Dance 2 Trance
Dance 2 Trance were a German techno duo composed of Rolf Ellmer and DJ Dag Lerner.[1] They had a small number of hit singles in the mid-1990s and were associated with Jam & Spoon.
Dance 2 Trance | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Peyote, The Odd Company |
| Origin | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Genres | dance, techno |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Years active | 1990–1995 |
| Labels | Suck Me Plasma Blow Up |
| Past members | DJ Dag Rolf Ellmer |
History
Musical career
DJ Dag and Jam El Mar met in 1990, when they decided to work together. Their first release was in the same year, a promo named "Dance 2 Trance" on the Suck Me Plasma label, the release contained two tracks ("Dance 2 Trance" and "We Came In Peace"). They got their commercial break in 1992 with the release of "Power of American Natives" with vocals from Linda Rocco. The song sold 250,000 records and was awarded a gold disc.[2] A video was made for the song, and reached the mainstream networks such as MTV. The track later received remixes in 1997, 1998 and 2009. In 1992, they released their first album, Moon Spirits. Dance 2 Trance released another album in 1995 called Revival.
In 1995, both Dag & Jam El Mar decided to go their separate ways, with DJ Dag going solo and Ellmer concentrating more on his other side project, Jam & Spoon. In response, the German label Blow Up released a CD compilation album in 1996, consisting of thirteen Dance 2 Trance tracks from their five-year career.
Discography
Albums
- 1992 - Moon Spirits
- 1995 - Revival
- 1996 - Works
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [3] |
AUT [4] |
FIN [5] |
FRA [4] |
IRE [6] |
NED [4] |
NOR [4] |
SWE [4] |
SWI [4] |
UK [1] | |||||
| 1990 | "We Came in Peace" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| 1991 | "Let's Get Rollin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Where Is Dag?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moon Spirits | |||
| 1992 | "Hello San Francisco" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Power of American Natives" featuring Linda Rocco | 9 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 25 | ||||
| 1993 | "Take a Free Fall" | 24 | 13 | 7 | — | 25 | 32 | — | — | 37 | 36 | |||
| 1994 | "Warrior" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 56 | Revival | ||
| 1995 | "I Have a Dream (Enuf Eko?)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "Power of American Natives '98" | 59 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | Single only | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
References
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 139. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Rolf Ellmer (October 10, 2020). Interview with Jam El Mar by Muzikxpress (video). Frankfurt, Germany. Event occurs at 13.33.
- German peaks
- International peaks
- Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
- Search for Irish peaks Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine