by Mordi — 02/12/2014 - 17:45 

02/12/2014 17:26

General Conversation • Re: Matt Gray "Reformation" Kickstarter

And it's finished, with everyone getting what they wanted... total win!Statistics: Posted by Chris Abbott — 02/12/2014 - 17:26 

02/12/2014 12:08

Work In Progress, remix suggestions, and musicians talk • Re: Suggestion - Elder Scrolls remix style

I found your knights remix. It's very good. Slow with a hint of epic.
http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/5324/Martin%20Dodd%20-%20Knights%20Of%20The%20Dark%20Castle%20%28Battlefield%20Remix%29.mp3
Good work.Statistics: Posted by empee — 02/12/2014 - 12:08 

10/12/2014 18:00

2014-12-10 20:00 - Boz - BBB

It's the Taint of the Weekâ again, so it's time for Boz to talk inane bollocks in between your requests. All aboard the Train-Wreck, WOO WOOH! 

11/12/2014 19:00

20:00 - The Arrogant Bastards Are Not Santa with Not Santa and Not Santa

We discuss our friend and yours, Santa. Also other things. 

10/12/2013 15:10

Episode 052

A full year later than originally planned, the podcast that refuses to go away no matter how many curveballs life throws at it returns. To compensate for the lack of recent outings, this one is a whopper containing a total of 15 tunes, all handpicked for your listening pleasure. Enjoy! Download or listen to the […] 

07/12/2014 21:00

BitJam Episode #195 - Manifesto - Dane's Mix From X2014

Episode #195 - Manifesto - Dane's Mix From X2014 There's a small town in Germany with about 12.000 inhabitants, where two boys used to meet each other with their first own cars next to their favourite gas station. The windows have been pulled down and the volume of the cassette player was turned up. Bitfellas' Bobic and his friend listened to great SID tunes from Hubbard, Gray, Huelsbeck and others and spread the mighty sounds into the air of her home town. That was 22 years ago. Now, in 2014, not much has changed. Both friends still meet at the same place from time to time. They still listen to SID music while having a beer together, but the music comes from their cars' MP3 player, while their children are playing next to them. They still feel the magic of SID sounds, such as the ones which were presented at X 2014 demo party, the C64 mega event. Modern SID magicians such as Dane, Fanta and many others are the ones which blow their notes into the air now. So tune in and let's have a (virtual) beer together while listening to Manifesto, mixed, compiled and presented by the master himself: Dane! BitFellas - Where Bleeps and Beeps feel like coming home. Mixing by Stellan 'Dane' Andersson, logo by KF 

19/10/2014 22:00

BitJam Episode #194 - Elephat

Episode #194 - Elephat You know Skrillex, Noisia, Excision and other popular acts specialized on the mighty Dubstep sound? Guess what? They stink! The true deep bass music is coming from the demoscene. We are elite! We are phat! We have the bass! This is the ELEPHAT podcast with music sounding like it's played by a stompin' elephant. BAM! BitFellas - kicks the bassline! Mixing by Dr. Beat, logo by Mr. PhatBrush, compiled by BassyCat Doll 

15/09/2014 22:00

BitJam Episode #193 - Wackee SID Selekta

Episode #193 - Wackee SID Selekta Wackee (aka. Wacek /Arise) selected and mixed his favourite SID tracks of the year 2013. Enjoy! Mixed and compiled by Wackee, logo #193 by gr4ss 

17/08/2014 22:00

BitJam Episode #192 - Tribute To The Old European ZX Spectrum Scene

Episode #192 - Tribute To The Old European ZX Spectrum Scene We have long beards, have lost our hair and lost interest in all that booby stuff. But one thing has never changed: We still enjoy the oldskool way! Our hearts still beat for old computers, especially the ZX Spectrum. So we have some fine old bleeps from the old Speccy scene for you which will draw a smile on your old grumpy face, too! BitFellas - we are very old! Mixed and compiled by Factor6, logo #192 by gr4ss 

27/07/2014 22:00

BitJam Episode #191 - DESiRE Special

Episode #191 - DESiRE Special A special episode dedicated to that originally Amiga demo group that after a small break now makes demos on all modern (and slightly less modern) platforms. Feed your craving for the best chip-tunes, Amiga modules and streaming music by the dSr musicians from the past and present. Mixing by Vincenzo, logo #191 by DeathStar, compiled by Ramon 

27/08/2014 10:53

R.I.P. Misser

Hi all. On Friday, August 22, the scene lost one of its own - Mark Visser, also known as Misser. Erwin 'Tron' Beekveld and John 'Ziphoid' Carehag has created an on-line book of condolence. Please visit and leave your comment on there: <a href="http://beekveld.com/misser/" target="_new">http://beekveld.com/misser/</a> Erwin will print out everything and personally give it to the family, be it at the funeral which will probably be this week, or a few days after. I am sure it will be greatly appreciated and that it'll help them to understand what Misser meant to us as an international community. 

30/05/2014 15:57

Slow progress, but progress.

There has been a lot of things going on behind the curtains. An all new engine to drive the pages has been developed. This, as you can imagine, has lead to a number of features rendered unavailable. We are working on getting more features back online. Currently there are 3 people working on the front end of things (meaning; the website), and 2 that works on backend things. There has been a lot of activity to get the pages back. For instance, the number of commits to the repository by month break down like so: 52 - February 390 - March 25 - April 37 - May As you can see, we slowed down in April, mostly due to the immense amount of work we had to put down in March to get things out to you. These numbers do not include the work that has been done to move the entire radio stack out from SLAY HQ, replacing it with two entirely new servers hosted on two different sites. In any case, if there is a feature you are waiting for, know that it will come when we get to it! Cheers everyone! 

13/03/2014 19:11

Site is back

Ellu! Yes, we're back. Kind-of at least. There's still a LOT to do, but we are working hard to get it all up and running, while we iron out bugs. All reports on misbehavior is welcome! Now... Back to coding! 

28/11/2014 23:00

Ksubi joined Clockwork as Coder, Graphician and Organizer

28/11/2014 23:00

Clockwork founded by Ksubi

25/11/2014 23:00

Nocturnal entered the scene

24/11/2014 23:00

IQ-Dna is nolonger

24/11/2014 23:00

radiantx joined Phrank Bit as Musician