LATEST SCENE CD NEWS

LATEST NEWS (1 February 2002)

Updated : 10 June 2007

I stopped updating this database back in 2002. Some people still review demos but the database is now quite old and oudated.

LAST NEWS (Feb 2002)

Jan Zottmann is still working on the follow up to the Amiga audio CD Immortal. The new CD, Immortal 2, will be release Spring of 2002. Visit www.zottmann.com for details and, eventually, www.synsoniq.de to order the CD.
mados/WildMag send me an e-mail with a link to his DiskMag-Pack. It consist of the largest scene disgmag collection on CD (CD-R). The CD contains about 110 different magazines. Altogether there are nearly 800 individual issues, completed by approximately 750 newsletters. The collection contains more than 900 megabyte. Many of the magazines are uncompressed and can often be directly executed from CD. mados is selling the CD for under 10 Euros.
Quasimojo, who created the Acoustic Coupler CD has a new e-mail address: quasimojo@chillproductions.com. I've updated the links in the database.
The distributor of The Party 4 and Mekka and Symposium CD's, amable@aol.com, e-mail address is no longer valid. Perhaps Amable will see this and send me a current e-mail address.
The morbidminds.de link and e-mail contact address is no longer working. Guess this means the Vocal Elements Sampling CD-ROM and Morbid Elements Sampling CD-ROM are no longer available. I'm updating the database to reflect this change.
I updated the Scoperecords E-mail link. I also noted the CD is no longer available from the scoperecords website.
Trajic has informed me his Trajic of Rhyme Instrument CD is no longer being sold. I've left the CD in the database for reference purposes.
Updated the TRSI Recordz web links and associated database pages
The Zyklop web links show an error. I'm going to leave the links as they are in case the web page ever gets updated.
The Kosmic web site says they are back but they really are not. What else is new. I modified some of the links like /area51 so it points to just the standard kosmic.org web page.

NEW CDS ADDED TO THE DATABASE:
Accelerator - Bjorn Lynne's latest album with a more upbeat rock/funk beat. Visit www.lynnemusic.com to hear the amazing samples of this album and to purchase this and other scene CD's.
Forward Rewinding EP - By Alpha Conspiracy (aka Necros) and the Low Technicians. Go to www.diffusionrecords.com to hear samples and purchase the CD.
LOADING READY RUN by Press Play on Tape. A total running time of 54:03 minutes of pure c64-nostalgia. Visit www.pressplayontape.com for samples and the full disclosure.
Karma 64 by Slow Poison. Fluffy and groovy pop C64 covers from the Back in Time 3 team 16 tracks, cat: SP1, DVD Case CD Extra. Visit www.c64audio.com for samples and more details.
INPUT64 by Various Artists. Yet another C-64 audio CD! Actually this one was released in March 2001. I'm not sure who released it but you can visit www.synsoniq.com/products_c64cd5.html or www.lynnemusic.com for details.

LATEST NEWS (26 August 2001)

