Technotronic

Reunited in 2009 with Ya Kid K & MC Eric ( original cast )

  • Eric " MC Eric / Me One" Martin
  • Réjane " Reggie " Magloire
  • Melissa Beckford
  • Colin "Einstein " Case
  • Charles Fitzgerald "Black Diamond" Davis
  • Monday Osaigbovo "Monday Midnite " Agbonze
  • Felly Kilingi
  • Helen Mwangi -Taylor

Technotronic is a music project from Brussels, consisting of the Belgian producer Jo Bogaert and Patrick DeMeyer, which, with its Hip House, New Beat and EBM partly influenced tracks Pump Up the Jam, This Beat is Technotronic and Get Up! his greatest success in 1990 celebrated. Among the resistant members also counted Ya Kid K, which largely took over the vocals and was partially involved in the production of the songs.

  • 2.1 Studio albums
  • 2.2 Compilations
  • 2.3 Singles
  • 2.4 As a guest musician

History

Early years

Technotronic was founded in 1988 under the name The Pro 24's also known as the Belgian Jo Bogaert, Thomas de Quincey, the keyboardist for the New Wave band White Light celebrated some success in the mid-1980s, and at times as Hi -NRG and New Beat producer made ​​a name ( Nux Nemo, 4 for 4, Tunq, Acts of Madmen ). Influenced by the Chicago house musician Farley " Jackmaster " Funk in 1989, he designed the concept to Technotronic. The first single " Pump Up the Jam", a part covered with EBM rhythm sequences hip-house song, which was originally conceived as an instrumental house track, but produced Patrick DeMeyer ( the copyrights of the songs are now with him ). With the later- played song of originating from Zaire rapper Ya Kid K, the song was a worldwide chart success. In Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the United Kingdom and in the USA he reached the second place in each of the charts; in Europe the way to the top of the charts only by Kaomas delayed summer hit Lambada was prevented. Overall, Pump Up the Jam sold more than 3.5 million times.

Since Bogaert had a falling out shortly after the shooting with his singer, he engaged the photo model Felly as a face of the project. She has appeared not only in the music video for the single, but was indicated as a featured artist even as a singer in the booklet of the single. After Ya Kid K and Bogaert, who had since his pseudonym Thomas de Quincey ( originally the name of a British writer ) stored again found each other, the rapper with the second single was Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over ) then also listed as a featured artist. This second single was a worldwide success, as the successor to This Beat is Technotronic on which the Welsh rapper MC Eric contributed the chant.

Change of style

From 1991 Technotronic the Euro Dance more singles turned gradually to a genre that they had helped to shape the part itself, and even published on the entire 1990 years with several guest vocalists ( DONS Reggie, Melissa, Einstein, Black Diamond, Daisy Dee, ), with the exception of Move that Body (1991 ), Work (1991 ), Money Makes the World Go Round (1992 ), Move This ( 1992) and Move it to the Rhythm (1994 ), however, outside Belgium unable to build on the early successes could. In the U.S. Billboard Dance Charts, however, were able to place and Others I Want You by My Side ( 1996), The G -Train Like This and 2000 in the Top 20. The end of 2000 it attracted Jo Bogaert again with Ya Kid K in the studio for The Mariachi, which was found in Mexico at No. 1 on the charts. On the album Recall (1995 ) has been Daisy Dee to hear as a guest singer. These had with her cover version of This Beat is Technotronic already can reach 1990 renown.

Pump Up the Jam is now generally regarded as one of the pioneers of the Euro dance genre. A remix made ​​it again in 2005 in many European charts.

After Technotronic had retired in 2002 from the music industry, she appeared again in 2005 in the original cast of Ya Kid K, as featured artist at several well-known dance projects such as DONS feat. Technotronic, Global Deejays feat. Technotronic

Currently, enter the now married Ya Kid K and MC Eric occasion of the 20th anniversary of 1989-2009 as Technotronic world sporadically on. Some of them present new versions and unofficial new titles. New titles were not planned at present, according to Bogaert for publication (Autumn 2010), but are also not ruled out ( 2013).

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles

As a guest musician

Cover versions

In Germany Werner made important with the linguistically highly modified version of the pump from the beer in the summer of 1990 the way to the German beer tents and - in contrast to the original - even on the top of the German singles chart. A far less successful version entitled Kebab ( Now comes Maradona ) coverte the hit Get Up! (Before the night is over ).

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