Interview with Seck-4

Published in:	Propaganda #01
Interviewed by:	Colorbird of Circle
Date:	23. June 1993

Interview


	
		Propaganda:
		Well, tell me something about you, name, age, what you do for living.
	
	
		Seck-4:
		Well, first off all, My real name is mr.T, my age is 19 and Im still a MEAO (Military Educatement Against Uncivilised Organism) student enjoying his school period. It's a school with an education specified in the health of vegetables and growing-procedure. You learn how to make Seed-bombs, How to grow your own Hennep, Cocaine, And how to start your own vegetable + plants cultivation.(?)
	
	
		Propaganda:
		Can you give a short story about your scenecareer?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		I started my scene-career in a little Dutch group called 'Vermin' later on I formed Axis together with Crackerjack (Ex-Vision) and Magician Lord (Ex-PowerSlaves). After Axis had died, I and Ikillr decided to reform Jetset. Exactly one year later after they had died and that's where I'm at right now, and I hope I'll be a long time!
	
	
		Propaganda:
		About Overload 2, in which you draw those cool graffiti in, what are people saying about it? Is it appreciated or hated?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		As a matter a fact, we received lot of positive reactions and many people are saying that we should try to devellop this style. After Overload 2, we were convinced that this is surely the thing that will be continued... > Jetset means Graffiti!

There's One thing I HATE, a review lately in RAW #5 by the demo-staff (?), I really don't understand why they make such a big problem of Overload II. The review discribed that the coding is worthless, and the music is simple/standard. And that it was awfull to wait such a long time while displaying so much bbs-number etc. Let me say this: First of all it was released to show the Amiga-scene that we are back, and the secondly to put some unreleased modules and some nice graffiti-gfx in it. It was certainly not ment to be somekind of a trackdemo with lots of record-breaking routines. So why do you compare it with other recently released trackmos full with new stunning records? I personnaly think that the RAWStaff failed in their objectivity here, because they write what they think and not the opinion of the scene (which was very positive !!!). We simply released something completely different, comparing it with all the other releases.

Something else that bothers me is that they didn't even MENTION the GFX-style in the review, and that is exactly what the whole project was all about!! It is somekind of a slideshow combined with a music-disk in the end. So look at it as an individual project with a Graffiti-style, Definitely something that can't be compared with all the standard music-disks with the standard graphics that have been released untill now! ..Good Luck..RaW-Staff..
	
	
		Propaganda:
		You are now the WHQ for Jetset is that true and why?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		Yesss, Since a few weeks Im the new Jetset-Leader. The Reason is quite simple, Ikillr and Jayce and Eswat decided to leave Jetset for Paradox and Ikillr gave me the Leadership. No hard feelings towards the ex-Jetset members because they still continue to make gfx and musics for Jetset releases. We still have some off - the record - friendship that's unbreakable... (Penetratie gevaar leden!)
Some other members agreed with me to stay in Jetset. My main target for now is to continue the style we started with Overload II - The return of the serial killr. Serial Killr will now be released under Paradox..
	
	
		Propaganda:
		Why did Jetset become the official demosection of Skid-Row?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		According to Ikillr ( ex - Jetset - Children-Leader), we were asked by SkidRow (World) to become their official crack-intro supplier. It seemed a good idea because we have the potential to release some nice original graffiti-releases. Skidrow was smart enough to ask us first.
	
	
		Propaganda:
		What is Jetset planning for future?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		Jetset is planning some 'Hot' and wrEEde crack intros for SkidHallo! of course some nice releases that contains Graffiti-Stuff!! Magician Lord is trying to rape the 1200market by coding some nice routines. Further more we will make some little releases for some friendship crews like Fairlight, Razor 1911, Paradox and Purple Turtle (ex-DeWire modem-division)
	
	
		Propaganda:
		You are a graffiti freak, do you paint illegal?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		I have painted illegal, but since I'm 19 years old, I stopped. (Dutch Law & F**king police!), and I was better on the Paper & the Monitor Screen than on the wallz... Experience counts.... Hi Eswat!
	
