I met a real cutie He had a nice type booty He seemed to be the freaky lover type Let's cut right through the chase Come on and get a taste
You gotta lick it Before we kick it You gotta get it soft and wet So we can kick it
You gotta lick it Before we kick it You gotta take that extra step So we can kick it
My lips are sweet as candy I need a man that's handy Don't be tease, just gimme what I like I'm full of freakiness Come on and get with this And make me purr so baby we can get high (miaow)
You gotta lick it Before we kick it You gotta get it soft and wet So we can kick it
You gotta lick it Before we kick it You gotta take that extra step So we can kick it
Kim Sozzi - Break Up
2008 is shaping up as another step up the ladder of success for Kim Sozzi. Her newest single, Like a Star, is already shining on the airwaves and climbing the charts.
Like a Star (with mixes from Peter Luts, DJ Lamboy and Mynt) has been the most requested song on New York’s new Pulse 87.7 FM and has also been receiving heavy rotation from the always supportive Party 105.3 and Sirius Satellite Radio Channel “The Beat”.
With a string of well known played dance radio hits over the past few years, Sozzi’s live performances remain in high demand. Kim performed over 60 shows at dozens of venues up and down the East Coast last year. This coming Spring and Summer will be just as busy, starting with a series of Party Like A Star concert events at clubs throughout the New York Metro area, Chicago and Miami.
Kim is no stranger to the glitz and glam of the industry (her mom was a dancer and her dad owns an entertainment company) by the age of eight she knew she wanted to sing. Her variety of vocal styles caught the attention of Columbia records CEO at the time Tommy Motolla and signed Kim to her first major multi-million dollar recording contract.
Kim landed a huge break when one of her songs, Letting Go, a tormented declaration of autonomy with enough honest sentiment to cause goosebumps, in fact, appeared on Songs from DAWSONS CREEK. Quickly following was an appearance on the TEACHING MRS. TINGLE with her song titled Till I Cry You out of Me. She was then invited to perform at Lilith Fair 99 alongside some of her biggest inspirations like, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, the Indigo Girls, and Sarah McLaughlin.
Kim was introduced by Columbia to Frank and Christian Berman, the production team that has produced numerous multi-platinum hits from artists such as Baha Men, Amber, Real McCoy and Moffats and recorded an album using the name Kim Styles for release through Sony Germany.
In 2001. Kim’s first single titled “Feelin Me” with remixes by Grammy award winner Hex Hector, Jonathan Peters and Rosabel proved to be a huge dance club hit peaking at #4 on The Billboard Dance Charts in 2001. That album also resulted in a popular music video in Germany featuring a very sultry Kim singing Every1’s A Winner because Sozzi was difficult to pronounce in some foreign dialects, Kim went by the name of STYLES for the European market.
(Check out the video at [www.myspace.com/kimsozzi]
you look kinda cute when your mad your eyes are pretty when *look* sad nothings like a salty kiss tasting the tears; *the* tears on your lips we always forgive and forget its funny how we feel no regret cats and dogs black and white picking a fight were feeling alright we should break up cause baby i love when we kiss and make up we should break up cause baby i love when we kiss and make up come on baby let it all out its easy to be caught in a round about better to let off the steam than blowing a fuse if you know what i mean we should break up cause baby i love when we kiss and make up we should break up cause baby i love when we kiss and make up i know were two of a kind i know we get through the bump and the grind and how i don't care if we build it up just to tear it down
Behind the name 4 Strings hides 2 musicians, Carlo Resoort and Jan de Vos. The two have known each other since 1986. In 1990 they became interested in dance music and from that moment on, they started producing their own music. All their spare time was spent in the studio. Throughout the next couple of years not only did their skills expand but also the amount of equipment in their studio. With the new tools and experience that they had, they could finally discover in which direction they wanted to go with their musical careers: Carlo decided to stay in the studio while Jan found his passion in mixing and started his DJ-ing career.
Jan met up with Piet Bervoets (Carlos, ROOS and Rank 1). Piet taught him the basics of mixing. After a couple of months, Jan joined a drive-in-show, where he played all kinds of music from R&B, Top 40 to Happy Hardcore. His skills were improving rapidly, and it was during this time period he noticed that his main interest was in dance music. After winning a first place prize in a DJ contest, he was offered his very own residency.
Carlo Resoort started with dance music in 1994, and soon after that he had his first release. After a couple of releases he had his first major breakthrough: "Carlos - the silmarilla", produced together with Piet Bervoets of Rank 1. Two years later he had another hit with "Turn it around". Around this same time, a new record company was born, "Spinnin Records". Shortly thereafter Carlo signed his first record deal and 4 Strings was born.
"Daytime" was the first track of 4 Strings, supported by Paul van Dyk, Judge Jules and Tiesto. The follow up was "Into the night", which got even more support. After a vocal edit called "Take me away" it became a huge hit around the globe, even now the track can be heard worldwide.
"Diving" and "Let it rain" were the follow ups, and soon the first album was released. After remixing "Summer Sun" they started to work on their second album "Turn it around". The album was named after the new single which is a remake from Carlo's former project "Alena". Carlo also started another project under his own name, with productions like "Remover", "O" class", "Musica", "Ayers Rock" and "Rise".
In 2005, 4 Strings released another hit "Sunrise", this track was the theme of the number one dance music festival in Poland also called Sunrise.
DJ 4 Strings is not just your average DJ, he is an entertainer. He is part of the new generation of DJ's today. Crowds are amazed by his refreshing and unique style of playing music. DJ 4 Strings is always prepared with unpredictable and quality tracks that both excite existing fans and bring new people to the scene. There is so much good music out there and 4 Strings do not want to limit themselves to one style. 4 Strings is also in the top 10 for Holland on "The DJ List".
4 Strings touring diary is incredibly hectic for 2006, with regular stops at major venues in the world. Such as touring the USA, Australia, Mexico, Poland, Asia and Holland just to name a few. 2006 is sure to be a massive year with the release of their brand new track "Hurricane" and also playing at the leading trance party of Holland "Trance Energy" in February. Summer 2006 will also see the first ever unique "4 Strings Live Tour" worldwide. Following the release of their new album this year.
I don’t know why I came here, But I know I just will stay Everything they told me, Suddenly fades away. Sorry but I’m gone, For all the things I’ve done Now that I see life, Before my very eyes.
I take a walk beneath the waves, Its no ordinary day, Head up high I’m on my way I fly away Fly away (fly away)
You know what matters to me, I’m in this wide open space, You offer me so much, I fly away (fly away)
Here I sit, listening to the rain. I’m ok but not the same. I feel alive, on my own, In a place called home. (Take a walk) (echo) (Take a walk) (echo)
I take a walk beneath the waves. It’s no ordinary day. Head up high I’m on my way I fly away Fly away (fly away)
You know what matters to me. I’m in this wide open space. You offer me so much, Fly away (fly away) Fly away (fly away) Fly away Fly away Fly away Fly away
I take a walk beneath the waves. It’s no ordinary day. Head up high, I’m on my way. I fly away (fly away) Fly away (fly away)
I take a walk beneath the waves. It’s no ordinary day. Head up high I’m on my way.
I fly away..
Faithless- Insomnia
Faithless is a British electronica band. While they are mostly famous for their dance songs ("Insomnia" "God Is A DJ" and "We Come 1"), they have produced albums which offer a blend of styles.
I only smoke weed when I need to And I need to get some rest I confess, I burnt a hole in the mattress Yes, yes, it was me, I plead guilty And on the count of three I pull back the duvet Make my way to the refrigerator One dry potato inside, no lie Not even bread, jam When the light above my head went bam! I can't sleep, something's all over me Greasy, insomnia please release me And let me dream about making mad love on the heath Tearing off tights with my teeth But there's no relief I'm wide awake in my kitchen It's dark and I'm lonely Oh, if I could only get some sleep Creeky noises make my skin creep I need to get some sleep I can't get no sleep
4 Strings - Take Me Away
Shining light Another day turns into night Eternal fire Waited all my life
Take me away A million miles away from here Take me away Find a place for you and me You're taking me higher High as I could be Take me away Forever you and me Take me away
Tears I cried Kept them all inside I needed time To make up my mind [To make up my mind]
Take me away A million miles away from here Take me away Find a place for you and me You're taking me higher High as I could be Take me away Forever you and me Take me away
Tears I cried Kept them all inside I needed time To make up my mind [To make up my mind]
Take me away A million miles away from here Take me away Find a place for you and me You're taking me higher High as I could be Take me away Forever you and me Take me away
GOSSIP FOLKS (MISSY ELLIOTT FT.LUDACRIS)
Narcotic Thrust - Safe From Harm
Narcotic Thrust comprises of multi-talented DJ/Producer duo Andy Morris and Stuart Crichton. Although the name may appear to be a new one for many, the pair have been working both together and independently in the dance scene for over ten years.
It should be pointed out that Narcotic Thrust’s name comes not from references to intravenous drug abuse or even from substance enhanced sexual activity, but is simply an anagram of Stuart’s name!
Stuart began with some seminal slabs of progressive house on Limbo Records in the early 90’s under such guises as "Havana" as well as remixing the big names of the day such as The Grid and Rozalla. Then under the name Umboza he scored 2 top 15 hits for Positiva Records with “Cry India” and “Sunshine”. Stuart continued to write and produce with cream of the dance industry. He was recently responsible for the cheeky mash-up of Kylie and New Order used on the Brit Awards.
Native Australian Andy teamed up with Stuart in London on the back of successful DJ residencies at The Leisure Lounge and Club UK. Since then Andy has taken up a weekly spot on Kiss FM and toured the globe with his record box, while making records for labels such as Jive, Whoop! And Pitch Black (NYC) and compiling a successful "Parallels" mix album for Logic Records.
Andy’s dancefloor sensibilities and Stuart’s production skills led to Narcotic Thrust’s first release “Funky Acid Baby” aired on the now defunct Indochina Records. Some juicy remixes for Apollo 404, Real 2 Real and Amen UK followed.
After a hiatus of a few years the pair have now made a stunning comeback in the shape of the deep, funk ridden anthem "Safe From Harm". This killer track was signed immediately after Pete Tong witnessed at first hand the crowd reaction the track got from heavy rotation on the decks of a certain Mr. Tenaglia. The track features the vocal highlights of Zero 7 cohort Yvonne John–Lewis and a hook line co-penned by Rob Davis of "Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ fame". The resultant combination was enough to send the Miami conference into raptures and cause a frenzy amongst DJs trying to get hold of the vinyl. Its champions are as wide-ranging as Roger Sanchez and Paul Oakenfold.
"Safe From Harm" is now set to become a dancefloor classic and has been described as the coolest vocal house record since “Hideaway'
I see my reflection.. I see my reflection.. I see my reflection, I don't like what I see I see my reflection... I see my reflection, I don't like what I see I see my reflection... I see my reflection, I don't like what I see I'm losing my way I need someone to find me and do me right and keep me safe from harm I need protection to find me a way out Somebody to hold me so I see the day out To the night and keep me safe from harm I see my reflection, I don't like what I see I'm losing my way I need someone to find me And do me right and keep me safe from harm I need protection to find me a way out Somebody to hold me so I see the day out To the night and keep me safe from harm I'm losing my way.. I'm losing my way.. I'm losing my way, I need someone to find me I'm losing my way way.. I need someone to find me I'm losing my way... I'm losing my way... I'm losing my way, I need someone to find me I'm losing my way... I'm losing my way, I need someone to find me, and do me right and keep me safe from harm I see my reflection I don't like what I see I'm losing my way I need someone to find me and do me right and keep me safe from harm I need protection to find me a way out Somebody to hold me so I see the day out To the night and keep me safe from harm
Long train running
Can't stop, can't stop... Huummmmm...gotta keep it baby and move that, move that... move that Down around the corner a half a mile from here You see them old trains runnin and you watch them disappear Without love, where would you be now Without loooove oh, where would you be now now now now now Hummmmm...gotta keep it baby Move that (can't stop) Move that (can't stop) TuTuTutu well the Illinois central and the Southern central freight Gotta keep on pushin mama cause you know they're runnin late Without love, where would you be now Without loooove oh, where would you be now now now now now Huummmmm...gotta keep it baby and move that, move that... move that
Lady Sovereign - Random
Lady Sovereign was born Louise Amanda Harman to Lynette Parsons and Aden Harman. She was raised in northwest London's Chalkhill Estate, a public housing project. She was influenced by her mother's Salt-N-Pepa albums and began writing her own raps at the age of 14.
She began uploading some of her songs and a picture to various music Web sites. Around this time Harman adopted the Lady Sovereign moniker, a reference to the large sovereign ring she wore.[2] After dropping out of school she landed a job acting in an educational film about the life of an up-and-coming MC who also dropped out of Preston Manor High School at 16.
