Technotronic

Technotronic , one if not groups it founder of the Dance European, originating in the Belgium, is born in the years 1980. With his sonorities Rap and even Acid house one can even say that the group is a precursor of the Hip-house.

Its American producer, OJ Bogaert, also known under the pseudonym of Thomas de Quincy, began his productions in an attic from a house of the suburbs of Brussels.

This group was made known by the tube Pump up the jam , which met a planetary success (3,5 million individual sold). On scene and in the clip, the song was sung in playback by Felly, a mannequin. It is only starting from their second title, Get up (before the night is over) , that the true singer, Ya Kid K (of its true name Manuela Kamosi) made known herself. The group then connected some hits, of which happy This is Technotronic , Megamix , happy Rockin' over the , Move that body , Turn it up , with different line-up (Reggie, MC Eric, Merlin, Melissa&Einstein…).

Technotronic also left an album remixes of its titles, carried out by prestigious DJ, like Shep Pettibone The Unity Mixers aka Patrick Samoy and Luc Rigaux, David Morales or Todd Terry, to quote only them.

In 1999, Technotronic carries out a return with Monday Midnight and returns ahead of of the scene with " Like This" , follow-up of " The G-Train" in 2000 and " The Mariachi" in 2001.

Global Deejays is linked in 2006 with the group in order to make revive the tube Get Up, remixé on the occasion and by carrying out even a new video clip, taking again some images of the precedent. This song is a great success during the year 2007.

The individual ones of Technotronic:

1989 "Pump Up The Jam" (ace Technotronic featuring Felly) (the U.K. #2, US Hot 100 #2, Dance/Club Play #1)
1990 " Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) " (ace Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K) (the U.K. #2, Ireland #2, Hot 100 #7, Dance/Club Play #2)
1990 " Happy This Is Technotronic" (ace Technotronic featuring MC Eric) (Ireland #5, the U.K. #14, Dance/Club Play #3)
1990 " Spin That Wheel" (ace Hi-Teak 3 featuring Ya Kid K) (Feb: The U.K. #69; September Re-release: The U.K. #15)
1990 " Rockin' Over The Beat" (the U.K. #9, Ireland #11, Hot 100 #95)
1990 " Megamix" By The Unity Mixers aka Patrick Samoy & Luc Rigaux number 1 in the U.K. and Europe
1990 " Turn It Up" (ace Technotronic featuring Melissa and Einstein) (Ireland #26, the U.K. #42)
1991 " Move That Body" (ace Technotronic featuring Reggie) (Ireland #3, the U.K. #12)
1991 " Work" (ace Technotronic featuring Reggie) (Ireland #12, the U.K. #40)
1991 " Money Makes The World Go Round" (ace Technotronic featuring Reggie)
1991 " Voices"
1992 "Move This" (ace Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K) (Hot 100 #6)
1993 " Hey Yoh, Young stag We Go" (ace Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K)
1994 " One + One"
1994 "Move It (To The Rhythm) " (ace Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K) (Hot 100 #83, Dance/Club Play #3)
1995 " Recall" (ace Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K)
1995 " I Want You By My Side"
1996 "Pump Up The Jam--The Sequel" (the U.K. #36)
1996 " Crazy"
1998 "Get Up--The '98 Sequel"
1998 "Pump Up The Jam" (ace D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic)
1999 " Like This" (ace Technotronic featuring Monday Midnite)
2000 " The G. Train" (ace Technotronic featuring Monday Midnite)
2000 " The Mariachi" (ace Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K)
2001 " Runaway Blues"
2002 "The Circle Unbroken"
2005 "Pump Up The Jam 2005" (ace D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic)
2006 " Get Up" (Total ace Deejays featuring Technotronic)

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