SoundFactory (sometimes credited as Sound Factory) was a Swedish
dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded danc ...
act comprising
DJ Emil Hellman with James Gicho (credited as St. James) on vocals on some recordings.
Formed in 1992, the act was known for its number-one dance single "Good Time" mixed with
StoneBridge. By 1994, Hellman and Gicho had collaborated on an album, ''Product'', before they separated ways. Hellman continued with SoundFactory as a solo act.
History
They had three entries on the US ''
Billboard
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Hot Dance Music/Club Play
Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as th ...
chart in the mid-1990s: "Understand This Groove" in 1992,
"2 the Rhythm" in 1993 and "Good Time" in 1994, the latter of which hit number-one and was their most successful single.
The original version of "Understand This Groove" was by UFI feat Franke - "Understand This Groove" on Virgin Records UK 1990. The Sound Factory version which came out in 1992 is more like a remix of the original and prompted Franke to remix, and re-release, his original track on China Records UK.
The track could not be used on SoundFactory's debut album ''Product''. It was re-recorded as "Get On The Floor" as the replacement track. It was explained on the CD's liner notes that it was due to legal reasons and added "Sorry Franke" which gave you a hint as to why "Understand This Groove" was excluded in the first place.
See also
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List of number-one dance hits (United States)
This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by ''Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart – a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. It began on October 26, 1974, under the title ''Disco Action'' chart. It is c ...
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List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in t ...
References
External links
''SoundFactory'' at Discogs.com''SoundFactory'' on Spotify''SoundFactory's'' Facebook
Swedish house music groups
Swedish house musicians
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