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	* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]		* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]])

	* ''[[Solitaire ▶︎\|Solitaire]]'', an ambient rap track paired with the lifting, modifying, and redistributing of [[Microsoft\|Microsoft Windows]]' proprietary "[[Microsoft-solitaire\|Solitaire]]" or SOL.EXE software.		* ''[[Solitaire ▶︎\|Solitaire]]'', an ambient rap track paired with the lifting, modifying, and redistributing of [[Microsoft\|Microsoft Windows]]' proprietary "[[Microsoft-solitaire\|Solitaire]]" or SOL.EXE software.

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	* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.		* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.

	[[File:~~BSOD~~-1.png]]		[[File:deep-blue-wins.png]]

	* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]		* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]

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	* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.		* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.

	[File:~~deep~~-~~blue-wins~~.png]		[[File:BSOD-1.png]]

	* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]		* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]

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	* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.		* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.

	[File::deep-blue-wins.png]		[File:deep-blue-wins.png]

	* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]		* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]

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	* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.		* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.

	[File::deep-blue-wins.png]]		[File::deep-blue-wins.png]

	* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]		* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]

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	Underground hacker/rap collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. Associated individuals include the rappers Aeon Flux, Kevin Venom, and LKA Hades AKA Hades of the Underworld, the producers Kevorkian and IllI\|IllIl\|\|lI AKA [[error\|BARCODE]], and the hackers fantom_limb AKA S.O.T.A (State of the Art) and The Mechanic. The group was inspired partially by the work of [[error\|Hideo Kojima]], specifically the [[Metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for the [[Nes\|NES]] platform by the [[Konami\|Konami Corp]]. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer/phone hacking (or [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music. The group first became known for "phreaque leaking", a process in which illegally [[BladeEnc]]'d .mp3's were secretly embedded on various hacked websites. The group's most prominent phreaque leaks include:		Underground hacker/rap collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. Associated individuals include the rappers Aeon Flux, Kevin Venom, and LKA Hades AKA Hades of the Underworld, the producers Kevorkian and IllI\|IllIl\|\|lI AKA [[error\|BARCODE]], and the hackers fantom_limb AKA S.O.T.A (State of the Art) and The Mechanic. The group was inspired partially by the work of [[error\|Hideo Kojima]], specifically the [[Metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for the [[Nes\|NES]] platform by the [[Konami\|Konami Corp]]. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer/phone hacking (or [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music. The group first became known for "phreaque leaking", a process in which illegally [[BladeEnc]]'d .mp3's were secretly embedded on various hacked websites. The group's most prominent phreaque leaks include:
	* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.		* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.

			[File::deep-blue-wins.png]]

	* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]		* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]