	
		Propaganda:
		Have you been busted?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		Almost!.. Together with Bip/Desire. He got busted & fortunately I got away safely.... (Ya never catch a JetsetVegetable.) I don't feel any guilt, because he was very careless! Anyway, I wish Bip a lot of succes when he has to appear in court.. (continues in next article)
	
	
		Propaganda:
		Do you swap?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		Only with guys who are able to produce a NON-standard swapping-letter. And who try to tell something without following the standard procedury of smoothly infiltrating into another group. Letters with less than 824 sides will not be answered (?)..... Of course letters with meaningless (over)loads of texts are my faves. Therefore I have an excellent contact with Moxy / Andromeda and Hawkeye/Kefrens. Mainly Ikillr is the guy (U = A) who still got me involved in the Jetset - style - swapping, and he finds it very dificult (understandable!) to stop all his activities for Jetset. (Kom naar huis! de planten hebben water nodig!)
	
	
		Propaganda:
		Who/What do you admire in the world & the Scene?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		Outside scene I admire Amsterdam, It really is a GREAT city... Nice night-life, some goodlooking girls etc. Inside the scene I admire R.W.O., Facet, Eswat. Just fabulous how these guys continue their work! (Eswat..Jij wrEEde leer-meester (+Zweep) zijn voor mij...)
	
	
		Propaganda:
		What is you favourite music(group)?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		I listen to Boogie Down Productions Brand Nubian, Public Enemy, Gang Starr, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Above The Law, Eazy-E, Mc Ren etc... as long as it is >>Hardcore<< Rapp, and pretty controversial, I'm your man. It's my fave music because it reflexes the situation in the world today. Why hide when you are in the middle of it?
	
	
		Propaganda:
		What is you favourite party?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		The Prime '92, coz that was my real break-trough with Axis' Unknown Territory.. (CJ. I want the Reward. It's my turn now!) and of course The Legend Party'93 !, we've been promised to get some Hookers if we won the first price. Unfortunately some Fucking German Skinheads messed up the toilets with markers and spraycans. So there was no money left for us after the organisation had payed for the damage.. Fuck You Skin(ny) Heads!.. You know who you Are! Next time you mess up a Dutch copy party you've got some serious problems concerning your safety.. (Timeless Penetration Tool = 39cm + 10 ø! including SECurity nr.4!)
	
	
		Propaganda:
		What is you favourite demo?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		At the moment I love 'Speed' a demo coded by Sim, codex, and Drake. It really is a new dimension in demo-programming. They try to combine Ray-tracing together with some cool (video)-effects. I think that other coders should also try to make the demos more alive like they did. It's not how long the demo lasts, It's what you put in it! Also one of my favourites is Voyage by Razor 1911, Spaceballs' House demo and Desert Dreams by Kefrens. Only thing that bothers me lately is that there are so much groups that try to fake their image. Try to be ORIGINAL, instead of copying the image of other groups! 
	
	
		Propaganda:
		What is you fave musician?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		I like all amiga tunes, especially when they are original with some (sometimes) Irritating noises in it For example: The jetset Pack-menu tune composed by Jayce... Just to go nuts.. Audiomonster, Heatbeat, etc.. Are one of my favourites.
	
	
		Propaganda:
		What is you fave coder?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		My fav. coder is Laxity of Kefrens! He really is capable of making something nice everytime. I also like the work of Sim, !ANDROMEDA! and the Silents, although TSL have become a mass group. I Think it would be better for the group to kick some ass. Just get back to 10 -20 members! Also Sanity is capable to come with innovating tricks and routines everytime.. Keep up the Work guys!
	
	
		Propaganda:
		What is you fave graphician?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		This is a VERY difficult question. Eh, well I have a few guys on my list whose drawing-style I personally admire. some of them are: Eswat! - Facet! - Hof - Peachy - Fairfax! - Red Devil - Destop! - Navy - Seen! - Duel - Cougar - TMB Design - etc etc...
	
	
		Propaganda:
		Anything you want to say?
	
	
		Seck-4:
		To all the upcoming crews, Don't labour under the impression that you are the best!, prove what you are worth, and match you mentality on what you released. Don't walk with your heads in the clouds, and most important of all, don't be so arrogant !, we are all human, try to have some REAL friendship with long letters and so on, thats what it all was ment to be before it went wrong...

