Farbrausch, or Farb-rausch, is a German group of demomakers.
Group The group became well known in the demoscene in December 2000 with a 64k intro called "fr-08: .the .product". The demo achieved its small size through the use of procedural textures, a custom MIDI-based software synthesizer V2 (controlled through a sequencer called Logic Audio), and a modified version of UPX executable compressor, ".the .product" is an 11-minute 3-D show featuring complex scenes of computer generated imagery.
The name "Farbrausch" translates literally to "color rush", where rush means variously "intoxication, drunkenness, high, ecstasy, and state of euphoria." This serves as a core theme across the otherwise multifaceted topics in Farbrausch demos, which cover futuristic or abstract technology, dystopian cityscapes and even quantum mechanics.
Their work has won numerous awards. In 2004, a subdivision of farbrausch called ".theprodukkt" released a 96 kB first-person shooter game named .kkrieger, and an earlier version of the tool they currently use to produce some of their demos, named ".werkkzeug", or "Tool".
Farbrausch give their releases a "product code", in the format "fr-0#". The numbers do not specify the order of release — the members have stated that they allocate the numbers as they start working on the project, not when they finish it. Non-serious releases receive negative numbers.
The group has periodically released improved compositions such as "fr-019: Poem to a Horse", "fr-030: Candytron" or "fr-025: The.Popular.Demo". The.Popular.Demo and debris. are among the most highly favored demos on the demoscene index, Pouet. The.Popular.Demo also received the "Public Choice Award" from the 2003 scene.org awards, and debris. won the 2007 scene.org award for best direction.
In 2009, Farbrausch released .detuned, an interactive demo for the PlayStation 3, again under the name .theprodukkt.
In 2012 Farbrausch released the source code of many of their demo tools on GitHub.fr_public on github.com
Notable demo releases and awards TitleTypeAwardsfr-05: Konsumdemo2nd place at Evoke 2000fr-06: Black 2000demo1st place at Dialogos 2000fr-08: .the .product (a.k.a. The Product)64kB intro1st place at The Party 2000 fr-010: Art (in cooperation with Scoopex)64kB intro1st place at Mekka & Symposium 2001fr-011: ms2001 invitation64kB intro1st place at Mekka & Symposium 2001fr-012: kapitaldemo4th at Mekka & Symposium 2001fr-013: Flybyeinvitation introfor The Party 2001fr-018: AGBGBA demo1st place at Woest 2002 (wild demo)fr-019: Poem to a Horse64kB intro1st place at Mekka & Symposium 2002, scene.org award nominee - best intro & best effects of 2002; the first demoscene production to be shown at SIGGRAPH fr-020: In Controldemo3rd place at Mekka & Symposium 2002fr-022: Ein.Schlag64kB intro2nd place at Mekka & Symposium 2002fr-029: Dopplerdefekt64kB intro1st place at The Ultimate Meeting 2002, scene.org award nominee - most original concept of 2002fr-024: Welcome to...64kB intro2nd place at 0a000h 2003fr-025: The.Popular.Demodemo1st place at Breakpoint 2003, scene.org award winner - public's choice of 2003, nominee - best effects, best demo, & best soundtrack of 2003fr-030: Candytron64kB intro2nd place at Breakpoint 2003, scene.org award winner - best intro of 2003fr-031: Faded Memoriesdemo12th place at Assembly 2003, scene.org award nominee - best graphics of 2003fr-034: Time Index (in cooperation with Haujobb)64kB intro2nd place at Simulaatio 2003, scene.org award nominee - best intro of 2003fr-036: Zeitmaschinedemo1st place at The Ultimate Meeting 2003fr-037: The Code Inside (in cooperation with mfx)invitation demofor Breakpoint 2004fr-038: Thetademo2nd place at The Ultimate Meeting 2004fr-039: Collage Factionwild demo2nd place at Breakpoint 2004fr-040pc 4k8th place at Breakpoint 2004 fr-044: Patient Zero64kB intro1st place at Simulaatio 2005fr-045: Life Afterdemo11th place at Breakpoint 2005fr-046: Basso Continuodemo4th place at Evoke 2005fr-048: Precision64kB intro4th place at Assembly 2006fr-049: Of Spirits Takeninvitation demofor Breakpoint 2006fr-052: Platinum64kB intro1st place at The Ultimate Meeting 2006fr-041: debris.demo1st place at Breakpoint 2007, scene.org award winner - best direction of 2007, nominee - best demo, best effects, public choice of 2007fr-055: 828demo1st place at Icons 2007fr-043: rovedemo2nd place at Breakpoint 2010fr-063: Magellandemo1st place at The Ultimate Meeting 2010
References
External links Farbrausch main website All Farbrausch demos on pouet.net Farbrausch tool source code (with executables for .werkkzeug4) Farbrausch .werkkzeug1 demotool A Windows executable for the Farbrausch .werkkzeug3 demotool The V2 synthesizer : Features an interview with DOJ of farbrausch who explains the history of "Elitegroup" and of Farbrausch. (MP3 audio) An Interview with the Farbrausch Group (video, in German) Making of .the .product