Vargo (band)

Vargo are a German electronic duo from the Hamburg area. Your electronic soundscapes are often enriched with world music elements. You are attributable mainly to the genres Vocal-Ambient/Chill Out / lounge. International attention Vargo obtained by various publications in the Café del Mar and Buddha Bar CD Series

Band History

Head of the band is born in Borken ( Westphalia ) on July 9, 1960 Ansgar Üffink. After his studies at the Institute of engineers (now SAE ) in the mid 80s He gained his as a producer of diverse experience in the music industry and eventually moved to Hamburg in 1995 to conduct at HMS ( Hanseatic media systems, today Vion ) set up the audio department with attached recording studios and. Ansgar, the time of his life unfolded musical sought to re- musical territory: in 2000 saw the founding of Vargo and the first track "Electric Diver", which was eventually released on Spirit Zone on the "Global Psychedelic Chillout 2 ".

After a visit to the Café del Mar Ansgar wrote in 2001 titled " Get Back To Serenity ", which necessitated the search for a singer. In an audition of three singers Stephanie Hundertmark was the first, which was allowed to sing. Ansgar spontaneously decided for them, without listening to the other singers. The shot with her ​​title " Get Back To Serenity " was released on the compilation " Café del Mar Dreams 2 " and evolved into a until today (July 2006) for now around 50 Compilations requested chillout classic. Meanwhile, the soft requesting record companies in their compilations of compilations on existing remixes of the song.

In order to fully be able to devote Vargo, Ansgar quit his job, flew to Ibiza in October 2001 and began work on the album " Beauty". During this work, he met Bruno Lepretre, (Resident DJ at the Café del Mar) know, and it developed under the name of Lovers Lane a long-term musical collaboration with other publications on many compilations.

Two years worked on the album, until it was finally published in France in early 2004. Isabelle Vaudey on French label Vox Terrae originally asked on two pieces for compilations, but eventually they wanted to release the album. Later Isabelle made ​​the connection for a release in the U.S. here. In France, the United States and many parts of Asia, the album sold with great success. For Germany a strategic Label - Community was established between the management Modern Soul and Ansgar's production company Ambient domain, they work together in November 2004 grew the release of the album in Germany.

Vargo in public

  • Live performances, among others at Love Field Festival 2003, Raphaël Marionneaus café abstrait in Hamburg, Berlin or in the planetarium Sand World in Travemünde well as in Dubai.
  • Germany Tour 2007: Vargo DJ set along with QBI Power Yoga.
  • Vargo reached direct publications in almost all countries of the world.
  • In Singapore Vargo managed with their album " Beauty" made ​​it into the Top 40
  • In Germany "Beauty" was months in the iTunes album chart and is a permanent guest in the iTunes Electronic charts ( maximum placement: 3rd place). The play " The Flow" peaked at number six in the iTunes songs chart.
  • " Get Back to Serenity " by Vargo was selected for the TV spot of the Non smoking campaign for the 2006 World Cup ( with Michael Ballack, Owen Hargreaves ), which was shown on TV except repeatedly at all stages of all the games.
  • Sony Pictures Imageworks ( responsible for films such as Spider -Man, matrix, or Aviator ) acquires the rights to the Vargo - piece "Electric Diver" for their new showreel.
  • The surround mix of the Vargo title " Get Back to Serenity" served the Fraunhofer Institute as a reference for the MP3 surround format.
  • Building on the Vargo title " Silence " created filmmaker Kerstin Sprenger a shot on Super 8 short film (Canada) ran on the Revelation Film Festival in Perth (Australia) and at the Film Festival in Calgary.
  • Music by Vargo has been used in international commercials from Fujitsu Siemens and MAN. These commercials ran at numerous festivals and won numerous awards, such as ITVA Festival Cologne, CINE Washington DC, WorldFest Houston, etc.
  • The album " Beauty" is nominated in the U.S. in three categories of the 2006 NAR Lifestyle Music Award: Best Vocal Album, Best Dance / Dub / Club Album, Best Cover Art
  • On Vargos 2010 released album "Precious" the American author Dan Millman has a guest appearance. His voice can be heard on the track " Warriors", which was inspired by his book The Way of the Peaceful Warrior.

Discography

Albums

  • Beauty (2004)
  • The Mixed Up - EP: Get Back to Serenity (2006)
  • Lover 's Lane Iceland Memories - EP ( 2006)
  • Precious (2010)
  • Le voyage abstrait presents Vargo - EP ( 2010)
  • Warriors ( feat. Dan Millman ) - EP ( 2010)
  • Warriors in the Mix - EP ( 2010)
  • Eavesdropping foods / / 1 EP - Deli for the Senses (2011)
  • Vargo Lounge - 10 Years of Chill Out ( 2011)
  • Eavesdropping foods / / 2 - Deli for the Senses (2012 )
  • Eavesdropping foods / / 3 - Deli for the Senses (2013 )
  • Vargo Lounge - Summer Celebration Vol 1 (2013 )

Compilation posts

  • Vargo appeared on approximately one hundred and fifty compilations such as Café del Mar, Buddha Bar, Space Night, Bar Lounge Classics, Classical lounge.

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