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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
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Chromance: busted?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4761768.stm
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The groups - with names such as Apocalypse Crew and Chromance - acquired digital copies of songs and albums before they were commercially released in the US and posted them to the internet. |
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Wanderer
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Obviously a different group than Chromance (FBI Crew). The 64 group also suffered hardships including the loss of two members and their entire website. :( |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1089 |
no, same group, Mr.Wax (rip, http://www.scs-trc.net/forbalazs/index.shtml) set up the mp3 dept years ago, not sure how many or which other old 64-chr members were active in the mp3 spinoff though. |
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Wanderer
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Right you are. I didn't think CHR had any off shoot groups. Yet another blow to CHR.
I remember every time I'd receive a letter from Balazs he was always so cheerful and full of life, talking about how beautiful his country was and about the girls :)
Besides Mr. Wax, maybe some day a site will be set up for sceners who have passed away. |
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Jazzcat
Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1044 |
I was thinking of doing that on the Recollection website. Maybe someone can do a graphic for me that would be suitable for such a page.
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
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Quote: I was thinking of doing that on the Recollection website. Maybe someone can do a graphic for me that would be suitable for such a page.
sounds good, and I always thought the balazs page (http://www.scs-trc.net/forbalazs/index.shtml) looked really appropriate, dunno who did the gfx though, but cba will know, if he didnt do em himself. |
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cba
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 935 |
Quote: sounds good, and I always thought the balazs page (http://www.scs-trc.net/forbalazs/index.shtml) looked really appropriate, dunno who did the gfx though, but cba will know, if he didnt do em himself.
Sander/Focus did the upper part for that page.
Niels |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
Lion told me that they were doing bizz in the mp3 scene, that was around ~97. I think its the same group. (and what a sad change from cracking to stupid mp3 uploading) |
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Trazan
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 620 |
CHR was not doing "stupid" Mp3 uploads, CHR were one of the biggest teams in the Mp3 Scene. Compare it to FLT, Eaglesoft or G*P.
CHR has been a dead group since Mr Wax died and was reformed into another crew, partly with the same members involved, yet not as successful. Kind proves how much Mr Wax really did mean to the crew aswell as how big player he really was on the Mp3-scene.
Still, things like this is happening quite often in the scene and it was bound to happend sooner or later.
Wish the ones involved good luck. Still no info on Tristans involvement in this tho.
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
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Tazan, for me doing mp3 warez is not that hot... It's like cracking, but only the supplyer side is there, cracking needs some intellectual activity too.
Tho, I whish aswell luck to the ones involved. |
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cba
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 935 |
Quote: CHR was not doing "stupid" Mp3 uploads, CHR were one of the biggest teams in the Mp3 Scene. Compare it to FLT, Eaglesoft or G*P.
CHR has been a dead group since Mr Wax died and was reformed into another crew, partly with the same members involved, yet not as successful. Kind proves how much Mr Wax really did mean to the crew aswell as how big player he really was on the Mp3-scene.
Still, things like this is happening quite often in the scene and it was bound to happend sooner or later.
Wish the ones involved good luck. Still no info on Tristans involvement in this tho.
Well his name is listed in the article, so Tristan is involved.
Niels |
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Trazan
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 620 |
Nisse; I know, yet, I meant further information :)
And Oswald; I guess its only a matter of interest if you like music or not, the Mp3 scene is nice, and at the same time, a bore. The C64 scene did start it all, and it shows. This is where theres a community among the machine. Cant say I saw that on other platforms. |
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Credo
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 11 |
Oswald: Sooner or later MP3 groups have to crack protections too, Sony's rootkits for example. :) Just joking, I'm sure it isn't that complicated to grab the tracks digitaly under Linux or something. And another joke: imagine you're doing a Britney Spears album firstie, well, that must bring some fame for an "MP3 cracker", it even may worth more points in Gamer's Guide. :) |
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stash
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Registered: Jan 2002
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the chromance was the same chromance that was on the c64, the mp3 section was runned by mr. wax
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Trazan
Registered: Apr 2002
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Quote: the chromance was the same chromance that was on the c64, the mp3 section was runned by mr. wax
Thank you for making that clear the 2nd time in this thread :)
Ohwell, CHR is dead...move along! |
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Jon
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Quote: Nisse; I know, yet, I meant further information :)
And Oswald; I guess its only a matter of interest if you like music or not, the Mp3 scene is nice, and at the same time, a bore. The C64 scene did start it all, and it shows. This is where theres a community among the machine. Cant say I saw that on other platforms.
The Apple II had a pretty robust pirating scene prior to the release of the C=64... complete with cracktros. Nothing compared to what sceners did on the Commodore 64, though.
The C=64 was the right computer at the right time. Affordable, versitile... PLUS, the world was getting smaller. The C=64 warez scene brought software distribution and phreaking in to sync (thanks to MCI and Sprint's long distance calling codes) so widespread dispersion of software could become an affordable (free) reality.
Truly a unique phoenomenon; the only one that kind of comes close is the Amiga (close, but not quite).
-Ninj
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Death Demon
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Registered: Feb 2005
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Wow, Mr. Wax died? When and how? He wasn't very old either. Didn't he get married too? Had a child? I spoke with him on IRC once in awhile, but it was a long time ago so it's hard to remember the details. |
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CenTraX
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Registered: Jan 2002
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Quote: Wow, Mr. Wax died? When and how? He wasn't very old either. Didn't he get married too? Had a child? I spoke with him on IRC once in awhile, but it was a long time ago so it's hard to remember the details.
take a look @ http://www.scs-trc.net/forbalazs/index.shtml
Rest in Peace. |
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tomz
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Registered: Sep 2006
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That link won't accept a message so I'll leave one here
"Szerbusz BALAZS az elet jo de sajnos teneked nem volt nagyon hoszu Goodbye MR.WAX,my RESPECT goes with you R.I.P. tomi |
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Jinx
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Registered: Feb 2004
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http://www.cybercrime.gov/borchardtSent.htm
... and yes, Tristan was busted and sentenced.
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Splatterhead/SCS*TRC
Registered: Oct 2006
Posts: 10 |
damn... that sucks!
I also recall speaking to my old homeboy Balazs about his work on the mp3-scene... Didn't know they were that big though...
Still miss that crazy Hungarian mofo! |
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Trazan
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 620 |
ah, how about closing this old thread? :) |
