Abyss (amiga)

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Abyss (AYS, 1992-)

Members

Current

GER

Bartman (code, ex Pyrodex, 08/94-12/97)
Cyclone (Holger Linde, gfx, ex Illusion, new 10/96-10/97)
dRm (music sysop, ex Shoot, old handle Dreamer, new 12/95-12/96)
Pink (Manfred Linzner, code music, ex Pyrodex, new 94-04/98)
Poet (Simon Finkenstaedt, code, ex Pyrodex, 08/94-10/96)
SMC (code music sysop 'ULTRAWORLD' WHQ, new 93-10/96)
Spin (code, ex Shoot, new 12/95-10/96)
Tyshdomos (Tisch Thomas, gfx, 08/94-10/96)
Wintermute (modeller, 12/98)

AUT

Moon (code, doublememb Kinky late95, 05/94-10/96)

ENG

Devistator (gfx ascii swap, ex Eltech, new late96-12/97)

???

Judas (gfx, ex Capsule? 12/98)

Alloy (consoletester)
Alot (gfx, new early93)
Artline (gfx, new early93)
Beatbrain (gfx, new early93)
Cazal (music, new mid93, 08/94)
Dragonfly (code, later Arise new, new early93)
Kid Frost (gfx, new early93)
Lou Van B (music, ex Arise, new early93)
Mole (ex Agoa, new 94)
Newcomer (sysop, new early93)
Pencl (gfx, new early93)
Sin Joiner (music, new early93)
Skyline (Alexander, swap pack, new early93)
Sodom (code, ex Beyond, new early93)
System X (code, new early93)
TC (code gfx music, new early93)
Vision (code gfx, later Arise new, new early93)
Zystar (gfx, new mid93)

Group History

Abyss was formed late 1992 by the best members of Arise (dragonfly, lou van b, vision ++), and Beyond, and released their first intro "Intoxication" shortly after, in the beginning of 1993. In 1994, the entire group Pyrodex joined. Pink was one of them.

Dexter is the author of the amazing Abyss Highest eXperience (AHX, previously THX) music system for c64-like chip tunes, and Pink is the author of some of the best tunes for it :)

Other small productions Abyss has released are a.o. "Delirial Desorientation" (packmenu intro), "BBS Intro", "Goagab" (intro, rel some weeks before the Party 3), "S.M.U.D.O" (demo), "Music for the Lost" (2 disk musicdisk), "Neurodancer Demo" (demo).

1992: Protektor and Cardinal, sysops 'WORLD DOWN FALL', both joined Crystal in september.
1993: Mr.Night was kicked due to lameness (mid93). Zeroflag (code, new early93) and Caro were kicked (mid93).
1995: Qwerty sold his Amiga and left the scene late95.
1996: German swapper Sting (Dirk Dallmann, ex Bonzai Brothers, new late95) was kicked due to inactivity in july. Norwegian musician Chris Meland (ex Spaceballs, new 04/96) was kicked in october. Also Jumping Pixel (gfx, new early93-) and Luka (Gregory Engelhardt, gfx music, old handle Mem'o'Ree, 05/94-) were both kicked due to inactivity in october.
1997: It is a little unclear what happened to the membership of german graphician JCS (ex Scoopex, doublememb Syndrome, new 10/96-12/96), but he was in both Sector 7, Syndrome and Abyss in april - and not a member later in the year. Swedish multitalent (code/gfx/music/sysop) Newt (ex Crux and Subspace, new 10/96) decided to leave the scene to concentrate on his career as an in-line skater around 09/97.
1998: In december, at The Party, German coder Dexter (Martin Wodok, 08/94-) released his last ever amiga production, the third-placed 40k intro "Cruisin II - Cruise In" [12/98]. Dexter was one of the original members of the group, and participated in most of its best productions. His leaving is certainly a major blow to the group, and he will be sorely missed as a true amiga scene devotee to the end.

