Radioshowsquote:Seven artist albums and 15 hit singles. That says it all. Piet Blank and Jaspa Jones have been hugely important in the history of electronic music.
It all started in 1997 with their debut single Sunrise, the first step towards producing their own tracks. Nowadays, one cannot imagine the electronic elite without BLANK & JONES. 13 of their singles made it into the German Top 50, and three into the Top 20. Each and every album hit the Top 50, including two which climbed into the Top 10. They also scored a spectacular triple whammy by occupying the Top Ten album, singles and compilation charts simultaneously with Substance, Desire and The Mix respectively.
BLANK & JONES have teamed up with a number of top international stars in their career to date. The Cure mastermind Robert Smith, Anne Clark, Sarah McLachlan and Claudia Brücken (Propaganda) have been immortalized on BLANK & JONES tracks, giving them a certain credibility way beyond the boundaries of dance music. Further evidence of their versatility can be seen in their contributions to the Café del Mar compilation series and their own chill-out albums, Relax and Relax (Edition 2). Next up, the people behind the Buddha Bar series have also made enquiries..
The release of the A Forest single and the accompanying album Monument in the USA last year also laid the foundations for BLANK & JONES to create a solid fanbase across the Atlantic.
Seven albums, 3 mix albums (The Mix 1-3) and 15 singles later, BLANK & JONES and their longstanding production collegue Andy Kaufhold have chosen this moment to collate their finest material on one release - The Singles. Comprising the best tracks and greatest successes of BLANK & JONES plus two brand new tracks, recorded exclusively for this album. “We felt the time had come to put all our singles together on one CD, “ Piet and Jaspa explain. “We prefer to see it as one step along the way, rather than a mere retrospective. A litlle breather before we move on to pastures new.“
Over 20 tracks were in the reckoning for The Singles collection, most of them penned by BLANK & JONES themselves. From the first single Sunrise via chart smashes such as Desire, DJ Culture and Beyond Time all the way to entrancing collaborations with the like of Elles DeGraaf on Mind Of The Wonderful, Claudia Brücken on Unknown Treasure and Steve Kilbey (The Church) on Revealed, the album is packed with original material. One of the few covers is, of course, A Forest with Robert Smith of The Cure on vocals.
An absolute must for fans is the all new WMC Retouch version of Nightfly, direct from the Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC), where BLANK & JONES headlined in March of this year. So new, the track was hot to the touch as it made its way onto the album, having been premiered to rave reactions at the dance convention. BLANK & JONES’ Nightfly WMC Retouch was the talk of the town the following morning on various online sites and blogs.
The album also features two completely new tracks. One is Somebody and the other is Catch, the newest single, based on Kosheen’s 1998 tune. Vocals supplied once again by the fantastic Elles DeGraaf.
BLANK & JONES have taken the utmost care in getting the sound right. Tracks have been remastered but not remixed. “Our aim was to retain the flair of each original track“ Piet and Jaspa elucidate. “We wanted them to sound just as they did when we made them, but clearer, in the same way as one restores a painting. You don’t paint it from scratch, you just bring out the colours again.“ Such loving attention to detail is typical of BLANK & JONES, making them the artists they are today, ready and able to see the bigger picture.
The album is also being released in Limited Edition format, in which The Singles are complemented by an additional DVD, bringing together all BLANK & JONES videos on one disc for the first time. The BLANK & JONES clips are something worth seeing, with a artistic quality rarely seen in such a genre. BLANK & JONES’ dramatic credentials are matched by their sense of humour. Numerous famous names have featured in their videos, including Estella Warren and Til Schweiger in Beyond Time, the latter having also directed the clip.
The DVD was produced and designed by Thomas Jahn, renowned as scriptwriter and director of “Knocking On Heaven’s Door“ and also the man responsible for The Hardest Heart, Mind Of The Wonderful, Perfect Silence and Desire.
The video for the latest single, Catch, was directed by Conchita Soares and Toni Froschhammer and features the thespian talents of TV actress Nadine. The piece will not only be presented on the music channels, but will also be shown at short film festivals over the summer.
BLANK & JONES’ roots are firmly placed in DJ culture. Year after year, millions of ravers around the globe feel the heat of their sensational sets at major events like Mayday, Nature One and Love Parade as well as in clubs all over the world. BLANK & JONES mix DJ and live, making the most of today’s technology. “We do everything digitally, on the basis of Final Scratch, which allows us to use our own edits and mixes, nothing comes straight from tape. Every set we play is unique, not only sound-wise but also in terms of what we play and how we play it. Roughly 60% of our set consists of our own repertoire, as where better to present our own material than via the DJ decks.“
BLANK & JONES are global players in the best sense of the word, with a worldwide reputation to match. They are more than welcome guests at the major festivals and raves in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia. At the beginning of the year, they played to 15,000 fans in St. Petersburg! They also travel further afield on a regular basis, to Canada, Mexico, South America and Australia.
2005 saw BLANK & JONES spend a lot of time in the USA, where A Forest proved to be a big success. Electronic music is growing and growing Stateside, so BLANK & JONES will return to LA, San Diego, San Francisco and many more cities in North America this year. Overwhelmingly positive reactions to Catch on the initial instalment of the BLANK & JONES tour mean that the American fans can hardly wait for The Singles to be released. This will be the third BLANK & JONES US album.
Not content to rest on their laurels, Piet and Jaspa are already preparing an exciting, new and unusual project. On May 26th, BLANK & JONES will perform together with the Robert Schumann Kammerorchester conducted by Alexander Shelly in the Tonhalle Düsseldorf. The definitive electro-classical crossover extravaganza!
