Cetu Javu
Cetu Javu [ setyʒa'vy ] was a German synth - pop band from Hannover, which in the 1980s had several successes in particular. The singer of the band, Javier Revilla -Diez, is of Spanish origin, so some songs were sung in Spanish and contain elements of Spanish popular music.
History
The group was founded in 1984 by musician Chris Demere and the Spanish singer Javier Revilla -Diez in Hanover. After two line-up changes they existed in 1985 from Chris Demere, Javier Revilla -Diez and the brothers Stefan and Torsten Engelke.
Cetu Javu completed some live performances and participated successfully in 1985 at a junior contest, in which they finished third and allowed them a day in a professional studio. "A Never -Do -Well", " Coming Through " and "Do not Forget": Here are the first demos emerged.
On December 11, 1986, the band took over support for Erasure, which toured at this time by Germany. On February 14, 1987 Cetu Javu were seen at the Capitol in Hannover.
After numerous attempts to acquire a record deal failed, Chris Demere founded his own label Deme Records, on which the limited edition of 1,000 units debut maxi - single was released in the spring of 1987, "Help Me Now!".
More concerts followed, including on June 5, 1987 at Seraphin Theatre in Hanover, where Cetu Javu took the kick-off for a play. Opening act were the rap artists The Incredible Ray Rockers & The Night Show.
On 26 June 1987, the band gave an interview at the Sender Freies Berlin ( SFB) and stood next day in the KOB in Berlin- Schöneberg on. On August 29, 1987 Cetu Javu presented at a concert on the Depeche Mode fan club meeting in Hamburg for the first time a new song that would eventually evolve into one of its greatest successes: Situations.
On September 18, 1987, for a long time last concert followed in Bad Segeberg. While the company SPV initially showed interest in the demos Cetu Javus and on the maxi-single "Help Me Now!". Negotiations on a possible distribution of the material through SPV ran after some time but in the sand. For the time being failed and the plans for the second maxi-single, "Situations ". This is also being planned for 1987 debut album was - despite the already pre-produced songs - for financial reasons not be published.
With the help of New Life Sound Magazine editor - Sebastian Koch was born on 20 January 1988, the Talla 2XLC and contact with his label Techno Drome International, which was contractually based on ZYX Music. The band signed a record contract with a term of two years and began working for the maxi-single "Situations ". Originally planned as a co-producer, a collaboration with Talla 2XLC, however, did not take place. "Situations " was recorded without his participation and published in April 1988 on TDI / ZYX Records. Especially in the U.S., especially on the west and east coasts of the United States, and by the DJ culture established there, the title became a hit, which was also placed in the top 75 of the U.S. Billboard charts.
" You have to understand that with the summer of 1988 in the USA, the big breakthrough came Depeche Mode and Cetu Javu, the Americans found them anyway, were simply a reprint of Depeche Mode. No wonder: Situations corresponds exactly to the speed of the " Beatmasters " Remixes by Behind the Wheel, prompting many DJs to mix together the two songs in their nightclubs. A coincidence - but one who brought much rolling. "
Art Maharg, co-founder of the American DJ company Razormaid! Productions, produced to a club edit of the song, " A-22 Razormaid Chapter " appeared on the compilation.
In Germany, the concert with pop band OK was planned in Hamburg, meanwhile, for June 17, 1988, which culminated four days before the concert starts in the throat Cetu Javus due to differences in taste on the part is OK. A month later, had Cetu Javu her first appearance on Spanish TV where they ¿ Quién lo the song Sabia? , A B- side of the maxi-single "Situations " presented.
After a few complications during studio work and various disagreements with ZYX Records the third album " Have in Mind " was released on December 27, 1988, 1989, followed by " So Strange " and "A dónde ". The band toured again and both have in Mind and A dónde became hits. The latter song made it to # 2 on the Spanish charts, a Razormaid Edit is included on the compilation " Razormaid Chapter M -6". At this time, leaving Stefan Engelke Cetu Javu and was replaced by Thorsten " Todde " Kraass.
With Southern Lands released in 1990 after many delays, the first album, and also the last release of the band on the label ZYX Records. The following works have been released by now on the Spanish record label Blanco y Negro Music, and was especially apparent in the Latin countries, such as Spain, Argentina and Peru, celebrate successes. In Germany, however, and with the advent of the techno movement in the early 1990s Cetu Javu soon fell into oblivion. Also the 1992 album, "Where is Where ...", remained - in spite of the hit potential of songs like Another Step, Time, and Where? - In Central Europe largely ignored.
Published in 1994 on the Spanish label Moder Music some clearly dancefloor - oriented remix publications before Cetu Javu ceased their activities and withdrew from public life. Only in 2000 a new song material was announced, and the group was preparing for a comeback, but which did not come out until now unknown reasons about. Singer Javier Revilla -Diez now works as a Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Hannover.
Surprisingly, appeared in March 2013 at a music video on YouTube that shows Cetu Javu on December 2, 2012 in a five -minute presentation of the 1992 song " segregation " in a concert hall in Madrid.
Discography
Singles
Albums
Furthermore, there are some bootlegs, for example, to the performances in the theater Seraphin Hannover on 5 June 1987 in Berlin KOB on June 27, 1987, on which are contain many unreleased songs, such as Right Things for the Right Time, Never Aware, Coming Through, Do not Forget, Television, The Summer Tide, Mañana and Balance of Power. Some of these titles were planned for the first, but never released the 1987 album " Cetu Javu ".