Big-Rat and Madstop, the "X-Files" team which doublejoined from Ethic (in early 97) have now left Abyss, and are now only members of Ethic again.

German graphician and musician Toxic (Sven Dedek, ex Beyond, early93-08/95) left Abyss for his musical career. There were rumors that he was back on the scene in the middle of 1996, but these proved to be untrue. The Jungle #7 reported that he was a Rebels doublemember in 1994.

German musician and sysop Neurodancer ('AMBUSH', new early93-08/94), left due to internal affairs. As a consequence, 'ULTRAWORLD' is now the WHQ BBS (04/96). Later Neurodancer joined Looker House (06/96). Neurodancer made music for the demo "Drugstore" while in Abyss.

German swapper and packmaker Skindiver (Andreas Schwarz, new early 93-01/94) decided to leave the scene. He was, however, listed as 'editor' in the memberlist in "EuroChart #30" [07/97]!

Releases

See Abyss (amiga)/Reviews for personal reviews for these releases.

Cracktro (ECS Intro)

Credits

code: Bartman
gfx: n/a
music: Pink

Intoxication (1993, early, ECS File)

Credits

code: Kyle
gfx: n/a
music: "Moog Gnirkel" by Neurodancer

Info: The first ever Abyss intro!

X-Ray (1993, early, ECS File)

Credits

code: Kyle
gfx: Falcon (logos), Kyle (fonts)
music: "L8neyetmovee" by Neurodancer

Shocked (40k Intro)

Credits

code: Spin
gfx: n/a
music: n/a

Swap & Dance Charts #1 (Intro)

Credits

code: n/a
gfx: n/a
music: "Hypno Flight" by Neurodancer

Swap & Dance Charts #2 (Intro)

Credits

code: n/a
gfx: n/a,
music: "Nancy You're So Trancy" by Neurodancer

Swap & Dance Charts #3 (Intro)

Credits

code: n/a
gfx: n/a
music: "Moove Sukka!" by Neurodancer

Mona Lisa Was a Man (1992, 28.12, ECS Disk)

Info: 22nd in The Party 92 demo competition.

Warp 69 (1994, AGA Dentro)

Credits

code: Poet
gfx: n/a
music: "4 Spirits" by Neurodancer

Dizneeland 1 (1994, .05, ECS Musicfile)

Credits

code: Moon
gfx/music: Mem'O Ree (The Player 6.0A format)

Info: Included are the tunes Acidity, Black Heart, Chip Maniax, Dark Experience, Hard To Choose, Heavenz Tearz, Jello Coat, My Voice, Pass The Plugg, Pink Noise.

Dizneeland 2 (ECS Musicfile)

Credits

code: n/a
gfx: n/a
music: Pink, Mem'O Ree (The Player 6.0A format)

Info: Included are the tunes Alf Theme (pink), Amaretto Allergy (mem), Hysterical (pink), January '64 (mem), Journey (pink), Patience (mem), Soundz Like Fuck (mem), The Real World (pink), Trip To mars (mem) and Mario Is Missing (pink).

Artcore (1994, 07.08, AGA 40k Intro)

Credits

code: Bartman, Dexter, Poet
gfx: Mem O'Ree (logo, font), Toxic (pighead, patterns), Skindiver (endfont, asciilogo)
music: "Artcore-Theme" and "Put on the Anchors" by Pink (4ch ProTracker format)

Info: 13th in the Assembly 94 40k intro competition.

DisIsSid issue 1 (1994, 08.10, ECS Musicfile)

Credits

code: Dexter
gfx: no credit
music: Pink (The Player 6.0A format)

Info: Released at the Doomsday Party 1994.

