We mostly talk about the Amiga demo scene (obviously). However I'm interested in the demo scene on all systems, be it retro computers or consoles, and current PC's and consoles.
And some of the best demos I've seen recently that contain real artistic merit have to be on the PC. Therefore I thought I would share some of my favourites and see what you thought of them.
1) fr-55: 828
The first is by one of my favourite groups Farbrausch. A group famous for the quality of their productions and the skills they possess. This production, released in 2007, is for me possibly their greatest production to date.
It contains a lot of emotive visual and audio content and needs to be watched to experience it. It can feel a little creepy and disturbing. The closest I could come is to say it has the feel of the end of the film 2001. It is quite an amazing production that you need to see.
2) Chaos Theory by Conspiracy
This 64K demo is a bit older, released in 2006.
I love the style of this productions. Grainy visuals pulling inspiration for the graphic design deconstructive movement. It shares something with the first demo in that it contains elements that could be compared with the film 2001. However this one is much faster, most for chaotic and distorted and I love the drum and bass sound track.
3) Lifeforce by ASD
This next one is quite different to the other two. The music starts of much softer and the visual style is completely different to te previous two productions. However as it progresses the music does become heavier as the production's visuals get darker. It contains historical themes and elements, but also come quite contrasting 60's style pop art sections. Quite a strange demo as for me the part with the VW beetle doesn't quite fit. However it is worth watching just for the final sections of the producton once the heavier music cuts in.
4) Aesterozoa by Kewlers
I love the visual design of this 64K production. Mixing organic fluid motion with typograhy in a very subtle way.
More to be added soon...