I wish everybody lots of succes with their groups & releases... Be Original..

Propaganda:	Well, tell me something about you, name, age, what you do for living.
Seck-4:	Well, first off all, My real name is mr.T, my age is 19 and Im still a MEAO (Military Educatement Against Uncivilised Organism) student enjoying his school period. It's a school with an education specified in the health of vegetables and growing-procedure. You learn how to make Seed-bombs, How to grow your own Hennep, Cocaine, And how to start your own vegetable + plants cultivation.(?)
Propaganda:	Can you give a short story about your scenecareer?
Seck-4:	I started my scene-career in a little Dutch group called 'Vermin' later on I formed Axis together with Crackerjack (Ex-Vision) and Magician Lord (Ex-PowerSlaves). After Axis had died, I and Ikillr decided to reform Jetset. Exactly one year later after they had died and that's where I'm at right now, and I hope I'll be a long time!
Propaganda:	About Overload 2, in which you draw those cool graffiti in, what are people saying about it? Is it appreciated or hated?
Seck-4:	As a matter a fact, we received lot of positive reactions and many people are saying that we should try to devellop this style. After Overload 2, we were convinced that this is surely the thing that will be continued... > Jetset means Graffiti! There's One thing I HATE, a review lately in RAW #5 by the demo-staff (?), I really don't understand why they make such a big problem of Overload II. The review discribed that the coding is worthless, and the music is simple/standard. And that it was awfull to wait such a long time while displaying so much bbs-number etc. Let me say this: First of all it was released to show the Amiga-scene that we are back, and the secondly to put some unreleased modules and some nice graffiti-gfx in it. It was certainly not ment to be somekind of a trackdemo with lots of record-breaking routines. So why do you compare it with other recently released trackmos full with new stunning records? I personnaly think that the RAWStaff failed in their objectivity here, because they write what they think and not the opinion of the scene (which was very positive !!!). We simply released something completely different, comparing it with all the other releases. Something else that bothers me is that they didn't even MENTION the GFX-style in the review, and that is exactly what the whole project was all about!! It is somekind of a slideshow combined with a music-disk in the end. So look at it as an individual project with a Graffiti-style, Definitely something that can't be compared with all the standard music-disks with the standard graphics that have been released untill now! ..Good Luck..RaW-Staff..
Propaganda:	You are now the WHQ for Jetset is that true and why?
Seck-4:	Yesss, Since a few weeks Im the new Jetset-Leader. The Reason is quite simple, Ikillr and Jayce and Eswat decided to leave Jetset for Paradox and Ikillr gave me the Leadership. No hard feelings towards the ex-Jetset members because they still continue to make gfx and musics for Jetset releases. We still have some off - the record - friendship that's unbreakable... (Penetratie gevaar leden!) Some other members agreed with me to stay in Jetset. My main target for now is to continue the style we started with Overload II - The return of the serial killr. Serial Killr will now be released under Paradox..
Propaganda:	Why did Jetset become the official demosection of Skid-Row?
Seck-4:	According to Ikillr ( ex - Jetset - Children-Leader), we were asked by SkidRow (World) to become their official crack-intro supplier. It seemed a good idea because we have the potential to release some nice original graffiti-releases. Skidrow was smart enough to ask us first.
Propaganda:	What is Jetset planning for future?
Seck-4:	Jetset is planning some 'Hot' and wrEEde crack intros for SkidHallo! of course some nice releases that contains Graffiti-Stuff!! Magician Lord is trying to rape the 1200market by coding some nice routines. Further more we will make some little releases for some friendship crews like Fairlight, Razor 1911, Paradox and Purple Turtle (ex-DeWire modem-division)
Propaganda:	You are a graffiti freak, do you paint illegal?
Seck-4:	I have painted illegal, but since I'm 19 years old, I stopped. (Dutch Law & F**king police!), and I was better on the Paper & the Monitor Screen than on the wallz... Experience counts.... Hi Eswat!
Propaganda:	Have you been busted?