Swap & Dance Charts #4 (1994, ECS Filemag)

INT Credits

code: n/a
gfx: n/a
music: "Global Confusion" by Pink (4ch ProTracker format)

MAG Credits

code: n/a
gfx: n/a
music: "Deep House 9" by Neurodancer

Swap & Dance Charts #5 (1994, .11, ECS Filemag)

INT Credits

code: Dexter
gfx: Toxic
music: "Spice Intro" by Neurodancer

MAG Credits

code: SMC, Dexter
gfx: Toxic (title), SMC
music: "Tunnel Vision" by Neurodancer, editors: Skindiver, SMC

Return of the Space Cowboys (1994, 06.11, 40k Intro)

Credits

code: n/a
gfx: n/a
music: Pink (2 tunes in The Player 6.0A format)

Info: Winner of the WOC Party 94 40k intro competition!

DisIsSid issue #2 (1994, 06.11, ECS Musicfile)

Credits

code: Dexter
gfx: n/a
music: Pink (The Player 6.0A format)

Info: Released at the WOC Party 1994.
Included are tunes like Combat Game 3 (combat school?), Commando Highscore, Last Ninja 3, Sigma Seven and Theme.

Dove (1994, 30.12, AGA Multifile, 2 disks)

Credits

code: Bartman, Dexter, Poet, SMC
gfx: Toxic (abyss and dove logos), Tyshdomos, Mem'o'Ree, Pink (raytrace), Bartman (raytrace)
music: Pink (3 x 4ch ProTracker format). 16th in The Party 94 demo competition

Orange 8 (1995, Musicpack Demo)

Credits

code: n/a
gfx: Toxic (title)
music: n/a

High Anxiety (1995, 12.08, AGA HD Multifile)

Credits

code: Moon, Dexter,
gfx: Toxic (title, abyss logo), Pink (raytrace),
music: "Global Confusion II" by Pink (and 3 other modules, The Player 6.0A format).

Info: 11th in the Assembly 95 demo competition.

Drugstore (1995, 12.08, ECS? 1MB Multifile, 2 disks)

Credits

code: n/a
gfx: Toxic (abyss logo, disk 2)
music: "Larry In A Hurry", "Space Hurrier!", "Minidancer" and "Sleeping World" by Neurodancer (The Player 6.0A format). Released at Assembly 95.

Info: Can be instaled to HD, but doesn't require it. All four modules were released to AmiNet by their author in 1998.

Voll Crass (1995, 28.12, Intro)

Info: 3rd in The Party 95 Fast Intro competition.

Indifference (1995, 28.12, 40k Intro)

Credits

code: Spin, gfx: Clue/indep (additional design), music: dRm (The Player 6.1A format).

Info: 13th or 21st in The Party 5 40k intro competition.

Sym'bol (1995, 28.12, 40k Intro)

Credits

code: Bartman
gfx: n/a
music: "Symbol" by Pink (4ch ProTracker format)

Info: 21st in The Party 5 40k intro competition.
Review: GLE tested A1200/030-50/2mb chip, 4mb fast/3.0.

Dizneeland 5 (1995, 28.12, ECS Musicfile)

Credits

code: n/a
gfx: n/a
music: "Sweet Seduction" by Pink

Info: Released at The Party 5.

Pixelstorm (1995, 28.12, Slideshow)

Credits

code: Pink, gfx: Toxic, Tyshdomos, Pink (design), music: Pink (4ch ProTracker format)

Info: Released at The Party 95.

Think Pink (1995, 28.12, Musicdisk)

Credits

code/music: pink
gfx: Toxic, Bartman

Info: Released at The Party 95.

Dizneeland 6 (1995, ECS Musicfile)

Dizneeland 7 (1995, 10.07, ECS Musicfile)

Credits

code: n/a
gfx: n/a
music: "Cradle of the Future" by Pink (AON format)

Info: Released at Somewhere In Holland 95...this can't be right?

DisIsSid III - Getoese (1996, Music File)

Credits

code/music: Pink
gfx: Cyclone

Blub! (1996, 07.04, 4k Intro)

Credits

code: Spin
gfx: n/a
music: n/a

Info: Winner of the Symposium 96 4k intro competition!