She convinced the film's producers that she could record a soundtrack for the film, the demos for which landed in the hands of record producer Medasyn. He partnered Sovereign with Frost P, Zuz Rock, and Shystie for a male vs. female MC freestyle contest, titled "The Battle". It was released in 2003 on Casual Records. Every artist that was featured on "The Battle" has gone on to be signed by a record label.
"The Battle" began a string of singles that would push Lady Sovereign into the spotlight. While "A Little Bit of Shhh!," "Random," "9 to 5," were selling well, free Internet-only freestyles like "Tango" and "Cheeky" were becoming just as popular. On November 15th, 2005 Chocolate Industries released the Vertically Challenged EP, which collected most of her singles recorded to date.
Aside from her own records, 2005 saw Lady Sovereign appear as a guest or contributor on several projects. She began 2005 by appearing on the grime compilation Run the Road, both as a solo artist and with The Streets. When The Ordinary Boys released the single "Boys Will Be Boys", Lady Sovereign came back with a reply remix, featuring the music and chorus of the original, but with mostly her own vocals to the tune of "girls will be girls". In May 2006, she was featured on the Ordinary Boys single, "Nine2Five", a remixed version of her own "9 to 5", credited as "The Ordinary Boys vs Lady Sovereign." "Nine2Five" entered at #38 in the UK top 40 singles on downloads only, and jumped to #6 upon availability as a CD and 7" vinyl single during the week commencing May 22, 2006. This was her highest chart position to date.
[Verse 1]
Everybody in the club getting' tipsy, Oh fuck dat, just whine like a gypsy, Can't see straight, like I got one eye (pop), Your bottle opener or mine, Let's... get started, Move ya arms round like fucked up karate, Ooh shit... my word plays nasty, Ooh shit... don't put it past me, Move titch get out da... way, Ah, nuff of dat im here to stayyyy..., Flow lazy.. pick da pace up when I flow less hazy, J-Lo's got a batty, Well you can't see mine cus I wear my trousers baggy, Anyways.. yeah, lets... commence....
[Chorus]
Everybody get random All gyal dem, all man dem Everybody get random Jus' do sumfin random Everybody get random All gyal dem all man dem Everybody get random Jus' do sumfin random
[Verse 2]
Smokin' kills and so do my lyrics, If you're poppin' pills then trust ur not wiv it, Cus I got da skills, And I'm over da limit, Dishin' lyrics like meals every second every minute, Ding! Dong! Special Delivery (hello), Biggest midget in the game, cant get rid of me, Give me just a minute and I'll be your vicinity, My words hurt you jus' like loosin' ya virginity (owww), Well, im right thur, Na' tell a lie cus I'm Right there, Right hurr Na' right here, Now get off your churr, I mean Chair, Some English MC's get it twisted, Start sayin' cookies, instead of biscuits!
Anyways.. yeah, lets... commence...
[Chorus x2]
[Verse 3]
Yo get up and do summit random, yo watch it now,
1...2 S.O.V is comin' for u 3...4 better lock your door 5...6 well im full of tricks... so everybody come and vibe wiv da lickle titch swiiiiiitch.... hush
Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now) - Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar is Le Friant's recording and production alter-ego but he is also known as Chris The French Kiss (possibly after Lil' Louis' house classic) and has recorded extensively as the Mighty Bop and Réminiscence Quartet. The name Bob Sinclar is taken from a character in the French movie, Le Magnifique. Sinclar is a flare-wearing creation, immersed in late 70s and early 80s disco culture. Le Friant grew up in the vibrant gay area of Paris, Le Marais, and became heavily involved in the club scene during the 80s. In 1993, Le Friant released a white label single, entitled "Mathar", a funky reworking of a 70s track by Dave Pike. Virgin Records in France picked up the track and re-released it as "Indian Vibes". The single was produced by the Young Disciples' Brendan Lynch and featured Paul Weller on guitar and Marco Nelson on bass. It appeared with five mixes and was a huge club hit. Le Friant indulged his interests in Latin jazz music on the vinyl compilations, Quelque Chose De Jazz (Acts 1 + 2) and Bossa Tres Jazz. As Chris The French Kiss, he collaborated with Cutee B on A Finest Fusion Of Black Tempo that featured guest rappers Fabe, East and Cut Killer. In 1994, Yellow Productions released Conversations With The French Connection, a fusion of jazz with breakbeats with occasional French and English raps. During 1995 and 1996, Yellow Productions was at the forefront of a global interest in the innovative French fusions of house with Latin, disco and hip-hop grooves in the form of releases by Réminiscence Quartet, La Funk Mob, Kid Loco, DJ Cam, Louise Vertigo, EJM, and La Yellow. Sinclar's single "Gym Tonic' received a great deal of attention and radio airplay as well as becoming one of 1998"s Ibiza anthems. However, the record was held back from the commercial success it might have achieved for two reasons. Jane Fonda, the US actress and fitness guru began legal action for the illegal sampling of her voice (counting: "and step, two, three, four . . .") taken from one of her workout videos, and the track's co-producer, Thomas Bangalter (of Daft Punk) prevented the record's full release. Many bootlegs appeared before a mysterious record by Spacedust entitled "Gym And Tonic" appeared on the East West label in late 1998. A thinly disguised version of the Sinclar and Bangalter track, it reached the UK number 1 spot. Sinclar's debut, Paradise was given a worldwide re-release in 1999, after its uncleared samples were removed, but it was not a critical success. Champs-Elysées followed in 2000, released on the back of the European club success of the single "I Feel For You". The album was notable for its reverence to disco and a move away from music that was based totally on samples. The influence of disco veterans D-Train could be heard and indeed, James Williams was a guest vocalist on the album. Other reference points included electro and, of course early house music.
Me seh me waan see everybody on move Dance a little Dollarman coming at ya We just waan big up Cutee B Bob Sinclar It's a dance thing, yuh see me It's the way just bounce Yeah Everybody dance now!
Let's go Whoo! Let's go Rock, rock, say what, rock Let's go Everybody dance now!
Chorus 1: Rock this party Dance everybody Make it hot in this party Don't stop, move your body Rock this party Dance everybody Make it hot in this party Everybody dance now
Don't know what's on your mind Yuh come fi have a good time Me waan yuh wine your waistline Me waan yuh shake your behind I'm in a dancing mood Gyal and I'm feeling good This is my favorite tune Put on your dancing shoes Gonna mek yuh feel so good tonight gyal Me gonna mek yuh feel alright
Chorus 2: I came to rock at this party Cause I can make you feel alright Sweet boy, you're rocking your body I'll get you straight to the night Oh oh, you want this body Oh oh, you want it now Sweet boy, you're rocking your body Cause I'm gon make you mine tonight
Du du du du Let's go Du du du du Whoo Du du du du Let's go Du du du du du du du [Du du du du] Dance! Dance! [Du du du du] Now everybody move (move) [Du du du du] Now everybody shake (shake) [Du du du du] Now everybody Everybody dance now!
inna di dance Gyal waan test yuh Don't stand a chance Gotta look better than then It's just nice and than then Hold me tight gyal, hold me tight (what) Wipe me off! (let's go) Just dry me off!
Chorus 2
Du du du du Let's go Du du du du Whoo Du du du du Let's go Du du du du du du du [Du du du du] Dance! Dance! [Du du du du] Now everybody move (move) [Du du du du] Now everybody shake (shake) [Du du du du] Now everybody Everybody dance now!
Chorus 1
Shhhh gyal wine and flex (yeah) Shhhh tell dem seh a yuh a di best (yeah) Yuh look better gyal Yuh look better Show dem your move gyal Show dem your move
Chorus 2
Eric Prydz - Call on Me
Eric Prydz joined forces with Data Recordings to bring his hotly-tipped summer anthem ‘Call On Me.’ Commandeering a vocal from age-ripened rocker Steve Winwood’s ‘Valerie’, the first time Winwood has given clearance for one of his tracks to be used, Swedish-born Prydz loops it into what promises to be the biggest funked-up house monster of the season. Lola’s what?
Starting life as an mp3 in the hands of only a select few DJs ‘Call On Me’ has spread like wildfire, surfing label bidding-wars and dodging a spate of bootleg rip-offs along the way, to eventually land in the hands of Mr Winwood himself who liked the track so much he re-sang the vocals. Prydz began making music at the tender age of 9, and was so fanatical even at this early stage, that a lack of equipment was simply a minor obstacle in his quest for stardom. He developed a habit of breaking and entering in order to “borrow” his school’s keyboards: a habit that soon landed him in a Swedish reform school. But this set back merely strengthened his resolve and, buoyed by encouragement from influential friends such as Steve Angello, Prydz was soon producing tracks that found their way into the record boxes of some of the worlds most high profile DJs.
Influenced by the production quality of the ‘first generation’ of Stockholm talent, such as Håkan Lidbo and Adam Beyer, the Prydz sound is a merging of his love for Depeche Mode, early-electronica and a catchy 80’s melody with the stimulus of artists such as Alexender Kowalski and Underground Resistance. Working from his (literally) underground studio in the heart of Stockholm, Prydz creates hard-hitting tunes, with a firm foundation in funk but what sets him apart from the crowd is his talent for hooks and melodies.
After the success of an initial release on EMI, Eric moved to the label’s flagship dance imprint Credence and released the hugely successful “EP1”. By the time “EP3” came around, Eric had developed into one of the hottest names in house music. Word of his production skills soon spread, making him one of the most sought-after remixers on the scene. His work for the likes of Junior, Positiva and Ministry of Sound found favour with DJ’s including Seb Fontaine, Judge Jules and Pete Tong and his remix of “Miracles” even added The Pet Shop Boys to his long list of admirers.
call on me, call on me call on me, call on me call on me, call on me call on me, call on me call on meeeee, I'm the same boy I used to be
I'm the same boy I used to be
call on me, call on me call on me, call on me call on me, call on me call on me, call on me call on meeeee, I'm the same boy I used to be
Bob Sinclair - World Hold On
Oh yeah, yeah… Open up your heart, what do you feel Open up your heart, what do you feel… is real
The big bang may be a million years away But I can’t think of a better time to say
World, hold on Instead of messing with our future, open up inside World, hold on Wonder you will have to answer to the children of the sky
World, hold on Instead of messing with our future Tell me no more lies World, hold on Wonder you will have to answer to the children of the sky
Children of the sky… Children of the sky…
Look inside, you’ll find a deeper love The kind that only comes from high above
If you ever meet your inner child, don’t cry Tell them everything is gonna be alright
World, hold on Instead of messing with our future, open up inside World, hold on Wonder you will have to answer to the children of the sky
World, hold on Come one, everybody in the universe, come on World, hold on Wonder you will have to answer to the children of the sky
Children of the sky… alright Open up your heart Tell me, how do you feel
Listen now, tell them everything, right here right now Alright, everybody, here in the world You are all the children, alright
Together now, unite, and fight… oooh Open up you heart, no, peace, love for everyone
Oh, no no no no no, alright, to the four corners of the world Sing it loud, sing it loud, sing it loud loud loud world hold on on
sing it loud, sing it proud everybody, yeah yeah yeah yeah, oooh Don’t take no for an answer, no no, not today
Right here,spread love, everybody join together now One [race], one heart, love and unity, everybody sing yeah!
World, hold on Come one, everybody in the universe, come on World, hold on Wonder you will have to answer to the children of the sky
World, hold on Come one, everybody in the universe, come on World, hold on Wonder you will have to answer to the children of the sky
Alex Gaudino ft. Crystal Waters - Destination Calabria
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ATB with Heather Nova - Renegade (Ronski Speed remix)
Nice song and a pretty cool video, ATB is one of my most favorite DJs. You can download for free the ‘Renegade’ video , see the Free Video Download page, have fun !
ATB feat Heather Nova - Renegade Lyrics
Take care ’cause I’m coming in, I see my shadow and I don’t know when, I’m alive with you and it feels so true.
We don’t need shelter, only sky, bring back the storms that made us high. I’m alive with you.
Baby I’m a renegade like you, baby I’m searching too, I’ve been around the world, now I’m running back to you.
Baby I’m a renegade like you, baby I’m hurting too, I’ve been around the world, now I’m running back to you. [BIS]
Sweetheart, this world it makes no sense, no pot of gold, no innocence, I’m alive with you.
We don’t need shelter, only sky, bring back the storms that made us high. But we’re alive.
Baby I’m a renegade like you, baby I’m searching too, I’ve been around the world, now I’m running back to you.
Baby I’m a renegade like you, baby I’m hurting too, I’ve been around the world, now I’m running back to you.
Run with me, we’ll take it all together, run with me, cause you’re the one I need, run with me, cause we won’t live forever, run with me…
Baby I’m a renegade, baby I’m a renegade, baby I’m a renegade like you,
Run with me, we’ll take it all together. run with me ’cause you’re the one I need. run with me ’cause we won’t live forever. run with me…
Baby I’m a renegade like you, baby I’m searching too. I’ve been around the world, now I’m running back to you.
