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JAMES BROWN IS THE DEVIL!  UNGH!

Cthulu here, again, delivering the info to go with the archive you're
viewing currently.  However, unlike the infofiles in the previous two archives,
this one is going to be clear and to the point, and, most puzzling of all,
relevant to the contents of the archive.

This, our third archive of three for this release period, really
contains the lion's share of what emerged from the anniversary pack, size-wise.
When claims were made that the pack was over 10 megs uncompressed, much of that
was due to these large song files, packaged away in a separate archive because
it both appeals to a different audience and is likely to be found in different
places, possibly independant of the first two parts (containing computer art of
other formats.)

So, what is this?  It's music.  Sure, sounds simple enough.  It's a
release under the Mistigris franchise, a name which has for a while stood in theANSI art scene as a throwback to when music was an integrated part of that
scene, and, three years having elapsed since the very first Mistigris release inOctober of 1994, this monster archive represents something we've wanted to do
for quite a while, namely, leave a big mark with our music.

Judging from the file sizes, emphasis on the big.

Mistigris has traditionally followed the games and jumped through the
hoops of the ANSI scene, but in an effort to legitimize those artforms which
were being underappreciated in that community this represents an outreach from
us to the greater demo/music scene and community, to take note of our parallel
evolution and perhaps embrace one another as brethren.

Or at least to get you guys to listen to our songs.

What this archive stands for is variety.  Variety in formats - .XM, .IT,.S3M, or whatever tickles the composer's fancy.  (Fortunately for most of you,
their tastes haven't gotten any more exotic than those relatively common formatsin this particular pack.)  Variety in styles - the material present here runs
the gamut from drum 'n bass to ambient trance to dance to fucked up bonky bells.Diversity.  Noting that very few people will appreciate all of the music
contained here, most of you will at least enjoy a few of the songs.

Remixes.  Vocals.  They're all represented here in some forms or
another.  Some of the artists here are participants in the ansi art scene - someof them even participating in different forms as well (a somewhat rarity in the
somewhat specialized ansi art scene) while we also feature a large selection of
songs from guest composers better known of the demoscene - to provide comparisonand contrast, and more importantly of all to bring both sides together at last.

It's a big step to download an archive this big (especially in the ansi
scene, where a month's release of ansi artworks from an entire group can be
smaller than a compressed single) and though we don't neccessarily want to
invoke big expectations it should at least mirror our big hopes.  This is the
first big music release we've ever made outside of the token songs included in
our typical monthly packs, and with support from the musicians out there it
won't be the last.

Mistigris is somewhat unique among groups in the ansi scene for its
relaxed attitude towards politics and membership.  We're always looking for moremembers, and for those who can't commit to regular releases, we enjoy regular
patronage from guests who release work, no strings attached, in our packs as pertheir convenience.  So if you're interested in an environment conductive to
creativity and experimentation without worrying about popular opinion or petty
bullshit, or if you're perhaps in the mind to crossover and do some work with
artists in other mediums, check us out.  We're clean, we don't bite, and we've
got long, sexy legs.

"The music is your spcial friend"

- Cthulu
Mistigris Founder
November 1st, 1997

P. S. -  don't forget to check out our high-resolution stuffs in MIST3YRB.ZIP
and the rest of our output (ANSI, ascii, writing, code) in MIST3YRA.ZIP at a
ftp site near you!  Ooga!