Essence

Members

GER

Chromag (Timm Albers, music, ex Lego)

Dascon (Bernd Hoffmann, music, ex Iris, later TRSI, 12/97-01/98)

Dodger (Daniel Koschera, swap pack, new 94-95)

Excess (Bjoern Barnekow, raytrace, ex Rebels)

Howie (swap, ex Agnostic Front, 12/93)

Poldi (music, ex TRSI, old handle Blackthorne)

Rahiem (Frank Meister, org swap, ex Universal Soldiers)

Slam (Andreas Melchert, swap pack 'Broken Tankard', ex X-Trade)

Slicer (Michael Schroeder, swap pack 'Brainfood', ex Delicious, old handle Fancy)

Touchstone (Thomas Jansen, org code, ex Delicious, 04/99)

Virgill (music, triplememb Artwork and TRSI, new 94-01/97)

WOTW (music, ex The Silents, later Haujobb, 08-12/93)

MAL

Mop (ex Alcatraz Entertainment Software, new 02/94-97)

SWE

Phase (Torbjørn Malmer, gfx, ex Spaceballs)

SPA

Lantium (ex Goblins, doublememb Network, new late97)

Phornee (ex Goblins, doublememb Network, new late97)

???

Momo (gfx, 03/97)

Storm (ger? swap, ex DCS)

Group History

Essence was formed by several ex-Delicious members. Their two biggest assets are probably their coder Touchstone [left the demo scene in 1998], and their diskmag ROM and its editor Mop. Mop joined from Alcatraz Entertainment Software in february 1994 after releasing one issue of the Alcatraz diskmag Compass. The first issue of ROM was released in August of 1994. After the demise of Essence, Mop moved on to join the PC diskmag Imphobia as co-editor from issue #12. In 2007 he re-joined Alcatraz [PC].

1995

Around the middle of the year, they recruited german musician Blackthorne from TRSI, who soon changed his handle to Poldi and contributed music to ROM #5 - the very issue where his joining was announced.

1996

After persuading two famous artists of times past (musician Chromag and graphicians Gfx-Twins) to return to the scene under their wings during 1996 they strengthened their German section considerably. They further boosted their abilities with the recruitment of the entire French Skarla crew in the late months of the year. Their demo "Makaveli" [12/96] reached the second place at The Party 1996, which was the highest placing of an Essence demo ever. Having lost them some time later, we can still say they played an important part in building Essence's good name.

1997

The end of 1997 saw Essence recruiting their first ever Spanish members; the two remaining active guys from the old Spanish group Goblins. These two simultaneously joined Network, to still have roots in the Spanish scene.

1999

Touchstone contributed to Haujobb's winning demo "Mnemonics" [04/99] at the Mekka Symposium 2k-1.

• Swedes Frame (gfx) and Origo (code) ended their double memberships, and withdrew back to C-Lous late97/early98, since they felt they could not contribute anything to the group.
• After releasing their last demo for Essence, "Thug Life" [03/97] the four frenchmen Horus (3D), Jamie (code), Marvin (music) and Norm (gfx) decided to join Mystic (ROM9). The four had joined from Skarla, and also released the memorable demo "Makaveli" [12/96] for Essence.
• German swapper Elric (Carsten Henkelmann, ex Speedhawk/Rebels) left the scene.
• German coder-raytracer Cueball (Dirk Jager) joined from Rebels with Excess, but soon after decided to leave the Amiga scene for the PC.
• German coder team Zulu & Grey (ex Rebels) left. After a few months of scene inactivity they joined Crux Design.
• Dutch coder Infant (ex Facet's Pussy/Desire) and the Norwegians Christian Meland (music sysop 'DREAMSTATE'/'ENIGMA' WHQ, doublememb Spaceballs) and Tim were asked to leave the group. This means that the only non-German member is now Mop. This would later change, of course. Anyone know what happened to the third Norwegian, coder Sunjammer? Infant joined Session 12/95.
• German musician Andy (Andreas Dubois, ex Nuance, 12/94-95) decided to leave the Amiga scene to concentrate more on his career as a musician in Anarchy PC. He was news editor of ROM upto issue #5. Years later, in late 1997, he returned to the Amiga as a member of his old group Nuance.
• Main organizer P$ aka Powerswap (S. Paschart, ex Delicious) has decided to leave the scene. Touchstone is the new organizer.
• German graphicians D-Sign (ex The Silents, 12/93-94) and the Gfx-Twins (Calvin Golowski and Arthur Skotnik, ex Universal Soldiers, 95-96) left the scene in favour of game graphics). This is not strictly true anymore, since the Gfx-Twins have now made a comeback in Scoopex!
• Covert Action Team [CAT] (Groo and Rufferto, 12/93) and musician Dascon, all ex Delicious, decided to leave the scene. Ofcourse, Rufferto's work lives on in the form of the ROM fonts... :) Dascon regained scene inspiration in late 97, and rejoined Essence after a short stay in Iris!
• German celebrity graphician Fade One (Martin Sauter, ex Lego, new 94) left the scene.
• German coder Roman (Roman Kaczmarczyk, ex Agnostic Front, 12/93) left the scene. Roman worked on "Cardiac Arrest" [92] and "A.S.S." [93].

Releases

See Essence/Reviews for personal reviews for these releases.