Baby I’m a renegade like you, baby I’m hurting too. I’ve been around the world, now I’m running back to you.
Run with me, we’ll take it all together. run with me ’cause you’re the one I need. run with me ’cause we won’t live forever. run with me…
Baby I’m a renegade, baby I’m a renegade, baby I’m a renegade like you.
Heather Nova was born on July 6, 1967 in her home country, Bermuda. Her mother is Canadian, and her father is a native Bermudian. Nova spent most of her childhood with her family (including one sister, television reporter Susannah, and one brother, reggae singer Mishka) on a 40 ft (12 m) boat built by her father, where the Friths spent most of 1970s and part of the 1980s, sailing throughout the Atlantic and Caribbean waters and coasts.
Over the years, Nova has written and recorded over 100 songs. With the release of South (2001), she returned to the international spotlight with an appearance on the soundtrack of the John Cusack movie Serendipity, a couple of music videos, and a collaboration with Swedish indiepop band Eskobar, for a song called "Someone New". Its music video, which proved so popular that it was played primarily on America's MTV, not just MTV2 (which is normally reserved for less-popular songs). Storm, Nova's fifth studio album, was released in late 2003 on Big Cat Records, as was her latest record Redbird, released in 2005.
In December 2005, Nova released Together As One, an EP supporting the Bermuda Sloop Foundation. The EP was only available in Bermuda shops and from the fan-run websites, HeatherNova.Net and HeatherNova.De.
In 2002, she self-published The Sorrowjoy, a 72-page book of her poetry and drawings. An album of the same name was released in March 2006, which featured Nova reading the poems from her book set to ambient music. The album has only been available for purchase at concerts beginning with the Intimate Evening tour, from the fan-run websites, HeatherNova.Net and HeatherNova.De, and from the official website, HeatherNova.Com.
She also collaborated with the German trance artist ATB on tracks like Love Will Find You and Renegade.
ATB - Ecstasy (Club Mix)
Have you ever noticed, That I’m not acting as I used to do before? Have you ever wondered, Why I always keep on coming back for more?
What have you done to me, I’ll never be the same I'll tell you for sure
I’ll never be the same I'll tell you for sure I’ll never be the same I'll tell you for sure
You really are my ecstasy, My real life fantasy, oh yeah
You really are my ecstasy, My real life fantasy, oh yeah (2)
Not that I’m complaining, A more beautiful vision - I have never seen If you don’t mind me saying, A life of ambition to fulfill my dream
What have you done to me, I’ll never be the same I'll tell you for sure
I’ll never be the same I'll tell you for sure I’ll never be the same I'll tell you for sure
You really are my ecstasy, My real life fantasy, oh yeah
You really are my ecstasy, My real life fantasy, oh yeah (2)
You really are my ecstasy, (There can be no other While we still have each other) My real life fantasy, oh yeah (3)
Snap - I 've got the power - Speed Garage Remix
Written by Michael Muenzing and Luca Anzilotti under the pseudonyms Benito Benites and John "Virgo" Garrett III and produced by Snap!, the third single by the Frankfurt-based dance rap group was their biggest hit. Featuring a rap by Turbo B and vocals by Penny Ford (Jackie Harris in the video), the single became a massive international hit.
The song opens with the somewhat enigmatic line in Russian: “Американская фирма Transceptor Technologies приступила к производству компьютеров «Персонaльный спутник»” (meaning “The American company Transceptor Technologies has started production of the ‘Personal Companion’ computer”). “Personal Companion” was a computer-like device for the blind and visually impaired released in 1990, it was controlled by voice and could, among other functions, automatically download articles from USA Today by a built-in modem. It was made by Transceptor Technologies of Ann Arbor, Michigan. [1]
Gouryella - Gouryella (original mix)
Gouryella is a Dutch trance act comprising Ferry Corsten and DJ Tiësto. The word itself means "heaven" in an aborigine language. They are best known for the self-titled song "Gouryella" and the follow-up single "Walhalla"; both are regarded in the club circuit as all time classic trance songs.
First single, Gouryella, was released to enormous praise and contained remixes from DJ Gigilo and Armin van Buuren. Walhalla, also released in 1999, also featured a remix from Van Buuren, as well as Hybrid.
The release of Tenshi in 2000 saw a slightly different style in Gouryella's work and some fans say that the apparent move away from euphoric synth lines and towards an edgier electronic sound represented Tiësto's increasing influence. However, a stunning remix from Transa made sure it became a club classic. Tenshi CDM featured some remixes from Transa, ATB , Ratty (Scooter).
Ferry produced Ligaya in 2001. Paul van Dyk, Green Court and Airbase were among those providing remixes.
Gouryella remixed two tracks for other artists, both in 1999: Solange - Messages and Binary Finary - 1999.
Additionally, Corsten and Tiësto released two tracks under the name of Vimana. We Came was released as a single in 1999 and featured a B-Side called Dreamtime. At the time, neither of these tracks were deemed suitable for a release under the Gouryella name (whose style was for hardcore euphoric tracks), so a further alias was created.
There are currently no plans for another Gouryella release. But there are current rumors on the return of Gouryella. Tijs & Ferry have been seen DJing together from time to time, but nothing is confirmed yet.
John Shelvin - Temptation (John Creamer & Stephane K Remix)
John Creamer & Stephane K ft. Nadia Ali & Rosko - Something
John Creamer & Stephane K are international DJ's, and as a duo, a New York City-based electronic music and house music production team. They are perhaps best-known for creating original dance singles as well as dance remixes for artists such as iiO, Moby, New Order, Rosko and Sinéad O'Connor.[1]
In 2004, the duo created their own independent label for their voluminous output of original material, NY Love Records. The label was started in collaboration with another New York-based DJ/Producer who they discovered and helped rise up the ranks, Lance Jordan. [5] They began releasing dance singles through the label with a particular focus on developing singer/songwriters they were producing at the time. Among the most notable was Rosko, whose "Love Is A Drug" was another Billboard number one dance hit in America in 2005. They began collaborating more extensively with Rosko, and promoting their artists through a series of "NY Love Presents" parties, featuring live performances at the New York Super-Club Crobar, as well is in Miami at the Winter Music Conference.[6]
Their 2006 single "Something To Lose," was signed to Ultra Records and is a duet between Nadia Ali of iiO and Rosko, who were introduced to each other by John Creamer. Championed on the UK's BBC Radio 1 by influential DJ and tastemaker Pete Tong[7], this new record was quickly licensed to Roger Sanchez's "Release Yourself vol. 5," as well as to the Global Underground solo debut of DJ/Producer Sharam of the Grammy Award-winning duo Deep Dish, titled "Dubai."
Most recently, their label NY Love has been releasing new dance singles by the duo in 2007 including a dub remix of The Doors "Forget The World" featuring Jim Morrison on vocals, "Hi Hats Are Your Friends," "The Healing" which is co-produced with Lance Jordan and features vocals by Susana, "Thirsty" which is co-produced with Joeski and again features Rosko on vocals, and the tribal "Mustachios" which is a collaboration between Creamer and Jordan.
Paul Oakenfold - Hypnotised
Paul Oakenfold - Faster Kill Pussycat
Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go
DJ Tiesto and BT: Love Comes Again
Paul Van Dyk: Nothing but You
Roger Sanchez - Another chance - Original Mix
Roger Sanchez , also known as Roger S. and The S Man, (born on June 1, 1967, in Queens, New York) is a popular Dominican-American house DJ who has scored many hits in the European and World Charts.
Roger Sanchez is the eldest of two sons (his younger brother is named Gabriel) born to Angela Almonte and Hugo Rene Sanchez, immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Sanchez attended Pratt Institute working towards a degree in architecture, but took his father's advice to take a break from his studies to devote his full energy to DJing and see if he could make a career of it. Eventually he went on to play at the largest nightclubs in New York City, and later around the world. Along with fellow New York house DJs David Morales and Danny Tenaglia, Sanchez has become an icon of the European party scene, especially on the Spanish island of Ibiza, notoriously known worldwide for its hedonistic lifestyle and nightlife. He has maintained residency on Ibiza every summer since 2000.
In 2001, he released his first (production) album, First Contact, from which the single Another Chance was taken. It went on to become a major hit, entering the UK Singles Chart at #1. The song was based on a sample of the first verse of Toto's song "I Won't Hold You Back".
Release Yourself party at Pacha, July 2006Sanchez also hosts a terrestrial and online radio show called "Release Yourself," with 1,200,000 listeners worldwide. In 2006 a podcast was created as a spin-off from the radio show under the same moniker and went on to win the first ever Podcast Award at the International Dance Music Awards (IDMA). He has also released a series of compilation albums based called Release Yourself which are known for being very upfront musically.
In 2004, Sanchez won his first Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of No Doubt's "Hella Good."
In 2006, Sanchez released Come with Me—a well-received album with the singles "Turn on the Music," "Lost," and the double-sided "Not Enough"/"Again."
Besides his career as an international celebrity DJ, Sanchez is the owner of his own label, Stealth Records, and is about to make his film debut in an independent film that is scheduled to be released sometime in 2008.
Currently, in the international list of the best DJs, Sanchez is ranked number 19.[1] In the DJ Magazine list of 2007, Sanchez places 25th
Milk Inc - Run
Milk Inc. (also known as Milk Incorporated) is a Belgian Vocal Trance band. Up to date the group has released 4 full-length studio albums and a total of 28 singles. A new, fifth studio album under the name Forever was released June 20th, 2008. Also a third official Supersized Concert is to be held in Sportpaleis in Antwerpen in September this year.
Milk Inc. released their first single La Vache in April 1997. At first they were only successful in France and England, but are now available in many European countries and in the USA. Milk Inc. have so far released more than 20 singles and had several tours throughout Europe. Their music is characterized by a specific emotional mood, which is created through the use of appropriate synthesizers. In its early days Milk Inc also had a guitarist, which is extremely unusual for a dance group.
Aphrodite (born Gavin King), also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, is a UK jungle and drum'n'bass DJ/producer commonly referred to as the 'Godfather of Jungle', who works along with Micky Finn on their joint Urban Takeover label. One of the oldest dnb producers, he largely contributed to and influenced drum and bass' current styles and techniques.
DJ Aphrodite is behind Aphrodite Recordings which was inspired by a club he ran in 1988 called 'Aphrodite'. His debut album was a self titled effort under V2 Recordings released 1st September, 2000. The follow up was 'Aftershock' which was again released under V2 Recordings on June 24th, 2002 featuring artists such as Barrington Levy and Wildflower.
The Chemical Brothers - Where do i begin?
The Chemical Brothers are the UK-based Grammy Award winning electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Tom and Chemical Ed). Initially they called themselves "The Dust Brothers", after the noted United States production duo of the same name, but their burgeoning popularity and the threat of legal action from the originals led them to change their name in 1995. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim and The Crystal Method, as well as other lesser-known acts they were pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre, and are known for high-quality live sets.
"Where Do I Begin" is a song by The Chemical Brothers, released as a promotional single in 1997 and appearing on their second album Dig Your Own Hole, also in 1997. As a promo release, copies are hard to get hold of[1]. The version appearing on the single is different from the one on the album, the single version being titled "Radio Edit" and being slightly shorter. Beth Orton sings the vocals on the song.
It was featured in the 2001 Cameron Crowe film Vanilla Sky, and was included on the released Vanilla Sky (soundtrack). The soundtrack itself was nominated for an Academy Award. The song was also featured in the film Monster (2003) starring Charlize Theron. The song was featured again in the film Accepted (2006) starring Justin Long.
The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
The Orb are an English electronic music group known for popularising chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of ambient house. Founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and KLF member Jimmy Cauty, The Orb began as ambient and dub DJs in London. Their early performances were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and 1980s, most notably Brian Eno and Kraftwerk. Because of their "trippy" sound, The Orb developed a cult following among clubbers "coming down" from drug-induced highs.[1] The Orb has maintained their drug-related and science fiction themes despite personnel changes including the departure of Cauty and other Orb members Kris Weston, Simon Phillips, and Andy Hughes. Paterson has been the only permanent member, continuing to work as The Orb with the Swiss-German producer Thomas Fehlmann and later with Martin "Youth" Glover and Tim Bran of Dreadzone.[2]
Alex Paterson prides The Orb on manipulating obscure samples beyond recognition in their albums and concerts; however, his unauthorised use of other artists' works has led to disputes with musicians, most notably with Rickie Lee Jones.[3] During their live shows of the 1990s, The Orb performed using digital audio tape machines optimised for live mixing and sampling before switching to laptops and digital media. Despite changes in their performance method, The Orb have maintained their colourful light shows and psychedelic imagery in concert. These visually intensive performances prompted many critics to compare The Orb to Pink Floyd.
