Stellar

Stellar (1992-)
Stellar is a Finnish demogroup, formed by the previous Finnish section of Equinox in 1992. They were wellknown for their technical, innovative demos, and they were among the leading Amiga groups in Finland for a while. Names seem to indicate that Dweezil and Nose are brothers? Not sure I understand the joining/eaving situation with Kube between Stellar and Virtual Dreams ...unless he joined and left both groups several times :)

Members

 * FIN:
 * Anis (code, late '93-'95)
 * Chameleon (code, 07/'92-'93)
 * Daeron (code, 06-08/'95)
 * Dalmak (Tony Hagerlund, mainorg trade swap, old handle Orion, 07/'92-08/'95)
 * Dune (gfx music, doublememb Orange [pc], 08/'95-01/'96)
 * Dweezil (Mark Saarinen, code, ex Carillon, 08/'93-'95)
 * Erkki (gfx, '95)
 * Frankie (Sami Piskonen, gfx, ex Agnostic Front, 08/'93-04/'96)
 * Groo (Sami Jarvinen, music, 08/'95-04/'96)
 * Hooks (Panu Liukkonen, code, '95-04/'96)
 * Index (ari Ijas, swap trade, ex Addonic, 02/'93)
 * Inquisitor (gfx, 07/'92-08/'93)
 * Kefeus (code, 07/'92-'95)
 * Kube (Matti Nykanen, gfx, ex Virtual Dreams, '95)
 * Lemming (org, 04/'96)
 * Mac (Mikko Koivisto, code swap, ex Addonic, 07/'92-late '93)
 * Mango (code music, 12/'92-late '93)
 * Moonshine (code, ex Calibra, 08/'93)
 * Neuresten (gfx, 10/'95)
 * Nose (Jyrki Saarinen, code, 08/'94-04/'96)
 * Procyon (code music, 07/'92-08/'93)
 * Razer (Jani Norminen, code, ex Alcatraz, new 10/'93-01/'94)
 * Strobo (Miko Nyman, gfx music, 06/'92-01/'96)
 * Zuikki (code, 08/'94-08/'95)


 * SWE:
 * Dep (code, ex Wrath Designs, new 08/'96)
 * Elixir (code, ex Wrath Designs, new 08/'96)


 * Lobo (ex Origin)
 * Lobo (ex Origin)


 * Uncut left.
 * Danish superswapper The Pride left the scene after 9 years. During that time, The Pride was one of the pioneers of packmaking.
 * French graphician and swapper Shadow (Philippe La Visse, 07/'93) is no longer a member.
 * Finnish musician Stargazer joined Sonic for a brief while, then moved on to Complex.

Group History

 * 1992: The same mag that brought the news of their forming (Static Bytes' "EuroCharts #15" [07/'92]) also brough the news of their death - they had supposedly formed Vision SF. Their first release was likely the intro "Hard To Be God" [07/'92] at The Assembly '92, together with contributions for the graphics and music competitions by Gator and Strobo. It was followed by more intros, like "Perversia" [07/'92], "We Are Clever" [08/'92] and "Peach Boys" [late '92]. Finnish graphician Morpheus joined Chrome in September. Finnish graphician Gator (ex Addonic, new 06/'92-08/'92) changed his handle to Dwel and joined Alcatraz around October. Their next party release wouldn't come until the Analogy -Hitech- Party in December, where the filedemo "The First AIDS Kit" [12/'92] was released, but unplaced in the competition.


 * 1993: Dweezil joined from Carillon when the group ceased to exist, likely around January or February. Many smaller productions got released during the first half of 1993, like "Immaculate Conception" [93], "Lintu-Intro" [93], "Contemplation" [93], "Lipstick" [93] and "State of the Fast" [07/93]. Burefalos' board 'SLAUGHTER HOUSE' went down in July, since the sysop was moving to the USA. At the European Computer Conference '93 in sweden in early August, the intro "Hands of Pleasure" [08/'93] reached the 5th position in the competition. Their first victory was achieved just a few days later, when Dweezil's intro "Bananamen" [08/'93] won the 40k intro competition at the big finnish party Assembly! Additionally, Kefeus' "Wild Things" [08/93] reached 7th in the same competition. Finnish graphicians Artifex and Hotshot (both 12/92-) both joined Complex in August, likely at the Assembly. A small production called "After Assembly 93" [late93] was released a small while later. Two more releases were made in the later months of 1993; the intro "Jamaica" [late '93] and the file-mag "Stellar Times #3" [late '93]. At the scene's main event of the year, The Party '93, Razer's intro "Hallucination" [12/93] reached the 4th place in the competition.