Cardiac Arrest (1992, ECS Intro)

Credits

code

Roman

gfx

Groo & Rufferto

music

"Folklore" by WOTW (4ch MOD format)

Dreaming (1992, .12, ECS 1MB File)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Groo & Rufferto

music

"Dcn_Dreamteam.Final" by Dascon (4ch MOD format)

A.S.S (1993, ECS Trackmo)

Credits

code

Touchstone

Roman

gfx

Groo & Rufferto

music

Dascon

WOTW

Info

An HD installer for this demo is available on Aminet (in games/patch, of all places).

Meeting Intro 93 (1993, ECS Intro)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Groo & Rufferto

music

Dascon

D (1993, 28.12, ECS 40k Intro)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

D-Sign

music

WOTW

Info

2nd in The Party 93 40k intro competition.

Meeting Intro 94 (1994, ECS Intro)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Fade One

D-Sign

music

Dascon

ROM issue #1 (1994, .08, ECS Trackloaded Diskmag)

INT Credits

code

Roman

gfx

Covert Action Team

Nose/Jetset (new) (logo)

music

Covert Action Team

MAG Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Covert Action Team (main)

D-Sign (welcome)

music

"ROM Theme" by Dascon

"Weird Personalities" by Lizardking/Razor 1911

editor

Mop

ROM issue #2 (1994, .12, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Fade One & Uno (titlepic)

music

"Depths" by Interphace/Andromeda

"Cranky Phonecalls" by Chromag/Rebels^Polka Brothers

"What is a Cable?" by Virgill

editor

Mop

Lost Carrier BBS Intro (1994, 28.12, ECS Intro)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Cooper/Anarchy PC (logo)

music

SMT/Haujobb

Info

Released at the Party 94, in cooperation with Lego.

ROM issue #3 (1995, .03, ECS Multifile Diskmag, 2 disks)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Fade One (panel, clip)

Gfx-Twins (welcome)

Rufferto (fonts)

music

"Whales Forever" by Mel'o'Dee

"Join The Microcosm" by Virgill

"Musical Empire" by Christian/Spaceballs

editor

Mop

ROM issue #4 Intro (1995, mid.05, AGA Intro)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

CAT

D-Sign

music

Virgill

Blackthorne

ROM issue #4 (1995, mid.05, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Fade One (panel)

Dwel/Desire (welcome)

Rufferto (fonts)

Eye/Gloom (clip)

music

Chromag "Stairways"

TJM "Majestic"

BrainBug/Talent "Sincerely Yours"

editor

Mop

The Malta Intro (1995, 09.07, ECS? 40k Intro)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Fade 1

music

Chris Meland

Info

3rd in the Somewhere In Holland 95 intro competition.

ROM issue #5 (1995, .08, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Fade 1 (welcome, panel)

Rufferto (fonts)

music

"Hard Sun" by Poldi & Virgill

"Postludium" by Brainbug/Talent

editor

Mop

CrazySexyCool (1995, 28.12, AGA File)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Louie/Insane

music

Virgill

Info

5th in The Party 5 demo competition.

ROM issue #6 (1996, early, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

TeeVan/Axis (new) (welcome)

Phase/Spaceballs (panel)

Sumaleth/independent (clip)

Rufferto (fonts)

music

"Funky Elements" by Marc/Sector 7

"Funky Dog" by Jam & Spoon/indep

editor

Mop

Brainbow (1996, 05.04, AGA 40k Intro)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Fade 1

music

Virgill

Info

2nd in The Gathering 96 40k intro competition.

ROM issue #7 (1996, mid to late, ECS Multifile Diskmag, 2 disks)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Sumaleth (clipart)

Gfx Twins (welcome pic, design)

Rufferto (fonts)

music

"Kulissit" by Muffler/Nah-Kolor

"Milk" by Radix/Balance

"Nose Hole" by Virgill/Essence^Artwork

editor

Mop

ROM issue #8 (1996, late, ECS Multifile Diskmag, 2 disks)

Credits

code: Touchstone,

gfx

Cyclone/Abyss (welcome)

Sumaleth (main clips)

Acryl (clips)

Fade 1 (clips)

Gfx-Twins (design)

music

"Return of the Kulissit" by Muffler/Nah-Kolor

"Asettelumalli" by Andy/Banal Projects & Azazel/TBL

"Love Will Come" by Poldi

editor

Mop

Virgill Dreams (1996, late, AGA 4MB Multifile Musicdisk, 3 disks)

Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Phase

music

Virgill

Makaveli (1996, 28.12, AGA File)

Credits

code

Jamie

gfx

Norm

Horus

music

Marvin (The Player 6.1A format)

Info

2nd in The Party 96 demo competition.

ROM issue #9 (1997, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

INT Credits

code

Prospect

Origo (t-mapper)

Scout (c2p)

gfx

Frame (design)

Claw (objects)

music

Soul/Movement

MAG Credits

code

Touchstone

gfx

Louie/TBL (welcome)

Frame/C-Lous (panel)

Sumaleth (clip)

Alex/Corrosion (clip)

Nope Dope/Pas Master (clip)

Rufferto (fonts)

music

"In Your Eyes" by Marc/Syndrome (old)

"Vincent's Car" by Revisq/Anadune

"Elixir" by Marvin/Mystic

"Somewhat Rusty" by Deelite/Balance

editor

Mop

Thug Life (1997, 30.03, AGA 030 Multifile)

Credits

code

Jamie

gfx

Norm

Horus

Momo

music

Marvin (2 tunes, The Player 6.1A format)

Info

3rd in the Mekka Symposium 97 demo competition.

External Links

• http://essence.infinology.net/ - Essence homepage.