Vertigo (1996, 27.04, AGA 4mb HD Multifile)

Credits

code: Bartman (main), Spin,
gfx: Pink (objects, textures), Cyclone/Illusion (main),
music: Pink

Info: 6th in the Saturne 96 demo competition.

Little Floove (1996, 27.04, AGA Intro)

Credits

code: Bartman
gfx/music: Pink (THX Format)

Info: Winner of the Saturne 96 intro competition!

Extra (1996, 13.07, 40k Intro)

Info: 2nd in The Summer Party 96 40k intro competition.

DOS4GW.EXE (1996, 28.12, 4k Intro)

Credits

code: Dexter
gfx: none
music: Pink (THX format)

Info: 7th in The Party 96 mixed 4k intro competition.

Damn! (1996, 28.12, 40k Intro)

Credits

code: Azure (!), Spin, Bartman
gfx: Toxic
music: Pink

Info: 4th in The Party 6 40k intro competition.

Klub Diznee - Listen or Die! (1996, 28.12, Multifile Musicdisk)

Credits

code: Dexter
gfx: n/a
music: Pink, DRM, Oxide/Sonik, Daiz'l/Mystic, Geir Tjelta (all in THX format)

Info: Released at The Party 6.

Klub Diznee II - Competition is Gone (1997, .02, AGA Musicfile)

Credits

code: Pink
gfx: Cyclone
music: various (too many to mention)

X-Files issue #13 (1997, 03.02, AGA Filemag)

Info: Cooperation with Ethic, see there for review.

Abyss In Neverland (1997, 30.03, 4k Intro)

Info: 2nd in the Mekka Symposium 97 4k intro competition.

Diskobox (1997, 30.03, AGA 40k Intro)

Credits

code: Spin
gfx: Cyclone
music: Pink

Info: Winner of the Mekka Symposium 97 40k intro competition!

As Time Goes By (1997, 30.05, AGA Intro)

Credits

code/music: Pink
gfx: Cyclone

Kindergarden '97 Invitation (1997, early to mid, File)

Credits

code/gfx/music: Pink (music in THX format)

Info: Invitation to the Kindergarden '97 party.

Klub Diznee 3 (1997, .05, Musicfile)

Klub Diznee #4 - Beverly Hills Cop'ed (1997, 18.09, Musicfile)

Credits

code: Dexter
gfx: Cyclone (eddie), Frame/C-Lous (logo), bartman (art direction)
music: various (THX format)

S.P.A.M. (1997, 31.10, AGA 64k Intro)

Credits

code/music: Pink (music THX 2.1 format)
gfx: Cyclone, Pink (additional)

Info: Released for the Saturne 97 intro compeition.

Cruisin (1997, 28.12, AGA 40k Intro)

Credits

code: Dexter
gfx: Devistator (logo), Pink (3d scene)
music: "Cruisin" by Pink (THX format)

Info: 2nd in The Party 97 40k intro competition!

Rise of the Rabbits 2 (1998, 12.04, 32k game)

Info: Released for the 32k game competition at Mekka Symposium 98.

Family Business (1998, 12.04, AGA 40k Intro)

Info: Released for the 40k intro competition at Mekka Symposium 98.

Extra Life (1998, 12.04, AGA Demo)

Info: Released for the demo competition at Mekka Symposium 98.

Wildlife (1998, 28.12, AGA Demo)

Credits

code: Pink, Kustom
gfx: Cyclone, Judas, Pink
music: Pink, Moby

Info: 3rd in The Party 98 demo competition.

Cruisin II - Cruisin In (1998, 28.12, 40k Intro)

Credits

code: Dexter
gfx: Wintermute (3d scene)
music: "Wearing the Inside Out" by Pink (AHX format)

Info: 3rd in The Party 98 40k intro competition.

BBS's

INTERNATION CHAOS WHQ (usa, mid96)

External Links

http://www.the-leaders-of-the-eighties.de/

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