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	==Konami Dream==		===Konami Dream===
	'''[related: Luk Thung, ~~PhrequeLeaking~~]'''		'''[related: Luk Thung, Phreaque Leak, BARCODE, Aeon Flux (rapper), LKA Hades, Kevin Venom, S.O.T.A]'''
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	~~An underground~~ collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. The group was inspired partially by the work of Hideo Kojima, specifically the [[~~metal~~-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for NES platform by the [[Konami]] ~~Corp~~. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer hacking (~~and~~ [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music . ~~Konami Dream sampled elements from anime soundtracks~~, ~~including~~ [[~~Susumu Hirasawa~~]]'s [[Berserk\|''Beserk'']], electronic Luk Thung, or Thai country music, including work by Pumpuang Duangjan, intermingling manipulated found sounds with newly produced synthesizer and drum machine parts. Lyrically, the group focused on ~~issues of technology, heroism, anti-capitalism, and blackness in America~~. ~~Though the~~ group ~~has gone to great lengths to shield its identity, presumably in part due to the illegal nature of its hacking activity, Konami Dream is commonly associated with the extended mid-1990~~'s ~~hacking groups [[~~The-~~legion-of-doom\|Legion of Doom]], [[The-legion-of-doom\|Masters of Deception]], and~~ [[~~Cult-of-the-dead-cow\|Cult of the Dead Cow~~]]~~, that latter of which also produced and released original music. The group~~'~~s first mixtapes were disseminated via a process it dubbed "PhrequeLeaking"~~ - a process in which audio was embedded on a hacked corporate or government site, <ref>Tools employed in this pursuit included the blatantly illegal and poorly functioning [[BladeEnc\|BladeEnc]] mp3 encoder, a program in part responsible for the remarkably poor audio quality of the group's initial singles.</ref> a technique perhaps best exemplified by the release of their debut single [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']] on ~~IBM's~~ [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] ~~World Wide Web~~ page~~. Following the departure~~ of ~~it's original producer, the restless digital-enthusiast and modular synthesist~~ [~~BARCODE], Konami Dream used~~ [~~[mindvox\|MindVox~~]] ISP(Internet Service Provider) as their primary means of distribution, and their only publicized performance took place at an official MindVox showcase event in which they displayed illegally rom-hacked NES graphics <ref>Using the notorious [[NESticle\|NESticle]] platform.</ref>. The group displayed a notable obsession with the ill-fated [[NeXT BlackBox3\|NeXT BlackBox<sup>3</sup>]] gaming system, reportedly often performing enmeshed in a three screen projections mirroring the console's ~~three-television display gimmick~~.		Underground hacker/rap collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. Associated individuals include the rappers Aeon Flux, Kevin Venom, and LKA Hades AKA Hades of the Underworld, the producers Kevorkian and IllI\|IllIl\|\|lI AKA [[error\|BARCODE]], and the hackers fantom_limb AKA S.O.T.A (State of the Art) and The Mechanic. The group was inspired partially by the work of [[error\|Hideo Kojima]], specifically the [[Metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for the [[Nes\|NES]] platform by the [[Konami\|Konami Corp]]. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer/phone hacking (or [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music. The group first became known for "phreaque leaking", a process in which illegally [[BladeEnc]]'d .mp3's were secretly embedded on various hacked websites. The group's most prominent phreaque leaks include:
			* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.

	~~<br>~~		* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]

			* ''[[Solitaire ▶︎\|Solitaire]]'', an ambient rap track paired with the lifting, modifying, and redistributing of [[Microsoft\|Microsoft Windows]]' proprietary "[[Microsoft-solitaire\|Solitaire]]" or SOL.EXE software.

	'''⧉ref#''' [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/~~hal~~ ''~~HAL~~'']]		Though not technically a phreaque leak, Konami followed "Solitaire" with ''[[Judgement-day ▶︎\|Judgement Day]]'', a three part audiovisual diatribe against various capitalistic power structures pirated atop a rerun of a late night [[NY1]] broadcast.. Following the untimely departures of S.O.T.A. and BARCODE , the group pivoted to self-released mixtapes, beginning with 1997's anime-inspired ''[[Berserk! ▶︎\|Berserk!]]'', a 20-minute hype-laden romp produced by new producer, [[Jacob-Kevorkian\|Kevorkian]]. ''Berserk!'''s released generated commercial interest in the group, leading to conflict and, eventually, internal fracture, with Kevorkian and rapper LKA Hades departing to pursue the ambitious though ill-fated LP ''Hellraiser'', an album containing an estimated $500k worth of uncleared samples.

