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Das Boot (album)
''Das Boot'' (German for "''The Boat''") is the first album by German dance group U96, released in 1992. The track "Das Boot" is a cover version of the title theme of the 1981 German film ''Das Boot'', composed by Klaus Doldinger. The name of the group (U96) is a reference to the film. Track listing 1992 release: Polydor / 513 185-1 # "Das Boot ''Das Boot'' (, English: "The Boat") is a 1981 West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann. It has been exhibited both as ..." – 5:14 # "Come 2 Gether" – 3:49 # "Der Kommandant" – 3:12 # "Art of U96" – 4:30 # " I Wanna Be a Kennedy" – 5:31 # "Ambient Underworld" – 3:51 # "Sporty Animal-Loving Extrovert" – 3:00 # "Sonar Sequences" – 6:00 # "Bonus Track, Das Boot (Klassik Version) – 1:59 1992 release: Polydor / 513 185-2 # "Das Boot" – 5:14 # "Come 2 Gether" – 3:49 # "Der Kommandant" – 3:1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often characterized by a repetitive four on the floor beat. Artists may use electronic instruments such as drum machines, sequencers, and synthesizers, as well as digital audio workstations. Drum machines from the 1980s such as Roland's TR-808 and TR-909 are highly prized, and software emulations of such retro instruments are popular. Much of the instrumentation in techno emphasizes the role of rhythm over other musical parameters. Techno tracks mainly progress over manipulation of timbral characteristics of synthesizer presets and, unlike forms of EDM that tend to be produced with synthesizer keyboards, techno does not always strictly adhere to the harmonic practice of Western music and such structures are often ignored in favor of timbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GfK Entertainment
The GfK Entertainment charts are the official music charts in Germany and are gathered and published by GfK Entertainment (formerly Media Control and Media Control GfK International), a subsidiary of GfK, on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie. GfK Entertainment is the provider of weekly Top 100 single and album charts, as well as various other chart formats for genres like compilations, jazz, classical music, schlager, hip hop, dance, comedy, and music videos. Following a lawsuit in March 2014 by Media Control AG, Media Control® GfK International had to change its name. Dissemination of the charts is conducted by various media outlets, some of which include MTV music channel, and the Swiss charts website. Other entities that present the charts are MusicLoad and Mix 1, both of which are online associations that post almost all the charts published by GfK Entertainment on a weekly basis. Furthermore, GfK Entertainment also runs a dedicated website providing chart-related ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U96 Albums
U96 is a German musical project formed by DJ and producer Alex Christensen, and a team of producers named Matiz (Ingo Hauss, Helmut Hoinkis, and Hayo Lewerentz). After a decade-long hiatus, the band returned in 2018 without Christensen and Hoinkis. History ''Das Boot'': 1991–1992 The name of the project comes from the film ''Das Boot'' about German submarine '' U-96'' from World War II. The project's first hit, "Das Boot" (1991), is a techno adaptation of the film's title melody, which had been originally composed by Klaus Doldinger. An album of the same name was also released. ''Replugged'': 1993 The band's next album, ''Replugged'' (1993), was inspired by the electro sounds of the 1980s and by ambient and disco music themes. It was less commercially successful than its predecessor, but achieved three top-10 hits: "Love Sees No Colour", "Night in Motion", and "Inside Your Dreams", which peaked at number 1 in Finland. Although uncredited, Ingo Hauss provided most male voca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Debut Albums
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Boot (video Game)
''Das Boot: German U-boat Simulation'' is a submarine simulator game designed by Paul Butler & Rick Banks and published in 1990 for Amiga and MS-DOS systems by Three-Sixty Pacific. It was inspired by the 1973 novel of the same name and its film adaptation. The player takes command of a German Type VII U-boat and plays missions against the Allies which involve combat against aircraft, anti-submarine warships, and other submarines. The game was touted to feature 256 VGA Color, 3D Views, and historical realism. Release The MS-DOS version was released on 3.5" floppy disks and came packaged with a copy of the novel of the same name. Reception ''Computer Gaming World'' in 1991 panned the game as a serious submarine simulator, noting several issues such a frustrating user interface, unrealistic mechanics, and limited information presented to the player compared to other games of the same genre. The magazine did, however, praise the game as an arcade-shoot-'em-up but warned fans of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Boot (TV Series)
''Das Boot'' is a German television series produced by Bavaria Fiction for Sky One and a sequel to ''Das Boot'' (1981). Based on Lothar-Günther Buchheim's 1973 book of the same name with additions from his 1995 sequel, ''Die Festung'', the series continues the anti-war narrative at sea in the Battle of the Atlantic on board various U-boats, and on land, in France and other locations in Europe associated with the resistance to German occupation during World War II, as well as America. Plot The series picks up in late 1942, nine months after the events of 1941. In season one, the narrative is split into two strands: one at sea, on board ', and the other, on land, in La Rochelle, France, with the French resistance. The sea-land dual storyline continues in subsequent seasons, providing multiple points of view towards World War II. The second season takes place in 1943, following captain von Reinhartz of ''U-822'' as he attempts to defect to America, while deposed captain Hoffman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Lothar-Günther Buchheim () (February 6, 1918 – February 22, 