Brainstorm

Members

SWI

The Accused (Vermesser Mussler, code editor, ex Setrox, 10/89-08/90)

Bird (code, ex Axxis, new 89-06/90)

Chester (Andre Schelker, founder gfx, 05/89-08/90)

Com (code, 10/89-06/90)

E.S.A. (code, 10/89)

Fly (code, ex The Perfects, new late90)

Grubi (music, 05/89-08/90)

Luke (code, 10/89-06/90)

Majestic (founder code, 05/89-08/90)

Odie (gfx sysop 'CHEESELINE', 10/89-08/90)

Oli (gfx, old handle Olivision, 05/89-04/90)

Orlando (Orlando Budelacci, code, new 89-08/90)

Scattergold (10/89-06/90)

Sky (code)

Spirit (swi? music, 12/89-02/90)

Taskmaster (swap, new 03-04/90)

The Edge (02-04/90)

Truxion (gfx, 05/89-08/90)

GER :

Shadow (swap, 10/89-08/90)

DEN

Droid (music)

???

Barrax (ex Extreme)

Cobold (swi? 10/89)

Extabulator

Mac

Mad Freak (ex Deadlock)

Phazer

Scott (swi? music, 90)

Top Azz

Voyager

Group History

Brainstorm was formed a short while before may 1989 by Chester (gfx) and Majestic (code), and their first release was "Lazer Roll" (05/89). During the summer they recruited more members (like Orlando), and at the end of the summer vacation they were joined by the entire group Axxis. This group had both a Swiss and German section, but the German section was found to be substandard and was forced to leave after a while. Another member, swapper Joker, left the scene soon after.

They had by now started planning what would become a legendary diskmag, "Zine". It was originally conceptuated as a cooperation between Brainstorm and another big Swiss group at the time, Setrox, but the latter eventually decided against being part of the project. Due to this, their coder The Accused, who DID believe in the project, left them to join Brainstorm. The first issue was released in october. They were now a totally Swiss group again, except from two members (Shadow, Yankee) in Germany.

Sometime between issue 3 [02/90] and 4 [04/90] they decided to kick their German writer Yankee (10/89-02/90) because he wasn't productive enough. He was a freelance writer for D.I.S.C. for a while before finally joining Addonic around 07/90. Also two new members joined, SixPack (old handle Angledust) and Taskmaster, which left them with only one non-Swiss member, Shadow. Swiss members Sixpack (old handle Angeldust, new 03-06/90) and Mr.Frost then left late 90.

1992

Danish swapper The Pride (ex Flash Productions) left for Sanity around january. A finnish section was opened around january, with Phazer, Extabulator, Hoover, Mac, Top Azz and Voyager as members. The finnish adventure was shortlived however, after Hoover left for Rebels and the section died pretty quickly. After this experience the group decided to have no more foreign members, and went 100% swiss again.

1993

Brainstorm died in the end of 1993, after some key members - Axel (music, ex The Perfects, new late90), Tin (gfx, new 03/92) and Rob Rose (code, 91) - found some things said in diskmags by Orlando, Chester and Oli stupid. They felt that the name of Brainstorm had been tainted by these interviews, and decided to declare the group dead. So the three members instead started a new group called Brainstorm Productions, with the intention to make a better, more demo-oriented group. Ofcourse, their plans never became what they had imagined, and Brainstorm Productions never released a single thing.

• Swiss graphician Peace (ex The Perfects, new late90) joined Scoopex late 92/early 93.

Releases

See Brainstorm/Reviews for personal reviews for these releases.

Metamorphosis (ECS Demo)

Credits

code

n/a

gfx

Peace

music

Axel

Lazer Roll (1989, .05, ECS Demo)

Credits

code

Majestic

gfx

Olivision, Chester, Truxton

music

Grubi

Metal Demo (1989, ECS Demo)

Sound Disk (1989, ECS Musicdisk)

Zine #1 (1989, .10, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

The Accused

gfx

Chester

music

"Zine-Sound" by Spirit (4ch MOD format)

editor

The Accused, Majestic

Zine #2 (1989, 10.12, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

The Accused

gfx

Chester, Olivision (coop title)

music

"Zine-Sound II" by Grubi & Spirit (4ch MOD format)

editors

The Accused, Majestic

Info

Released at the Brainstorm/D-Tect party.

Zine issue #3 (1990, 07.02, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

The Accused

gfx

Chester, Olivision (coop title)

music

"Zine-Sound III" by Grubi (4ch MOD format)

editors

The Accused, Majestic

Megademo (1990, 21.04, ECS Megademo, 2 disks)

Credits

code

Luke, Bird

gfx

n/a

music

"A.L.II" by Spirit, "Blizzard" and "F.E. Backup1" by Grubi and Spirit, "Jamming", "Loader" by Grubi, "Points of Echo" and "Street" by Scott, "Sparrings" by Spirit

Info

Released at the RSI, AFL and Spectral party 90.

Zine #4 (1990, 21.04, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

The Accused

gfx

Chester, Oli (coop title)

music

"Zine Sound IV" by Spirit (4ch MOD format)

editor

Orlando

Info

Released at the Red Sector Inc, Alpha FLight and Spectral party 90.

Zine #5 (1990, 03.06, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

The Accused

gfx

Chester, Oli

music

"White Song II" by Grubi (4ch MOD format)

editor

Orlando

Info

Released at the Alcatraz Pentcoast party

Zine #6 (1990, 20.08, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

The Accused

gfx

Chester

music

"Black and White" by Grubi

editor

The Accused

Another Dream (1990, .08, ECS Demo)

Solid Communication (1990, .01, ECS Demo)

Zine issue #8 (1991, 15.01, ECS Diskmag)

Zine issue #9 (1991, ECS Diskmag)

Zine issue #10 (1991, ECS Diskmag)

Sounddisk II - The Best of Grubi (1991, ECS Musicdisk)

Blitter Miracle (1991, late, ECS File)

Credits

code

Rob Rose

gfx

n/a

music

Axel

Zine issue #11 (pre 1992, .02, ECS Diskmag)

Info

Issue 11 was the last issue ever released. The diskmag throne was soon claimed by R.A.W...

Musicland (1992 late/1993 early, ECS Musicdisk)

Credits

code

Rob Rose

gfx

Tin

music

Axel

Info

ONLY works with fake fast!

Musicland 2 (1993, ECS Musicdisk)

Credits

code

Rob Rose

gfx

Tin, Peace

music

Axel