Seck-4:	Almost!.. Together with Bip/Desire. He got busted & fortunately I got away safely.... (Ya never catch a JetsetVegetable.) I don't feel any guilt, because he was very careless! Anyway, I wish Bip a lot of succes when he has to appear in court.. (continues in next article)
Propaganda:	Do you swap?
Seck-4:	Only with guys who are able to produce a NON-standard swapping-letter. And who try to tell something without following the standard procedury of smoothly infiltrating into another group. Letters with less than 824 sides will not be answered (?)..... Of course letters with meaningless (over)loads of texts are my faves. Therefore I have an excellent contact with Moxy / Andromeda and Hawkeye/Kefrens. Mainly Ikillr is the guy (U = A) who still got me involved in the Jetset - style - swapping, and he finds it very dificult (understandable!) to stop all his activities for Jetset. (Kom naar huis! de planten hebben water nodig!)
Propaganda:	Who/What do you admire in the world & the Scene?
Seck-4:	Outside scene I admire Amsterdam, It really is a GREAT city... Nice night-life, some goodlooking girls etc. Inside the scene I admire R.W.O., Facet, Eswat. Just fabulous how these guys continue their work! (Eswat..Jij wrEEde leer-meester (+Zweep) zijn voor mij...)
Propaganda:	What is you favourite music(group)?
Seck-4:	I listen to Boogie Down Productions Brand Nubian, Public Enemy, Gang Starr, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Above The Law, Eazy-E, Mc Ren etc... as long as it is >>Hardcore<< Rapp, and pretty controversial, I'm your man. It's my fave music because it reflexes the situation in the world today. Why hide when you are in the middle of it?
Propaganda:	What is you favourite party?
Seck-4:	The Prime '92, coz that was my real break-trough with Axis' Unknown Territory.. (CJ. I want the Reward. It's my turn now!) and of course The Legend Party'93 !, we've been promised to get some Hookers if we won the first price. Unfortunately some Fucking German Skinheads messed up the toilets with markers and spraycans. So there was no money left for us after the organisation had payed for the damage.. Fuck You Skin(ny) Heads!.. You know who you Are! Next time you mess up a Dutch copy party you've got some serious problems concerning your safety.. (Timeless Penetration Tool = 39cm + 10 ø! including SECurity nr.4!)
Propaganda:	What is you favourite demo?
Seck-4:	At the moment I love 'Speed' a demo coded by Sim, codex, and Drake. It really is a new dimension in demo-programming. They try to combine Ray-tracing together with some cool (video)-effects. I think that other coders should also try to make the demos more alive like they did. It's not how long the demo lasts, It's what you put in it! Also one of my favourites is Voyage by Razor 1911, Spaceballs' House demo and Desert Dreams by Kefrens. Only thing that bothers me lately is that there are so much groups that try to fake their image. Try to be ORIGINAL, instead of copying the image of other groups!
Propaganda:	What is you fave musician?
Seck-4:	I like all amiga tunes, especially when they are original with some (sometimes) Irritating noises in it For example: The jetset Pack-menu tune composed by Jayce... Just to go nuts.. Audiomonster, Heatbeat, etc.. Are one of my favourites.
Propaganda:	What is you fave coder?
Seck-4:	My fav. coder is Laxity of Kefrens! He really is capable of making something nice everytime. I also like the work of Sim, !ANDROMEDA! and the Silents, although TSL have become a mass group. I Think it would be better for the group to kick some ass. Just get back to 10 -20 members! Also Sanity is capable to come with innovating tricks and routines everytime.. Keep up the Work guys!
Propaganda:	What is you fave graphician?
Seck-4:	This is a VERY difficult question. Eh, well I have a few guys on my list whose drawing-style I personally admire. some of them are: Eswat! - Facet! - Hof - Peachy - Fairfax! - Red Devil - Destop! - Navy - Seen! - Duel - Cougar - TMB Design - etc etc...
Propaganda:	Anything you want to say?
Seck-4:	To all the upcoming crews, Don't labour under the impression that you are the best!, prove what you are worth, and match you mentality on what you released. Don't walk with your heads in the clouds, and most important of all, don't be so arrogant !, we are all human, try to have some REAL friendship with long letters and so on, thats what it all was ment to be before it went wrong... I wish everybody lots of succes with their groups & releases... Be Original..