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 asPeyote, The Odd Company
OriginFrankfurt, Germany
Genresdance, techno
Occupation(s)Producer, DJ
Years active1990–1995
LabelsSuck Me Plasma
Blow Up
Past membersDJ 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 973501625151125
1993 "Take a Free Fall" 2413725323736
1994 "Warrior" 474256 Revival
1995 "I Have a Dream (Enuf Eko?)"
1997 "Power of American Natives '98" 592936 Single only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 139. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. Rolf Ellmer (October 10, 2020). Interview with Jam El Mar by Muzikxpress (video). Frankfurt, Germany. Event occurs at 13.33.
  3. German peaks
  4. International peaks
  5. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
  6. Search for Irish peaks Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine


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