Static Bytes

Static Bytes (STB, 1990-)

Static Bytes was a danish demogroup, likely formed around 1990. They are probably most known for being the group chosen to take over the job of publishing the Eurocharts when Crusaders quit. They were given the go-ahead in July 1992, and released the first issue of the NEW Eurocharts shortly after. Christian Estrup, the editor, later worked as a professional journalist for a big Danish computer magazine. He is also the author of the ProTracker module packer/optimizer ProPacker.

Members

DEN

Armalyte (Søren Nielsen, code gfx, 05/'90)

Buck (Jacob Buck, org code gfx, 05/'90-12/'92)

Daae (ex Dali/Majic 12)

DJ Discoleif (music, 07/'90-11/'91)

Estrup (Christian Estrup, code editor, ex The One/Euphoria, 09/'91-01/'94)

Free (swap, 11/'91)

Howard (sysop 'ELYSIUM', earlier 'SUPER TROUPER', opened 09-11/'91)

Ice (code, 11/'91)

JC-Zoon (music, 05/'90-11/'91)

John Doe (code, 11/'91)

JTF (gfx, new 11/'91)

Playboy (Mads Pedersen, swap, ex Prologic, new 09/'91-01/'94)

Quackbuster (Rasmus Hougaard, gfx swap pack, 08/'90-01/'94)

Sonny (gfx, 09/'91)

Stranger (gfx, 05/'90-11/'91)

Timer (code, 07/'90-11/'91)

GER

Fashion Design (Andreas Keirat, swap, ex Prime Design)

Friendly (gfx, ex Damian, later X-Trade, 12/'94)

???

Exit (code, 07/'90)

Jack (gfx, 07/'92)

MonBoot (gfx, 12/'92)

The R (den? gfx, 05/'91)

• Danish swapper Jones (ex Rednex, new early '92-07/'92) joined the new Rednex.
• Graphician Sauron (ex Equinox, 07/'92) moved back to Norway and joined Scoop. He won the graphics competition at The Gathering '92 with "The Beauty and the Beast". In addition, he started working at the game making company DiMaga Studios.
• Norwegian graphician Marvel (02-12/'92) changed his handle to Joachim and joined The Crusaders. This is highly ironic, since he made the graphics for several issues of the old Crusaders production "EuroChart" when it became a Static Bytes production :-)

Group History

1991

In November Gawk and Trace were kicked due to inactivity, and The R and Elin helped form a new group called Focus Design. The group was further weakened when Hawkeye (ex Prologic, new 09/'91) left for the new Kefrens, but some of the damage was perhaps repaired with the joining of graphician JTF. While all of this was going on, they still managed to release lots of products, making the final months of the year some of their busiest ever. Norwegian graphician TMB Designs also joined The Silents around this time.

1995

Danish musician Cutcreator (09/91-), responsible for most of the soundtracks on the Eurocharts, left for Passion late '95.

Releases

See Static Bytes/Reviews for personal reviews for these releases.

DJ Discoleif Musicdisk (ECS Musicdisk)

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code

n/a

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music

Dj Discoleif

Megademo #1 (1990, 10.05, ECS Trackmo)

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code

Armalyte, Buck

gfx

Armalyte, Stranger, Buck

music

"Octav", "13.Skovtur" by Metal/Humanoids, "Naniga.jc-zoom", "Music For You.jc" by Jc-Zoom (ProTracker MOD format).

DJ Discoleif Greatest Hits II (1990, 01.07, ECS Musicdisk)

Credits

code

Timer, Buck, Exit

gfx

Stranger

music

"Loader vol.2", "Bee", "Leif Is Scratching" by DJ Discoleif

Info

Released at the Amiga Conference '90.

DJ Discoleif Intro (1990, 31.08, ECS Intro)

Credits

code

Buck

gfx

Quackbuster (logo), Stranger (bigfont), Defeat/Direct (minifont)

music

"Piano-Plasma" by DJ Discoleif

Info

Released at the Bounty Party.

DJ Discoleif Greatest Hits III (1991, 31.08, ECS Musicdisk)

Credits

code

Buck

gfx

Quackbuster (logo), Stranger (bigfont), Defeat/Direct (minifont)

music

DJ Discoleif

Info

Released at the Bounty Party.

Broadcasting #4 (1991, 21.05, ECS Intro)

Credits

code

Buck

gfx

The R (fonts), Stranger (logo)

music

JC-Zoom (Future Composer 1.4 format, 15328 bytes)

Info

Packmenu for "Broadcasting".

Lowlife Party Invitation (1991, ECS Demo)

Credits

code

Dezz/Light

gfx

The R (logo), Caveman/Light (logo), Chain/Light (font)

music

"Black Cat" by Cutcreator (ProTracker MOD format)

Info

Cooperation with Light.