The Singles will be released worldwide on May 12th on Kontor Records, a milestone for electronic music. Essential listening for BLANK & JONES fans, but also for fans in general who are into dance /house/ electro-. The ultimate collection!
Ik open de topic's altijd en aangezien ik niet de hele avond beschikbaar ben heb ik m even volgemaaktquote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 19:39 schreef nipeng het volgende:
Je wou wel erg graag een topic openen.
kleine correctie, taalpurist.quote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 19:37 schreef Black-Hole het volgende:
And if you only KNEW
Just how much the sun needs you
To help him light the skies
You'd be suprised
Ik zou beter moeten weten. Weet je ook welke track het is?quote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 20:02 schreef DreamAway het volgende:
kleine correctie, taalpurist.
Je zou idd beter moeten weten! Track is: Cerf, Mitiska & Jarren - Light the skies (waarschijnlijk Retrobyte remix) geweldig nummer!quote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 20:06 schreef Black-Hole het volgende:
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Ik zou beter moeten weten. Weet je ook welke track het is?
Erg jammer van Godskitchen inderdaad, volgende keer beter
Remix/remake van Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) eigenlijk..quote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 20:33 schreef DreamAway het volgende:
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Sander van Doorn zn remake van Wamdue Project - King of my Castle is ook heerlijk trouwens!
en Michael Dow - An Ascent
je hebt helemaal gelijk!quote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 20:41 schreef hp22 het volgende:
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Remix/remake van Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) eigenlijk..
quote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 20:33 schreef DreamAway het volgende:
Track is: Cerf, Mitiska & Jarren - Light the skies (waarschijnlijk Retrobyte remix) geweldig nummer!
thanks!quote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 20:46 schreef Black-Hole het volgende:
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Veel plezier trouwens in Godskitchen, echt een fantastische club
Eensch. en tvpquote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 20:33 schreef DreamAway het volgende:
Sander van Doorn zn remake van Wamdue Project - King of my Castle is ook heerlijk trouwens!
Light the skies, goeie plaat... draai em ook wel eens .quote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 20:33 schreef DreamAway het volgende:
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Je zou idd beter moeten weten! Track is: Cerf, Mitiska & Jarren - Light the skies (waarschijnlijk Retrobyte remix) geweldig nummer!
Sander van Doorn zn remake van Wamdue Project - King of my Castle is ook heerlijk trouwens!
en Michael Dow - An Ascent
Daar moeten ze ook eens van afblijven, meesterwerken van Eno worden altijd verkrachtquote:Op donderdag 26 april 2007 20:41 schreef hp22 het volgende:
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Remix/remake van Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent) eigenlijk..
Orgineel inderdaad meer dan vet!quote:Op vrijdag 27 april 2007 11:08 schreef Xantra het volgende:
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Daar moeten ze ook eens van afblijven, meesterwerken van Eno worden altijd verkracht
die leama & moor mix was trouwens wel leuk, maar viel ook in het niets bij het origineel
Hier moet je wezen.quote:Op vrijdag 27 april 2007 23:21 schreef csar het volgende:
Carl Cox - Live @ Club Radio FG (25-03-2007)
Zal tegenvallen denk . Mensen hier komen weinig in de Matrixx gok ik. Vorige trance classixx draaide Galen Behr ineens. Wel tof feestje misschien maar ik zal er niet bij wezenquote:Op zaterdag 28 april 2007 11:19 schreef scarefreak het volgende:
Gaat er vanavond nog iemand naar de Trance Classixx in de Matrixx?
Ik vond het A&B album erg tegenvallen maar de club mixen van Good For Me en Home zijn dan weer waanzinnigquote:Op zaterdag 28 april 2007 11:09 schreef Ice_Tea het volgende:
Tri-State van Above & Beyond
Het blijft een heerlijk album! Dit is trance en vocal trance op z'n puurst.
Offtopic, maar ik moest het gewoon ff spouwen
misschien zondag maar niet vanavondquote:Op zaterdag 28 april 2007 11:19 schreef scarefreak het volgende:
Gaat er vanavond nog iemand naar de Trance Classixx in de Matrixx?
Nee jong, vanavond goan we los in Den Bosch, snapte!quote:Op zaterdag 28 april 2007 11:19 schreef scarefreak het volgende:
Gaat er vanavond nog iemand naar de Trance Classixx in de Matrixx?
Terecht! mocht er ESOT zijn dan tune ik wel in tijdens het pokeren denk. Mocht ik gaan pokeren danquote:Op zaterdag 28 april 2007 19:12 schreef m-kay het volgende:
Vanavond ga ik los in de tuin...op Dance Department and ESOT! .
Zeker... daarom gaan we ergens hard los vanavond! Helll yeah!quote:Op zondag 29 april 2007 11:40 schreef MarkzMan_X het volgende:
Jaja, tis weer een mooie dag voor trance, house, techno, prog, minimal, etc. .
Why don't you give me cock, don't you love me anymore?quote:Op zondag 29 april 2007 17:50 schreef Veersesmurf het volgende:
Marcus Schossow - Mr White, heerlijk melodietje en een errug sterke tekst ook
Verdraaid dat was me nou nog nooit opgevallen eigenlijk.quote:Op zondag 29 april 2007 17:51 schreef Black-Hole het volgende:
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Why don't you give me cock, don't you love me anymore?
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