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STS-04: Instant Zen by Synesthetics
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rulez added on the 2005-07-31 09:35:44 by tomaes 
<3
that one is sooo great! the clouds are v impressive, the music fits very well, that one is the winner for me \o/!
Nice.
"Nah, I didn't make a demo for Assembly" :-)
"Nah, I didn't make a demo for Assembly" :-)
Very very clean and nice demo. Good clean design, very interesting music, perfect transitions. Synestetics are "N.k.o.t.s." (New kids on the scene), but they are kicking very hard.
Technicall: there are very much slowdowns (to 2 - 5 fps) in the transition between scenes ony my A2600XP +Radeon 9100
Technicall: there are very much slowdowns (to 2 - 5 fps) in the transition between scenes ony my A2600XP +Radeon 9100
Wow, a true beauty with nice flow. Ran smooth here, great work.
cheezy cheeze and the cheeze cheezers are back in town.
the cloud scene was pretty much what sold it - but then again, it was worth it.
the cloud scene was pretty much what sold it - but then again, it was worth it.
the clouds are amazing, but so is the overall feel..great choice of colors and good music that somehow gave me the feeling of being held back from what it could have been. beautiful
nice clouds-scene.. if the overall demo had a certain coherent colorscheme to it, it couldve rocked more badly than now!
Synesthetics REALLY suck.
Awesome atmosphere!
great transitions, great flow
nice nice nice
nice nice nice
I like it. The Dof is fantastic and the flow with the music is great
Amazing! =) Btw.. next year at BP I want a new version of the sticker with STS included =)
Works very well for me
Little Fluffy Clouds rule :-)
Wonderful music, beautiful visuals.
Peace to Synesthetics.
Peace to Synesthetics.
Those primary colours are ugly, but otherwise I really like this demo. It's very relaxing and the music is exceptional and made the demo a pleasure to watch.
Nice Music.. Nice Piano.. Nice Visuals..
great!
great!
Some stuff imported from your previous demo, the clouds scene was good, but everything is way too slow (especially when you're mixing two scenes).
Maybe you should quit the demos numbering stuff, it looks too much like farbrausch wanabee.
Maybe you should quit the demos numbering stuff, it looks too much like farbrausch wanabee.
Yeah people who put fr-blah in front of their things suck.
The clouds kick total and complete ass.
The clouds kick total and complete ass.
It won for me. The ASD demo is also great, no doubt, but i was able to get the mood of this more. Great stuff.
nice clouds. rendering style and music way too cheesy.
I just hope that Curly and LB will deliver the prizes to the kids fastly, since this totally rules.
well... instant zen!
wow. just WOW.
wow. just WOW.
Oh well, beside the demo the soundtrack is awesome! It really rocks :)
the green grass was way too green but otherwise it was instant zen.
my favourite from the compo, even if it does run pretty slow
So very very cool!
instant favorite!
Great music and beautifull clouds. Some scenes are great, some not so interesting. (prolly I think not because it was so slow even here?)
Nice demo, great music.
Wow.. Very impressive. Runs a tad slow, but the flow, visuals and music are great. Maybe some of the colors are a little too extreme, but the cloud scene is stunning. Perhaps some optimization in a final to make it more smoothly? A well deserved thumb up!
beautiful! SYNESTHETICS SUCK!
Fuckings to Synesthetics!
YES!
nice
anywhere to download the mp3?
oh.. ok, found it..
Promised Land by Man with no alias
and also..
Promised Land by Man with no alias (feat Caroline)
:)~
Promised Land by Man with no alias
and also..
Promised Land by Man with no alias (feat Caroline)
:)~
Really nice, but not really my thing. Thumb up for the good quality of it regardless.
nice
You may have my children !
really nice demo.
great design.
good some fx.
the best of music!!
great design.
good some fx.
the best of music!!
I love Synesthetics. They're so soft and cuddly! Nice atmosphere from start to finish, and unlike many other demogroups, these guys use the frame quite well -- they're not obsessed with constantly rotating around dead center.
