Rotterdam Termination Source is a Dutch

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/ hardcore group fronted by Maurice Steenbergen, initially with Danny Scholte as well. The group is most famous for its minimalist 1992 single "Poing", which topped the

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in the Netherlands and Denmark, and reached #27 in the

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. The group reached #73 in the UK chart in 1993 with the single, "Merry X-Mess". As of 2005, Steenbergen has merged the group with Guido Pernet of Human Resource, famous for their hit single "Dominator".

Poing

Poing is a

track by the Rotterdam Termination Source released by Rotterdam Records in 1992. The song, composed by Maurice Steenbergen and Danny Scholte, took a minimalist approach: during the whole length of the track, a distinctive pounding beat with a "poing" sound can be heard. The track topped the charts in the Netherlands and Denmark. It reached number 27 in the UK chart in November 1992. The English football team

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's "Boing Boing" crowd chant is reportedly based on this track.

References

External links

The band's official homepage
Rotterdam Dutch dance music groups Gabber songs {{Netherlands-band-stub