MP3Scene, the history of the mp3 scene.

History of MP3 by GenocideX

Posted 13 Apr 2012 • View Comments • History

This 5 part article was first published in 1998, and appears below incomplete; parts 3, 4 & 5 are missing. It originally appeared on dmusic.com though no longer exists on their servers. Written by GenocideX, a former DMA member

(Special Thanks: Blex [for the timeline idea], Stewart Addison [for her major clarification], Viper or Vyper.. For the first mp3 search)

(Thank You for this Article: Aqua_61 of #CDA for group info)

From humble beginnings with a program known as DA2WAV, the Mpeg-3 audio scene has grown to unlimited proportions and ...

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NFO Wars Vol. 1: RNS vs aPC

Posted 09 Apr 2012 • View Comments • History, Compilations

NFO wars - feuds between groups, played out in NFO files - have existed since the early days of the scene, but became popular in the mp3 scene with the rise of pre-releases which heightened competition between groups.

One of the most famous feuds was between the groups RNS and aPC (and later EGO), from 1998 to 1999, and in this feature we've collected some of the best disputes, displayed in chronological order.

1999-02-19 - Eminem-The_Slim_Shady_LP-1999-Hydro-aPC

Ok well who else would you trust to rip the biggest most wanted album of this ...

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