Jam & Spoon
| Jam & Spoon | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Genres | Trance, electronica, eurodance, house, trip hop |
| 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 |
Jam & Spoon were a German electronic music duo formed in 1991 in Frankfurt. The group 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.
Biography
Jam & Spoon's first album, BreaksUnit1, was released in 1991. They had their first hit with the 1992 song "Stella", which 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 1993, with the single "Right In the Night", followed by "Find Me" and "Angel". These tracks featured vocals by the singer, Plavka Lonich, following the first of which, she was very quickly welcomed as the third member, frequently co-writing and performing live. 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.
Discography
Studio albums
- Breaks Unit 1 (1991)
- Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 (1993) - GER #52,[2] UK #71,[3] AUS #57[4]
- Tripomatic Fairytales 2002 (1993)
- Kaleidoscope (1997) - GER #40[2]
- Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 (2004) - GER #23[2]
Compilation albums
- Remixes & Club Classics (2006)
- Best Of (2015)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
FIN [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
ITA [9] |
NED [5] |
NZ [10] |
SUI [5] |
SWE [5] |
UK [3] | ||||
| 1992 | "Tales from a Danceographic Ocean" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | non-album single | |
| "Stella"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 | ||
| 1993 | "Right in the Night (Fall in Love With Music)" (featuring Plavka) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1994 | "Find Me (Odyssey to Anyoona)" (featuring Plavka) | 22 | — | 1 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 20 | — | 22 | ||
| 1995 | "Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo)" (featuring Plavka) | 59 | — | 3 | 30 | — | 2 | 41 | — | 28 | — | 26 | ||
| "You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess - Great Mission" (Jam & Spoon's Hands On Yello) | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 1997 | "Kaleidoscope Skies" (featuring Plavka) | — | 18 | — | 16 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 48 | Kaleidoscope | |
| "El Baile" | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Call It Love" (featuring Plavka) | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Stella 1999 - 1992 - How Stella Got Her Groove Back" | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 2000 | "The Chase" (Giorgio Moroder vs. Jam & Spoon) | — | — | — | 44 | — | 25 | 68 | — | 75 | — | — | non-album single | |
| 2001 | "Be.Angeled" (featuring Rea) | — | 15 | — | 16 | — | — | 95 | — | 53 | — | 31 | non-album single | |
| 2004 | "Cynical Heart" (featuring Jim Kerr) | — | 50 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 | |
| "Set Me Free (Empty Rooms)" (featuring Rea) | — | 57 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Butterfly Sign" (featuring Plavka) | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "Right in the Night 2013" (featuring Plavka vs. David May and Amfree) | — | 46 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | Best Of | |
| 2014 | "Be.Angeled 2014" (featuring Rea) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Find Me 2015" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
- ^[A] The single was released as "The Complete Stella" in certain territories.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ↑ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed April 2011
- 1 2 3 "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Jam & Spoon (albums)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- 1 2 "Official Charts > Jam & Spoon". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- 1 2 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Jam & Spoon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 1 2 3 4 International peak positions
- ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Jam & Spoon (singles)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ↑ Search for Irish peaks
- ↑ Italian peaks by artist (J)
- ↑ "charts.org.nz > Discography Jam & Spoon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
