IzhNews #0A 09 октября 2000

Интервью

Komanata torture - interview with musician from Izhevsk - Al Heather / Phantasy.

     Today, in the torture room, we are pleased
welcome the representative of our
glorious city of Izhevsk, where for
last summer was able to visit as much as much as
two demopati (Cafe and Constructions Chaos),
notorious Alexey Titov, also
known as AL HEATHER, which
agreed to share with us their
impressions and tell us a little about yourself.

  Hereinafter referred to by IN will skryvtsya
newspaper IZHNEWS, mercilessly
tormented with questions today
guest, and under the AL - he AL HEATHER, easily beat off the 
caustic and painful issues. 

  So there you go ...

IN: How to and when you first encountered the
Spectrum? How you got the first
Spectrum, as it was called, and what were
its parameters?

AL: It was a year in 90 or 91, at the time
were very common variety
Model Atari. They were used in
mainly for games. And then they showed me
device, which spun River Raid,
this is so gay strelyatelnaya popsnya,
airplane over the river, if anyone remembers.
I was very surprised to learn that
ZX-Spectrum (the so-called this new
for my computer) are quite capable of
self-assemble person
having a hobby skills. In this
indeed it was somewhat difficult
believe, because I knew to
computer time domestic
production ("The Specialist"
Radio-86RK, complex CC-NC) had a
compared with Spectrum to put it mildly,
modest, and the assembly to
example, the same "specialist" can be
was most accurately described
the expression "pain in the ass".
Of course, I hit on the idea, and
about a year or so,
I got my first Speck, this
was, it seems, "Moscow," although I
mistakes in the classification. Normal
Private Speccy at the time --- 48K, no
AY, crossed with domestic television and
cassette deck --- a dream, and
only:)

IN: What is your nick, how and when
it come from?

AL: No more, no less --- reduction
from the real name. At the time of pretentious youth
the nickname overgrown by various
prefixes, but they somehow did not get accustomed.
Al, just Al:)

IN: How did you ended up in the ranks of Power
of Sound and what responsibilities it
performed?

AL: This has already been enough said
notorious Himik's ZXZ:) However, in
the first years of the actual existence
Our coalition name Power Of Sound
was not there, it appeared much
later. We were all like themselves.
I at that time (approximately 93 th year)
got carried away writing music (Editor
at the time there was only one --- Sound
Tracker). Later, I started programming
at ACME, but my initial contribution
in the group were a few songs,
written by a 94-year tracker at ASM
1.12. Then it was the best editor, as
Opportunity musicianship, and
Quality custom
interface. For a long time I wrote
exclusively in it, and already much
later, with the advent of all sorts of remixes
SoundTracker and others, entirely new
editors, moved to ST PRO and
ProTracker 2.1.

IN: Rumor has it that now you enter into
An international group of Phantasy,
is this true? This means that you came from
series Power of Sound, or is it just
Rumors? If so, what caused
You leave the ranks of PoS and go to
another group, what were your motives?

AL: In 1996, the year I became a frequent guest
Internet, through which
met Raver'om (organizer
PHT). He is praised
my musical studies and proposed
join the group. Nevertheless, the
withdrawal from the PoS conversation never happened before,
despite my very ephemeral in its
participation. However, for Phantasy I
did not so much because of
heavy workload in the first universities, and
then at work. This was the most
part of the music. Activity PoS at this time
significantly increased, improved quality
works (as well as the size of the group:), and
my participation was no longer vital
necessity.

IN: What was your first job in
Spectrum?

AL: It's hard to remember, think it is
was such a, you know, the demo with a traveling
string, a single static
picture and torn from somewhere
tune. Now these things cause
a sympathetic smile, but through it
cost pass through. Unfortunately or
Fortunately, these swatches of my early
works have not survived:)

IN: Does your table Spectrum
today, or it has pressed another machine?
If yes, why it happened, and not
Do you feel sorry about it?