Mellow D has a new album out called between gaps. I don't have a direct contact, only a web site of the record label (Merck). Go to http://www.m3rck.net for details. There is also one other album by Mellow D--applesap--at the same site. MD = mellow-d of Five Musicians. The original Five musicians release from 1998, Appelsap, on cd, complete with remixes from lassi nikko (dune/orange, working as brothomStates), mikko karvonen (yolk/cncd!, working as crankshaft), tim koch (thug/monotonik!), frank bolero/monotonik, xhale of whatever group he's currently in and ilkae, who are daze+vexion in disguise.
Jan Zottmann is working on a follow up to the Amiga audio CD Immortal. The new CD, Immortal 2, will feature new studio versions of the cult classic AMIGA game music as performed by the original composers. Visit www.zottmann.com for details.
Like C-64 game music? You might want to get the Audio CD Input 64. Visit www.synsoniq.com/products_c64cd5.html for details. I would put this in the database but I don't know the creator (no URL, e-mail, etc.). This was released March 2001.
No more Hornet Underground/Hornet MOD CD's are being sold. The remaining stock has been destroyed.
The e-mail address I had for the Acoustic Coupler CD--quasimojo@bentdesign.com--is no longer valid. I don't have an alternative.
The web site for the Trajic of Rhyme instrument CD is no longer valid (www.scene-hu.com/audio) and in fact, they appear to be trying to sell the domain name.
I suspect, being as old as it is there are other bad links/e-mail addresses. Feel free to report them to me if you find any.
Updated the E-mail address of Maz (Tracked Worx and other CD's) to his current e-mail address: maz@maz-sound.de
It has been over a year since I've updated the database. Sorry about the delay. I hope I can update this thing a little more often even if some of it is a bit dated. Hey, consider the old stuff you can no longer get an archive.
I changed web hosting companies so it is possible some links will be broken. If you discover any strangeness please send me an e-mail: "dmw NOSPAM at fusecon dot com" so I know about the problems. Thanks.
Just a reminder that if you enjoy the music/data please do your part in supporting the scene. In otherwords, buy the product, write a letter, etc.
NEW CDS ADDED TO THE DATABASE:
The Gods Awakenr - Bjorn Lynne's latest album of fantasy music. Took 18 months of writing and recording. Visit www.lynnemusic.com to hear samples and purchase this and other scene CD's.
Cipher - The Alpha Conspiracy (aka Necros) debut album. Great stuff. Go to www.alphaconspiracy.com and hear what you've been missing.
Back In Time III - Commodore 64 songs re-mastered. This time the theme focuses on Sci-fi/Space. All C-64 fans should surf over to www.c64audio.com to read and hear how good a re-mastered C-64 song can sound.
Talisman - Bjorn Lynne, under the Divinorum handle, released this album in the Fall of 2000. A deep trance and electronic album. Visit www.lynnemusic.com for samples, details, ordering, etc.
Merregnon - An audio scene CD compilation with orchestral style music by many great demo/music scene musicians (PC, Amiga, C-64). Go to the Merregnon web site and consider buying a copy if it is something you like.
Tracked Worx '2k - A two CD collection of over a thousand songs in their native, tracked, format. Visit www.maz-sound.com for complete details.
Nexus 6581 - Reyn Ouwehand's Commdore C64 game and intro music compilation. Including songs written/composed by Reyn. Check out C64AUDIO for the full disclosure.
Interstellar Harmony Vol. 2 - Another TraxInSpace production consisting of music and data CD's. Visit the web site for samples.

LATEST NEWS (30 June 2000)

Programmers Heaven, Programmers Heaven 2, and Black Philes 3 are no longer being sold. I'm leaving them in the database for reference.
The Demobit'00 Party CD (CD-R) is now available for $5 plus postage. It contains music, demos, graphics, and all the usual party favorites. Visit www.demobit.sk for more details on how to obtain your copy.
Reyn Ouwehand's Nexus 6581 was released late this month. It is a Commdore C64 game and intro music compilation. Check out C64AUDIO for the full disclosure. I'll be adding this CD to the database on the next full update.
Neutronic has a full album out called Re-ID that is being distributed by ECR Records in Germany and sold via Amazon in both Germany and the US. Neutronic said the sidstation (synthesizer based on the C64 sound chip) as well as custom software written under linux were used to produce Re-ID. That is all I've been told. Buyers should visit the German Amazon or US Amazon to purchase this CD.

LATEST NEWS (30 May 2000)

The last update to this database was done back in December of 1999. For those interested in what happened then check out the Older News section. CD-R's will be mentioned in the NEWS portion of this database but won't be included in the database because of their temporary status. However, a few older CD-R CD's do exist in the database.

MISC INFO/UPCOMING RELEASES:

Dj Nova has a on-line/CD-R album out titled Synthetic and Aestetic Transitions which was released back in 1999. He has been composing "scene" music since 1991. There are a lot of artist like Dj Nova releasing their music on-line these days in mp3 format. And if you send them a few dollars they will send you a CD-R of their music. I don't plan on using much space to promote these musicians, even if they are "scene" musicians. If they don't have a physical non one-shot product then you won't find it in the database.
Back In Time 3: The Next Generation - Chris Abbott over at www.c64audio.com has plans for three more Commodore 64 audio CD's following the the footsteps of his original two Back in Time (BIT) CD's. If you enjoy Commodore 64 game music you will want to check out these new and the original BIT compilations. Back In Time 3: The Next Generation is scheduled for release in December and will contain a mixture of martial arts and sci-fi songs.
Immortal is similar to Chris Abbott's Back In Time series except it consist of Commodore Amiga game music. Immortal was produced by Portugese musician Ruben Monteiro, and features Allister Brimble, Barry Leitch, Darryl Sloan, and Jochen Heizmann. Check out www.monteiro-music.com for the full details on this mixed-mode (data/audio) compilation.
Nexus 6581 is the name of the Commdore C64 game-music CD Reyn Ouwehand is working on. This CD contains music by Reyn, including his Last Ninja intro music, Ben Daglish, Rob Hubbard, and others. It will be released 21 June 2000. Check out Reyn's web site users.bart.nl/~prevue/c64/c64.html or www.c64audio.com/nexus6581 for more details.
Nigel Bethwaite album Everhythm was release late in 1999 and consist of Nigel's tracking works over a two year period. You can download some tracks (MP3) on-line or buy the CD-R directly from Nigel. For more information visit Nigel's Green Music web site.
On the data side of the scene there is a CD-R packed full of scene disk mags now available. Check out the DiskMag-Pack web site for details (in German and English). Or grab a copy of Hugu #18 for a review of the DiskMag-Pack CD-R.
Bjorn Lynne's latest release Revive contains re-arranged and re-recorded versions of his 'hits' from his early years. Bjorn released it to his fan base in March but the record companies won't make it available until this summer. Visit lynnemusic.com for full details.
The Mindtrap CD's link to trakked.com doesn't appear to be working. And the last e-mail I sent to the person at the link bounced. I'm leaving this in the database for the time being.
The TraxInSpace web page is looking slicker and slicker each time I visit. Last I heard they were carrying some free clips of music to Remedy's Max Payne game. They also sell a couple scene CD compilations including First Contact and Intersteller Harmony Volume 1 & 2. I have not listed their last two CD's in the database because I do not know if they are CD-R or if they really exist.
The Dreams 2 link has been changed to www.imphobia.org because the link at http://nl.scene.org/dreams2/ is no longer valid.
Aural Planet's new release Part: Second was released in March. It is the follow-up to their more mellow/ambient album Lightflow. Part: Second picks up the pace with a more goa/trance sound. Check out the web site Aural Planet for details in English and Polish.
Oddeology is the name of the CD-R album by Oddjob (aka Jester / Sanity) that was completed back in 1997. Oddjob also has several other CD-R albums including State Affairs (1998), Electroschmock (1999) and Ego Agogo (2000) all of which are available on his Oddjob web site. For those interested in a professionally pressed CD something will probably be available in the 2001 timeframe.
The AtmosphereS compilations (Moods, Cultures, and Pulses) which is produced and distributed by XSIV music contains music by Alexander Brandon (aka Siren) and Dan Gardopee (Basehead). Check out the CD's at Amazon.com or Xsivmusic.com. Don't expect to find typical Basehead or Siren music if you purchase any of these compilations. There is some controversy surrounding these albums but I'll leave that for you to investigate.
Here is the brothomStates web site. I read that Dune was involved with this and/or some of the releases mentioned here.
Djam is working on an album called Squeezed. No release date is set.
Lackluster Disography. Couple CD's, some CD-R's and LP's are listed.
Updated the link to Simon V's One Night CD. You can now visit Simon's web site at www.simonv.com. He use to have a link at vivid.kosmic.org.
Speaking of Kosmic.org Maelcum has moved much of the Kosmic site on over to mp3.com. Kosmic Archive volume 4 1999 is now available for $14 including postage. Check out the new site for the facts.
Vic over at Level-D Records is in the process of putting together a compilation CD much like audiophonik and opportunity. If you are a musician check out the site and consider submitting your music for the compilation.
Another scene tracker, Willbe, has a nice web page at Flavasource.com. He has several music CD's available from mp3.com and has won several awards from traxinspace.com.
The audiophonik CD continues to sell although sales have been tapering off a bit. Check out the PRESS section of the audiophonik website at fusecon.com for the latest news regarding the CD. Approximately 300 CD's remain available via fusecon.com and even less via imphobia.org.
For those who make it this far down the news list here is your reward. I was recently informed the Dune Spice Opera has made its way onto the internet in .mp3 from. Since it can not be obtained in any other manner (the CD is out of print and will not be repressed in the foreseeable future) I am including a couple links you can visit which will enable you to download the complete mp3 CD. Check out Dune Spice Opera mp3's and Dune Immersive Game for links to this games lost soundtrack.
CD's that are sold and distributed by Zyklop will be difficult to obtain because the site is still down.
I updated the URL and E-mail address for the Morbid Elements Sampling CD-ROM and Vocal Elements Sampling CD-ROM. The new URL is www.morbidminds.de.

If you know of any scene CD's left off this list or not in the database please drop me an e-mail (dmw NOSPAM at fusecon dot com) so I can keep this database somewhat current. CD-R's probably won't be added to the database but I will give them a mention within this newsletter.

NEW CDS ADDED TO THE DATABASE:

Immortal - A Commodore Amiga game music compilation. Full details and samples can be found at www.monteiro-music.com.
Revive - A collection of re-mastered Bjorn Lynne's 'hits' from his early years. Visit lynnemusic.com for full details.
Part: Second - A psychedelic, goa, trance album by the Polish group Aural Planet made up of four famous scene musicians. This album is quite different (a bit faster/harder) than their debut album Lightflow. Check out the Aural Planet for samples.