			Artistically, Konami Dream's early sound leaned heavily on producer IllI\|IllIl\|\|lI AKA [[error\|BARCODE]]'s modular synth-heavy production. The group later shifted towards sampled elements - first from anime soundtracks, including [[Susumu Hirasawa]]'s ''[[Berserk]]'', and later to electronic ''luk thung'', or Thai country music, intermingling manipulated found sounds with newly produced synthesizer and drum machine parts. Lyrically, the group focused on issues of technology, heroism, anti-capitalism, and blackness in America. Though later shifting its focus almost exclusively to music production, Konami Dream remains associated with the extended mid-1990's hacking groups [[The-legion-of-doom\|Legion of Doom]], [[error\|Masters of Deception]], and [[Cult-of-the-dead-cow\|Cult of the Dead Cow]], the latter of which also produced and released original music. Konami Dream's music was originally disseminated via [[UseNet]] posting boards, and, later, via [[Hotline-connect\|Hotline Connect]]. The group displayed a notable obsession with the ill-fated [[NeXT_BlackBox3\|NeXT BlackBox3]] gaming system, reportedly once performing enmeshed in a three screen projection mirroring the console's three-television display gimmick.


			⧉ref# [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/hal ''HAL'']]

			⧉ref# [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/pole-position ''Pole Position'']]

			⧉ref# [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/solitaire ''Solitaire'']]

			⧉ref# [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/judgement-day ''Judgement Day'']]

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	An underground collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. The group was inspired partially by the work of Hideo Kojima, specifically the [[metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for NES platform by the [[Konami]] Corp. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer hacking (and [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music . Konami Dream sampled elements from anime soundtracks, including [[Susumu Hirasawa]]'s [[Berserk\|''Beserk'']], electronic Luk Thung, or Thai country music, including work by Pumpuang Duangjan, intermingling manipulated found sounds with newly produced synthesizer and drum machine parts. Lyrically, the group focused on issues of technology, heroism, anti-capitalism, and blackness in America. Though the group has gone to great lengths to shield its identity, presumably in part due to the illegal nature of its hacking activity, Konami Dream is commonly associated with the extended mid-1990's hacking groups [[The-legion-of-doom\|Legion of Doom]], [[The-legion-of-doom\|Masters of Deception]], and [[Cult-of-the-dead-cow\|Cult of the Dead Cow]], that latter of which also produced and released original music. The group's first mixtapes were disseminated via a process it dubbed "~~phrequeleaking~~" - a process in which audio was embedded on a hacked corporate or government site <ref>Tools employed in this pursuit included the blatantly illegal and poorly functioning [[BladeEnc\|BladeEnc]] mp3 encoder, a program in part responsible for the remarkably poor audio quality of the group's initial singles.</ref> . Following the departure of it's original producer, the restless digital-enthusiast and modular synthesist [BARCODE], Konami Dream used [[mindvox\|MindVox]] ISP(Internet Service Provider) as their primary means of distribution, and their only publicized performance took place at an official MindVox showcase event in which they displayed illegally rom-hacked NES graphics <ref>Using the notorious [[NESticle\|NESticle]] platform.</ref>. The group displayed a notable obsession with the ill-fated [[NeXT BlackBox3\|NeXT BlackBox<sup>3</sup>]] gaming system, reportedly often performing enmeshed in a three screen projections mirroring the console's three-television display gimmick.		An underground collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. The group was inspired partially by the work of Hideo Kojima, specifically the [[metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for NES platform by the [[Konami]] Corp. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer hacking (and [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music . Konami Dream sampled elements from anime soundtracks, including [[Susumu Hirasawa]]'s [[Berserk\|''Beserk'']], electronic Luk Thung, or Thai country music, including work by Pumpuang Duangjan, intermingling manipulated found sounds with newly produced synthesizer and drum machine parts. Lyrically, the group focused on issues of technology, heroism, anti-capitalism, and blackness in America. Though the group has gone to great lengths to shield its identity, presumably in part due to the illegal nature of its hacking activity, Konami Dream is commonly associated with the extended mid-1990's hacking groups [[The-legion-of-doom\|Legion of Doom]], [[The-legion-of-doom\|Masters of Deception]], and [[Cult-of-the-dead-cow\|Cult of the Dead Cow]], that latter of which also produced and released original music. The group's first mixtapes were disseminated via a process it dubbed "PhrequeLeaking" - a process in which audio was embedded on a hacked corporate or government site, <ref>Tools employed in this pursuit included the blatantly illegal and poorly functioning [[BladeEnc\|BladeEnc]] mp3 encoder, a program in part responsible for the remarkably poor audio quality of the group's initial singles.</ref> a technique perhaps best exemplified by the release of their debut single [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']] on IBM's [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] World Wide Web page. Following the departure of it's original producer, the restless digital-enthusiast and modular synthesist [BARCODE], Konami Dream used [[mindvox\|MindVox]] ISP(Internet Service Provider) as their primary means of distribution, and their only publicized performance took place at an official MindVox showcase event in which they displayed illegally rom-hacked NES graphics <ref>Using the notorious [[NESticle\|NESticle]] platform.</ref>. The group displayed a notable obsession with the ill-fated [[NeXT BlackBox3\|NeXT BlackBox<sup>3</sup>]] gaming system, reportedly often performing enmeshed in a three screen projections mirroring the console's three-television display gimmick.

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	'''⧉ref#''' [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/hal ''HAL'']]		'''⧉ref#''' [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/hal ''HAL'']]

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	'''[related: Luk Thung, PhrequeLeaking]'''		'''[related: Luk Thung, PhrequeLeaking]'''
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	An underground collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. The group was inspired partially by the work of Hideo Kojima, specifically the [[metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for NES platform by the [[Konami]] Corp. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer hacking (and [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music . Konami Dream sampled elements from anime soundtracks, including [[Susumu Hirasawa]]'s [[Berserk\|''Beserk'']], electronic Luk Thung, or Thai country music, including work by Pumpuang Duangjan, intermingling manipulated found sounds with newly produced synthesizer and drum machine parts. Lyrically, the group focused on issues of technology, heroism, anti-capitalism, and blackness in America. Though the group has gone to great lengths to shield its identity, presumably in part due to the illegal nature of its hacking activity, Konami Dream is commonly associated with the extended mid-1990's hacking groups [[The-legion-of-doom\|Legion of Doom]], [[The-legion-of-doom\|Masters of Deception]], and [[Cult-of-the-dead-cow\|Cult of the Dead Cow]], that latter of which also produced and released original music. The group's first mixtapes were disseminated via a process it dubbed "phrequeleaking" - a process in which audio was embedded on a hacked corporate or government site <ref>Tools employed in this pursuit included the blatantly illegal and poorly functioning [[BladeEnc\|BladeEnc]] mp3 encoder, a program in part responsible for the remarkably poor audio quality of the group's initial singles.</ref> . Following the departure of it's original producer, the restless digital-enthusiast and modular synthesist [BARCODE], Konami Dream used [[mindvox\|MindVox]] ISP(Internet Service Provider) as their primary means of distribution, and their only publicized performance took place at an official MindVox showcase event in which they displayed illegally rom-hacked NES graphics <ref>Using the notorious [NESticle\|NESticle] platform.</ref>. The group displayed a notable obsession with the ill-fated [[NeXT BlackBox3\|NeXT BlackBox<sup>3</sup>]] gaming system, reportedly often performing enmeshed in a three screen projections mirroring the console's three-television display gimmick.		An underground collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. The group was inspired partially by the work of Hideo Kojima, specifically the [[metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for NES platform by the [[Konami]] Corp. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer hacking (and [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music . Konami Dream sampled elements from anime soundtracks, including [[Susumu Hirasawa]]'s [[Berserk\|''Beserk'']], electronic Luk Thung, or Thai country music, including work by Pumpuang Duangjan, intermingling manipulated found sounds with newly produced synthesizer and drum machine parts. Lyrically, the group focused on issues of technology, heroism, anti-capitalism, and blackness in America. Though the group has gone to great lengths to shield its identity, presumably in part due to the illegal nature of its hacking activity, Konami Dream is commonly associated with the extended mid-1990's hacking groups [[The-legion-of-doom\|Legion of Doom]], [[The-legion-of-doom\|Masters of Deception]], and [[Cult-of-the-dead-cow\|Cult of the Dead Cow]], that latter of which also produced and released original music. The group's first mixtapes were disseminated via a process it dubbed "phrequeleaking" - a process in which audio was embedded on a hacked corporate or government site <ref>Tools employed in this pursuit included the blatantly illegal and poorly functioning [[BladeEnc\|BladeEnc]] mp3 encoder, a program in part responsible for the remarkably poor audio quality of the group's initial singles.</ref> . Following the departure of it's original producer, the restless digital-enthusiast and modular synthesist [BARCODE], Konami Dream used [[mindvox\|MindVox]] ISP(Internet Service Provider) as their primary means of distribution, and their only publicized performance took place at an official MindVox showcase event in which they displayed illegally rom-hacked NES graphics <ref>Using the notorious [[NESticle\|NESticle]] platform.</ref>. The group displayed a notable obsession with the ill-fated [[NeXT BlackBox3\|NeXT BlackBox<sup>3</sup>]] gaming system, reportedly often performing enmeshed in a three screen projections mirroring the console's three-television display gimmick.