The Orb's critical and commercial success in the UK peaked in the early 1990s with their albums The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld and U.F.Orb, which reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart in 1992. This success led to their infamous appearance on Top of the Pops, where they showcased their quirky style by playing chess (an interest of Paterson's since his early youth) while the group's single "Blue Room" ran in the background. The Orb's mid-1990s albums were met with mixed reactions from UK critics; however, their work received praise from American publications such as Rolling Stone. They experimented with vocalists on their next two albums, which critics generally described as bland and uninspired. The Orb shifted to the minimalist techno style spearheaded by member Thomas Fehlmann, releasing their new material on the record label Kompakt.
"Little Fluffy Clouds" is a single released by the ambient house group The Orb. It was originally released in 1990 on the record label Big Life and peaked at #87 on the UK Singles Chart. The Orb also included it on their 1991 double album The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld. "Little Fluffy Clouds" was re-released several times with different b-sides with its 1993 re-release reaching #10 in the UK.
ATB: The Fields of Love
Horrorist - One Night In New York City
Ebeneezer Goode - The Shamen
The Shamen were an experimental electronic music band, initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland by Colin Angus (b. 24 August 1961), Derek McKenzie (b. 27 February 1964), Keith McKenzie (b. 30 August 1961) and Peter Stephenson (b. 1 March 1962) in the 1980s as a psychedelic-influenced indie rock act. They found underground credibility as an acid house act and pioneers of rock/dance crossover, before moving on to international commercial success with "Ebeneezer Goode" and the Boss Drum album.
Band members
Colin Angus - Vocals, guitars, keyboards (1985-1999) Derek McKenzie - Vocals (1985-1987) Keith McKenzie - Drums (1985-1988) Peter Stephenson - Keyboards (1985-1988) Will Sinnott - Bass, vocals, keyboards (1987-1991) Richard West (Mr C) - Vocals, keyboards (1990-1999)
The Scientist (& DJ Hype) The Bee
Terrorize - It's Just a Feeling
ALTERN 8 - Activ-8
Altern 8 - Hypnotic ST8
Altern-8 is a breakbeat hardcore duo band featuring Mark Archer and Chris Peat. They were one of the UK rave bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s whose trademark was loud electronic tracks with a heavy bass line. Altern-8's members wore facemasks and chemical warfare suits. The band was signed to Network Records based in Stratford House, Birmingham, England.
Notable Altern-8 tracks include "Activ-8", "E-vapor-8", "Frequency", "Brutal-8-E", "Armageddon", "Move my body", "Hypnotic St-8" and "Infiltrate 202". The band produced an album on the Network Records label in 1992 called Full On... Mask Hysteria. After disbanding in 1993 they later regrouped for a comeback tour on which they were rumoured to have played a midnight rave set in the middle of a country farm.
In 1992, Peat entered as a candidate for the Stafford constituency in the General Election representing the Hardcore (Altern8-ive) party. He polled 158 votes and finished in fourth place. In 1993, Archer began producing as Slo Moshun with Danny Taurus, responsible for Bells of N.Y., and Xen Mantra.
Full On... Mask Hysteria by Altern-8Altern-8's somewhat surreal image made for dramatic photographs and videos, but the same PR that helped to sell their music was eventually used against the rave movement, as the UK tabloid press published stories about the dangers of ecstasy, illegal raves and their impact on the countryside, resulting in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
I never had to say goodbye You must have known I wouldn't stay While you were talking about our life You killed the beauty of today
Forever and ever LIfe is now or never Forever never comes around
You never heard me break your heart You didn't wake up when we died Since I was lonely from the start I think the end is mine to write
Forever and ever Life is now or never Forever never comes around People love and let go Forever and ever Life is now or never Forever's gonna slow you down
You'll never see me again So now woh's gonna cry for you You'll never see me again No matter what you do
There's something special about Swedish dance sensation September. A year and a half ago, the last September record "In Orbit" was released. Since then, Petra Marklund (born in September, in case you were wondering) has been touring China, Russia, the US. In Spain and Poland, September's topping the charts. "Satellites" even won September the number one spot on the Billboard Dance Chart last year. - Being #1 on Billboard was fun mainly because it proved that people really appreciate what we're doing, says Petra.
Besides singer Petra, the September team consists of producer/songwriter Jonas Von Der Burg, and songwriters Niclas Von Der Burg and Anoo Bhagavan. "Dancing shoes" is their third record together.
Petra Marklund is 23 years old and just moved out of her parents' house in Stockholm. She was still in high school when Jonas, Niclas, and Anoo approached her, looking for just the right unique voice that could lift their tunes to something that would move people on, as well as outside of, the dance floor. When the foursome first met up, Petra mostly sang jazz - and today, it's her dark, soulful voice in combination with high quality hit songs that makes the trademark September sound. You'll definitely be dancing. But at the same time, you'll ache. Just a bit.
- "Dancing Shoes" is probably a bit more crazy than "In Orbit". I've been much more open about my own visions on this record, and so has the others, says Petra who writes music of her own but likes the fact that September enables her to focus entirely on the singing. - This time, I've really tried to enter each song in a different way. I've even sung quite badly here and there, almost out of tune, if it felt necessary for the song.
While making "Dancing Shoes", Petra, Jonas, Anoo and Niclas really found their way of working together. By now, they all know each other incredibly well, and always get inspired by the others ideas. - I've never seen Jonas this addicted to working. It's almost been scary to watch him, says Petra, laughing. And the result will hit you even harder this time around. Petra sums it up: - From euro disco to The Knife,
Between those extremes, "Dancing Shoes" flirts with electronica, house, rock, and ragga. And the next single, "Until I die", sounds like the best Bond theme that never was made.
JuSt Dance- Lady GAga feat. Akon and Colby O.
When Lady GaGa was a little girl, she would sing along on her mini plastic tape recorder to Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper hits and get twirled in the air in daddy’s arms to the sounds of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. The precocious child would dance around the table at fancy Upper West Side restaurants using the breadsticks as a baton. And, she would innocently greet a new babysitter in nothing but her birthday suit.
It’s no wonder that little girl from a good Italian New York family, turned into the exhibitionist, multi-talented singer-songwriter with a flair for theatrics that she is today: Lady GaGa.
“I was always an entertainer. I was a ham as a little girl and I’m a ham today,” says Lady GaGa, 22, who made a name for herself on the Lower East Side club scene with the infectious dance-pop party song “Beautiful Dirty Rich,” and wild, theatrical, and often tongue-in-cheek “shock art” performances where GaGa – who designs and makes many of her stage outfits -- would strip down to her hand-crafted hot pants and bikini top, light cans of hairspray on fire, and strike a pose as a disco ball lowered from the ceiling to the orchestral sounds of A Clockwork Orange.
“I always loved rock and pop and theater. When I discovered Queen and David Bowie is when it really came together for me and I realized I could do all three,” says GaGa, who nicked her name from Queen’s song “Radio Gaga” and who cites rock star girlfriends, Peggy Bundy, and Donatella Versace as her fashion icons. “I look at those artists as icons in art. It’s not just about the music. It’s about the performance, the attitude, the look; it’s everything. And, that is where I live as an artist and that is what I want to accomplish.”
That goal might seem lofty, but consider the artist: GaGa is the girl who at age 4 learned piano by ear. By age 13, she had written her first piano ballad. At 14, she played open mike nights at clubs such as New York’s the Bitter End by night and was teased for her quirky, eccentric style by her Convent of the Sacred Heart School (the Manhattan private school Nicky and Paris Hilton attended) classmates by day. At age 17, she became was one of 20 kids in the world to get early admission to Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Signed by her 20th birthday and writing songs for other artists (such as the Pussycat Dolls, and has been asked to write for a series of Interscope artists) before her debut album was even released, Lady GaGa has earned the right to reach for the sky.
“My goal as an artist is to funnel a pop record to a world in a very interesting way,” says GaGa, who wrote all of her lyrics, all of her melodies, and played most of the synth work on her album, The Fame (Streamline/Interscope/KonLive). “I almost want to trick people into hanging with something that is really cool with a pop song. It’s almost like the spoonful of sugar and I’m the medicine.”
On The Fame, it’s as if GaGa took two parts dance-pop, one part electro-pop, and one part rock with a splash of disco and burlesque and generously poured it into the figurative martini glasses of the world in an effort to get everyone drunk with her Fame. “The Fame is about how anyone can feel famous,” she explains. “Pop culture is art. It doesn’t make you cool to hate pop culture, so I embraced it and you hear it all over The Fame. But, it’s a sharable fame. I want to invite you all to the party. I want people to feel a part of this lifestyle.”
The CD’s opener and first single, “Just Dance,” gets the dance floor rocking with it’s “fun, L.A., celebratory vibe.” As for the equally catchy, “Boys Boys Boys,” Gaga doesn’t mind wearing her influences on her sleeve. “I wanted to write the female version of Motley Crue’s ‘Girls Girls Girls,’ but with my own twist. I wanted to write a pop song that rockers would like.”
“Beautiful Dirty Rich” sums up her time of self-discovery, living in the Lower East Side and dabbling in drugs and the party scene. “That time, and that song, was just me trying to figure things out,” says GaGa. “Once I grabbed the reigns of my artistry, I fell in love with that more than I did with the party life.” On first listen, “Paparazzi” might come off as a love song to cameras, and in all honestly, GaGa jokes “on one level it IS about wooing the paparazzi and wanting fame. But, it’s not to be taken completely seriously. It’s about everyone’s obsession with that idea. But, it’s also about wanting a guy to love you and the struggle of whether you can have success or love or both.”
GaGa shows her passion for love songs on such softer tracks as the Queen-influenced “Brown Eyes” and the sweet kiss-off break-up song “Nothing I can Say (eh eh).” “‘Brown Eyes’ is the most vulnerable song on the album,” she explains. “‘Eh Eh’ is my simple pop song about finding someone new and breaking up with the old boyfriend.”
For the new tour for this album, fans will be treated to a more polished version of what they saw (and loved) at her critically acclaimed Lollapalooza show in August 2007 and Winter Music Conference performance in March 2008. “This new show is the couture version of my handmade downtown performance of the past few years. It’s more fine-tuned, but some of my favorite elements to my past shows – the disco balls, hot pants, sequin, and stilettos – will still be there. Just more fierce and more of a conceptual show with a vision for pop performance art.”
It’s been a while since a new pop artist has made her way in the music industry the old-fashioned/grass roots way by paying her dues with seedy club gigs and self-promotion. This is one rising pop star who hasn’t been plucked from a model casting call, born into a famous family, won a reality TV singing contest, or emerged from a teen cable TV sitcom. “I did this the way you are supposed to. I played every club in New York City and I bombed in every club and then killed it in every club and I found myself as an artist. I learned how to survive as an artist, get real, and how to fail and then figure out who I was as singer and performer. And, I worked hard.”
GaGa adds with a wink in her eye, “And, now, I’m just trying to change the world one sequin at a time.”
California Dreaming- Benny Benassi feat. Global Deejays Remix
A native of Milan, DJ/producer Benny Benassi started DJing alongside cousin Alle Benassi in the late 1980s in their hometown, before moving to Larry Pignagnoli's Off Limits production studio in the mid 1990s, creating music for various acts, including Whigfield, J.K. and Ally & Jo. Benassi first hit the dance floor with his own projects in 2001 with the single "I Feel So Fine", released under the name KMC with vocals by Dhany, the track first stormed the charts in Benassi's native Italy, and soon became a number one hit in the United Kingdom. [5]
After moving from eurohouse to electro, "Satisfaction" took Benassi's success worldwide a year later with high-profile DJs like Carl Cox, Darren Emerson, and Roger Sanchez singing its praises. This reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart after the Ministry of Sound record company replaced the original video (an almost still picture of the band overlayed with graphics) with a video of models using power tools. Released in 2003, the campy and quirky Hypnotica was Benassi's solo debut. At the end of 2004, he won the European Border Breakers Award for Hypnotica, which racked up the most sales for an Italian album outside of Italy. Benassi often works with vocalists Paul French and Violeta, who are collectively known as The Biz.
Benny then produced a group with cousin Alle, called Benassi Bros., a project designed to shine the spotlight on the two Biz vocalists, Paul French and Violeta and other guest singers. A year after the release of Hypnotica, Pumphonia marked their first full length release. And then in 2005, Benassi Bros. released their second album ...Phobia.
Some of his singles have charted high in the United Kingdom and have been played world-wide in clubs. Remixes for OutKast, Goldfrapp, and Felix da Housecat followed. Benassi also remixes the music of his contemporaries, such as DJ Tomcraft and Fischerspooner.