Summit 91 Party Slideshow (1991, ECS Fileslide)

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code

The One/Prologic

gfx

The R, TMB/Prologic (font), Playboy/Prologic (photos)

music

Cutcreator (NoisePacker 2 format, 105524 bytes)

Delirium -Too-Many-Sines-Intro- (1991, 28.09, ECS Intro)

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

TMB/The Silents (main), Sonny (logo)

music

"Mask of Joy.cut" by Cutcreator (ProTracker MOD format)

Info

Released at the Static Bytes and Light - Lowlife - Party.

Lowlifeslide (1991, late, ECS Slideshow)

Info

Released within six weeks before Glenspiration.

Glenspiration (1991, 26.11, ECS Intro)

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

TMB Designs/The Silents

music

Cutcreator (NoisePacker 2 format, 100808 bytes)

Cutcreations (1992, .02, ECS Musicdisk)

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

Marvel

music

"Afrodite", "Sstronomical Clock", "Bombs Away", "Cutting Through", "Outburst of Feeling", "Plundering", "The Stalactites", "Tunetime", "Underground" by Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format)

All Time Greatest Hits #9 (1992, 10.02, ECS Musicdisk)

Intro

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

Quackbuster (logo), Djengis Khan/Talent (scrollfont)

music

Nuke/Anarchy (ProPacker 2.1 format, 12064 bytes)

Music

Credits

code

none

gfx

none

music

"3d Demo Tune_mf_" by Mad Freak/Anarchy, "Global Trash 3 v2" by Jesper Kyd/The Silents, "Hazey Waves" by Nuke/Anarchy, "Overload" by Tip and Mantronix/Razor 1911, "The Return of Yeti" by Axel/Brainstorm

Info

A collection of the best, ripped tunes lately.

All Time Greatest Hits #10 (1992, 08.04, ECS Musicdisk)

Intro

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

Quackbuster (logo), TMB/The Silents (other)

music

Djengis Khan/Talent (ProPacker 2.1 format, 12040 bytes)

Music

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n/a

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n/a

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n/a

Info

Released at The Gathering '92.

New Eurocharts Informer (1992, 18.04, ECS Intro)

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

Marvel (main), Blizzard/Kefrens (kefrens logo)

music

"Dream On" by Cutcreator

Info

Released at The Gathering '92. This intro was mentioned in the first issue of the new Eurocharts, and was apparently some kind of promotional intro. In this intro, it was announced that Kefrens were going to coproduce it with Static Bytes, but in the end this never happened.

Roede Hunde (1992, ECS Demo)

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code

Buck

gfx

MonBoot

music

Cutcreator

Eurocharts #15 (1992, 01.07, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

Marvel (main), Jack (clip), Sauron (clip), Thanatos/Pure Metal Coders (clip)

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 135178 bytes)

editor

Estrup

Info

Probably released on or right after the Hurricane Party.

Eurocharts #16 (1992, .09, ECS Multifile Chartkmag)

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

Marvel (main)

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 177420 bytes)

editor

Estrup

Eurochart #17 (1992, .11, ECS Multifile Chartkmag)

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code

Estrup

gfx

Sauron (main)

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 152784 bytes)

editor

Estrup (main), Quackbuster (news)

Jones for President (1992, .12, ECS Demo)

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code

Buck

gfx

Marvel (title), Monboot (digitized)

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 197594 bytes)

Eurocharts #18 (1993, 03.01, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

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code

Estrup

gfx

Marvel, Playboy

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 141874 bytes)

editor

Estrup

Kuglep0len (1993, .01, ECS Musicdisk)

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code

Joachim (Estrup)

gfx

Joachim (Estrup)

music

Cutcreator

Eurocharts #19 (1993, .05, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

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code

Estrup

gfx

Sauron, Mount/Parasite

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 154828 bytes)

editor

Estrup

Eurocharts #20 (1993, .05, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

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code

Estrup

gfx

Mount/Parasite, D-Sign/The Silents

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 153786 bytes)

editor

Estrup

Eurocharts #21 (1993, .09, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

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code

Estrup

gfx

D-Mage/Virtual Dreams (title), Mount/Parasite

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 153848 bytes)

editor

Estrup

The Official Eurocharts issue #22 (1993, .11, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

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code

Estrup

gfx

Tin/BRS Productions (title), Mega Madness/Warpigs (main)

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 174252 bytes)

editor

Estrup

Euro Charts issue #23 (1994, .01, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

Mount/Parasite (main), Blizzart/Kefrens

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 174178 bytes)

editor

Estrup (main), Quackbuster

Euro Charts issue #24 (1994, .03, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

Facet/Spaceballs

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 179348 bytes)

editor

Estrup (main), Quackbuster

Eurocharts #25 (1994, .05, ECS Mutifile Chartmag, 2 disks)

Intro

Credits

code

Slammer

gfx

n/a

music

"Stardance" by Dr.Awesome.

Magazine

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

n/a

music

Dr.Awesome

editor

Estrup

Euro Charts issue #26 (1994, .11, ECS Multifile Chartmag, 2 disks)

Credits

code

Estrup

gfx

n/a

music

Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 166130 bytes)

editor

Estrup