U96
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With their name inspired by a submarine in the 1981 film Das Boot, U96 is a techno and Eurodance group formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1991. Founded by DJ/producer Alex Christensen alongside producers Ingo Hauss, Helmut Hoinkis, and Hayo Lewerentz, U96 came to prominence with their debut single, âDas Boot,â which featured a sample of the filmâs main theme. The single was an international hit, reaching the Number 1 position on the singles charts in Germany, Austria, Norway, and Sweden. Their debut album, also called Das Boot, was released in 1992 and featured the title track as well as the follow-up hit âI Wanna Be a Kennedy.â U96 continued to have chart hits throughout the 1990s and early 2000s â including âLove Sees No Colourâ (1992), âNight in Motionâ (1993), âLove Religionâ (1994), âHeavenâ (1996), and âEnergieâ (1998). The groupâs first four albums charted as did their Best of 1991-2001 compilation. However, although the band embraced many different styles of dance and electronic music, their subsequent albums failed to chart. In 2007, U96 went on a long hiatus but returned in 2015 with albums such as The Dark Matter (2015), Reboot (2018), and Transhuman (2020). Original U96 member Helmut Hoinkis died on February 19, 2021.
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- I Wanna Be A Kennedy
- Are U Ready? (Space Symphony)
- Eve Of The War
- Sonar Sequences
- Sporty Animal Loving Extrovert
- Ambient Underworld
- Art of U 96
- No Control
- Der Kommandant
- Life In Paradise
- Come2Gether
- Without You
- A Night To Remember
- Venus In Chains
- Das Boot (V2)
- Night In Motion
- Love Generation
- You Make Me Wonder
- The Rainbow Factor
- 1-900-Love
- Drag Queen
- Heaven
- Love Sees No Colour
- Try