Nicest skies ever!
nice sky effect, however becomes boring after the 3rd or 4th time. I find the rest of the demo messy with weak colours and a low frame rate. Music is quite nice, however would have sounded much better without that horrible bassdrum.
Way cool ... sometimes a bit unconnected scenes, but the 'fly through the clouds' is purely a Great idea ( and well done, moreover )
very nice music and flow. adjustments in color scheme couldn't hurt. all in all a very enjoyable show.
It's a amazing demo. The music and the landscape are in harmony. It's really great.
you know a soundtrack is great when you can listen to it for a month and not get tired of it.
some of the scenes are way too green, some of them are too empty, and i don't like realism at all, but all in all i still get happy.
oh and the water rocks.
btw where is sts 01 and 02? ;)
some of the scenes are way too green, some of them are too empty, and i don't like realism at all, but all in all i still get happy.
oh and the water rocks.
btw where is sts 01 and 02? ;)
leia, how have you been able to listen to the soundtrack for a month if this demo was released yesterday?!
but yeah, this demo makes you happy.
but yeah, this demo makes you happy.
Blew my shoes off
dodke: if you didnt see it, i was the one picking up the price for the vocal version of the track in the freestly music compo.
obviously that meant i delivered it, so now it's only about how long it's been ready, aint it?
obviously that meant i delivered it, so now it's only about how long it's been ready, aint it?
i can't spell :(
nice
One of the great demos of this compo. Perhaps the clouds were a bit over-used but they ruled on the bigscreen. Love the soundtrack too.
I think I forgot to mention how much I loved the soundtrack in this demo. The sound quality is fantastic.
very cool clouds but the clouds part a little bit slow my card. :( very wonderful demo ;)
Very nice stuff
nice graphics, but the flow in this demo really sucks and personally i think it shoulnt have ranked this high.
Quite a crowdpleaser demo, but a nice one at that. I didn't like the red cubes though, they didn't seem to fit in. I also really wish you'd have included the vocals with the tune. Still, a pretty enjoyable one.
Leia: _Every_ great group starts with 03 ;)
....yes it is a good demo but Aeon Flux was way better, after a few watching this demo I must say that I dont like that Clouds fly-by scene, technically it is good, but this cloud scene do no fit to design of other scenes presented in demo.
Still worth watching.......
Still worth watching.......
Solid demo. Music is good, nice DOF effect in some parts, and then ofcourse the cloud parts which is what I think pushed it to such a high place in the compo.
it was ok...
i hate them ^o^
stylicious
Oh yeah I love(d) that one.
Synesthetics = Oh yeah !
really nice 'n slick production. the mixture of scenes doesn't convince me that much - it's mainly the impressively beautiful music which makes the whole thing kind of coherent.
cheeeeseee
Yeah. It was yeeeh.
these guys are moving in the right direction! Keep 'em coming, I will gladly keep watching!
good but too repetative
for the clouds and musics
Very nice demo and music (even without bass).
Nice clouds!
nice, but really cheesy.
also performs rather slow on a radeon9600.
also performs rather slow on a radeon9600.
I love the music! TB303 sounds and piano? Where do I sign? ;)
I really did enjoy watching this prod, the music is so sexy, kind of calm and it makes me feel somewhat good. a huge thumb reaching the sky!
excellent music and very enjoyable demo. congratz!
nice one. I especially enjoyed the black shader on the blood sucker.
not really my style, but really damn fine. obviously i like the part that looks like medium best.
nice! I like the music a lot!
eh.
rulez.
Great prod. A "traditional demo" style done right. Nice clouds.
I enjoyed it.
Totally lovely! Clouds and DOF part with those black tentacles look really good.
<3 <3 <3 A beautiful demo that actually runs on my videocard. Everything was perfect, from the music all the way down to the extral little graphical details. This will definitely be the demo I use to introduce new people to the demoscene from now on.
nice and calm :)
zen
Great!
