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Fragma, or the Fragma Project are a German dance project, originally comprising four members. Their most successful single "Toca's Miracle" reached #1 in the UK, selling over 500,000 copies[1]
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[edit] Career
Founded in 1998 by brothers Dirk Duderstadt and Marco Duderstadt, they produced their first single "Toca Me" with experienced record producer, Ramon Zenker. When it was released the following year, it topped several dance charts around the world, and reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart.
In 2000, a mash-up, "Toca's Miracle" was produced, taking the music of Fragma's "Toca Me" and placing the vocals from Coco Star's 1997 song "I Need A Miracle" over the top, which gained further attention from DJs Pete Tong and Judge Jules. As Fragma and Coco were on the same record label at the time (Positiva), the vocals were rerecorded by Coco and an official release was made, and went straight to number one in the UK chart, and was popular in Australia and Ireland. An album was released in 2001; Toca, as well as two other singles; "Everytime You Need Me" (UK number 3 hit), which featured vocals by Maria Rubia, and "You Are Alive" (UK number 4 hit) with vocals by Damae.
2002 saw the Duderstadts set up their own studio, called Evergreen-Terrace. The same year saw Fragma still operating with vocalist Damae, and releasing a second album; Embrace, with hit singles such as "Say That You're Here", "Embrace Me", "Man In The Moon" and "Time And Time Again".
Dirk and Marco are also currently working as a duo under their surname Duderstadt. Two singles have been released under this name; "Sunrise" and "Taking Over" on Gang Go Records. A third single, "Mahananda" was released in 2005 on a new Recordlabel called Afterglow Records. Followed by the 4th single Muhanjala in 2006 and 5th Single feat. The UK Singer Anita Kelsey called "Smile" in 2007. In 2006, Fragma released the new single "Radio Waves" together with Kirsty Hawkshaw. It is not yet known if another studio album will be released under this name.
In late 2007 a remix of Toca Me was released--often mislabeled "Deadmau5 Remix", it is actually the "In Petto 2008 Remix"; Deadmau5 had no connection to it. 2008 saw the release of Toca's Miracle 2008 which came with 'Toca Me 2008', the In Petto remixes of the original songs. The release of Toca's Miracle 2008 has resulted in much success, making #2 on the Australian ARIA Club Charts and #16 on the UK singles chart.
Fragma have now begun touring again throughout Europe and the UK where they recently featured on the "Dance Nation" tour around the British Isles. Their most recent single "Memory" has been signed by UK label Hard2Beat Records and may be given a full release at some point in the future however a digital only release seems more likely.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
* Toca (2001)
- Toca's Miracle (3:51)
- Everytime You Need Me (3:32)
- Reach Out (3:25)
- You Are Alive (4:44)
- Move On (4:16)
- Do You Really Want To Feel It (5:29)
- Magic (4:53)
- Everybody Knows (6:55)
- Take My Hand (5:05)
- Outlast (5:09)
- Toca Me (3:36)
Enhanced editions include three video clips.
- Video1 Toca Me (3:19)
- Video2 Toca's Miracle (3:21)
- Video3 Everytime You Need Me (3:26)
Another edition includes two remixes.
- Everytime You Need Me (Above & Beyond Remix) (8:50)
- Everytime You Need Me (Club Mix) (5:44)
*Embrace (2002)
- Time And Time Again (3:37)
- Embrace Me (4:13)
- Say That You're Here (3:26)
- How Do You Feel (3:35)
- Take This World For Real (4:21)
- Just Like A Teardrop (4:04)
- Who Needs a Reason (3:27)
- Only You (4:19)
- Why (5:59)
- Maybe It's You (4:04)
- Free Your Mind (5:08)
- Risk My Soul (6:54)
- Time And Tme Again (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) (4:06)
- Embrace Me (Wippenberg Remix) (4:10)
- Say That You're Here (Riva Remix) (4:21)
- How Do You Feel (Cyber Trance Remix) (5:17)
*Embrace (2003)
- Embrace Me (Wippenberg Remix) (4:08)
- Time And Time Again (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) (4:03)
- Man In The Moon (2:31)
- How Do You Feel (Cyber Trance Remix) (4:39)
- Take This World For Real (3:51)
- Just Like A Teardrop (4:06)
- Who Needs A Reason (3:27)
- Only You (3:46)
- Why (4:43)
- Maybe It's You (3:23)
- Free Your Mind (4:09)
- Say That You're Here (Riva Mix) (4:14)
- Video1 Embrace Me - Video
- Video2 Time And Time Again - Video
*Embrace (2CD) (2004) CD1
- Time And Time Again (3:37)
- Embrace Me (4:13)
- Say That You're Here (3:26)
- How Do You Feel (3:35)
- Take This World For Real (4:21)
- Just Like A Teardrop (4:04)
- Who Needs A Reason (3:27)
- Only You (4:19)
- Why (5:59)
- Maybe It's You (4:04)
- Free Your Mind (5:08)
- Risk My Soul (6:54)
CD2
- Man In The Moon (2003 Club Mix) (7:48)
- Man In The Moon (Duderstadt Remix) (6:08)
- Man In The Moon (DJ Kadozer Remix) (6:16)
- Embrace Me (Duderstadt Remix) (6:25)
- Embrace Me (Wippenberg Remix) (6:57)
- Say That You're Here (Extended Version) (5:55)
- Say That You're Here (Duderstadt Remix) (6:04)
- Say That You're Here (Riva Remix) (7:10)
- Time And Time Again (Extended Mix) (6:33)
- Time And Time Again (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) (7:55)
- Time And Time Again (Duderstadt Remix) (7:07)
[edit] Singles
- Toca Me (1999) UK #11
- Toca's Miracle [ Fragma vs Coco ] (2000) UK #1
- Everytime You Need Me (feat. Maria Rubia) (2001) UK #3
- You Are Alive (2001)UK #4
- Say That You're Here (2001) UK #25
- Embrace Me (2002)
- Time And Time Again (2002)
- Man In The Moon (2003)
- Radio Waves (2006)
- Deeper (2007)
- Toca's Miracle/Toca Me 2008 (2008)UK #16
- Memory (2008)