In 2005, Benny founded the record label known as Pump-Kin Music. The focus of the label is primarily new and unsigned producers. Through this venture, he hopes to give exposure to some of the lesser known DJ/production talent across the world. More recently it has been announced that it's also opening a sub-label, Funky Pump-Kin. In an interview Benassi said that if he weren't a deejay, he would be a cook as he likes a lot of pasta.
In August 2007, Benassi released a remix of Public Enemy's 'Bring the Noise'. The track quickly reached the #1 spot on Beatport.com and imeem. The video for the track was created by 'The Eclectic Method'; featuring a montage of live footage from Public Enemy, the video was premiered on imeem.com. In February 2008 "Bring the Noise" won a Grammy for best Remix (Dance).
His latest album Rock 'n' Rave was released June 16th, 2008. The first single from the album is "I Am Not Drunk."
Global Deejays is an Austrian dance and electronica trio composed of DJ Taylor (Konrad Schreyvogl), DJ Mikkel (Mikkel Christensen) and FLOw (Florian Schreyvogl). Their first three singles were big hits in Europe, particularly in Russia.
(Partially) Their song "The Sound of San Francisco" samples the 1967 (The Summer of Love) song "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)" sung by Scott McKenzie. The video includes scenes of the band in a decorated school bus driving through popular destinations.
In 2005 they won the MTV Award and the Eska.
On April 12, 2008, Global Deejays performed for the first time in San Francisco, the city that made them famous. On May 31, 2008 they will perform at mall Real Cariari in San Jose, Costa Rica.
DHT- Listen to your Heart (Hardcore Remix)
Listen To Your Heart
I know there’s something in the wake of your smile I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yeah you’ve built a love but that love falls apart your little piece of heaven turns too dark
listen to your heart when he’s calling for you listen to your heart there’s nothing else you can do I don’t know where you’re going and I don’t know why but listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye
sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile the precious moments are all lost in the tide, yeah they’re swept away and nothing is what is seems the feeling of belonging to your dreams
listen to your heart when he’s calling for you listen to your heart there’s nothing else you can do I don’t know where you’re going and I don’t know why but listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye
and there are voices that want to be heard so much to mention but you can’t find the words the scent of magic the beauty that’s been when love was wilder than the wind
listen to your heart when he’s calling for you listen to your heart there’s nothing else you can do I don’t know where you’re going and I don’t know why but listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye
Listen to your heart....mm..mmm
I don’t know where you’re going and I don’t know why but listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye
DHT is a European / Belgian dance band, their style; happy, vocal dance with influences from all over the dance scene. The music is uplifting and is guaranteed to make you dance. Since 2001 DHT are working in the current group with singer Edmée, MC/DJ Da Rick “Flor” and producers. Edmée started singing for DHT when she was only 15 years old, now on her 20th she is an experienced singer in the studio and also on stage. Da Rick (Flor) was also known from formations; Da Boy Tommy, Sergeant Pepper and D&D. The repertoire consists of various own productions but also some dance remakes from classic 80’s hits.
“Listen to your heart” in different dance versions was recently released in various countries, and was a huge breakthrough for DHT the dance versions made it in clubs all over the world and also the unplugged piano version is very popular.
Currently DHT First album is finished ( US release July 19th), including classic hits and a lot of brand new material. DHT on stage has been known for their performances with high crowd participation. Edmée live vocals and Da Rick working with the crowd will make the room go nuts. In 20 minutes the place will be upside-down.
Calabria 2007 - Enur feat. Natasja & MIMS
As Enur, Copenhagen-based dance producer and DJ Rune Kølsch scored a major club hit in 2007 with a fresh version of a years-old Rune track titled "Calabria," featuring reggae vocalist and fellow Dane Natasja Saad (who passed away in a June 2007 car accident). The track topped Billboard's U.S. dance chart in early 2008. Kølsch, who records with brother Johannes Torpe as Artificial Funk, has also produced under the aliases Heavy Rock, Ink & Needle, and Rude RKade. The Ultra label planned an album, imaginatively titled Enur: The Album, for a March 2008 release.
Born into a Jamaican-American family in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, Shawn Mims grew up influenced by the rappers just south of him, in Harlem. Despite the fact that he lost both parents by the time he was 13, Mims focused on music (his mother had given him his first set of DJ equipment shortly before she died) and school to keep himself out of trouble. Though he briefly attended community college, Mims decided if he truly wanted to make it as a rapper he needed to drop out, a move that paid off career-wise: he was soon featured on the song "Love Em All" by Canadian group Baby Blue Soundcrew, which was nominated for Best Video in the 2001 Much Music Awards. "I Did You Wrong" came out in 2003 thanks to help from the Miami-based production team the Blackout Movement, and in 2006 the rapper, who was now going by MIMS, independently released the single "This Is Why I'm Hot." The song did well enough on local radio stations, including New York's Hot 97, to garner attention from major labels, including EMI/Capitol, which released MIMS' full-length debut, Music Is My Savior, in 2007. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide
Natasja Saad (born 1974, Copenhagen - Died June 24, 2007, Kingston, Jamaica) known as Little T or just Natasja. Born by Kirstine Saad, Danish Photographer, and a Sudanese father, Natasja Saad was a Danish rapper and reggae singer. At the age of only 13, Natasja started singing and DJ'ing in Copenhagen, where she performed live with Miss Mukupa and McEmzee in the band, No Name Requested. During that period, she also performed along with Queen Latifa and gained popularity in Jamaica. In 1998, she fell off her horse during her education, becoming a professional jockey. This seriously slowed down her career.
In the Summer of 2004, she published the 12"-Cover Me and later the 7" Summercute and in 2005, the cd Release. In the same year, she appeared at Bikstok Røgsystems greatest hit, Cigar covered as 'Lille T'. In 2006 she won the reggae competition, Irie FM Big Break Contest in Jamaica with the song 45 Questions as the first non-Jamaican ever. First prize was a record label, a music video, a photo session and a job at the Reggae Sumfest-festival, where 50 Cent and Rihanna, amongst others, also performed. Natasjas first major hit, Mon De Reggae, was inspired by the hit Pon De Replay by said Rihanna.
In Spring 2007, she appeared in Betty Nansen Teatret's play Købmanden (a contemporary interpretation of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare), with Danish actors Jonatan Spang, Nicolas Bro, Laura Bro, Omar Marzouk and Blæs Bukki. Last, she also produced the soundtrack to the Danish Comedy Fidibus by successful performer/director Hella Joof with the track Op med ho’det.
Natasja died on June 24, 2007 in a car accident on Jamaica. Her friend, the Danish singer Karen Mukupa, was also in the car, but was relatively unhurt. She and the other injured were rushed to the Spanish Town Hospital where the singer was pronounced dead.
The accident was perceived as particularly acute for Denmark's music and entertainment world, not only because of Natasja's sincere and exceptionally engaging personality, but also because she still stood before a career that, after some earlier setbacks and, in the preceding years, impressive successes, appeared more than ever on the rise.
Natasja is buried at Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen's cemetery for artistic and pioneering personalities, which, aside from hosting H.C. Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard and physicist Niels Bohr, is also gradually becoming a resting place for more recent stars of the 21st century.
DJ Sammy & Yanou-Heaven
DJ Sammy is undoubtedly the best-known DJ and producer from Spain. Born on Mallorca in 1969, this party king began his DJ career in 1984 in various clubs such as Alexandra's, Bananas & Zorba's. At about the same time he completed training as a sound technician at the music college in Palma. As a radio DJ with CADENA TOP, the official techno/house channel on Mallorca, he spread the up-to-the-minute club sound outside the clubs. In 1991 he got to know the Dutch singer and dancer Marie José van der Kolk and appeared for the first time with her under the name DJ Sammy feat. Carisma at Zorba's Club in Playa de Palma. A year later Sammy became resident DJ at the legendary Joy Palace Club in Arenal and together with Carisma provided the hottest party nights on the island.
Now he can look back on a career spanning more than 15 years as a DJ in the most acclaimed clubs around Europe, having celebrated success as a producer in the fields of pop and dance and founded the Gamba Music company and his own dance label, Super M..... Records.
Most artists have their big break in their home-country before trying overseas. And even if they do try, worldfame is rare and not for everyone. Dominique Rijpma van Hulst, better known as Do, is the exception to that rule. Her first big hit "Heaven" - a dance version of Bryan Adams' 80's worldfamous hit recording - was a huge top ten hit in Spain, Germany and Belgium. It was also a top three hit in the USA Billboard charts and reached the #1 spot in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. All of this happened prior to the release of the unplugged version of "Heaven", which instantly became a classic in her own home-country; The Netherlands. This so-called unplugged version even helped her boost the track straight to the number one slot in the USA Billboard charts resulting in Do singing on various big events, standing next to celebrities such as Puff Daddy and Destiny's Child, in front of tenthousands of people. Even Bryan Adams impressed by Do. This showed when he asked her to sing "Heaven" with him during one of his European shows. In 2003, Do received a World Music Award for Best Dutch Artist, scored another number one hit duetting with Dutch collegue Marco Borsato on the track "Voorbij" and got nominated for an Edison Award. She was chosen Best National Female Artist during TMF's 2004 award show. On top of that, "Heaven" received the 2004 BMI - Pop Award, in Los Angeles.
Not bad. Not bad at all, for a girl from Valkenswaard who decided to trade in her tennis-racket for a microphone at age fourteen. She starts out singing as a backingvocalist and works on various commercials for big companies. Relatively quick she rolls into the music business and meets German producer Yanou, who for some reason saw the magic in her. Her first single "Real Good" becomes a modest succes and gets her some deals to be in pre-shows for artists such as Five and Montell Jordan. Then, Yanou and Dj Sammy ask her to do vocals for a dance version of "Heaven", which was released worldwide in 2002 under the name "Dj Sammy & Yanou featuring Do. The rest, as we all know, is history.
In july of 2004, Do puts out her long-awaited debut-album, simply entitled Do. Because of all the successes in the years before, it took quite some time for her to drop the album. Partly because the word average just isn't in Do's vocabulairy. "Being a perfectionist, I have spent ages looking for songs that would suit me. I have experimented a lot and changed a lot of the arrangements, resulting in an amazing record", says Do. "All songs reflect my personality; very natural, pure and real." It became a mixture of melodic, often melancholic ballads ("The Day You Went Away", "I Believe In Love"), cool mid-tempo R&B popsongs ("Close To You", "So Near So Far") and funky dancetracks ("Love Is Killing Me", "Selfish"). Obviously the hitsingle "Angel By My Side" is on there, as well as ballad versions of the smash hits "Heaven" and "On And On".
The album was partly produced by Do's production-team Yanou and Glenn Corneille, and partly by production-team GMW from the UK. Do co-wrote four of the songs. Something she hadn't found herself doing before. "These were my first few steps as a songwriter. It was nice to find out I'm capable of writing songs and coming up with melodies, all by myself. The ballad "I Don't Want To Be Your Friend" was written by one of the most prolific and successful contemporary songwriters of our time, who has also penned songs for artists such as Celine Dion, Tina Turner and Barbra Streisand; Diane Warren. In the Netherlands, Do worked with Tony Cornelissen and Allan Eshuijs.
In the end, all of the hard work resulted in a debut-album which is about just as classy as the singer herself. "Little stories, picked straight off of life's garden", performed with a typically Dutch down-to-earth twist, yet with international allure and potential. Do's amazing and heartwarming vocal sound is what ties it all together. She has definitely succeeded in creating her own unique style. Do: "The most important thing is that I now know my strength and how to use it in order to touch other people's hearts. Receiving an award or standing next to Mariah Carey at the World Music Awards is great, obviously, but what really matters is the music itsself. Knowing that I can bring enjoyment to people and touch their hearts with my music is what keeps me going."
Basshunter Feat DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz - Now You're Gone
Now You're Gone - Basshunter - Ft DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheads
The European smash-hit sensation, number 1 in 8 countries; ‘Boten Anna’ is finally here and set to take the UK by storm!
* Over 15 million youtube views * * Over a million ringtone sales * * Over 500,000 sales in Europe * * # 1 in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland * * Fastest selling debut single in Sweden since ABBA *
The European smash-hit sensation, number 1 in 8 countries; ‘Boten Anna’ is finally here and set to take the UK by storm!
Re-worked with an English vocal version ‘Now You’re Gone’ is the debut from the UK’s hottest new label Hard2Beat Records, set to become a major music force over the forthcoming months.
DJ and Cyber Geek Jonas Altberg, aka Basshunter, wrote the European hit in his bedroom. The track, about his love for a girl he met on the internet, captured the hearts of Sweden and it went on to become an instant online phenomenon. It smashed its way to the top of the charts across Scandinavia and within weeks he had become their biggest debut selling artist ever!
With meteoric momentum Basshunter exploded internationally, going onto secure the number 1 spot in Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. The track also caught on in Germany where it successfully stayed at the top end of the charts for six months! Cascada and Eric Prydz, are the only other dance artists this year to reach top ten status in Germany.
