CorruptionSound is a YTPer that has been active for about 5 years (he started in May 2008). There are countless ways to describe his style. CorruptionSound is a genius when it comes to visual editing. He even does work in music/aural works. He has made seven different projects with himself, producing music of noisecore and releasing 28 demos on his channel. His style of YTP has a variety of effects and contains many intriguing aspects. In his first tennis match with CAPTAINSTEWPID, you could tell he did his best to make the visual effects as highly raped as possible. One day, I decided to make an interview with him, and I am very glad I did. So, ladies and gentlemen, here is my interview with CorruptionSound!
ZACHTOMCAT: If there was one word you could use to describe your style, what would it be?
CorruptionSound: varied
ZACHTOMCAT: Is there anything else you do in visual/aural works? (like music or movies or animations)
CorruptionSound: Well, very rarely I do ROM corruptions. Musically, I'm not doing anything at the moment but when I do, I'm making crazy songs consisting of noise or other elements with my project AxBxNx (Anal Buddhism Noise).
ZACHTOMCAT: Oh, like noisecore? I have seen your stuff like that.
CorruptionSound: Noisecore too, of course. I could do anything. I have my bass guitar, a real drum kit and I could come up with bunch of shit, but I just don't have any great ideas at the moment.
ZACHTOMCAT: Yeah, I understand. Projects like that have some...complications sometimes.
ZACHTOMCAT: When you made this project, Pete Julius replaces the convenience store with Erwin Rommel's old armory, could you feel the similarities between that and making an animation?
CorruptionSound: With animation, you mean drawing things and making them animate or do you mean it differently?
ZACHTOMCAT: I mean drawing and making it animate. Sort of like each frame has its own effort.
CorruptionSound: Well, it probably reminded me of 8mm or 16mm films, but I didn't feel there was a similarty from this and animation. I thought about it as some sort of analogue data mosh, because of how I printed all the frames on paper, that had letters and sometimes pictures on them already, giving the video remix a cheap look...
ZACHTOMCAT: What is your favorite thing to see in YTP?
CorruptionSound: Well, if there's clever/complex usage of layers and weird color effects going on, that's where I think these are my favourite things in a video remix (and tennis video, of course).
ZACHTOMCAT: So, stuff like BSP666c does?
CorruptionSound: For example, yes.
ZACHTOMCAT: In YTP Tennis, are you proud of how many matches you have done?
CorruptionSound: Kind of, I mean, tennising is what I wanted to do and have fun and it has gone wild and I wanted to experiment, so the result is that many videos...
ZACHTOMCAT: Overall of your videos you have made, which one do you think has the most effort?
CorruptionSound: Propably "Periodic table's sexy suspender striptease", but then I have lots of other videos that took quite a long time to make. If I didn't produce so many videos, I would have come up with a few videos. Basically, on my chewiki article in the "Best of CorruptionSound" paragraph, there are all my videos that have taken lots of effort mostly.
ZACHTOMCAT: How did you discover YTP?
CorruptionSound: It started all back in late 2007. I used to be on a forum called nintendofire and it was a German forum for fans of Nintendo-related stuff (of course, there were some fanboys around as well). I haven't been there for years and will never come back. Anyway, there was some thread about posting funny stuff, and there was one user who posted a video remix of the in/famous Mama Luigi episode. I believe it was "The only Mama Luigi poop anyone has ever made" by Walrusguy. I continued watching more videos and despite the fact that my english wasn't really good back then, I got amused by those videos anyway.
ZACHTOMCAT: Who is/are your favorite YTPer(s)?
CorruptionSound: Nobody. No, really, I have no idea who could be my favorite YTPer. I like B5P666c, MycroProcessor, molhal and some other guys, but then I don't really have a favorite.
ZACHTOMCAT: What tennis match were you in that you thought had a lot of variety?
CorruptionSound: As of finished tennis matches, I would say playing against molhal, kurkop and all the guys in different tournaments brought up all the variety. As of tennis matches that are still on going, tennis matches such as the abc match or the framerate based match have lots of variety.
ZACHTOMCAT: Will you ever make any more releases in your music projects?
CorruptionSound: I definitely will, because I've some unreleased tape recordings that are starting to get pretty old (some of my tape recordings are 4 - 5 years old). There's a split tape with gimpnipples on the way, but we still need to contact a label that takes our shit and release it. It might take a while. As for recording stuff, it also might take a while to come up with something creative.
ZACHTOMCAT: How long does it take you to make a video?
CorruptionSound: Usually it takes just some hours or sometimes a few days, but when I'm really making a fast-paced and complex video, it might take me a week. It depends on whether I'm having the mood to continue working a project, because sometimes I get bored and lurk around my bookmarked websites and that's why some videos take longer than necessary.
ZACHTOMCAT: When you are making a YTP, do you like the progress you make?
CorruptionSound: I'm usually pleased. Okay, sometimes things don't come out exactly how I imagined it, but I'm fine with what I'm doing anyway.
ZACHTOMCAT: What is your favorite source to use in YTPs?
CorruptionSound: Nothing, though I like to end and/or begin my tennis videos (as long as I'm not doing the last round) with analogue static or test cards (unremixed), but as for remixing I use pretty much everything, as long as the source isn't annoying or based on stupid fads/memes, though I don't really use popular sources, mostly obscure ones.
ZACHTOMCAT: Do you like the concept of analogue pooping?
CorruptionSound: It's not a bad concept, you can come up with something clever even with the heavy limitations of linear editing, but the way it's executed in some videos that are claimed to be "vhs poops" makes me wish that these videos were made to actually resemble some simple remixing techniques rather than just slowing down, fast-forwarding or constantly pausing the direct source video. Maybe I'm too early with forming an opinion, because I haven't seen enough, I don't really know. If you take my ongoing tennis match with RobochaoXX (aka. robochao1), for example, then you can see what can be possibly done by having two VCRs and some patience and if you really want to look for some crazier stuff, there are those old analogue remixes made by artist "Madame Chao" in the late 90's.
ZACHTOMCAT: Before this interview is over, do you have anything to say?
CorruptionSound: Well, thanks again for inviting me to the interview, but it sure was tough to answer some questions.
ZACHTOMCAT: Sorry about that. Thanks so much for being in this interview!
CorruptionSound: No problem.
ZACHTOMCAT: If there was one word you could use to describe your style, what would it be?
CorruptionSound: varied
ZACHTOMCAT: Is there anything else you do in visual/aural works? (like music or movies or animations)
CorruptionSound: Well, very rarely I do ROM corruptions. Musically, I'm not doing anything at the moment but when I do, I'm making crazy songs consisting of noise or other elements with my project AxBxNx (Anal Buddhism Noise).
ZACHTOMCAT: Oh, like noisecore? I have seen your stuff like that.
CorruptionSound: Noisecore too, of course. I could do anything. I have my bass guitar, a real drum kit and I could come up with bunch of shit, but I just don't have any great ideas at the moment.
ZACHTOMCAT: Yeah, I understand. Projects like that have some...complications sometimes.
ZACHTOMCAT: When you made this project, Pete Julius replaces the convenience store with Erwin Rommel's old armory, could you feel the similarities between that and making an animation?
CorruptionSound: With animation, you mean drawing things and making them animate or do you mean it differently?
ZACHTOMCAT: I mean drawing and making it animate. Sort of like each frame has its own effort.
CorruptionSound: Well, it probably reminded me of 8mm or 16mm films, but I didn't feel there was a similarty from this and animation. I thought about it as some sort of analogue data mosh, because of how I printed all the frames on paper, that had letters and sometimes pictures on them already, giving the video remix a cheap look...
ZACHTOMCAT: What is your favorite thing to see in YTP?
CorruptionSound: Well, if there's clever/complex usage of layers and weird color effects going on, that's where I think these are my favourite things in a video remix (and tennis video, of course).
ZACHTOMCAT: So, stuff like BSP666c does?
CorruptionSound: For example, yes.
