Gustaf Grefberg
Encyclopedia
Gustaf Grefberg is a Swedish
musician. As part of the Amiga
scene
, he is known under the artist name Lizardking, and much of his production is tracker music. He is or has been a member of the demo groups Alcatraz, The Silents, Razor 1911
, The Black Lotus and Triton
. He invented a musical style called Doskpop and released various music disks such as "Doskpop The Compilation" or "Memorial Songs 1+2" which feature lots of tracks in this style.
He also took part in projects such as Merregnon
and the Symphonic Game Music Concert
-series in Leipzig, Germany.
He also has composed the score of several Starbreeze Studios
computer games, including Enclave
, Justice, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
, Magus Dawn and The Darkness
.
The soundtrack for The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
was awarded as best game soundtrack 2004 by the leading German PC-magazine "Gamestar".
In 1994 he released a compact cassette
, Mindlitter, in cooperation with Martin Wall
. His songs are on side A and Martin's on side B. They were in person selling the tapes at the Assembly '94 demo party.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
musician. As part of the Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
scene
Demoscene
The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes in producing demos, which are non-interactive audio-visual presentations that run in real-time on a computer...
, he is known under the artist name Lizardking, and much of his production is tracker music. He is or has been a member of the demo groups Alcatraz, The Silents, Razor 1911
Razor 1911
Razor 1911 is a warez and demo group.-History:The group was originally founded as Razor 2992 by Doctor No, Insane TTM and Sector9 in Norway in October 1985 as a Commodore 64 software cracking group...
, The Black Lotus and Triton
Triton (demogroup)
- History :Triton's first demo, Crystal Dream, was released in the summer of 1992 and won the PC demo competition at the Hackerence V demo party. Their second and last demo, Crystal Dream 2, was released June 1993 and won the demo competition at The Computer Crossroads 1993 party in Gothenburg...
. He invented a musical style called Doskpop and released various music disks such as "Doskpop The Compilation" or "Memorial Songs 1+2" which feature lots of tracks in this style.
He also took part in projects such as Merregnon
Merregnon
Merregnon is a soundtrack CD project for which video game music composers contribute new titles. By writing orchestral music the artists tell a story taking place in a newly created fantasy-universe....
and the Symphonic Game Music Concert
Symphonic Game Music Concert
The Symphonic Game Music Concerts are a series of award-winning, annual German video game music concerts initiated in 2003, notable for being the longest running and the first of their kind outside of Japan...
-series in Leipzig, Germany.
He also has composed the score of several Starbreeze Studios
Starbreeze Studios
Starbreeze Studios is a video game development studio founded by members of the demo group Triton, based in Uppsala, Sweden.-History:The company was founded in 1998, under the name O3 Games. In 2000, O3 Games merged with the smaller company Starbreeze Studios which was then based in Härnösand, Sweden...
computer games, including Enclave
Enclave (game)
Enclave is a third-person 3D action game from Starbreeze Studios, released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox in 2003. A Wii port, called Enclave: Shadows of Twilight, was originally slated for the middle of June 2010....
, Justice, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a first-person action/stealth video game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Vivendi Games. Released for the Xbox and Windows in 2004, the game is a tie-in prequel to the futuristic science fiction film The Chronicles of Riddick...
, Magus Dawn and The Darkness
The Darkness (video game)
The Darkness is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by 2K Games for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. It was released on June 25, 2007 in North America and on June 20, 2007 in Europe. The video game is based on the comic book of the same title...
.
The soundtrack for The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a first-person action/stealth video game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Vivendi Games. Released for the Xbox and Windows in 2004, the game is a tie-in prequel to the futuristic science fiction film The Chronicles of Riddick...
was awarded as best game soundtrack 2004 by the leading German PC-magazine "Gamestar".
In 1994 he released a compact cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
, Mindlitter, in cooperation with Martin Wall
Martin Wall
Martin Wall FRS FRCP , was an English physician and educator.Wall was the son of John Wall and was baptised at Worcester on 24 June 1747. He was educated at Winchester College, and entered at New College, Oxford, on 21 November 1763. He graduated B.A. on 17 June 1770, M.A. on 2 July 1771, M.D. on 9...
. His songs are on side A and Martin's on side B. They were in person selling the tapes at the Assembly '94 demo party.
Discography
- Physiology (1993)
- Mindlitter (1994)
- Fashion8 (1998)
- Audiophonik (1999)
- Merregnon Vol.1 (2001)
- Merregnon Vol.2 (2004)
- Born in the Stars (as Xain) (2004)
External links
- Interview with Gustaf Grefberg on AMP
- Interview with Gustaf Grefberg on Music 4 Games
- MobyGames bio
- Archive.org snapshot of Gustaf Grefberg's personal web site
- Doskpop The Compilation (Music Disk for Commodore Amiga)
- Memorial Songs (Music Disk for Commodore Amiga)
- Memorial Songs 2 (Music Disk for Commodore Amiga)