. founded march 12, 1995 _| : _____ t r a x w e e k l y # 61 ______________ |___| _ _______/ /\___________________________ / ____________/ /\__\ _ _______/____/_____________________________ / / _________ \/__/ ______\ \_____________________________ / / / `_ . .~ \____\/ _ __ ___ / / / _____ . _ \ __ ___ _/__/\ / / / / /\ _ The Music Scene Newsletter __ __\__\/ _/__/ / ____/ /__\_________________________________ _____ ___ _ / /\/ /___ __________ _ ______ _ ___ \/ /\ / / /____/ \ \ / /\ / __/\ / /\ \ \ / \ /____/ / / \ / \/ /_ \___/___/ \ \_/___/ / \_/ / / \ ___\ / /_/ /______/\/ \ /______/\/ \ /_____/ // \ \ / / / \ / / \ \ \ \_\ \ \ \_\ \ //____/\____\/ / / / / / \______\/ \______\/ \_____\/ \ \ \ \ / / / / \____\/\____\ / / / / _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ / / / /__/ w /\___/ /\___/ e /\___/ /\__ / l /\___/ /\____/ / / __/____/____/____/____/____/____/____/____/____/____/____/________/ / __\ \____\ e \____\ \____\ k \ ___\ \____\ y \__________/ \____\/ \____\/ \____\/ \____\/ \____\/ \____\/WW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - | TraxWeekly Issue #61 | Release date: 06-13-96 | Subscribers: 656 | - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /-[Introduction]------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Welcome to TraxWeekly #61. It finally dawned on me to check the subscriber list the other day. The results are pretty good. TraxWeekly currently has six hundred fifty-six subscribers, indicating that the audience is increasing. However, I do have some bad news. For the past few weeks, I've been feeling that this entire publication is down to a one man operation. It has been a very long time since an issue of TraxWeekly has had over 50% of its content written or out together by me. And due to some slight problems in communication, this issue is just that. This week's issue has very little content in terms of actual tracking related materiel. However, I'm very certain a number of you will get a load of laughs off our two huge IRC captures covering all the matter of topics. That, and one decent article is all I can pretty much cover by myself. Thanks for your understanding. Our main highlight this week is a TraxCulture article concerning the viewpoint of several of our brethen on entering HORNET's Music Contest 4. Information concerning MC4 can be found on the HORNET site at ftp.cdrom.com in /pub/demos/hornet/mc/mc4/. Also, we have many quotes and anecdotes that will brighten your day. The joke of the week is the last entry in TC! We've pretty much phased out the huge ascii pictures due to complaints from many of our readers. The header ascii and the small subsection pics will remain for the sake of brightening up the dull newsletter landscape. If anyone is willing to donate small 3-4 line ascii art, anything will be greatly appreciated. Gene Wie (Psibelius) TraxWeekly Publishing gwie@owl.csusm.edu /-[Contents]---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ ________ _________________________________________________________________ / ____/_/ __/ \ __/ / _____/ \ __/ __/ ___/_ < \____\ \ \\ \ \\____ __/ __/_\ \ \\____ \_____ \__ \ \ \ \\ \ \ww\ \\ \\ \ \ \ \ \_ _\________\________\\___\____\ \_____\\_______\\___\____\ \_____\_______\ General Articles 1. The State of the Scene........................Psibelius 2. TraxCulture...................................Random Lamers 3. America On-Line: NO!..........................Random Lamers Group Columns 3. Explizit Closing Distribution Subscription/Contribution Information TraxWeekly Staff Sheet /-[General Articles]-------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ --[1. The State of the Scene]----------------------------------[Psibelius]-- Hellos to everyone! It's been a long time since I've been able to sit down and write anything coherent, but school's out (for me at least =), and it's time to tackle an annoying problem: TraxWeekly. For the past few months, this newsletter has been going down the tubes. Poorly written articles, information no one wants to have, and old news no one cares to know are the main features. No wonder we've been earning so many of those 'un-subscribers.' At this point in time, I have no idea who is actually still helping me with this newsletter, as I have not recieved any submissions from the staff within the last two weeks. I am making a public appeal here: if any of you readers want to contribute to the content of this newsletter, or have friends who have something interesting or innovative to share, please contact TW! On to something else... HORNET's Music Contest 4 is in