U96

U96 — это немецкий музыкальный проект, который стал известным благодаря своей работе в жанре техно и электронной музыки. Проект был создан в 1991 году и стал популярным в 1990-е годы, особенно в Европе.

История и состав:
- Создатели: U96 был основан немецким продюсером и музыкантом Александром Клаудом (Alexander Perls) и Матиасом Метт (Matthias Metten). Основным продюсером и музыкальным двигателем проекта был Гернот Вагнер (Gernot Wanger), который также был основателем группы.
- Стиль: Проект стал известен своими треками, сочетающими элементы техно, транс и хаус музыки. Основные работы U96 часто имеют энергичные ритмы, мелодичные синтезаторы и атмосферные элементы.

Музыкальный стиль и характеристика:
- Техно и транс: U96 специализировался на техно и транс-музыке, создавая треки с ярко выраженными ритмическими элементами и запоминающимися мелодиями. Их музыка часто включает в себя элементы электронного и синтезаторного звучания.
- Звуковой дизайн: Проект использует сложные синтезаторы и электронные эффекты, чтобы создать динамичные и атмосферные треки. Их звучание сочетает в себе как интенсивные ритмы, так и более мелодичные и гармоничные элементы.

Релизы и популярные треки:
- "Das Boot": Один из самых известных треков проекта — "Das Boot", который стал большим хитом в 1991 году. Этот трек является танцевальной интерпретацией темы из фильма о подводных лодках и стал знаковым для проекта.
- Альбомы: В дополнение к популярным синглам, U96 выпустил несколько альбомов, включая такие работы, как "Club Bizarre" и "Replugged". Эти альбомы содержат как коммерчески успешные треки, так и более экспериментальные работы.

Влияние и наследие:
- Популяризация техно: U96 сыграл значительную роль в популяризации техно и транс-музыки в Европе в 1990-е годы. Их стиль и звучание оказали влияние на развитие электронной музыки в этом регионе.
- Продолжение карьеры: Хотя основной период популярности U96 пришелся на 1990-е годы, проект продолжал активную деятельность и в последующие годы, выпуская новые релизы и выступая на музыкальных мероприятиях.

Аудитория и выступления:
U96 привлекал слушателей, интересующихся танцевальной электронной музыкой и техно-культурой. Их живые выступления и ремиксы оставались популярными среди поклонников электронной музыки, а их музыка продолжает оставаться значимой для тех, кто интересуется историей и развитием жанра.

German techno act that made its name in 1991 with the chart-topping commercial success of the track "Das Boot", based on the theme music of the movie "Das Boot" composed by Klaus Doldinger. The name "U96" is the designation of the German U-boat featured in the film. U96 consists of: Ingo Hauss (1991-2006 & 2014-, vocals, instruments and programming) Hayo Panarinfo (1991-2006 & 2014-, instruments and programming) Joshua Stolten (2014-, instruments and programming). Former members: Alex Christensen (1991-2014, frontman and DJ) Helmut Hoinkis (1991-2006, management) [a626415] (1991-1995, vocals and instruments) Nicole Yarling (1996 / 1997, vocals) Dea-Li (1996 / 1997/front woman and dancer). U96 also had some guest singers like Daisy Dee, Carol Bailey and Lia Lane. U96 started in 1991. Their first big hit was "Das Boot", released with the help of Alex Christensen's girlfriend at that time the single was released by Polydor. The style of their first two albums ("Das Boot", 1992 and "Replugged", 1993) was more in the techno and electro style. With the release of their third album ("Club Bizarre", 1995) they changed their style completely into the more commercial euro dance and trance style. In 1998 they tried it again with the in this time popular electro-pop style, but without big success. In 2003 U96 made another comeback with the single "We Call It Love". But it also had no big success. In 2006, U96 now changed their style from trance/hands-up to more commercial pop, and didn't consist any more of the team Matiz and Alex Christensen. The new team of U96 consisted of Alex Christensen and Steffen Häfelinger. It's important to note that Alex Christensen, who was U96 frontman for almost 20 years, never sang any classic U96 hits, neither did he do any major sound programming or composing. Most male vocals, including "Love Sees No Colour" and "Night In Motion", were done by Ingo Hauss (his recognizable voice also can be heard on certain Boytronic tracks and post-U96 project called Potemkin). In late 2014 the project was revived by Ingo Hauss and Hayo Lewerentz with Josh Stolten (without Alex Christensen). They are also doing live gigs, that consist of new material and remakes of the old U96 tracks, like "Das Boot", "Night In Motion", "Club Bizarre", "Love Sees No Colour", etc. In Fall 2015, U96 released four new singles on the 19th of October, 26th of October, 2nd of November and on the 9th of November. A new album has been announced to be released in March 2016. The history of U96 is that of a highly successful career, starting in 1990 with the band’s foundation by Hayo Lewerentz and Ingo Hauss, their former production partner Helmut Hoinkis and DJ Alex Christensen. Only one year later, U96 landed a major hit with their version of the title track of the box office success �The Boat’ (13 weeks at no. 1 in Germany), followed by the same-named debut album which immediately went gold and topped the German album charts. Its successor Replugged with its slightly more experimental style, inspired by electro pop as well as ambient and disco sound, corroborated its predecessor’s success a mere twelve months later, clocking up two more top 10 hits, namely the dance tracks �Love Sees No Colour’ and �Night In Motion’, as well as producing forerunners of the impending trip-hop wave with the more laid-back �The Russian’ and �Without You’. U96 went on to expand their stylistic range on albums such as Club Bizarre (1995) and Heaven (1996) and presented, along with their established techno base, also cross references to pop, trance, rave and Eurodance. In addition, the group had a top 4 hit with their single �Heaven’, a quotation of the Cindy Lauper classic �Time After Time’. Things were a little more quiet for the band from Germany’s north in the early 2000s. A number of personnel changes and the split with Alex Christensen in 2014 followed. The two original members Lewerentz and Hauss subsequently expanded U96’s previous recipe for success by live concerts and DJ Sets featuring a variety of guests. Special visuals in the style of acts such as The Chemical Brothers were developed for each song, so expectations of their tour in 2021 are high. Along with the band’s classics, the most important songs from their latest albums Reboot and Transhuman will be at the centre of those concerts: The collaboration between U96 and Wolfgang Flür (ex-Kraftwerk) on �Zukunftsmusik’ and �Hildebrandslied’ were just as trend-setting – an artistically highly exciting liaison between three musicians who, despite the fact that they are from different generations, are obviously on the same wavelength, adding a kind of post-modern Kraftwerk dimension to the typical U96 soundscape. Without giving away too much: This cooperation will continue in the wake of Reboot, a full U96 album with Wolfgang Flür entitled “Transhuman” having been scheduled for autumn 2020. Ahead of that, on July 3rd 2020, the band releases a new track entitled „Let yourself go“ with club remixes by the likes of Schneider & Groeneveld, U96 and upcoming russian Trance. Producer/DJ Beatsole (Armada Music).