musicians interrogation room...
moran/cpu

when and why did you start to make spectrum music?

when i was 16 or 15, somehow i got a technotraks compilation, my friend occasionally copied it in a record studio. slowly i began to escape from russian rock and found a great interest in unusual trends of that time - techno, rave, trance and then goa. 'cos techno music has a basic trait of simplicity i wanted to make something of that kind by myself. at that time i already pulled ahim in techno too, so i got an access to his spectrum 48 and a very powerful program wham! then ahim joined army, then after some time i met a guy who lived nearby and offered me to buy pentagon 128 for 300r. but i agreed for 250+b/w monitor, this is how i started to use pro tracker 2.4 and then pt3. by that time i joined cpu and then, when ahim returned, pulled him into this organization too. but it's a different story...

i suppose, the first technical experience you gained exploring someone's tunes for samples, ornaments and other tricks. who was that spectrum musician who influenced your music and whom you can call your teacher?

yes, i got some experience from never, miguel, dj cont, fatal snipe, ahim. but i can't call myself a disciple, neither i can call somebody a teacher of mine.

what was the first music editor that you used?

miguel. he selected my music for adventurer.

what was the first music editor that you used?

i always look at my past creations with a little grain of horror and understand that in future i'll have the same feelings about my current musical ambitions. but at the same time i'm somehow pleased with the fact that i became interesting for someone outside of my associates.

how do you think, do you have any fans, and what do you think they particularly like in your music? would you like to say some words for them?

i doubt in this, but if there are some - please respond, i'll be very pleased and mentally supported.

what musical instruments do you use (if you ever used) during composing prosess? do you have any experience of musicmaking on other platforms? what do you think about it?

none, except rnd-mental method.

what musical instruments do you use (if you ever used) during composing prosess? do you have any experience of musicmaking on other platforms? what do you think about it?

basically, i have to learn more in assiduity, patience and self-organization.

what kind of music do you listen, what bands/projects affect you, what moods and feelings you try to put in your own compositions? remixes: what do you think of this?

currently i'm interested basically in goa psyбhedelic trance, then various techno styles, ambient, drones.

what music compos did you participate in, what was the highest rate and what do you think about your achievements?

i can't remember all of them, though the highest grade was when i took 6th place at some of foreign parties. i regard it with some piece of irony, i always want to break the beauty of conventionalities, to excite, to show, that there is something else in ay music, deep and powerful.

what do you feel when your track is playing on a party? are you concerned with sound equipment, people that vote or it doesn't bother you much?

i haven't visited any party outside of rybinsk yet, so i can't say exactly. but i'm gonna change this situation. what about the rest i'm for sober publics and against emulators.

do you have any interesting ideas about the future of spectrum music? maybe there are some hardware or software innovations that you would like to have?

i would like to see the combination of beep and ay sound, the proper editor and the death of pro tracker 3.xx that kills the long tracks.

what is the most interesting aspect in spectrum music composing for you - to perfect your skills within the bounds of one 'style' or 'genre', or to continue the thorny path of experiments with sound and techniques?

i've never thought about it, i guess it's inseparable, these things are always too interrelated, so i can't speak of them separately.

can you tell us some your original ideas that you want to realize in your music, maybe you want to make a demo or a game soundtrack, maybe just to try what you have never tried yet, the new field of applying your talent?

what do you think about co-operative composing, is it interesting for you, whom would you like to make music with? please name 3 authors among the contemporary spectrum musicians that you like most.

positively. though it is only when necessary. when you have either a little ideas, or you want more fame, or you want to make a totally uncomprehensible thing.

can you say some words of advise for those musicians who are just starting out?

i'd like to hear some...