ZACHTOMCAT: In YTP Tennis, are you proud of how many matches you have done?
CorruptionSound: Kind of, I mean, tennising is what I wanted to do and have fun and it has gone wild and I wanted to experiment, so the result is that many videos...
ZACHTOMCAT: Overall of your videos you have made, which one do you think has the most effort?
CorruptionSound: Propably "Periodic table's sexy suspender striptease", but then I have lots of other videos that took quite a long time to make. If I didn't produce so many videos, I would have come up with a few videos. Basically, on my chewiki article in the "Best of CorruptionSound" paragraph, there are all my videos that have taken lots of effort mostly.
ZACHTOMCAT: How did you discover YTP?
CorruptionSound: It started all back in late 2007. I used to be on a forum called nintendofire and it was a German forum for fans of Nintendo-related stuff (of course, there were some fanboys around as well). I haven't been there for years and will never come back. Anyway, there was some thread about posting funny stuff, and there was one user who posted a video remix of the in/famous Mama Luigi episode. I believe it was "The only Mama Luigi poop anyone has ever made" by Walrusguy. I continued watching more videos and despite the fact that my english wasn't really good back then, I got amused by those videos anyway.
ZACHTOMCAT: Who is/are your favorite YTPer(s)?
CorruptionSound: Nobody. No, really, I have no idea who could be my favorite YTPer. I like B5P666c, MycroProcessor, molhal and some other guys, but then I don't really have a favorite.
ZACHTOMCAT: What tennis match were you in that you thought had a lot of variety?
CorruptionSound: As of finished tennis matches, I would say playing against molhal, kurkop and all the guys in different tournaments brought up all the variety. As of tennis matches that are still on going, tennis matches such as the abc match or the framerate based match have lots of variety.
ZACHTOMCAT: Will you ever make any more releases in your music projects?
CorruptionSound: I definitely will, because I've some unreleased tape recordings that are starting to get pretty old (some of my tape recordings are 4 - 5 years old). There's a split tape with gimpnipples on the way, but we still need to contact a label that takes our shit and release it. It might take a while. As for recording stuff, it also might take a while to come up with something creative.
ZACHTOMCAT: How long does it take you to make a video?
CorruptionSound: Usually it takes just some hours or sometimes a few days, but when I'm really making a fast-paced and complex video, it might take me a week. It depends on whether I'm having the mood to continue working a project, because sometimes I get bored and lurk around my bookmarked websites and that's why some videos take longer than necessary.
ZACHTOMCAT: When you are making a YTP, do you like the progress you make?
CorruptionSound: I'm usually pleased. Okay, sometimes things don't come out exactly how I imagined it, but I'm fine with what I'm doing anyway.
ZACHTOMCAT: What is your favorite source to use in YTPs?
CorruptionSound: Nothing, though I like to end and/or begin my tennis videos (as long as I'm not doing the last round) with analogue static or test cards (unremixed), but as for remixing I use pretty much everything, as long as the source isn't annoying or based on stupid fads/memes, though I don't really use popular sources, mostly obscure ones.
ZACHTOMCAT: Do you like the concept of analogue pooping?
CorruptionSound: It's not a bad concept, you can come up with something clever even with the heavy limitations of linear editing, but the way it's executed in some videos that are claimed to be "vhs poops" makes me wish that these videos were made to actually resemble some simple remixing techniques rather than just slowing down, fast-forwarding or constantly pausing the direct source video. Maybe I'm too early with forming an opinion, because I haven't seen enough, I don't really know. If you take my ongoing tennis match with RobochaoXX (aka. robochao1), for example, then you can see what can be possibly done by having two VCRs and some patience and if you really want to look for some crazier stuff, there are those old analogue remixes made by artist "Madame Chao" in the late 90's.
ZACHTOMCAT: Before this interview is over, do you have anything to say?
CorruptionSound: Well, thanks again for inviting me to the interview, but it sure was tough to answer some questions.
ZACHTOMCAT: Sorry about that. Thanks so much for being in this interview!
CorruptionSound: No problem.