Fast-forward to the summer of 2007 and after becoming the biggest selling ringtone by any artist in Europe this year an English bootleg vocal version appears as the lead track on a mix cd by DJ Alex. ‘Now You’re Gone’ became the most requested record in summer holiday resorts around Europe and as people return from their holiday’s in Magaluff and surrounding islands desperate to hear it again TV channels in the UK have been inundated with requests for the video.
Fast becoming the biggest hit in clubland too it’s clear that the Basshunter phenomenon is about to hit the UK!
Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400
The first Zombie Nation Record contained the song "Kernkraft 400", German for "Atomic Energy 400," which is considered one of the most famous songs of electronic dance music. The song featured one of David Whittaker's small songs from the 1984 Commodore 64 game Lazy Jones called "Stardust". Soon after the first independent release in 1999 the song developed into an underground hit in European clubs, and was licensed to various countries including a more commercial remix version by Italian remix-producer DJ Gius.
The song, specifically the "Sport Chant Remix", is popular at North American sporting events. It is used by numerous arenas as their goal-celebration song, particularly in the National Hockey League, and many more as a motivational beat.
Many people believe the band to be named "Kernkraft 400" and the song to be "Zombie Nation". This is most likely due to a combination of factors, including that the song´s only lyrics are "Zombie Nation," and file sharing, where anyone can change the name of a file and thousands can download it in a short period of time, which became popular soon after the song was released.
IIO Rapture
Rapture Ilo
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The night I laid my eyes on you I felt everything around me move Got nervous when you looked my way But you knew all the words to say
And your love slowly moved right in All this time, oh my love, where you been
Mi amore Don't you know My love I want you so Sugar You make my soul complete Rapture tastes so sweet
I'm mesmerised in every way You keep me in a state of daze Your kisses make my skin feel weak Always suffering in your heat
Lift our souls like a bird in the wind Oh I glide like I'm flying through heaven
Mi amore Don't you know My love I want you so Sugar You make my soul complete Rapture tastes so sweet
Mi amore Don't you know My love I want you so Sugar You make my soul complete Rapture tastes so sweet
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Mi amore Don't you know My love I want you so Sugar You make my soul complete Rapture tastes so sweet
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Monsoon - Africa
Lost Tribe-Gamemaster
Matt Darey, who is from Leicester, England, has been a trance music DJ since 1994 and is considered one of the founders of the trance genre[citation needed]. He is also a member of Lost Tribe with Red Jerry. He is perhaps best known for his work in the Euphoria trance series and for "Gamemaster" (as Lost Tribe) and his remixes of and Agnelli & Nelson's "El Niño".
In 2005, his first major U.S. albums, an EP, Point Zero (featuring the Li Kwan song of the same name), and a double album, Upfront Trance, were released. His works have sold a total of over 2 million copies. His ex-girlfriend, Marcella Woods, is often a guest vocalist on his recordings.
Darey frequently performs his trance sets at UK clubs such as Gatecrasher and Slinky, and over the internet through a monthly show on Digitally Imported's European Trance station. On August 13, 2005, he debuted a new show on Digitally Imported called Nocturnal, which became a weekly show in April 2006. [1] [2] Since Nocturnal became a weekly show, Darey has had guests such as Sasha, Tiësto, Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Freemasons, D.Ramirez, Freeform Five & Ferry Corsten perform guest mixes during the second hour of the show each week. Now the Nocturnal show is broadcast by 116 FM around the globe. In May 2007 he also started a monthly Podcast called Nocturnal Podcast. Every podcast can be downloaded for free from Darey's homepage. The Nocturnal Podcast was nominated for the best podcast at Winter Music Conference in Miami in 2008.
His single, Beautiful Day, featuring Antoine & Marcia Juell, became a club hit in the US, reaching the top 25 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music Club Play and hitting the top 20 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart.
Darey owns a record label, Darey Products, featuring releases from himself and upcoming artists.
Matt Darey wrote the unreleased Deuce track 'Rock The Disco', set to be the 1st single from their second album early in 1996. It has since surfaced on the internet in 2007.
Bomfunk Mc's - Hypnotic
Hypnotic, Hypnotic, You get your kick off With little bit a hip hop We rock the rooftop The super sounds that you love Zap, we back And pappa's got a brand new bag Full of tricks, beat the kicks Rocking and shocking the hops the hips The funky chicks We change the riffs Fashion, passion, misfits Stand up proud, have no doubt, Come on, shout it out! I'm the real deal when I come around, I freak you out, coming over ground
Ooh, how you make me feel Hypnotic, hypnotic Ooh, cast a spell on me, Hypnotic (get ready!), hypnotic (jump on it!)
You get your kick off With little bit a hip hop We rock the rooftop The super sounds that you love
I'm so blinded by the dazzling lights I'm only guided by rhythms of the night Hot bodies all around Make me think ive found, the beat And a heart synchronized (??) with mine
Ooh, how you make me feel Hypnotic (get ready!), hypnotic (jump on it!) Ooh, cast a spell on me, Hypnotic (get ready!), hypnotic (jump on it!)
You get your kick off With little bit a hip hop We rock the rooftop The super sounds that you love You get your kick off With little bit a hip hop We rock the rooftop The super sounds that you love
Bound, to break The boundaries, the estimate The fool's roots We overtake, we renegades stormin' the place Breakin' and shakin' and chasing the bass Bringin' it up on the front page We're back, on time that is the sound Come on, freak, sing it out I'm the real deal when i come around I freak you out, comin over ground
Ooh, how you make me feel Hypnotic (get ready!), hypnotic (jump on it!) Ooh, cast a spell on me, Hypnotic (get ready!), hypnotic (jump on it!)
Thrills, the chills, dominate the sex appeal, Surreal, with the funk I feel, rebellious rockers acting ill. Escapades and matinee's the breaks from the rat race, The sound, the scratch, electroclash, the revelation, kickin' ya ass!! The new phenomenon taking over town, Feel the force, coming over ground.
I feel so electric, it really blows my mind The kind of electric, I just take off and fly Hot bodies all around Make me think ive found, the beat And a heart synchronized (??) with mine
Ooh, how you make me feel Hypnotic (get ready!), hypnotic (jump on it!) Ooh, cast a spell on me, Hypnotic (get ready!), hypnotic (jump on it!)
Ooh, how you make me feel Hypnotic, hypnotic Ooh, cast a spell on me, Hypnotic, hypnotic
Hypnotic!
The Bomfunk MC's are a robot hip hop act, formed in 1997 in Finland. The group's front man is B.O. Dubb (formerly known as B.O.W., born Raymond Ebanks) and the main producer is Jaakko "JS16" Salovaara.
The debut release was the 1999's album In Stereo (Sony Music) with the singles "Freestyler", "Uprocking Beats" and "B-Boys & Flygirls", all big hits in Finland. The success led to the release of "Freestyler" in Scandinavia and Germany.
By 2000, "Freestyler" had become a big hit in Europe and it was the year's biggest-selling single in Europe. The single reached number one in Australia, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany, and number two in the UK. Also in 2000, they won Best Nordic Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Nevertheless, the single did spark a little controversy. The line "Who the fuck is Alice, is she from Buckingham Palace?" was censored on the UK radio version, and the video featured a lot of product placement by Sony.
In 2002, the group released the album Burnin' Sneakers, spawning the singles "Super Electric", "Live Your Life" featuring Max'C, and "Something Goin' On" with Jessica Folcker. This album gained less attention internationally, though selling well in Finland. "Something Going On" reached the German top 20.
In September 2002, DJ Gismo decided to leave the band (shortly afterwards joining the band Stonedeep), being promptly replaced by Riku Pentti (DJ) and Okke Komulainen ("Hypnotic" featuring Elena Mady). Half of the album was produced by JS16, and the other half by The Skillsters Plus One.
"Reverse Psychology" and its singles did not garner much attention outside the Nordic countries. Both of the singles reached the German top 100, but did not chart elsewhere in Western Europe. Even fan reception was extremely mixed.
The band was extremely popular in several Eastern European and former Soviet states during 2001-2005. The eastern European market is/was rife with bootlegs of Bomfunk MC's records- with many regularly surfacing on eBay. In the early 2000's, this became somewhat of a standing joke among fans.
Despite being on a major label, Bomfunk MC's music has been extremely hard to find in most record stores across the globe since 2001. Also, the Bomfunk MC's website is notorious among fans of the band for its lack of updates. As of 2007, both the official Bomfunk MC's website and the band's largest fansite appear to be offline, with many smaller fansites also disappearing.
As of 2007, nothing is known of the current situation of the band, or if the band is indeed still active or not. Many of the band's collaborators have dedicated themselves to other (musical) projects or activities or faded into obscurity. The bands' main producer and mentor, JS16, is still musically active as a solo artist (2007 saw the release of his first solo track in over half a decade, "Rosegarden", which achieved significant club play) and as half of the successful dance act Dallas Superstars.
DJ Tiësto - Coast 2 Coast Featuring Discovery - Home
THE BEGINNING
Tijs Verwest was born on 17 january 1969 in Breda. His interest for music started very early,at the age of twelve he already created music. When he reached twenty it became very serieus. Now a days he is one of the most famous and beloved DJ 's in the world, according to Paul Oakenfold the "Godfather" of the English dancescene. Since november 1999 he monthly performes as a resident in Gatecrasher at Leeds, the most popular club of England. In february of that same year he has a break trough with his spectecular set at Innercity. And with Gouryella, a production with Ferry Corsten, he get's a Top-20 hit in England. But however the fame and glory of this incredible DJ the man behind DJ Tiësto is still a very normal guy from Breda.
THE FIRST CLUB YEARS
Tijs has always had the feeling that he wanted to share his music with others. He never seriously had in mind to become such a star but everything became more and bigger. At the end of the eighties he mostly played in a little club called Spock, in Breda. Every thunderday, friday and saturday from 22.00 till 4.00 hour in the morning. At that time Breda wasn't the center of House music but that has made the style of his music and the final 'sound of DJ Tiësto'. There weren't any other DJ's so he wasn't influenced by the style of others. Spock was very small club, however very extravagant like the Roxy. There was space for two hundred people.
"It didn't matter if there where less people, I could do what I wanted, the isolement from other DJ's was good. Through that I could develope myself and my music." In the beginning of his carrier as DJ he mostly played new beat and acid house, sometimes some Madonna.Tijs likes the work of Madonna because her music shows that she likes to dance. Before the release of her album there where already dancemixes. for example 'Vogue' was one of the songs of Spock.
He also loves to do sets for seven or eight hours. "Because when you play somewhere for two hours you'll never know what's before and after you. you can't play the same ID's. Seven hours is long to play and after such a performance I am exhausted, because when I play I have to translate my feelings into music. That needs a very hard concentration. Fifteen minutes before I begin I am so in myself that I don't hear anyone talking to me. Playing music is more than put some vinyl on my equipment. timing is the most important thing in house music. You can play the same tracks at two nights but at one night the public get's bored, the other night the people are partying there heads of! Beeing a DJ and perform is like a topsport."
THE BREAKTHROUGH
Well there's one set everybody knows about and that's the one DJ Tiësto played at the first Innercity. It was the breakthrough for him and his music. "Innercity was one of the best party's for me that year, not only because it was my breakthrough. at that time I didn't even realised that but the party was very big and very good. The first Innercity was for me the first big night to DJ and I think that set was one of my best ever! it was a perfect set for a perfect public!" After Innercity DJ Tiësto's DJ agenda was soon be filled with festivals like the Love Parade, Natur One, Gatecrasher summer 1999 and Hyperstate. He travelled also to party island Ibiza." The people who are coming to Ibiza just want one thing and that's good music and party! They are very open minded, I've been there three times this summer, a week and two times for four days. That's long enough! because you don't get any sleep. The party at Ibiza is 24 hours a day. When you're going to Ibiza a week is enough, than it's still fun." Tiësto also performes monthly at Gatecrasher in England. "Gatecrasher is amazing! When your standing there you see an ocean of people. It's a can full of people. Gatecrasher isn't very big, but there can party 2.500 people in it.The public is very faithfull to you. When you're in a little depression during your set the public pulls you through. They love breaks, when the beat faint they're starting to shout and scream, clapping there hands like the English footballteam has scored a penalty!it gives you the feeling you're giving a concert. The interaction with the Gatecrasher public is very special." Unless the amazing succes of his work Tijs Verwest is still the same guy as before. He wanted to do something back for the people who already where his friends before the breakthrough. In authum 1999 he started a recordshop called 'Magik the recordshop' in the hart of is home city Breda in West-Brabant. Together with Arny, Tiësto's bussinesspartner, he started there also the Blackholelabel. The serie Forbidden Paradise and the Guardian Angel label was the idea of Arny before.
