Star Flake by Maniacs of Noise
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HELLO AND WELCOME TO THIS LITTLE MANIACS OF NOISE PRODUCTION CALLED - STAR FLAKE - AS YOU ALL KNOW MANIACS OF NOISE IS A COMPANY DEVOTED TO COMPOSING MUSIC AND DESIGNING SOUND EFFECTS FOR GAMES AND OTHER PRODUCTS BUT AS YOU ALL ALREADY KNOW WE ALSO HAVE OUR ROOTS BURRIED DEEP IN THE SOIL OF THE SCENE HENCE THIS LITTLE PRESENTATION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO STILL CARE ABOUT THE SCENE AND WANTS TO KEEP IT ALIVE FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER. ALL THE MUSIC IN PRESENTATION IS COMPOSED BY THOMAS MOGENSEN. AS MOST OF MY MUSIC THIS HAS BEEN KEPT IN A SIMPLE EASY LISTENING STYLE EXTRAORDINARILY SPICED UP A LITTLE WITH A SCENT OF MYSTERY AND A SPACY TOUCH. THE DESIGN OF THE DEMO IS ACTUALLY BASED ON A DEMO THAT I WORKED ON BACK IN 1991 OR 1992 BUT IT WAS NEVER FINISHED - THERE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A VERSION OF THIS DESIGN SOMEWHERE. FOR SOME REASON I COULDN'T GET THE DESIGN OUT OF MY HEAD - IT WAS AS IF I HAD TO MAKE IT BUT AS MOST OF THE IDEAS THAT POP UP IN MY HEAD IT KEEPS HAUNTING ME TILL I GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD. AS MY PROGRAMMING SKILLS ARE A BIT RUSTY I DECIDED TO ASK MY HUNGARIAN FRIEND, - GERGELY ZOLTAI, - FOR PROGRAMMING ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO REALIZE THIS DEMO SO IT WOULDN'T HAUNT ME FOREVER. WHEN I DO GET AN IDEA FOR A PIECE OF MUSIC IT IS AS IF IT DOESN'T WANT TO BE A PART OF MY CONSCIOUSNESS AND AT THE SAME TIME DOESN'T WANT TO BE BURRIED IN THE UNCONSCIOUS - IT IS AN EXPERIENCE OF SOMETHING VERY EMOTIONAL WANTING TO BE BOTH SEEN AND NOT SEEN - SEEN AND UNSEEN - REVEALED AND HIDDEN AT THE SAME TIME. IT'S A PROCESS OF CHASING SOMETHING AND REACHING OUT FOR SOMETHING THAT WANTS TO BE REACH AND LEFT ALONE. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE IDEA AND REALIZATION OF IT SEEEMS TO BE THE SPACE WHEREIN THE CREATIVITY HAS ITS OFFSPRING - THE AREA BETWEEN FANTASY AND REALITY. I KNOW WHEN AN IDEA HAS THIS AMBITENDENCY IT IS AN IDEA OF POTENTIALITY WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE OR HAVING AN IMPACT EMOTIONALLY. IDEAS IN GENERAL THAT ARE CAPABLE OF CONTAINING CONTRADICTORY ASPECTS SEEM TO DRAW MY ATTENTION JUST LIKE MUSIC BEING BOTH SAD AND FULL OF HOPE AT THE SAME TIME (FOR INSTANCE THE TUNE "RESOLUTION"). WELL, SADNESS AND HOPEFULNESS ISN'T EXACTLY CONTRADICTIONS, THE RELATION BETWEEN SADNESS AND PESSIMISM JUST SEEMS MORE NATURAL AND ORDINARY AND THE RELATION BETWEEN SADNESS AND HOPEFULNESS HAS MORE EMOTIONAL TENSION WHICH MAKES IT MORE INTERESTING. ANOTHER INTERESTING DIALECTIC IS BETWEEN KNOWN AND UNKNOWN. MUSIC THAT CONSISTS OF ONLY UNKNOWN ASPECTS IS MEANINGLESS OR MAYBE FRIGHTENING OR SIMPLY TO WEIRD AND MUSIC THAT CONSISTS ONLY OF KNOWN ASPECTS IS BORING AND DEAD. MUSIC THAT CONSISTS OF KNOWN ASPECTS CONNNECTED WITH UNKNOWN ASPECTS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY IS INTERESTING AND INSPIRING. EVEN THE TENSION BETWEEN BORING AND INTERESTING CAN BE EXCITING... NOW TO SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ... I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU'RE ENJOYING LISTENING TO THESE TUNES AND NOT GETTING TO BORED WHILE READING THIS SCROLL :) ... I BELIEVE IT'S NOW TIME FOR THE GREETINGS. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY HELLO TO MY GROUP MEMBERS IN MANIACS OF NOISE... JEROEN, IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU IN COPENHAGEN TO THE RETRO CONCERT AND I HOPE THAT I GET THE CHANCE TO HAVING ONE OF THOSE VERY INTELLIGENT FACE TO FACE TALKS WITH YOU AGAIN - YOU'RE DEFINITELY A VERY INSPIRING PERSON TO TALK TO - IT'S LIKE WE'RE ON THE SAME "WAVE"-LENGTH ;) ... ALSO I SHOULD TRY SOME OF THOSE DUTCH BEERS BECAUSE LAST TIME I WAS IN HOLLAND (X2004) I GOT PRETTY SICK OF THOSE NASTY GROLSCH BIERTJE. BUT YOU OF COURSE ALSO COME TO DENMARK AND HAVE SOME REAL BIERS INSTEAD OF THOSE BIERTJE. BTW THANKS A LOT FOR THE CHRISTMAS CARD AND OF COURSE FOR ALL THE MUSIC YOU'VE SEND ME (KEEP IT COMING) AND I HOPE THAT YOUR DEMO SOON WILL BE FINISHED... THOMAS (LAXITY), WHAT A PITY YOU COULDN'T COME TO THE RETRO CONCERT IN COPENHAGEN BUT I GUESS YOU WERE AFRAID THAT ROB HUBBARD WOULD KICK YOUR ASS FOR HAVING USED HIS PLAYER WITHOUT PERMISSION - NAUGHTY BOY! CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND KRISTINA FOR BECOMING PARENTS FOR THE SECOND TIME - I HAVEN'T HAD THAT EXPERIENCE YET BUT WHO KNOWS - IT MIGHT COME SOME DAY. I BETTER COME AND VISIT YOU SOME DAY AND SEE THE KIDS AND DRINK A CUP OF BEER - MAYBE I CAN COME UP WITH MORE STUPID IDEAS FOR THE PLAYER AND EDITOR. I THINK IT IS SIMPLY GREAT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN RETROTIZED AND BEEN INSPIRED TO DIG UP AN ASSEMBLER AND DO SOME REALLY AMAZING PROGRAMMING... - NOW TO THE NON-MON HELLOS. - GERGELY ZOLTAI, I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AT X2006 (I'LL BUY YOU A GROLSCH). YOU HAVE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THIS DEMO - THANKS A LOT FOR THAT. NEVER HAVE I WORKED WITH A PROGRAMMER WITH SUCH FEELING FOR DESIGN AND GRAPHICS - I LIKE THAT A LOT... I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU. YOU ALWAYS UNDERSTAND MY BADLY EXPLAINED IDEAS. BESIDES BEING A GOOD PROGRAMMER YOU SEEM LIKE A VERY NICE PERSON... LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU NEED SOME MUSIC... PALLE, THANKS FOR BEING A REALLY GOOD FRIEND. I HOPE I CAN FORCE YOU INTO DOING SOME GRAPHICS AGAIN... OLE MOGENSEN, HI BRO, THANKS FOR ALWAYS HAVING SUPPORTED ME AND FOR BEING SUCH A GOOD BRO... SHORT HELLOS TO: THOMAS CHRISTIANSEN, SOREN LUND, JAN HARRIES, KLAUS POST, ANDERS DAUGAARD, MADS NIELSEN, MARTIN KRISTENSEN, REYN OUWEHAND, VOLKER MEITZ, STEPHAN SCHMIDT, RICK HOEKMAN, ANDREAS WALLSTROM AND DIE JAZZKATZE... AND GREETINGS TO ALL I HAVEN'T MENTIONED HERE ... YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE - - NOW WE ARE HEADING TOWARD THE END OF THIS SCROLL AND HOPE YOU HAVE HAD AN ENJOYABLE TIME LISTENING TO THE MUSIC IN THIS LITTLE PRESENTATION... LOOK FOR MY NEXT RELEASE WHICH I AM WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT... SIGNING OFF ... THOMAS MOGENSEN / MANIACS OF NOISE -