2007) was a German author, painter, and wartime journalist under the Nazi regime. In World War II he served as a war correspondent aboard ships and U-boats. He is best known for his 1973 antiwar novel ''Das Boot'' (''The Boat''), based on his experiences during the war, which became an international bestseller and was adapted in 1981 as an Oscar-nominated film of the same name. His artworks, collected in a gallery on the banks of the Starnberger See, range from heavily decorated cars to a variety of mannequins seated or standing as if themselves visitors to the gallery, thus challenging the division between visitor and art work. Early life Buchheim was born in Weimar, in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (present-day Thuringia), the second son of artist Charlotte Buchheim. She was unmarried, and he was raised by his mother and her parents. They lived in Weimar until 1924, then Rochlitz until 1932, and fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Boot (novel)
''Das Boot'' (, English: (''The Boat'') is the title of a 603-page 1973 German novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918-2007), which deals with the author's personal experiences recorded as a war correspondent on U-boat submarines. Buchheim recorded his time on submarine ''U-96'' and submarine ''U-309'' during World War II. The Buchheim historical drama book was published in 1973 by Piper Verlag, the book has sold millions of copies and was translated into 18 languages. The novel portrayed the harsh and difficult submarine warfare life on a German submarine. L.-G. Buchheim: Der Film Das Boot Ein Journal. Goldmann Verlag, München 1981.Lothar-Ggünther Buchheim's Das Bboot: Memory and the Nazi Past by Dean Jon Guarnaschelli, St. John's University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Wanna Be A Kennedy
"I Wanna Be a Kennedy" is a song recorded by German dance music project U96, released as the second single from their debut album, ''Das Boot''. Musically, the song is very similar to the 1980 song " Fade to Grey" by British new wave band Visage, in which its similarity can be clearly heard in the main synthesizer riff. It was successful in Germany, Switzerland and Austria where it was a top ten hit. Critical reception British magazine ''Music Week'' gave the song four out of five, stating that U96 "could turn out to be more than one-hit-wonders thanks to I Wanna Be A Kennedy, a thumping rave track based on Visage's Fade To Grey. It all sounds a bit dated, but then so did Das Boot." Track listings * CD single, 12" maxi # "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (U.S. mix) — 5:25 # "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Patsy-mix) — 5:25 # "220 BPM" — 3:40 * 12" maxi, CD single - Remixes # "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Bio-Hazard mix) — 6:00 # "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (Digi-Bone mix) — 5:25 # "No Control" †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rave Music
A rave (from the verb: '' to rave'') is a dance party at a warehouse, club, or other public or private venue, typically featuring performances by DJs playing electronic dance music. The style is most associated with the early 1990s dance music scene when DJs played at illegal events in musical styles dominated by electronic dance music from a wide range of sub-genres, including techno, hardcore, house, and alternative dance. Occasionally live musicians have been known to perform at raves, in addition to other types of performance artists such as go-go dancers and fire dancers. The music is amplified with a large, powerful sound reinforcement system, typically with large subwoofers to produce a deep bass sound. The music is often accompanied by laser light shows, projected coloured images, visual effects and fog machines. While some raves may be small parties held at nightclubs or private homes, some raves have grown to immense size, such as the large festivals and events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Boot (song)
"Das Boot" (released in the UK and US as "The Boat") is the title theme to the film and TV series ''Das Boot'', composed and produced by Klaus Doldinger, and released as a single in 1981. In 1991, the song was covered by Alex Christensen and his dance music project U96. This techno version was U96's debut single from the Das Boot (album), album of the same name. On the German Singles Chart, the U96 version of "Das Boot" spent 13 weeks at number one in early 1992. It also became a number-one hit in Austria, Israel, Norway and Switzerland and entered the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. In the UK, it peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was the subject of many remixes throughout the years. Critical reception Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' noted that "with no significant airplay, this techno version of the theme to the movie "Das Boot" is number one for the second consecutive week in Germany. It's like Kraftwerk on acid, or pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Doldinger
Klaus Doldinger (born 12 May 1936) is a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He was the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards. Life and work Doldinger was born in Berlin, Germany, and entered a Düsseldorf conservatory in 1947, originally studying piano and then clarinet, graduating in 1957. In his student years, Doldinger gained professional performing experience, starting in 1953 in the German Dixieland band ''The Feetwarmers'', and recording with them in 1955. Later that year he founded Oscar's Trio' modeled on Oscar Peterson's work. During the 1960s, he worked as a tenor saxophonist, working with visiting American jazz musicians, Beat groups like Ian and the Zodiacs and recording in his own right. Doldinger's recurring jazz project Passport, started in 1971 (then called "Klaus Doldinger's Passport"), still enjoys success in Germany. In its influence it was sometimes called the European version of Weather Report. At various time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