the paces now, and I know there's a number of people itching to be judges. After reading all the releases from last years very successful contest, I have one minor complaint: some of our judges really don't have a clue (yet). I have great respect for most of our judges. They spend their own time to download a number of songs and make a strong attempt at ranking them impartially. Unfortunately, some of us get a little carried away in the judging process. The following excerpt is from the MC3 results published last year, and was pointed out to me by IOR (no offense to whoever wrote this): >Gothic intro, nice build-up to the fast/furious section, sounds like >Beethoven (emotion!) sounds like a baroque medley; a bunch of chunks of >old classical music, not enough bass. (rating for "Kingdom Skies" by Jason Chong) Last time I checked, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic were three distinct and individual periods and styles of music. I find it really hard to imagine that a piece can possess all three elements! In any case, this isn't any grave offense we should all be worried about, but I wanted to point this out because I think that we all need to be careful to keep our "bs'ing " out of the way of judging. It is the only way we will be able to prevent this contest from becoming a massive joke for the people rating the music. Many attempts at sounding "professional" end up appearing utterly ridiculous. =) I was just speaking with GraveDigger on IRC before I wrote this, and he mentioned that it seemed likely that there would be a number of entries in MC4 written in the 'orchestral' style found in several of last year's winning entries...there's something to think about. My best wishes to all the Music Contest 4 entrants and judges! And... I've decided to commit a large block of time to improving TraxWeekly, and bring it back up to the level at which so many people committed to it last year. I'm not going to be able to do this all by myself (who can?). As far as I can see, TraxWeekly needs to focus more on people in the scene who actually shape major events (who cares about x musician in y group with z affiliations?) and tighten up on flapping gums for a change. People, I need some feedback. What do YOU the readers want to see in YOUR newsletter? "Dreams are the stuff of progress." I'd like to see TW expand on its little niche here in the music scene. But I can't do it alone. I'm fresh out of dreams. -psib [traxweekly] gwie@owl.csusm.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --[2. TraxCulture]-----------------------------------------[Random Lamers]-- T R A X _____ __ __ __ _______ __ __ ______ _____ _____________/ __/\/ /\/ // //__ __// /\/ /\/ ____/\ / __/____________ /____________/ /__\/ /_/ // /_\ / /\_/ /_/ / / _ \_\// __/____________/\ \___________/_____//_____//____//_/ //_____/ /__\___/\/____/\____________\/ \_____\\_____\\____\\_\/ \_____\/\___\__\/\____\/ww This week in TraxCulture, we finally see discussion concerning Hornet's music contest 4, en masse. TW is proud to give all of you an up front display of what certain distinguished scene individuals have to say about the entrants to MC4. Also, we have a series of recent quotes from many of our #trax notables. Yes, it's crude, hilarious, and has nothing to do with tracking. Welcome to TraxCulture, ladies and gentlemen! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * ----- Music Contest Four!!! Base: Hey, if I win MC4, can I send you the soundcard of your choice and have jen to myself for a week? :) vegas: uhhh no. basehead: my hero |) you should give the soundcard of choice to skie bashead: Uh.. did I hear uncertainty there?!?? VEgas: but you won't win MC4, so it doesn't matter =) base: We'll see.. Im entering rookie... And my song is phearable.. vegas: ohh, rookie. =) vegas: wait, there's no prizes for rookie. base: ?! vegas: Rookie doesn't count... rookie division doesn't even really need to release results.. nod vegas: you're entering rookie? darwin: if they didn't release results, why would anyone enter? eyah all you idiots are chickening out and entering rookie =) vegas: i guess that means i should enter rookie also vegas: i heard one of your songs.. it wasn't so bad that you need to be in the same division as quarex.. meep basey HMM I SEEM TO RECALL JASE ENTERING ROOKIE JUST TO WIN MC2 =) psi: now you're onto something. :) darwin: Well, I also dont want to compete with Elwood and Siren and Base. i was going to enter veteran everything before mc3 was weak tho hehe vegas: of course you won't win, but at least you'll know how you stack