1999-2003
His remix of Delerium Featuring Sarh McLachlan - The Silence was the first house track ever broadcasted on daytime radio in northe america and was four weeks in the U.K. top 10 chart. In 2001. The first releases were the 2001 anthems Flight 643 and his long awaited artist album In My Memory, and lately massive anthems from Umerk, Mark Norman and Mr Sam vs. Fred Baker. Summer 2002 Black Hole Recordings UK is born, a sister company set up to service the english market. After winning almost every dance related award in 2002 a crown was put on his career by being voted the number 1 DJ in the world in DJ Magazine's top 100.
The year 2003 has been a year filled with highlights. Tiësto is now officially the first DJ in the world ever to sell out a stadium event with a solo performance for over 25.000 people. Like Nyana, the Tiësto In Concert DVD has reached the gold status, same for the hitsingle Traffic which is the first instrumental track to reach the number 1 chart position in 23 years. In 2003 Tiësto has won 3 TMF awards (Holland & Belgium), 2 Dutch DJ awards, one MTV holland award, and was again number 1 in DJ Magzine's top 100, first time a DJ got this spot twice in a row!
Until now this is the success and life story of this fabulous DJ, this year you can expect many, many more of DJ Tiësto.
2004
Spring, 2004 Tiesto & BT released a single called 'Love Comes Again', wich almost instantly topped all the charts throughout the globe. Heineken got him to be the face of the THIRST World Tour. After touring in Europe, he visited Asia, Australia, South- then North-America. In May, 2004. he released his second artist album, 'Just Be' including the hit-single 'Love Comes Again'.
Autumn brought the rewards for the hard work: he won almost every imaginable award, including Ibiza DJ Award &8211; Best International Dj (2nd time in a row), Belgian TMF Award: Best DJ of the Year (2nd time in a row).
He topped the DJMAG TOP100 list THRID TIME IN-A-ROW! At the night of the award show, he held Tiesto &8211; In Concert II. This event &8211; in Arnhem, Gelredome &8211; was sold out &8211; 25000 tickets - only in 2 hours! Three In Concerts in 2 weeks! Several First place & awards, 2 albums released and a small tour in the States at the end of the year.
Tiësto to perform at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
Tiësto, twice voted the 1 DJ in the world by DJ Magazine,made Olympic history on Friday, August 13, when he became the first DJ ever to perform in an Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Some four billion people were watching the planet's premier sport event, when the 28th Olympiad of the modern era opens in Greece, the land where the Olympics were born, and the City where they were revived 108 years ago. No DJ has ever performed at the Olympic Games. The President of the ATHENS 2004 Organizing Committee, Mrs. Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, heralded the announcement of Tiësto&8217;s participation, saying: "Our Ceremonies will include unique Greek artistic elements along with modern and international perspectives. While it is path-breaking, it is also natural, that a modern artist like Tiësto will contribute to the celebration we're planning on our opening night. We welcome him to Athens." In October 2003, Tiësto was approached by the Athens Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (ATHOC) for a DJ-performance of 90 minutes during the parade of the athletes, a part of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. During this parade, all participating nations introduce their athletes, over 10,000 in total. ATHOC has shown it values art and innovation by asking the most popular DJ on Earth to produce the music for the parade. Tiësto performed his DJ-set live in the Olympic Stadium in Athens. This included new tracks produced especially for the Opening Ceremony and songs that have been tailored to compliment the spirit of the Ceremony. In connection with this announcement, Tiësto said, "I am honored to be to be part of the biggest sports event in the world. The fact that the Games are returned to their birthplace and to the city where they were revived makes Athens 2004 very special. The opportunity to perform my music for billions of people around the globe was one of the greatest highlight of my life."
Fragma - Toca Miracle
Founded in 1998 by brothers Dirk and Marco Duderstadt, they produced their first single "Toca Me" with experienced record producer, Ramon Zenker. When it was released the following year, it topped several dance charts around the world, and reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart.
In 2000, a mash-up, "Toca's Miracle" was produced, taking the music of Fragma's "Toca Me" and placing the vocals from Coco's 1997 song "I Need A Miracle" over the top, which gained further attention from DJs Pete Tong and Judge Jules. As Fragma and Coco were on the same record label at the time (Positiva), the vocals were rerecorded by Coco and an official release was made, and went straight to number one in the UK chart, and was popular in Australia and Ireland.
An album was released in 2001; Toca, as well as two other singles; "Everytime You Need Me" (UK number 3 hit), which featured vocals by Maria Rubia, and "You Are Alive" (UK number 4 hit) with vocals by Damae.
2002 saw the Duderstadts set up their own studio, called Evergreen-Terrace. The same year saw Fragma still operating with vocalist Damae, and releasing a second album; Embrace, with hit singles such as "Say That You're Here", "Embrace Me", "Man In The Moon" and "Time And Time Again".
Dirk and Marco are also currently working as a duo under their surname Duderstadt. two singles have been released under this name; "Sunrise" and "Taking Over" on Gang Gi Records. A third single, "Mahananda" was released in 2005 on a new Recordlabel called Afterglow Records. Followed by the 4th single Muhanjala in 2006 and 5th Single feat. the Uk Singer Anita Kelsey called "Smile" in 2007.
In 2006, Fragma released the new single "Radio Waves" together with Kirsty Hawkshaw. It is not yet known if another studio album will be released under this name. At this stage, it seems that Damae has left the group.
Tocastorm was another mash- up made from Darude's "Sandstorm".
In late 2007 a remix of Toca Me was released--often mislabeled "Deadmau5 Remix", it is actually the "In Petto 2008 Remix"; Deadmau5 had no connection to it.
2008 saw the release of 'Toca's Miracle 2008' which came with 'Toca Me 2008', the In Petto remixes of the original songs. The release of Toca's Miracle 2008 has resulted in much success, making the Top 5 on the World Dance charts, #1 on the Brazil Dance Charts, and #2 on the Australian ARIA Club Charts.
Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun
Piece by piece I release Once was mine Now undone Turned blue like new Orleans And went down like A southern sun I still feel you Beneath my skin I am tempted To throw my senses in cos its easier to fly Than to face another night in southern sun And your love is all around (x2) In the air to set me free Set me free You last like a song Im deflated I am pieces on the wind Unrelated I still feel you Beneath my skin I am tempted To throw my senses in cos its easier to fly Than to face another night in southern sun And your love is all around In the air to set me free Set me free cos its easier to fly Set me free
Paul Oakenfold’s musical career started from admirably humble beginnings, playing soul and rare groove cuts in a Covent Garden wine bar in the late ‘seventies with mate Trevor Fung. By the early ‘eighties, having decided that NYC was the place, Paul decamped there armed only with the chutzpah to blag his way into a courier’s job in West Harlem. At that time, more than any other, New York was bursting with musical invention: hip-hop was the freshest street sound around, and Larry Levan – arguably the first ever superstar DJ, inspiring a frenzy in the crowd that some guy playing records had never inspired before - was packing out the Paradise Garage every week with the revolutionary, hypnotic mixing style that would become the acid house DJ’s stock in trade.
Returning to London, Paul became one of the UK’s leading authorities on hip-hop. During his stint as an A&R man for Champion he signed the as-then unknowns Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and Salt N’Pepa. Oh yeah, and he appeared on Blue Peter with a breakdancing crew who he was looking after at the time.
In 1985 young Paul spent the summer on a beautiful Balearic island called Ibiza. Ever heard of it? Oakey is as much responsible as anyone for making it the clubber’s paradise it is today, as two years after that first trip he, alongside mates Trevor Fung, Nicky Holloway, Ian St Paul, Danny Rampling and Johnny Walker, went there for a week to celebrate his birthday. If the first visit had been good, this one changed their lives forever. Dancing in the warm night air beneath stars at the then open-air Amnesia to the oddest mix of music any of them had ever heard, courtesy of island legend Alfredo, Paul’s urge to import this incredible experience – and the Balearic sound – back to England became too great to resist.
Acid House Explosion
Prior to his Ibiza trip, Paul had been running a successful soul/jazz night at The Project in Streatham. On his return from the white island he persuaded the owner to let him run an after-hours ‘Ibiza reunion’ party. An attempt at a Balearic music policy had failed Paul one year earlier: the crowd just hadn’t been ready to hear so many musical styles mixed together in one night, let alone in one DJ’s set, but by 1987, and coupled with Paul’s sheer enthusiasm and showman’s talent for setting a musical mood, attitudes were changing. The night was a complete success, and led to what was to be – alongside Danny Rampling’s Shoom – one of London’s, and England’s, first major acid house nights: Spectrum at Heaven in Charing Cross.
Spectrum grew out of Future, a night held in The Sanctuary, which annexed the much bigger Heaven club. Many never thought Spectrum (suitably subtitled ‘Theatre Of Madness’) would succeed: a 1500+ capacity club on a Monday night? Forget about it. And at first they looked to be right. For the first few weeks, attendance was low, leaving Paul and co-promoter Ian St Paul in dire financial straits. Then, suddenly, the vibe was out and the queues were literally going around the block. And a new phase in club culture had begun.
Spectrum continued for a couple of years, changing its name along the way to Land Of Oz. New initiates to the scene (as almost everybody was) marvelled at the full-on atmosphere of the place: hands reaching up into the sweat hazed air, laser lights pulsing and washing over the smiling crowd. Alex Paterson (later of The Orb) DJed in the VIP chillout area (the White Room), while Paul created his now trademark fervour in the cavernous main room.
Alongside running a seminal club night, Paul’s production career had also begun by 1988 under the name Electra, working with long-time collaborator Steve Osborne. By 1990, with his work on The Happy Mondays’ frugadelic Wrote For Luck and then Hallelujah (on the Madchester Rave On EP), Paul had created two of the cornerstone records of the indie-dance scene, a hybrid that demystified acid house for kids who’d been raised on a musical diet of guitar, bass, and drums. Paul was one of the guest DJs at The Stone Roses’ legendary Spike Island gig, and his work with Osborne on The Happy Mondays’ classic Pills, Thrills And Bellyaches LP (NME’s 1990 Album Of The Year) won the pair the 1991 Brit Award for Best Producer.
Remix galore followed, for Mondays labelmates New Order; Massive Attack; The Shamen, and Arrested Development among others, as Paul and Steve began trading under the name Perfecto. If the name was little known at first that soon changed with the 1992 Perfecto mix of U2’s Even Better Than The Real Thing. The track, with delicious irony, attained a higher chart position on release than the original song, thus signalling a watershed in the history and growth of dance music.
Superstar DJ!
1993 saw Paul hired to provide the warm-up sonics on U2’s Zoo TV world tour, and as a result the de facto arrival of the superstar DJ. The past decade has seen Paul rack up a dizzying blur of firsts and foremosts, including, not least, his being voted the number one DJ in the world by the readers of DJ magazine, and has heard the name “Oakey!” yelled hoarsely from clubs, fields (including an epoch-making set on the main stage at Glastonbury Festival, no less) and arenas in every corner of the globe.
On the production front Paul began to release his own tracks as well as continuing to turn in remixes, while Perfecto expanded into a fully-fledged label. Its offshoot, Perfecto Fluoro, became the label of choice in the mid-‘nineties for the harder, trippier Goa trance sound. Today Perfecto boasts artists as diverse as Arthur Baker, Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero, and Timo Maas on its roster, and has gone from strength to strength by refusing to pander to only one style of dance music. Alongside the building of the Perfecto brand, Paul released a string of superlative mix CD’s, amongst them his awesome New York set for Global Underground – still the series’ biggest seller to date. And who else would have been commissioned to write the theme for what was certain to be the biggest TV show of all time? How did you guess? Paul wrote and produced the Big Brother theme, as Element 4, with Andy Gray.
On the club front, well, time for a deep breath...Ready? OK, here we go: Paul undertook a legendary two-year residence at Liverpool’s Cream that took residencies in general to another level, from the personally designed DJ booth to die-hard fans (dubbed ‘the Oakenfolk’ in the press) who would travel the length and breadth of the country week in, week out to hear him whip up a magical musical storm, that would still be ringing in the ears and exciting the mind in the office or the lecture hall on Monday morning.
Ever keen to push himself further and harder, Paul decamped in 1999 to become Director of Music at home, the multi-million pound superclub built defiantly – and, as it turned out, problematically – in Leicester Square, the heart of London’s West End. That club’s immediate downturn in popularity after Paul’s departure goes to show the extent of his impact and following. There are but a handful of DJ’s in the world who attract the fervour and create the excitement that he is capable of provoking in a crowd. You only have to be there when he plays to feel the electric charge in the atmosphere, more akin to the devotional than the merely appreciative.