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	'''⧉ref#''' [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/hal ''HAL'']]		'''⧉ref#''' [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/hal ''HAL'']]

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	'''[related: Luk Thung]'''		'''[related: Luk Thung, PhrequeLeaking]'''
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	An underground collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. The group was inspired partially by the work of Hideo Kojima, specifically the [[metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for NES platform by the [[Konami]] Corp. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer hacking (and [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music . Konami Dream sampled elements from anime soundtracks, including [[Susumu Hirasawa]]'s [[Berserk\|''Beserk'']], electronic Luk Thung, or Thai country music, including work by Pumpuang Duangjan, intermingling manipulated found sounds with newly produced synthesizer and drum machine parts. Lyrically, the group focused on issues of technology, heroism, anti-capitalism, and blackness in America. Though the group has gone to great lengths to shield its identity, presumably in part due to the illegal nature of its hacking activity, Konami Dream is commonly associated with the extended mid-1990's hacking groups [[The-legion-of-doom\|Legion of Doom]], [[The-legion-of-doom\|Masters of Deception]], and [[Cult-of-the-dead-cow\|Cult of the Dead Cow]], that latter of which also produced and released original music. The group's first mixtapes were disseminated via a process it dubbed "~~phreakleaking~~" - a process in which audio was embedded on a hacked corporate or government site <ref>Tools employed in this pursuit included the blatantly illegal and poorly functioning [[BladeEnc\|BladeEnc]] mp3 encoder, a program in part responsible for the remarkably poor audio quality of the group's initial singles.</ref> . Following the departure of it's original producer, the restless digital-enthusiast and modular synthesist [BARCODE], Konami Dream used [[mindvox\|MindVox]] ISP(Internet Service Provider) as their primary means of distribution, and their only publicized performance took place at an official MindVox showcase event in which they displayed illegally rom-hacked NES graphics <ref>Using the notorious [NESticle\|NESticle] platform.</ref>. The group displayed a notable obsession with the ill-fated [[NeXT BlackBox3\|NeXT BlackBox<sup>3</sup>]] gaming system, reportedly often performing enmeshed in a three screen projections mirroring the console's three-television display gimmick.		An underground collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. The group was inspired partially by the work of Hideo Kojima, specifically the [[metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for NES platform by the [[Konami]] Corp. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer hacking (and [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music . Konami Dream sampled elements from anime soundtracks, including [[Susumu Hirasawa]]'s [[Berserk\|''Beserk'']], electronic Luk Thung, or Thai country music, including work by Pumpuang Duangjan, intermingling manipulated found sounds with newly produced synthesizer and drum machine parts. Lyrically, the group focused on issues of technology, heroism, anti-capitalism, and blackness in America. Though the group has gone to great lengths to shield its identity, presumably in part due to the illegal nature of its hacking activity, Konami Dream is commonly associated with the extended mid-1990's hacking groups [[The-legion-of-doom\|Legion of Doom]], [[The-legion-of-doom\|Masters of Deception]], and [[Cult-of-the-dead-cow\|Cult of the Dead Cow]], that latter of which also produced and released original music. The group's first mixtapes were disseminated via a process it dubbed "phrequeleaking" - a process in which audio was embedded on a hacked corporate or government site <ref>Tools employed in this pursuit included the blatantly illegal and poorly functioning [[BladeEnc\|BladeEnc]] mp3 encoder, a program in part responsible for the remarkably poor audio quality of the group's initial singles.</ref> . Following the departure of it's original producer, the restless digital-enthusiast and modular synthesist [BARCODE], Konami Dream used [[mindvox\|MindVox]] ISP(Internet Service Provider) as their primary means of distribution, and their only publicized performance took place at an official MindVox showcase event in which they displayed illegally rom-hacked NES graphics <ref>Using the notorious [NESticle\|NESticle] platform.</ref>. The group displayed a notable obsession with the ill-fated [[NeXT BlackBox3\|NeXT BlackBox<sup>3</sup>]] gaming system, reportedly often performing enmeshed in a three screen projections mirroring the console's three-television display gimmick.