Especially with beer. <3
Especially with beer. <3
Nice moody music. The clouds are just beautiful. Great demo! Especially with beer @ 3am. 8-)
it sux / rulez
decent work, but somewhat overrated.
synesthetics show people how to reach the best vote/effort rate.
synesthetics show people how to reach the best vote/effort rate.
Doesn't have the cutting edge pc hardware but not such an old gfx card either. But it does NOT run.
really nice, except for that last river scene.
I see lots of fx executed at once, but does it have to be slow on a r9800 ?
anyway, ROX!
I see lots of fx executed at once, but does it have to be slow on a r9800 ?
anyway, ROX!
I must admit that I really feel like punching Man With No Alias in the groin for the catchy track (it was *hell* on the way to Scene Event) -if only we knew what party he would go to next ;)
how much are you willing to pay for that intelligence info nuey?
I feel so low so Noob i even didnt take drugs to enjoy it!!R@!!!r@!!! Good JoB !!! really love IT
\o/ <3 very *very* nice
Love it.
- gay music!! sounds like a one fingered pompous monkey playing the piano.Sounds like Tarzans first go at a love techno tune for Jane.
- The colour of the landscape/background sky/water looks a bit like a "my first program using SGI Performer OpenGL API" tutorial app. I don't like really black->strong blue-> white gradients either. Looks like a "my first amiga 64k intro" which will get thumbs up because it is on amiga. Do the terrain in terragen next time and go for gold.
+ The other parts of the music which doesn't involve the piano.
+ Clouds are really neat.
+ Nice sun reflection in the water, maybe a few more types of sprites would be nice though to remove the "looks like my first water/sun reflections which have equal shapes everywhere" effect.
+ ACE depth of field. Really raunchy of you to overdo it to show it properly.
+ Cool liquidy snakes and general flowinfg ribbon effects.
equals thumb
- The colour of the landscape/background sky/water looks a bit like a "my first program using SGI Performer OpenGL API" tutorial app. I don't like really black->strong blue-> white gradients either. Looks like a "my first amiga 64k intro" which will get thumbs up because it is on amiga. Do the terrain in terragen next time and go for gold.
+ The other parts of the music which doesn't involve the piano.
+ Clouds are really neat.
+ Nice sun reflection in the water, maybe a few more types of sprites would be nice though to remove the "looks like my first water/sun reflections which have equal shapes everywhere" effect.
+ ACE depth of field. Really raunchy of you to overdo it to show it properly.
+ Cool liquidy snakes and general flowinfg ribbon effects.
equals thumb
Amazingly relaxing. Very nice visuals...
same as loaderror
yes, they really sux. but they'll never sux like kewlers anyway
wow. peace to sts.
Very nice
Low framerate for no obvious reason here and there though (GF 6600 GT + Athlon 64 3000)
Low framerate for no obvious reason here and there though (GF 6600 GT + Athlon 64 3000)
Some scenes are very nice.
Quote:
you know a soundtrack is great when you can listen to it for a month and not get tired of it.
I take it you have not been locked in a moving vehicle with me, my m:robe and that track for at least a couple of hours.
excellent ideas, rotten music and what's up with combining fluffy clouds with generated (=ugly) landscapes?!
Best scene music 2005 so far. Comes very close to the music video metaphore.
Lots of shiny plastic and cubes. While a lot of effort went into this and technically parts of it may be excellent it still ends up a weak thumbs down in my book. Still easily worth watching if you can't get enough of demos.
i disagree on philosophical grounds with any demo called 'instant zen'.
but not a bad demo.. a little unrefined but watchable.
but not a bad demo.. a little unrefined but watchable.
just great!
Very nice
cute!
favourite demo in 2k5
really lovely!
relaxing
solid demo!
as much as i really want to like it (and i tried so often by watching it over and over again) ... i just can't. because obviously it can't get any cheesier than this. while a good design might have helped, unfortunately there isn't any.