up.. i wonder who'll win... * ----- Famous Quotes and Anecdotes if I were "normal" I'd be at the mall shopping and growing my nails really long and wearing a lot of makeup and getting manicures and stuff I know I've met someone I can truly get along with when they have short nails...now you know why I've never had a date! =) it's hard for me finding women who aren't put off by the fact that I occasionally wear a kilt or skirt around the house, occasionally sport a sword, look like The Crow or some death rocker, and track. :> I don't have a job so it is useless for me to have a checking account because right now I want to save money since I have no income oh sh--, i just realized i've been paying for 2 years for a compuserve account that I ahven't even touched! * ----- TraxWeely Revealed I need to get back to work on my next TW article. TW's retty good this week. psib: you putting it out? Of course, I wrote nearly 100% of it, so it must be good. psi: *grin* it ain't out yet. =) psib: i was gonna say, b4 you were saying it sucks =) psi: actually, your articles are usually rather entertaining. I wish. * ----- TraxCulture's Source TraxCulture is pretty decent for once... psi: traxculture?? *boggle* psib: werd! :) psi: traxculture is back??#!%$@ many kudos to basehead for all the nice comments... how come i get in traxculture all the time? =P * ----- IOR bustin' his groove Yo mommaz so old, her birth certificate is in roman numerals!ach? Yo mommaz so ugly, even the tide wouldn't take her out! Yo mommaz so ugly, even TED DANSON wouldn't date her Yo mommaz so old, her birth certificate expired! :) Yo mommaz so old, she's been over more hills than San Fransisco Public Transit. :> Yo mommaz so cheap she only has two TV channels: on and off! * ----- More quotes and anecdotes shouldnt there be a rule that if you've entered vet one year, you cant enter rookie the next? :) interviews are cool. traxculture is cool. teaching people to change volume is NOT. * ----- Joke of the Week: Basehead greets a new #trax-er hey jahchstrap base are you talking to me? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --[3. America On-line: NO!]--------------------------------[Random Lamers]-- In order to demonstrate how much anti-AOL sentiment has erupted over the net within the last few years, here is an IRC capture which wholly dictates the utter ridiculousness of those sentiments. Many thanks to the #trax people for their highly creative and motivated actions which contributed to making this blatant rip on the world's most infamous on-line service possible. WARNING!!! This capture has not been edited for possible profanity and/or references of a nature not appropriate for those under the age of 18. Please proceed at your own risk! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *** basehead is now known as AOLGUY prodos: I JUST LIKE MY BIG HONKING KEYBOARD * PeriSoft is stranger! argh :) aolguy ahah Perisoft: WavExtreme *IS* Interwave... *honk* *honk* * Prodos is away => listening to a remix of my song <= recording messages. AGE/SEX CHECK ! pulse--- hmm :) ARGH aol-- TOO YOUNG FOR SEX :) aolguy: Ah hahaha :) WHERE R U ALL FROM??????????????? AM I ON HERE??? * pulse will brb.. gonna go find something for Prodos... ahahahaaaha hehehehhe poor aolers doomed *furz* quaked Someone called me saying: The Microsoft Scripting tool is defective,, :) duke3ded * Marek has returned duel-- hmm peri: nyuck nycuk ANY HOT LADIES WANT TO CHAT MSG ME !!! zsazs-- hah *** Marek is now known as AOLBABE ahahaha AOLBABE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahah *** PeriSoft is now known as AOLADMIN HEY, AOLGUY, I'M HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 AhahHEHAhhaHAHEhhAHHAHEhh I'M HERE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! aols-- HEY PEOPLE, BREAK IT UP WE CANCECLE YER ACCOUNTS *** Guinou is now known as AOLBOT AOLGUY TALK TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I WANT TO BE ON MTV KEEP IT QUIET heheheh so do i :) AOLADMIN YOU CAN'T STOP LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OUR CELEBRITY IS ABOUT TO GET HERE *** __Axl (pedagog@aristotle.algonet.se) has joined #trax <__Axl> heya all! *** zsazS is now known as Steve_Case *** __Axl is now known as axl_ haha sheesh leave for 2 seconds ;) hey now BABE-- I CAN STOP YOUR PASSWORD AHAHAHHA-HAHAHA HEY AOLBABE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U R A HOTTIE RITE? AOLGUY I LOOK JUST LIKE KENNEDY! all of you stay online so I can get $$$$ hmm anyone here who plays/played Settlers 2? * Prodos jumps back into #trax AOLADMIN YOU MEANIE GO