[spectre] DVD Now Available: Mindcandy Volume I: PC Demos

[Joel S. Bachar]

Now Available from the Blackchair DVD Collection:
Mindcandy Volume I: PC Demos, $18.00 plus shipping and handling

In the not so distant past, the personal computer was invented. 
Shortly thereafter, software arrived and inevitably 
software "crackers." So began the early demos, then known as “crack 
intros,” which were placed in pirated software. The artistic 
entertainment we now call "demos" has come a long way from its 
infamous past. This first volume of MindCandy explores the world of 
creative real-time animated music videos made by talented programmers, 
artists and musicians from the PC demo scene. Side one delivers some 
eye candy with lots of color and 3D effects, while side two provides a 
historical, “oldschool” progression of PC demos. Sit back and prepare 
for enlightenment. Free your mind and let us take you on a journey of 
colorful visual expressions, eclectic music and animated objects from 
a different world–a world of “demos,” originating from the European 
computer underground and created by talented programmers, artists and 
musicians. The MindCandy DVD contains forty-two of these animated 
music videos, providing a modern day look and historical perspective 
all created using a PC. Also included are audio commentary, a 
featurette on the history and making of demos, a color booklet, menu 
music by demoscene musicians and more.  

Other Info:

Produced by: Fusecon, Hornet, Blue 7 Media. 
· Demographics – a 16-minute featurette on demos with exclusive 
interviews 
· Audio commentary from the MindCandy crew and demo creators 
· Digitally remastered soundtracks 
· 12-page full color booklet 
· Animated chapter menus 
· Menu music from demo scene musicians 
· Technical details 
· Hidden demos and other Easter eggs 

The computer demo scene consists of programmers, artists, musicians 
and enthusiasts who enjoy creating and/or being entertained by 
computer graphics-and-sound demonstration programs. These “demos,” as 
they are called, are much like music videos for the computer and are 
often created by people in their late teens to early twenties. For 
further information visit www.oldskool.org/demos/explained, 
www.scene.org, or www.ojuice.net. 

To order, visit:
http://www.microcinema.com 

Joel S. Bachar, Founder
Microcinema International
531 Utah Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
415-637-1345
www.microcinema.com