So sweet, eye-candyness galore.
Romantic but not over-cheesy.
A great demo !
Romantic but not over-cheesy.
A great demo !
really lovely.. especially the clouds
good
Totally nice. I especially like the beginning and the greetings part. Oh, and it has cubes \o/
Stingray: Wot? And you don't like variform..It has to be said that this has more OpenGL tutorial to it and more 3D studio seamless texture collection to it than variform.. its the clouds right?
The clouds feel SO real.
Where's the soundtrack to this btw?
Where's the soundtrack to this btw?
Loady: Well, the clouds are nice but I love the beginning even more since it reminds me of Andromeda's Nexus 7 for some reason. :) And I totally dig the cubes! :D All demos should have cubes. :)
Beatiful soundtrack.
SECOND BEST DEMO TRAX EVAR!
Never heard from Synesthetics before the bp06. Also can't beleive you are really new to the scene. Actually downloaded every demo from you and every of them was a nice surprise. Respect from a new fan of yours.
Not commented this one until now?? Beautiful Production - Stylish, Great Visuals and Fantastic Soundtrack - Synesthetics rocks :)
congratulations to four well deserved scene.org award nominations!
so great, and brilliant tune. Compliments!
WOW this is absolutely beautiful. Truly especial.
Leaves me with mixed feelings, some parts are cool some boring.
peaceful
Instant thumb up!
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great one, but personally I find the soundtrack a rather boring collection of soft-synth-pop/idm cliches that somewhat riuns the feeling of it...
=)
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Terrible
very atmospheric
Music design code everything in this demo is great
so a very very very big thumb up
very atmospheric
Music design code everything in this demo is great
so a very very very big thumb up
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
G R E A T S T U F F !!!!!
music 10/10
graphics 10/10
G R E A T S T U F F !!!!!
music 10/10
graphics 10/10
cheesy demo
awful music
awful music
For some reason I keep coming back to this. In one way it is cheesy and terrible, but in another way it is smooth and cool and peaceful and really nice to brush your teeth to in the morning before leaving for work.
i like the last scene of impelling the camera upon river.
stakka: what's your real point? are you trying to decrease the average of this demo? how can you say the music of this demo is awful?
for me, the soundtrack to this demo is one of the greatest if not the best that my ears had the pleasure to listen to - genial motive and experienced edits to combine this primary motive with the secondary to produce 5 min tune that does not bore at all. the visuals tries to keep the pace, but though ther're nice, they doesn't reach so high the music does.
instant zen is a notable demoscene experience.
for me, the soundtrack to this demo is one of the greatest if not the best that my ears had the pleasure to listen to - genial motive and experienced edits to combine this primary motive with the secondary to produce 5 min tune that does not bore at all. the visuals tries to keep the pace, but though ther're nice, they doesn't reach so high the music does.
instant zen is a notable demoscene experience.
really zen
kewl
Not the best from synesthetics, but still absolutely exceptional! Now go do more goa-demos! :D
cool
perfect music.
love
I feel very lucky that i have watched it when it was first released on the big screen. I thought it was going to beat iconoclast but didn't express my thoughts to Navis just for the good luck of it. The music is exceptional as always :)
Thank you guys, it is a really pleasant experience.
Thank you guys, it is a really pleasant experience.
OMG
very coool! great music
oh my... clouds are great!
Great demo, and it's got the best STS soundtrack so far.
very nice. stress my hardware :p
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Really nice, but not really my thing. Thumb up for the good quality of it regardless.
Ok... change of mind. Now very definitely my thing.
i like it.
great music
Very nice, except for the river/water scene...
Demos need more star-wars style wipes. This is pro.
i´m in love with fluffy clouds :)
oef!!
Nice nice nice!!