AWAY THIS IS A PRIVATE CHAT YOU ARE NOT INVITED!!!!!!! ARE YOU IGNORING ME???? aoladmin: get out of here or I'll fire you BABE_- ADMINS ARE INVITED EVERYWHERE HEE HEE AOLGUY I'M SO HOT I BURNT MYSELF ON THE TOASTER THIS MORNING! OUR CELEBRITY IS COMING HAHAHHAHAHA AOLADMIN GO AWAYYYYYYYYYYYYY bahahahahhahahaha HE USED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL STAR *** AOLADMIN is now known as AOLCELEB hahaha I'M HOT 2!! U R JUST GOING 2 HAVE 2 FIND OUT URSELF uhhhh hi? what is this? * skie shakes her head AOLGUY DO YOU HAVE A CAR??????? *** Steve_Case is now known as zsazS YAH I HAVE A FERRARI aolceleb: this is hell zs: what do you call a person who isn't tonedeaf when listening or copying music but is when composing? WOW R U A RICH STUD? AOLCELEB WHO ARE YOU? hehe YAH I CAN BUY U ANYTHING HONEY my agent told me this would be a surfing thing but I don't see a web page thing hello? *** AOLBOT is now known as Guinou aolceleb buhuahahaha where is netscape? AOLGUY I WANT A 2SOME WITH YOU AND CELEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! prodos: I don't know NO I MEAN A 3SOME I DONT DO TAHT FAG SHIT HAHA babe-- i'm just a former professional baseball player * skie thinks she'd better finish what she was doing zs: make something up! AOLCELEB DO YOU SURF? babe-- my throat cancer prevents me from getting out much prodos: um... tone-hard-of-hearing AOLGUY BUT IT TAKES A LOT TO PLEASE ME I AM HHHOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTT hmm btw does anybody have scrollback? aolguy: I do AOLCELEB WHO ARE YOU? someone see if they can capture this zs: that's horrible damn chew zs: make something better up but boy did I make a lot from endorsements oh, I'm not supposed to talk like this hm let's talk about um basehead--er-- ball zs: if they are only tonedeaf when composing * skie is away hm brb > aolguy: I have a scrollback prodos: I can't AOLCELEB TELL ME WHO U R R U HOT? HELLO ANYONE THERE nope YES I AM HERE 4 U AOLBABE babe- i'm a 53 year old first baseman with throat cancer and an aggrevated spine, do you THINK I'm hot? zs: in telemate? all on line with aol tech :)) heheheh babe-- I do have lots of money tho I WANT TO MEET U AOLGUY AOLCELEB I DON'T LIKE BASEBALL WHAT IS YOUR NAME * AOLCELEB 's time is up WHERE R U AOLBABE??? I HAVE SO MANY CHIX I 4GET wow! look at the check for this appearance anyone here played Settlers 2? the internet IS wonderful aolguy: haha *** AOLCELEB is now known as PeriSoft zs: what scrollback? shaddup nickserv AOLGUY I LIVE IN A MANSION I HAVE MANY MALE SLAVES * skie is really away now, honest OH IS THAT RITE * Mondo jumps back into #trax * PeriSoft lives in a marilyn manson HOOTIE AND THE BLWOFISH RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT I WANT A REAL MAN hey say hi to my mo :) mom oops she left again zs: weird haha mondo: you've played settlers2? :) aol-- AHAHHAHAHHAAH I LOVE ALANIS MORESETTE SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! axl: nope.. sorry R U LEZBBOIAN? I WANT OT BE A SINGER JUST LIKE HERRRRRRRRRRRR thats scary babe-- hey shut up :) haha hahah AOLGUY - I AM BISEXUAL DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS THAT ARE GIRLS YAH PERISOFT R U HOT? LOTZ babe- he does but skie isn't here heahehaae babe-- nope not hot it's airconditioned in htere *** lepra (~toll@dialup9-hugin.oden.se) has joined #trax AOLBABE TALK TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PERISOFT ARE YOU A GUY AOLGUY WHAT AOLGUY I WANT U NOW! * Prodos falls down laughing. DO YOU HAVE BIG TITS? wahahaaha DO YOU WANT ME TO HAVE BIG TITS *** gd has quit IRC (Leaving) thank god for the first ammendment YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I WANT U 2!! IS THIS THE MUSIC MAKING CHATROOM? * PeriSoft yells for skie to come over here RITE HERE IN THE CHANNEL not channel.. chatroom I HAVE HUUUUUUUUUUGE TITS I bwahaha.. you psychos REALLY??????????????????????????????? who the hell is aolbabe anyway :) LIKE 52DDD? AOLGUY CHANNEL ARE YOU WATCHING TV AOLGUY BIGGER!