AL: No, I do not work at real Speccy already
three or four years, ever since
appeared acceptable to emulators and
it became possible to use one
platform for all emerging front
me problems. This platform --- PC, and
it works under OS Linux.

IN: What associations do you
when you hear anything about the Spectrum,
and remember if you have those times when
your table completely occupied the old
Speccy?

AL: Spectrum for me was and remains
cult car with him so much
connected, as experienced ... Current
state of affairs on the Spectrum scene
almost makes me nostalgic
feelings, these feelings are likely associated with
old toys, and earlier work in
demomeykinga area and, of course,
music.

IN: Do you have experience with
other platforms (except the ZX and PC), and
what are you talking about them (platforms) do you think?

AL: Some time ago I worked for
Mac (this was an old LC III) and to
I still think Macs are a model for
emulated in the design
UI. K
Unfortunately, in technical terms System 7
was far from perfect. Good
tool for the job, if not
requirements of the excessive requirements.

    Amiga I have been impressed only at the beginning
and only in comparison with the Speccy. Now I
I do not feel it needs. All her
"Cults" for my work has no
irrelevant. There were, besides, BC
DCK UKNC, Microsha. Actually, the
these computers all began, but
how long ago it was ...

IN: Does you today any
projects for Spectrum? And if you do,
what software and hardware
at the same time use?

AL: Several projects are in
stage of the permanent design:) already
many years, they are simply not
time. I use the emulator
ZedEx and cross-assembler as80 under UNIX.

IN: We know that this year you
attended the festival of computer art
CC and Cafe. For what purposes do you nnh at present?

AL: dating, communication, new
impression, inspiration:) I am satisfied
both trips.

IN: their general comments about
either party.

AL: In general, everything was cool. I'm not
those who come to the party and seeks out
reason to find fault with the organization, or anything
whatsoever. I had a great time
(Zatsiklivayas not, however, the actual
party) and did not regret
conducted in such a way vacation.

IN: How do you estimate presented
work, how do you think, rose or
lowered the level of today's coders,
musicians and artists?

AL: No, level, of course, will not
down. On the other hand, it
say that the work of this year clearly
better, for example, those that were
Enlight'97. They are different, that's for sure. Here
I liked the old music more
Still drum'n'bass --- not the style
which easily falls on AY. You need to be
easier:)

IN: Many people were present at the CC show that an 
organization has been inadequate or at least not this what all

expected. What do you think about this?

AL: Maybe. No, of course, many
problems of organization were seen
naked eye, but they have not prevented
party place, the people --- to come and
have fun. Importantly, in my
opinion on any demopati - experience, turning into inspiration:)
Who has not arrived or arrived, but remained
dissatisfied --- blame solely by himself.
And in vain.

IN: What do you think was the organization
Cafe?

AL: It's better than SS'000. The guys have done
a lot of people to be able to come
and not feel different at this
everyday problems. It was all: a big
room, projection, normal sound, beer
in plenty of nearby shops:)
was, where to stay for a while
of the party (and that too worries ---
organizers!). Alas, people do not believe in
CAFe'2000, and it's the only thing
You can regret it.

IN: What, in your opinion, work in the Demo
Compo on both the party most successful? (In
each uchastvovavschih platforms.)

AL: I had already forgotten the name of work and
almost forget the names of groups:) The CC'000
I was impressed with HBG and FatCrazer
on the Speccy, it has a design and there is no apparent
bagels:) I liked and BrainWave
Eternity Industry, and well, XTM, self
themselves. From PC-shnyh demos liked both
:) That is, those two, that in general could
please. Mr. DSTEUZ definitely
cool!

IN: And finally a few words in farewell speech
our readers.

AL: Guys! Less snobbery! Smaller
stupid stereotypes! Communicate
constructively! Switch their brains on
fullest! Keep the party and their
organizers! Here, perhaps, that's all.


  Well, thank you very much for the constructive and competent 
answers. We hope it is not our last meeting, and finally I 
would like to wish Alex all the same finish all started 
projects and successes in all his endeavors.


           Good luck!