 * 1994: The first release this year was the design-fixed version of "Hallucination" [12/93], called "The Second Hallucination" [01/94]. The next months were filled with minor releases such as "Doop" [early '94], "Chipsie King" [early '94], "Stellar Times #5" [early '94] and "Eurochart 25 Trailer Intro" [early '94]. But they were saving the thunder for Assembly, and come August they took the step up into Finland's upmost elite. Nose and Zuikki's demo "Mindflow" [08/'94] won the demo competition, and Dweezil's underrated intro "Darkroom" [08/'94] took a third position in the 40k intro competition. This was followed by four months of silence before The Party in December, when Zuikki and Nose released the innovative intro "Peverly Hills" [12/'94] to a disappointing 7th position despite one of the Amiga's best voxel routines ever.


 * 1995: Almost half a year of silence opened the year, before Nose, Daeron and Zuikki's "Human Excrement" [06/'95] was released for the demo competition at Abduction '95 in Finland, which it won. The demo was not released at the party, but instead a fixed and renamed version, "Toilet" [07/'95], was released a short while later. The same coder-trio returned with another demo for the Assembly '95 competition, "Miracles" [08/'95], which finished third in competition. October's Scenario party in Finland brought another demo, "Aurora" [10/'95], by new members Juliet & Case (who had previously made demos on their under). The demo was another success for the group, who won the competition. Juliet & Case didn't stay in the group long, and by December they were members of CNCD. "Aurora" became their only release for Stellar. The year was rounded off, as usual, with the The Party in Denmark. Here, Nose released the demo "Galerie" [12/'95] on his own, to a very disappointing 9th position.


 * 1996: The demo "Galerie Remix" [01/'96] was released to the winning position of the Juhla '96 party in January, restoring some of their lost dignity from The Party competition three weeks earlier. For once, the group attended The Gathering in Norway during the easter holidays, and took home the winner trophy in the intro competition with Nose and Hook's "Lights" [04/'96]! As far as we can record, this became Stellar's last ever release. The two swedes Dep (code) and Elixir (music) were recruited from Wrath Designs at Assembly, though that too proved a dead end and neither ever released anything for Stellar.

Releases


Hard To Be God (1992, 25.07, ECS File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Procyon
 * gfx:
 * Gator
 * music:
 * Strobo


 * Info: Released for The Assembly '92 Amiga intro competition, unplaced.

Perversia (1992, .07, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Procyon
 * gfx:
 * Procyon (anim, font), Gator (pic), Inquisitor (logo)
 * music:
 * Strobo (The Player 4.x format)

We Are Clever (1992, .08, ECS File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Procyon
 * gfx:
 * Gator, Inquisitor
 * music:
 * Strobo

Peach Boys (1992, late?, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Kefeus
 * gfx:
 * Hotshot (intropic), Artifex (logo, font)
 * music:
 * Strobo

The First AIDS Kit (1992, 12.12, ECS File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Chameleon
 * gfx:
 * Artifex
 * music:
 * Strobo


 * Info: Released for the Analogy -Hitech- Party intro competition, unplaced.

Immaculate Conception (1993, early/mid, ECS File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Kefeus, Chameleon
 * gfx:
 * Inquisitor
 * music:
 * Procyon

Lintu-Intro (1993, mid?, ECS File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Moonshine
 * gfx
 * Strobo
 * music:
 * Strobo

Contemplation (1993, mid?, ECS File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Dweezil
 * gfx:
 * Inquisitor
 * music:
 * Strobo

Lipstick (1993, mid?, ECS File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Moonshine
 * gfx:
 * Frankie
 * music:
 * Strobo

State of the Fart (1993, 05.07, ECS File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Procyon
 * gfx
 * Strobo
 * music:
 * Strobo

Hands of Pleasure (1993, 05.08, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Procyon
 * gfx:
 * Strobo
 * music:
 * n/a


 * Info: 5th in the European Computer Conference '93 intro competition.

