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Podcast Episode #132 - Netlabels with Simon Carless

Simon Carless is a former Amiga musician and founder/owner of the Monotonik netlabel, which rose to prominence in the late '90s and early '00s. Joerg and guest co-host Martin Wisniowski pick his brain about this unique time in the development of the internet, independent labels, and music distribution. (Interview begins at 19:15)

Links related to this episode:

• Simon Carless: https://www.simoncarless.com
• GameDiscoverCo: https://gamediscover.co

• Simon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simoncarless
• GamesDiscoverCo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamediscoverco
• Simon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simoncarless/
• Simon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SimonCarless
  
  

Other links related to this episode:

• Monotonik on Archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20060902140252/http://www.mono211.com/content/news.html
• Netlabel Archive: https://netlabelarchive.org/
• Monotonik on the Netlabel Archive: https://netlabelarchive.org/netlabels/monotonik/
• Conor Kirby-Long: https://khonnor.bandcamp.com
• AHX Tracker: http://amigascne.org/abyss/ahx/
• Archive.org: https://archive.org
• Tucows PD/Shareware Collection has been retired: https://tucows.com/retired/
• Glenn Rune Gallefoss: https://soundcloud.com/glennrg-2
• Hypnospace Outlaw: https://www.hypnospace.net

Stuff we talked about:

• The Settlers Closed Beta: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/the-settlers/the-settlers
• The Blizzard Arcade Collection: https://eu.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/blizzard-arcade-collection
• Blizzard Celebration Collection: https://eu.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/celebration-collection
• Rock N' Roll Racing 1.0 (demo) : https://rock-n-roll-racing.en.uptodown.com/windows
• DRock N' Roll Racing: The Complete History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk-yqOOpa6k
• Motor Rock: https://www.yardteam.org/mr/eng/index.html
• OverShoot Battle Race: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318280/OverShoot_Battle_Race/
• Joerg's Posts on how to Play Certain PC Games on Windows 11: https://www.nafcom.eu/?s=windows+11

Referenced Materials:

• Scene World Historical Interview with Stewart Chiefet
  
• Scene World Podcast #77 with Jason Scott
  

These Guys:

• Nodepond: https://www.nodepond.com/
• Nodepond on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nodepond/
• Nodepond on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/nodepond/
• Nodepond on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/node3000research
• Nodepond's Art for Sale: https://nodepond-art.netlify.app

• Joerg's crap blog: https://nafcom.eu/
• Joerg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nafcom
• Joerg on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nafcom

Music by Altraz: http://martindrake.net
Intro promo by Mike Witschi: http://musikfladen.de (German)

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