GAMES CONSOLES... Network I’ll be able to write a track
WHAT WAS YOUR
FIRST GAMES CONSOLE?
for them, then they can record the
The old black and brown Atari. I
vocals and it’ll be sent to my studio
remember playing things like Pac Man,
system back here in Bristol. I can then
Vanguard, Defender, etc
do more work to the track and if I need
a part of the vocal redone I can ask
WHAT DO YOU OWN NOWADAYS?
them to do it etc. You don’t have to
PlayStation, PlayStation 2, a Dreamcast
work at the same time either. The track
plus we have all the computers
is stored on a server so you can work
networked where I live so we can play
on it when you want then when the
games like Unreal Tournament either
other artists feel like doing some work
just on the local network or with people
they can login and download the
from the outside world. Tony Hawk’s
changes. Crazy stuff.
Skateboarding was played pretty much
to death, SSX Snowboarding for the
MOBILES/PDAS
WHAT WAS THE
PS2 is good but Gran Turismo 3 for the FIRST PHONE YOU HAD?
PS2 is the one that everyone is waiting One of those old Motorola brick
for, that’s going to be completely sick. I phones. Pretty big but the battery last-
don’t think much work will be done ed quite well.
when that comes out! Colin McRae
Rally as well, I’m looking forward to
WHAT HANDSET
HAVE YOU GOT NOW?
seeing a version of that for the PS2.
WHAT DO YOU USE IT FOR?
The new silver Motorola triband
HOW DO YOU THINK
COMPUTER GAMES WILL DEVELOP
Timeports and a Palm Pilot Vx. I got the
IN THE FUTURE? Timeport because of the amount of time
The graphics and animation are I spend in the States. With my Palm I
improving all the time as well as the can get online, check my e-mail etc if I
playability. With the internet there are a can’t get my laptop connected
lot more games available that you can
anywhere. I use the Palm for the diary
play online against real people rather
and contacts mainly. I have messed
than computer controlled characters.
with WAP a little bit but using the Palm
This makes things a lot more interesting
is much better. You connect the Palm to
as you’re playing against a real human
the phone via infrared and use the
being. You can talk to/abuse people
phone as a modem.
while you are playing and often you
can play co-operatively or blast the fuck
WHAT CAN YOU SEE
out of each other. There are some
MOBILES / PERSONAL
ORGANISERS DEVELOPING IN
serious online gamers out there that THE FUTURE?
form online clans and arrange big tour- The next generation of mobile phones
naments and have rankings etc. are being developed at the moment
which are going to offer higher data
INTERNET...
WHAT DID YOU USE THE
connection speeds and many more
INTERNET FOR WHEN YOU FIRST features. Plus you’re going to see
DISCOVERED IT?
mobile video phones and things are
I first discovered the internet over ten
just going to get smaller, watch phones
years ago, before the worldwide web
for example.
was around as we know it today.
Everything was text based, no pretty CARS...
websites like there are now. I used it for
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
e-mail and newsgroups mainly plus you
A Mk3 1.3 Escort.
could download bits of software here
WHAT DO YOU
and there as well using FTP sites. DRIVE AT THE MOMENT?
A Subaru Impreza WRX STi 4 Type R
DO YOU MAKE
FULLER USE OF IT NOWADAYS?
Coupe that I got imported from Japan.
Yeah definitely. Obviously e-mail is
It’s basically a road going rally car with
used a lot and you kind find information
all wheel drive, a 2.0 litre quad cam 16v
about anything you want online. I have
turbocharged engine, electronic centre
a fast connection at home so I also use
diff lock control, intercooler water
it for transferring files of various kinds
spray, uprated brakes and a full Blitz
NUR spec exhaust system with a
including software, artwork, track
Ramair airfilter. It pushes out just over
samples for remixes, even whole tracks
300bhp does 0-60 in about four sec-
to DJ friends around the world so that
onds and 160mph.
they can cut plates.
DO YOU THINK IT
WHAT WOULD YOU
WILL BECOME A MORE
LIKE TO DRIVE IN THE FUTURE?
KEY TOOL IN THE FUTURE?
I’m looking at getting the latest version
It already is a key tool for many people.
of the car I’ve got now, I’m sorting out
I’m also getting into working online with
getting it one imported at the moment. It
other artists at the moment. There’s a
hasn’t got many more features apart
thing called the Rocket Network that
from better braking, six gears instead of
will allow several people to work on one five and newly designed engine with
track from remote locations. This is variable valve timing. Should make it
going to open up so many opportunities even more crazy than the one I drive at
for artists to work together who might the moment.
not get the chance to otherwise. I’m
currently working on some hip-hop stuff The Technical Itch presents ‘Killa Bytes
with some guys in Seattle. If they get 2’ compilation is out July 30th on
their computer set-up to use the Rocket Moving Shadow.
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