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND THEY R NOT IMPLANTTED > *** Marek is now known as AOLBABE * PeriSoft thumps his head on the keyboard HEY WHATS THE CAPSLOCK KEY pc-- I should have known AOLBABE U SOUND HOT HEY MINE IS ON 2 aol-- newer computers have punctuation too :) AOLGUY DO YOU HAVE A HUGE MEMBER? aolguy is a huge member of five musicians aolguy is a huge member of five musicians YEZ I HAVE 2 FEET HOT AND WAITIN 4 U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! * skie is back hi perisoft OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH I AM SO WEYT * PeriSoft laughs hm wahhahahaha I HAVE A FERRARI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *** baconbit (cbarton@flowbee.interaccess.com) has joined #trax blah skie-- yer boyfriend is flirting with marek., oops U R MAKING ME SO HOT gotta go :> *** PeriSoft has quit IRC (been fun) perisoft: i noticed > holy huge thunderstorm outside my house oh well. cya * skie waves *** skie has quit IRC (out) SHIT I GOTTA GO I HAVE BEEN ON 4 2 HOURS MOM WILL KILL ME SKIE BYE DON'T LEAVE ME HORNY GOTTA DO HOMEWORK I WANT IT NOW!!!! BYE AOLBABE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *** AOLGUY is now known as basehead NO DON'T GO I CAN GET YOU FREE HOURS! *** baconbit has quit IRC (Supercalifragilisticexpealidotious link?) AGE/SEX CHECK I NEED A HOT MALE awww ok give it up marek =) *** AOLBABE is now known as MAREK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /-[Group Columns]----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ --[4. Explizit]------------------------------------------------------------- -:RADiCAL:- .sS$$~$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$~""~$$$$$$$$$$$$$$~"'"~$$$$$$$$~$$Ss. $$$$"$$$~$$$~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' $$ `~~~~~~~~~~~~' $$$ ~~~$$$²$$"$$$$ $$$ $$$"$$'.sS$$$Ss.$$$s s$$$$$sS$$Ss.$$~"~$$$$$$$Ss.~"~$$$$$$ $$$$"$$ $$$ $$ $$$ $$ $$$P" $$ `S$S.S' $$$P" $$$$$s.s'.ssssS$$$s.s$$$ sssss$$$ $$ $$ $$ $$$ $$ $$$""""""' .S`S$S.$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$"""""' $$$$$$.`²²²²$$$ $$ $$ $$$ $$$.$s."~$$$$$$$$$$~..~$$$$$$$$$S~"$$$$$`~$S$$$$$$$$$`$$$$$$$$ $.$$ $$$ $$$$.$$$s$$Sssssssssssss$$s. $$$ ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss$s$$.$$$$ `~S$$s$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Ss...sS$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$s$$S~' "We Are The Music Makers" Explizit TraxWeekly column issue #22 - June 13, 1996 Hi there! Not much going on this week, exept for the second edition of the Music Competition on our homebase SL1210. A number of composers have already submitted work, and we think the compo is going to be a success! You can also join if you want, just make sure i have the modules before July 30th. Note that the compo is aimed at the Dutch music scene and especially the users on my board, since we'll have a vote-door online and the results etc. Anyway, it's going to be big fun (we hope). First prize is a free cup of cappucino, second prize is a lamborghini (!? that's odd!) ... ;) I'm off. C u later... Ch:ilm . explizit mailto:explizit@dds.nl Explizit internet Hq: http://huizen.dds.nl/~explizit Now online: The Explizit HomeSpace3.10! (Crashes suck!) http://huizen.dds.nl/~explizit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /-[Closing]----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ TraxWeekly is available via FTP from: ftp.cdrom.com /demos/incoming/news (new issues) ftp.cdrom.com /demos/info/traxw/ (back issues) To subscribe, send mail to: listserver@unseen.aztec.co.za and put in the message body: subscribe trax-weekly [name] (NOT address) To unsubscribe, mail same and: unsubscribe trax-weekly (in message body) Contributions for TraxWeekly must be formatted for *76* columns, must have a space preceding each line, and must be readable and understandable. NO HIGH ASCII IS ALLOWED. Different country code pages cause major problems in international distribution, so we must stay with regular text. Profanities and other derogatory subjects should be avoided if possible. 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Please contact the TraxWeekly staff at the following addresses: Editor: Psibelius (Gene Wie).................gwie@owl.csusm.edu Staff: Atlantic (Barry Freeman).............as566@torfree.net DennisC (Dennis Courtney)............dennisc@community.net Fred (Fred Fredricks)................fred@paracom.com Kal Zakath (John Townsend)...........jtownsen@sescva.esc.edu Kleitus (Seth Katzman)...............skatzman@global2000.net Master of Darkness (Todd Andlar).....as566@torfree.net Mhoram (John Niespodzianski).........niespodj@neonramp.com Mick Rippon..........................rip@hunterlink.net.au Populus (Nicolas Roberge)............nr@qbc.clic.net Trifixion (Tyler Vagle)..............trifix@northernnet.com Zinc (Justin Ray)....................rays@direct.ca Reporter: Island of Reil (Jesse Rothenberg)....jroth@owl.csusm.edu Graphics: Squidgalator2 (...)..................sq2@sv.net.au White Wizard (...)...................aac348@agora.ulaval.ca TraxWeekly is a HORNET affiliation. 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