<3
yes, this is already a classic
This music makes me feel so good. It's playing on DI fm chillout.
belated thumb. a very beautiful demo
What?! No thumb from me? Shame on me then...
shame on me too. No thumb from me? until now!
what kusma said.
it sux / rulez
Excellently synched clouding!
This is my go-to favorite, this is what I whip out when I feel like putting a smile on my face.
Forgotten thumb.
still one of the best, especially the clouds
Thi is fucking great and outstanding demo!
love is all
L O V E
Nah, too cheesy for my taste.
visuals
it's a good demo. some elements could have been brought out better like using different or softer colors or shading methods. I suppose you didnt have time to polish it. music is a little too repetive and soft. thumbs up anyway.
Fantastic work. Really beautiful cloud scene in the middle and everything feels like "zen" if there is such a notion. Keep it up!
Love it, wish sts would release more prods like this. ;)
oh, i didn't thumb it up yet? This is so awesome. ;) lovely prod.
peaceful
Thumb was missing!
yeeeeeeeeeeeah
Yay
full of beauty
CONSUMMATE! Beautiful. And the clouds are just one part of it. Everything is so shimmering, warm and bright. One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
Thumb
Such a lovely chillout track and a chillout demo :)
really decent one
Nice clean demo. Very atmospheric. Sweet rendeeing, great spiral , lovely clouds. Ran like a tortoise carrying some very heavy shopping after the flu.
really nice, works like a charm on today's hardware
Beautiful music, very nice visuals.
It's good, but not enough for thumb. Anyways, the flight through the clouds is beautiful :)
zen indeed
Simply beautiful.
Couple of nice effects, but otherwise not that good looking. Music suxx.
Nice looking at.
Love it, very relaxing and looks beutiful. Big thumbs up.
*sniffles*
The soundtrack is one of my all-time favourites!
of course
great! really cool music!
my thumb !
instant love years ago.
Beautiful clouds, really pleasant music. <3
I love this one! Chilled out and great feeling :)
!!!!!!!!!
For some obscure reason, the soundrack is stuck in my head since revision! Love it!
Yeah this did not age well for me, my least favorite STS demo. A good idea but the outcome is one huge block of cheese impossible for me to swallow.
what sensenstahl said <3
*sigh*
Finally it's running smooth in HiRes and "AA on" with my new graphics card. I would love to see a real Full-HD Version of this Masterpiece.
Is Synesthetics still out there?
Is Synesthetics still out there?
The first three seconds alone captivates me, again and again. Soothing tune, and visuals that just caress it.
If i'd ever be on a lonely island with a puter, I'd chose this demo to play along for ages.
Tune, sync, feel <3
If i'd ever be on a lonely island with a puter, I'd chose this demo to play along for ages.
Tune, sync, feel <3
Hah.
Great chilled piece, lovely music.
Instant love when I saw it on the big screen back then.
oh
I cringed a bit over the choice of colors for the sky and grass, in an otherwise beautiful and very well put prod, with a style that reminds me of several Japanese demos.
One of those demos that got me interested in the scene.
Instant win.
Another big favorite of mine from Synesthetics, once again with unique visuals and an amazing music.
Can't believe I never thumbed this. Have watched it loads of times. Very pleasant demo.
What mog said
forgotten thumb
demo is awesome
demo is awesome
kurli magic
Awesome
Somehow I've learned to appreciate this, a lot actually. There's a certain professional aura here, only marred by the usual realtime artifacts like aliasing, bilinear artifacts, low resolution textures, etc. Other than that this definitely could've been a music video for some cheesy downtempo-trance track of the era like... like exactly the one in this demo :). The music is stylistically absolutely not my taste, but I love its serene melodies and how well the visuals are married together to it. Kaupallista potentiaalia, as they used to say.
cloudburst meets enlight the surreal :) awesome!
it works for me ♡
i still love this demo so much.
Have never seen this one before.
Interesting demo.
Perhaps could have had less STS logo in it. But it is a personal note.
Interesting demo.
Perhaps could have had less STS logo in it. But it is a personal note.
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