Leaving home was a difficult decision for Paul, but he risked his UK and European profile, not to mention turning down the certainty of serious amounts of cash, to decamp to America, one of the few places in the world – ironically, given that it all started there – where dance music is yet to be championed and grasped in the way in which it is elsewhere around the globe. But this was a move typical of the man: where others would sit on their laurels and bathe in their hard-won glory, he has always taken the tougher option, sustained by his belief that greater effort means greater rewards.
It’s this attitude that saw him leave a huge fanbase in Britain to start all over again in the U.S.; that has seen him play to crowds in the low hundreds in isolated Alaska; and that led him to take a pair of Technics with him when he went on holiday to Cuba, and organise a free, unpromoted and not strictly legal party, purely to spread the word of great, life-affirming music and good, good times. This man lives, breathes and eats his art.
The Future
So what now for a man at the pinnacle of his profession, the world’s premiere DJ? Why, upward, ever upward of course. 2001 has seen Paul score the Joel Silver-produced and John Travolta-starring Swordfish, remix the theme to Tim Burton’s Planet Of The Apes, DJ on Moby’s Arena:One U.S. tour, and make a triumphal return to his home shores with a free gig that left tens of thousands sweat-soaked and grinning like Cheshire Cats on London’s Clapham Common. October sees a club tour of the UK, and the New Year? Well, like we said before, the best is yet to come, so stay tuned and prepare to be amazed…
Paul Oakenfold: Bunkka
Two years ago, just as the new millennium was starting, Paul Oakenfold decided to get back to his roots. Oakenfold was very probably the world’s leading DJ and certainly one of the crucial figures in the relentless rise of club culture, yet there was still no album that truly represented his own personal landscape and musical vision. Despite his long and distinguished work as a re-mixer and producer, the real Oakenfold had still to be revealed as an artist.
“For the past 10 years I’ve been creating music under various different names, but I was never comfortable with putting out an Oakenfold record,” he says. “It was, however, an idea that I’d been thinking about for a long time and Steve Osborne, my colleague in some of the production work I was doing at the time, kept putting pressure on me, saying ‘you should do it, you should do it’. So eventually I felt it was time to make that record.”
The result is Bunkka, the first genuine Paul Oakenfold album, released by Perfecto Records in the summer of 2002. It is an album that will confront most people’s pre-conceptions of Paul Oakenfold. While much of the musical vocabulary is borrowed from dance technology, Bunkka is no conventional dance album. “I’d always wanted to do something that represented by own musical background,” he says. “I grew up on pop music, I love guitar bands and I was very influenced and involved in hip-hop during the early days, so I wanted to build from those roots upwards rather than doing a contemporary dance record.”
By his own admission, however, Oakenfold is no singer. To help realise his ambition he enlisted a disparate collection of talents, ranging from Jane’s Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell and Shifty Shellshock of Los Angeles rock-rap band Crazy Town to Ice Cube, Tricky and Nelly Furtado.
There are also contributions from Asher D of So Solid Crew and Grant Lee Philips, founder of 90’s LA rock band, Grant Lee Buffalo. Bunkka also provides a platform for three rising young vocalists, Carla Werner, Tiff Lacey and Emiliana Torrini, although the album’s most surprising contributor is Hunter S. Thompson, the infamous creator of gonzo journalism and the author of ‘Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas’.
This sheer diversity of this music, and his eclectic choice of contributors, shouldn’t come as a surprise. Indeed, Oakenfold’s restless imagination has been evident throughout his career. His signature can be seen in everything from the early rise of hip-hop and the re-invention of British dance culture to the Balearic explosion and the birth of ‘Madchester’.
Most recently, Oakenfold’s talents have also been recognised by the American film industry. Oakenfold scored the music for John Travolta’s 2001 movie, Swordfish, and also contributed to director Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes.
His career began in London at the end of the Eighties, when Oakenfold learned the DJ craft in small clubs around the city’s West End. Oakenfold’s rising reputation led to a job as an A&R man at the UK-based Champion Records where his first signing was Will Smith, then performing as the latter half of Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. Oakenfold’s second was Salt n’ Pepa.
From Champion, Oakenfold moved to the London offices of the Profile and Def Jam record companies. By this time, however, Oakenfold priority reverted to his DJ career, an ambition soon to be amply fulfilled. Oakenfold changed European youth culture in the late-Eighties and early-Nineties. He was among the first DJs to start regular club sessions on the Spanish island of Ibiza, leading to a new sound in dance music and the now annual pilgrimage of European youth to the island each summer.
Oakenfold also started regular ‘Balearic’ club nights in London, attracting not only the regular London dance audience but also a cross-over of youth culture and styles, including the UK rock bands Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses which were subsequently to become pivotal in influencing British popular music.
In 1989 Oakenfold and his production partner Steve Osborne were asked to produce Happy Mondays. The result was the Madchester Rave On EP, a record that inspired a whole generation of UK artists. It preceded the biggest album of the band’s career, the Oakenfold / Osborne produced Pills ‘N’ Thrills and Bellyaches in 1990.
It was the start of a long connection between Oakenfold and rock music. He was the DJ at several significant British rock concerts and, along with Osborne, re-mixed such UK bands as New Order, The Cure and Massive Attack. Indeed, the Oakenfold / Osborne team were nominated by the BPI – the UK equivalent of the American Grammy Awards - as Best Producers in 1990.
A year later, in 1991, Oakenfold was approached by U2, who were then finishing the Achtung Baby album. He ended up re-mixing Even Better Than the Real Thing and Mysterious Ways, giving the band an entirely new dimension. Indeed, Oakenfold’s mix of Even Better Than the Real Thing was released as a single in its own right, reaching higher in the UK chart than U2’s original version. These activities were the start of Oakenfold’s very long partnership with the band. He was, for instance, invited to DJ on the historic ZOO TV tour and, most recently, Oakenfold re-mixed Beautiful Day, a number one hit for U2 in the American dance charts.
Determined to control his own destiny, Oakenfold launched his own UK record label, Perfecto, in 1990. In the subsequent years, Perfecto has been not only a conduit for Oakenfold’s own re-mix activities but also a platform for new talent, encouraging such European DJ talents as Timo Maas and Hernan Cattaneo.
As a re-mixer, Oakenfold has been attributed with an enormous number of credits, working with everyone from Arrested Development and Snoop Doggy Dogg to Madonna, for whom he re-mixed, What It Feels Like For A Girl.
It is now probable that Oakenfold is the world’s number one DJ, if there was any precise way of quantifying such a claim. Certainly, Oakenfold has travelled the world – among the places he’s played are Anchorage in Alaska; Beijing; Bombay; Rio de Janeiro; Buenos Aires; Punta del Este in Uruguay; South Korea; Macao in China; Manila in the Philippines; Johannesburg; Egypt and Ho Chi Min City in Vietnam.
Running concurrently with his burgeoning film career, Oakenfold recently had five albums in the American Top 50 Electronic Chart. They included Perfecto Presents Another World which, when released at the end of 2000, became America’s biggest-ever DJ mix album. Oakenfold was also the headline DJ on Moby’s massively ambitious Area:One travelling festival tour of North America last summer.
So how will the dance crew accept Bunkka? “I hope they realise that in any forms of music you need to push the boundaries,” says Oakenfold. “I’ve been inspired by all kinds of music, from hip-hop to guitars to dance, and hopefully the dance audience will understand that.”
Rank 1- Awakenings
Blank & Jones - Nightfly
Blank & Jones is a Cologne, Germany based Trance duo, consisting of the members Jan Pieter Blank known as simply Piet Blank (born June 15, 1971), René Runge better known as DJ Jaspa Jones (born June 27, 1968) and the producer Andy Kaufhold ( N*D*K) (born December 17, 1969). They have released eight albums and more than 16 singles since their first single release "Sunrise" in 1997.
It wasn't long after the purchase of the first record "kids in America" by Kim Wilde that Piet Blank recognized the great desire in him which made him realize that he had to do something in his life that involved music. Blank had his first experience in spinning a record on a turntable at age 16. René Runge, on the other hand, who resides in Düsseldorf and who's better knwon as Jaspa Jones had his first experience as a DJ at age of 19.[1] Together with help from sound-wizard Andy Kaufhold they formed the trance production team Piet Blank & Jaspa Jones (which would later become simply Blank & Jones) after meeting at the Popkomm music conference.[2].
In 1997, Blank & Jones made their first step toward producing tracks of their own with their debut single "Sunrise". 13 of their singles made it into the German Top 50, and three into the Top 20. Each and every album hit the Top 50, including two which climbed into the Top 10. They also scored a spectacular triple whammy by occupying the Top 10 album, single and compilation charts with albums like Substance, Desire and The Mix respectively.
BLANK & JONES have teamed up with number of top international stars during their career to date including the mastermind Robert Smith from The Cure, Anne Clark, Sarah McLachlan and Claudia Brücken from (Propaganda) who have all been immortalized on BLANK & JONES tracks, giving them a certain credibility way beyond the boundaries of dance music. Further evidence of their versatility can be seen in their contributions to the Café del Mar compilation series and their own chill-out albums, Relax and Relax (Edition 2).
The release of the single "A Forest" and the accompanying album Monument in the USA last year also laid the foundations for BLANK & JONES to create a solid fan-base across the Atlantic.
Having released seven albums, 3 mix albums (The Mix 1-3) and 15 singles has encouraged BLANK & JONES and their longstanding production colleague Andy Kaufhold to collate their finest material on one release, The Singles. Comprising the best tracks and greatest successes of BLANK & JONES plus two brand new tracks, recorded exclusively for this album.
“ We felt the time had come to put all our singles together on one CD, we preferred to see it as one step along the way, rather than a mere retrospective. A little breather before we moved onto new pastures.[3] ”
Piet and Jaspa explain.
Over 20 tracks were in the reckoning for The Singles collection, most of them penned by BLANK & JONES themselves. From the first single "Sunrise" via chart smashes such as "Desire", "DJ Culture" and "Beyond Time" all the way to entrancing collaborations with the like of Elles DeGraaf on "Mind of the Wonderful", Claudia Brücken on "Unknown Treasure" and Steve Kilbey (The Church) on "Revealed", the album is packed with original material including the cover-version of "A Forest" featuring Robert Smith of The Cure on vocals.
An absolute must-have for fans is the all new WMC Retouch of "Nightfly", directly from the Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC), where BLANK & JONES headlined in March of this year. The track eventually made its way onto the album, having been premiered to rave reactions at the dance convention. The album also features two completely new tracks "Somebody" and the single "Catch" which is based on Kosheen’s 1998 tune, vocals of which is produced once again by the fantastic Elles DeGraaf.
Tracks have been remastered but not remixed, which was elucidated by Piet and Jaspa:
“ Our aim was to retain the flair of each original track. We wanted them to sound just as they did when we made them, but clearer, in the same way as one restores a painting. You don’t paint it from scratch, you just bring out the colours again.[4] ”
The album was also released in Limited Edition format, in which The Singles are complemented by an additional DVD, bringing together all BLANK & JONES videos on one disc for the first time. The BLANK & JONES clips are something worth seeing, with an artistic quality rarely seen in such a genre. BLANK & JONES’ dramatic credentials are matched by their sense of humor. Numerous famous names have featured in their videos, including Estella Warren and Til Schweiger in "Beyond Time", the latter having also directed the clip.
The DVD was produced and designed by Thomas Jahn, renowned scriptwriter and director of "Knocking on Heaven’s Door" and also the man responsible for "The Hardest Heart", "Mind of the Wonderful", "Perfect Silence" and "Desire".
The video for the single "Catch" was directed by Conchita Soares and Toni Froschhammer which features the thespian talents of TV actress Nadine. The piece was not only presented on the music channels, but it also was shown at short film festivals over the summer.
The remarkable chart-success of Blank & Jones is partially based on their countless Club-gigs, radio shows and other live-performaces including events such as Love-Parade, StreetParade and Mayday. The success is further boosted by their activeness as moderators on Eins Live-TV and by being the Co-host on Viva-Clubrotation[5] .
When asked about the key to their success, their response is:
“ We do everything digitally, on the basis of Final Scratch, which allows us to use our own edits and mixes, nothing comes straight from tape. Every set we play is unique, not only sound-wise but also in terms of what we play and how we play it. Roughly 60% of our set consists of our own repertoire, as where better to present our own material than via the DJ decks.[6] ”
BLANK & JONES are global players in the best sense of the word, with a worldwide reputation to match. They are more than welcome guests at the major festivals and raves in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia. They also travel further afield on a regular basis, to Canada, Mexico, South America and Australia.
2005 saw BLANK & JONES spend a lot of time in the USA, where "A Forest" proved to be a big success. Electronic music is growing and growing Stateside, so BLANK & JONES will return to LA, San Diego, San Francisco and many more cities in North America this year. Overwhelmingly positive reactions to "Catch" on the initial installment of the BLANK & JONES tour mean that the American fans can hardly wait for The Singles to be released. This will be the third BLANK & JONES US album.
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