Ganymed was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

space disco Italo disco (variously capitalized, and sometimes hyphenated as Italo-disco) is a music genre which originated in Italy in the late 1970s and was mainly produced in the early 1980s. Italo disco evolved from the then-current underground dance, p ...

band founded in 1977.

Career

In 1978, they released their biggest hit, “It Takes Me Higher”, which hit #5 on the Austrian charts for four weeks and also hit #23 on the

charts. That same year, they released their debut album ''Takes You Higher'', which ranked at #16 for 12 weeks and also spawned another single, “Saturn”. 1979 saw the release of their second album, ''Future World''. The album’s title track was released as a B-side to “Dancing in a Disco”. Afterwards, they released their final album, ''Dimension No. 3'', plus a non-album single, “Money Is Addiction (Of This Crazy World)” in 1980. At their last concert in 1981, Falco played bass for the group. Ganymed officially broke up in 1983.

Members

*Gerry Edmond (real name Edmund Gerhard Czerwenka; pseudonym in the group: "Kroonk") – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synth programming *Yvonne Dory (real name Doris Ellen Czerwenka; pseudonym in the group: "Pulsaria") – vocals *Rudolf Mille (pseudonym in the group: "Vendd") – keyboards *Gerhard Messinger-Neuwirth (pseudonym in the group: "Schnitzel") – bass, keyboards *Ernst Hefter (pseudonym in the group: "Cak") – drums, percussion, drum programming *Daniele Prencipe (pseudonym in the group: "Suk"; only appeared on "Takes You Higher") – keyboards

Discography

Albums

*''Takes You Higher'' (1978) *''Future World'' (1979) *''Dimension No. 3'' (1980)

Singles

*"It Takes Me Higher" (1978) *"Saturn/Music Drives Me Crazy" (1978) *"Dancing in a Disco" (1979) *"Money Is Addiction (Of This Crazy World)" (1980) *"Bring Your Love To Me" (1980)

In popular culture

"It Takes Me Higher" was used as the theme song for the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

version of the Japanese anime ''

Gaiking is a Japanese Super Robot mecha anime series produced by Toei Animation. For distribution purposes, Toei refers to this television series as ''Dino-Mecha Gaiking'' or simply ''Gaiking''. It ran from April 1976 through January 1977 and co ...

''.

External links

Discography

Austrian charts
Austrian electronic music groups Eurodisco groups German electronic music groups Musical groups established in 1977 1977 establishments in Austria {{Austria-band-stub