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The '''dogma00''' manifesto was a "post-[[Luddite]]" guideline for making computer-based rhythm music. It was originally a parody of the [[Dogme 95]] manifesto, but soon evolved into a small cult of its own.

dogma00 was born in [[Finland]] somewhere around 1999. Some "dogma00 compatible" music was made during 2000—2003 and released on the internet. 

== The dogma00 rules ==

'''01.''' The machines won't follow the needs of humans, but humans accommodate themselves to the needs of the machines. You should let the rhythm device decide the tempo of your tune. You should listen to your [[synthesizer]]'s will for the sound it wants to play. You can freely choose the method you use to listen to your machines.

'''02.''' You have to avoid melodic ingredients in your music. The mechanical rhythm is the main theme of all your tunes. You are allowed to use only one [[chord]] per song. Small variations in the chord used are allowed, but not in such way that the composition sounds like it was meant to be rich, entertaining and interesting.

'''03.''' The subject of the song — including its name — may not be connected to humanity, living human beings, human emotions or organic nature. All tunes must be about some machine, industry in general or some kind of technical achievement.

'''04.''' Human voices are not allowed. Speech created mechanically is allowed, but human speech (or singing) post-processed to sound mechanical is not allowed.

'''05.''' Using samples of [[Compact_disc#Audio_format|CD quality]] is forbidden. The maximum resolution is [[8-bit|8 bits]] in 22 [[KHz]] [[frequency]].

'''06.''' The price of a single instrument or any other equipment used to create dogma00 music may not be more than 150 [[€]] ([[$]]150).

'''07.''' When performing, the artist is not allowed to draw the attention of the audience away from the machines in any way.

'''08.''' Smashing machines in public is highly recommended.

'''09.''' If a turn of the millennium occurs, the artist following dogma00 must assist those machines which don't automatically get troubles caused by "[[Y2K]]", "[[Y3K]]" or any similar phenomena. For example, filling a [[washing machine]] with stones will certainly cause it some kind of "crashing" problems after turning the centrifuge on.

'''0A.''' In the long run, the artist following the dogma00 is trying to get rid of communicating with human beings in traditional human ways. In the beginning, avoiding natural conversation, non-verbal gestures and touching other people is recommended. The goal is a situation, where the artist communicates only with machines in their native language.

'''0B.''' The artists don't exist as human beings anymore. An artist following dogma00 must take a synthetic name related to some synthetic function, machinery activity or computer communication. Examples: "[[Envelope Generator]]", "[[Cyclic_redundancy_check|CRC Check]]", "[[Refresh_rate|Screen Refresh]]", "[[Guru Meditation]]", etc... 

'''0C.''' The [[Public_relations|pr]]-photos taken of the artist following the dogma00 rules must be black and white [[telefax]]es in the lowest quality possible. The machines shown in a photo must be the main subject of the picture. If a human being can be seen in a dogma00 [[Public_relations|pr]]-photo, she/he must be connected to a machine somehow.

'''0D.''' When performing on TV, only black and white broadcasting is allowed for a dogma00 artist, no matter how big is the used [[broadcasting]] network.

'''0E.''' If a dogma00 artist releases a video, it must be in [[VHS]] standard. Broadcast-quality formats are not allowed.

'''0F.''' A dogma00 internet website may not contain loads of graphics. One picture is allowed per page.

'''10.''' No money can be taken as the salary from live performings of a dogma00 artist. The fee can be something that can upgrade the machines - including the artist him/herself. A wire, a food, a [[synthesizer]], an [[alcoholic]] beverage or any similar [[plugin]]s for the dogma00 artist and his/her machine brothers/sisters are allowed.

== Following the rules ==

Only a small fraction of artists who really made dogma00 compatible music, followed all the rules. Very soon after releasing the manifesto, it was modified to allow more freeform adaptation of the rules.

Artists who strictly followed the rules were called "engineer members"; artists who didn't want to use rhythmic components in their compositions — but otherwise followed the rules — were called "machine members"; and artists who merely used dogma00 for inspiration were "consumer members".

== Some music inspired by the manifesto ==

<ul><li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie001 Tolerant Sensor: <i>Sonar</i>]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie003 BVR: <i>S-300PMU</i>]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie005 Decepticons: <i>Pixel Array</i> ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie006 Mixture Model: <i>Optimal Classification</i> ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie007 Tolerant Sensor: <i>Prototyp B</i> ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie008 Yppasswdd Daemons: <i>Backspace Virus</i> ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie009 Full Scale Deflection: <i>IO Nuclear Waste Recycling Center</i> ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie010 Demodulizer: <i>Fernsprechtechnik</i> ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie012 Diskonext: ''Overproduction00'' ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie013 Signal8: ''Base A'' ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie014 Tolerant Sensor: ''Diesel Engine'' ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie015 Vapor: ''Scopolamine'' ]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie017 Lastenfahrer: ''Final Renewal'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie018 DDR Rhythm: ''Botadroid'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie020 Full Scale Deflection: ''Android'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie021 Diskonext: ''There We Go'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie023 Demodulizer: ''Akkumulator'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie024 Tolerant Sensor: ''Tubular Corrosion'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie025 Signal8: ''Götter Elektron'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie026 DDR Rhythm: <i>Fred's Track</i>]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie028 Spiritual Algorithm: ''001'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie029 Tero: ''Pako'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie030 Makonnen: ''Bassahn'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie036 Matthew Tyas: ''Central Processor 3'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie040 Mixture Model featuring Cytrus: <i>Bayes' Rule</i>]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie042 Analogia: ''Ajatushäiriö'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie045 Rabbit-O-Matic: ''A Harmless Plan'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie050 Makonnen: ''Return'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie051 Analogia: ''Sulattamo'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie052 Yppasswdd Daemons: ''In Ascii'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie054 High Grade Multi Purpose Intelligent Terminal: ''Electronic MC 8310'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie058 Makonnen: <i>Brou'd Fawce</i>]</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie059 Analogia: ''Koneenkäyttäjän kuolema'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie060 Vapor: ''Phaze It!'']</li>
<li>[http://www.archive.org/details/commie070 High Grade Multi Purpose Intelligent Terminal: ''Thermo-Optical Disco Switch'']</li>
</ul>

== External links ==

<ul><li>More dogma00 music can be found at [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=dogma00%20AND%20mediatype%3Aaudio Archive.org].</li>
<li>[http://dogma00.org/ The official site.]</li>
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