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	'''⧉ref#''' [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/hal ''HAL'']]		'''⧉ref#''' [Konami Dream :: [https://konamidream.bandcamp.com/album/hal ''HAL'']]

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	Underground hacker/rap collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. Associated individuals include the rappers Aeon Flux, Kevin Venom, and LKA Hades AKA Hades of the Underworld, the producers Kevorkian and IllI\|IllIl\|\|lI AKA [[error\|BARCODE]], and the hackers fantom_limb AKA S.O.T.A (State of the Art) and The Mechanic. The group was inspired partially by the work of [[error\|Hideo Kojima]], specifically the [[Metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for the [[Nes\|NES]] platform by the [[Konami\|Konami Corp]]. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer/phone hacking (or [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music. The group first became known for "phreaque leaking", a process in which illegally [[BladeEnc]]'d .mp3's were secretly embedded on various hacked websites. The group's most prominent phreaque leaks include:		Underground hacker/rap collective of shrouded membership and controversial tactics active throughout the mid- to late-1990's. Associated individuals include the rappers Aeon Flux, Kevin Venom, and LKA Hades AKA Hades of the Underworld, the producers Kevorkian and IllI\|IllIl\|\|lI AKA [[error\|BARCODE]], and the hackers fantom_limb AKA S.O.T.A (State of the Art) and The Mechanic. The group was inspired partially by the work of [[error\|Hideo Kojima]], specifically the [[Metal-gear-solid\|''Metal Gear Solid'']] series produced for the [[Nes\|NES]] platform by the [[Konami\|Konami Corp]]. Konami Dream is considered to be a pioneer of hacker rap, a movement merging computer/phone hacking (or [[phreaking]]) with sample-based hip-hop music. The group first became known for "phreaque leaking", a process in which illegally [[BladeEnc]]'d .mp3's were secretly embedded on various hacked websites. The group's most prominent phreaque leaks include:
	* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.		* The 6-minute ''[[2001]]''-inspired ambient rap track [[HAL ▶︎\|''HAL'']], was embedded on the [[Deep-blue\|Deep Blue]] page of [[IBM]]'s corporate website.

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	* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]		* ''[[error\|Matrix Racer]]'', a [[NESticle]]-fueled ROMhack mutation of the [[NES]]'s flagship racing platform, ''Rad Racer'', which was covertly released piecemeal on various BBS posting boards by resident hacker fantom_limb (later known as [[error\|S.O.T.A.]]