Bananamen (1993, 10.08, ECS 40k Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Dweezil
 * gfx:
 * n/a
 * music:
 * Strobo


 * Info: Winner of the Assembly '93 40k intro competition! tested A1200/020-14/2mb chip/3.0. -- Note: KillAGA. A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0. -- Note: KillAGA.

Wild Things (1993, 10.08, ECS 40k Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Kefeus
 * gfx:
 * Inquisitor, Strobo, Artifex
 * music:
 * Strobo


 * Info: 7th in the Assembly '93 40k intro competition.

After Assembly 93 (1993, late, ECS File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Moonshine
 * gfx:
 * Frankie
 * music:
 * Strobo

Jamaica (1993, late, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Anis
 * gfx
 * Strobo
 * music:
 * Strobo

Stellar Times #3 (1993, late, ECS Filemag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Mac, Mango
 * gfx
 * Strobo
 * music:

Strobo

Hallucination (1993, 28.12, ECS 40k Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Razer
 * gfx
 * Strobo
 * music:
 * Strobo


 * Info: A fixed version of the intro was later released, under the name "The Second Hallucination". 4th in The Party '93 40k intro competition.

The Second Hallucination, The (1994, .01, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Razer
 * gfx
 * Strobo
 * music:
 * Strobo

Eurochart 25 Trailer Intro (1994, early, AGA File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Hook/Genocide
 * gfx:
 * Frankie, Harri R (animation)
 * music:
 * Strobo


 * Info: Cooperation with Genocide.

Mindflow (1994, 06.08, AGA File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Nose, Zuikki
 * gfx:
 * Frankie, Strobo
 * music:
 * Strobo


 * Info: Winner of the Assembly '94 demo competition!

Darkroom (1994, 06.08, ECS 40k Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Dweezil
 * gfx:
 * n/a
 * music:
 * Strobo


 * Info: 3rd place in the Assembly '94 40k intro competition.

Peverly Hills (1994, 28.12, AGA 40k Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Zuikki, Nose
 * gfx:
 * Frankie (font), Strobo (design)
 * music:
 * Groo/CNCD (The Player 6.0A format)


 * Info: 7th in The Party '94 40k intro competition.

Human Excrement (1995, 11.06, AGA File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Nose, Daeron, Zuikki
 * gfx
 * Dune/Orange
 * music:
 * Dune/Orange


 * Info: Winner of the Abduction '95 demo competition!

Toilet (1995, 12.07, AGA File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Nose, Daeron, Zuikki
 * gfx
 * Dune/Orange
 * music:
 * Dune/Orange (The Player 6.0A format)

Miracles (1995, 12.08, AGA HD Multifile)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Nose, Zuikki (render system), Daeron (utilities)
 * gfx:
 * Frankie, Dune (objects, textures)
 * music:
 * Groo


 * Info: 3rd in The Assembly '95 demo competition.

Aurora (1995, 12.10, AGA File)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Juliet & Case
 * gfx:
 * Neuresten
 * music:
 * Groo


 * Info: Winner of the Scenario '95 demo competition!

Galerie (1995, 28.12, AGA 4MB Multifile)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Nose
 * gfx:
 * Frankie
 * music:
 * Dune/Orange (6ch ScreamTracker 3 format)


 * Info: 9th in The Party 5 demo competition.

Galerie Remix (1996, 13.01, AGA Multifile, 2 disks)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Nose
 * gfx:
 * Frankie
 * music:
 * Strobo, Dune


 * Info: Winner of the Juhla '96 demo competition!

Lights (1996, 05.04, AGA 40k Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Nose, Hook (wave routine)
 * gfx:
 * Frankie
 * music:
 * Groo
 * manager:
 * Lemming


 * Info: Winner of The Gathering '96 40k intro competition!

Music in the UnExoticA collection
The following demos in the UnExoticA collection were created by Stellar.