Dance 2 Trance was a German trance/

techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range from 120 to 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time ( ) and often ...

duo consisting of

Rolf Ellmer Rolf Johannes Ellmer (born 3 December 1960) is a classically trained musician and composer (concert-guitarist) and has become one of Germany's most well known producers in the techno and trance scene. Together with Markus Löffel (alias Mark Sp ...

and DJ Dag Lerner. They are best known for their 1992 hit single " Power of American Natives," and they also released a small number of other singles in the mid-1990s. The duo was associated with Jam & Spoon.

History

DJ Dag and Jam El Mar met in 1990, when they decided to collaborate. Their first release that same year was a promotional single titled "Dance 2 Trance" on the Suck Me Plasma label, which included two tracks: "Dance 2 Trance" and "We Came In Peace." They achieved their commercial breakthrough in 1992 with the release of " Power of American Natives," featuring vocals from Linda Rocco. The song sold 250,000 copies and was awarded a

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. A music video was created for the song, which reached mainstream networks such as

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. The track later received remixes in 1997, 1998, and 2009. In 1992, they released their first album, '' Moon Spirits'', followed by another album titled ''Revival'' in 1995. German duo, Dance 2 Trance, form a critical reference point in the origins of

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

with their 1990 track ‘We Came in Peace’. In 1995, both Dag and Jam El Mar decided to pursue separate paths, with DJ Dag going solo while Ellmer focused more on his other side project, Jam & Spoon. In response, the German label Blow Up released a CD compilation album in 1996, consisting of thirteen Dance 2 Trance tracks from their five-year career.

Discography

Albums

* 1992 – '' Moon Spirits'' * 1995 – ''Revival'' * 1996 – ''Works''

Singles

References

External links

Discogs entryWebsite of Dag Lerner
German trance music groups German techno music groups German electronic music duos {{Germany-electronic-band-stub