Jam & Spoon
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| Jam & Spoon | |
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| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Techno Trance House Ambient Techno Electronica |
| Years active | 1991–2005 |
| Labels | Logic Records, R & S Records, Epic, Sony DancePool, JAM!, Polydor/Island/Universal, Vandit |
| Past members | |
| Rolf Ellmer Markus Löffel (deceased) Plavka Lonich |
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Jam & Spoon was an electronic dance duo from Frankfurt, Germany, that consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (aka Jam El Mar - classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a DJ, stage name: Mark Spoon). They also worked under the pseudonyms Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Storm and Big Room. Under these pseudonyms, the credits on the albums are listed as Trancy Spacer and Spacy Trancer.
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[edit] Biography
Jam & Spoon's first album, BreaksUnit1, was released in 1991. They had their first hit with the 1992 song "Stella". It was widely played, remixed and bootlegged in the dance club community for years after its release. The pair also remixed the singles "The Age of Love" and "Go". Their first international and commercial success came in 1994, with the singles "Right In the Night" "Find Me" and "Angel". These tracks featured vocals by the singer, Plavka Lonich. The albums Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 and Tripomatic Fairytales 2002 were released in 1994, followed by Disco 2001 (1995) as Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Kaleidoscope (1997), Stormjunkie (2000) as Storm, and finally Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 (2005).
In 2000 they remixed "The Chase," a 1979 Giorgio Moroder track. Credited to 'Giorgio Moroder vs. Jam & Spoon', the song reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In June 2002, "Be.Angeled" peaked at #4 on that chart.
Markus Löffel died of a heart attack in his Berlin flat, on 11 January 2006 at the age of 39.[1]
In September 2006, a two compact disc set entitled Remixes & Club Classics was released to celebrate Mark Spoon. It is the first compilation of the duo's collected works, and featured an exclusive track "Be.Angeled - Tribute to Mark Spoon", performed live at the 2006 Love Parade in Berlin.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Breaks Unit 1 (1991)
- Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 (1993) - UK #71[2]
- Tripomatic Fairytales 2002 (1993)
- Kaleidoscope (1997)
- Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 (2004)
- Remixes & Club Classics (2006)
[edit] Singles
- "Tales from a Danceographic Ocean" (1992) - UK #49
- "The Complete Stella" (remix) (1992) - UK #66
- "Right In The Night (Fall in Love with Music)" (1993) - UK #31
- "Find Me (Odyssey to Anyoona)" (reissue) (1995) - UK #22, NZ #34, ITA #5
- "Right in the Night (Fall in Love with Music)" (reissue) (1995) - UK #10, NZ #9, ITA #4
- "Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo)" (1995) - UK #26, ITA #4
- "Kaleidoscope Skies" / "I Pull My Gun..." (1997) - UK #48
- "El Baile" (1997)
- "Don't Call It Love" (1997)
- "Be Angeled" featuring Rea (2001) - UK #31
- "Cynical Heart" featuring Jim Kerr (2004)
- "Set Me Free (Empty Rooms)" feat. Rea Garvey (2004)
- "Vata" / "Mary Jane" (2004)
- "Butterfly Sign" (2004)
- "Be Angeled" featuring Rea - Tribute to Mark Spoon (Loveparade-mix 2006) (2006)[2]
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
[edit] References
- ^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed April 2011
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 277–278. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
