Whirlpool Productions is a German
house music
House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...
project formed in 1991 from
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
, consisting of musicians and producers
Eric D. Clark,
Justus Köhncke
Justus Köhncke (born 1966 in Gießen) is a German techno producer and pop musician from Cologne.
Köhncke was a member of the house music, house trio Whirlpool Productions, along with Hans Nieswandt and Eric D. Clark. Together, they had a numb ...
and
Hans Nieswandt.
Musical career
Whirlpool Productions are known for their unique, experimental sound that shaped the style of bands like
Sensorama
The Sensorama was a machine that is one of the earliest known examples of immersive, multi-sensory (now known as multimodal) technology. This technology, which was introduced in 1962 by Morton Heilig, is considered one of the earliest virtual re ...
or
Egoexpress. Their
disco
Disco is a music genre, genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightclub, nightlife, particularly in African Americans, African-American, Italian-Americans, Italian-American, LGBTQ ...
hit "
From Disco to Disco" was a big success. In summer 1997, it was a number 1 for 9 weeks in Italy. The musicians were also journalists in the old editorial staff of ''
Spex'' music magazine, and therefore were also interested in the theoretical side of their activity. Today, they appear mostly as
DJs. Hans Nieswandt talks in his book ''Plus Minus Acht'' about his memories of house in the '90s.
Discography
Albums
*''Brian de Palma'' (1995)
*''Dense Music'' (1996)
*''???'' (1998)
*''Lifechange'' (2001)
Singles
*"Fly High"/"Gimme" (1993)
*"I Think that Maybe I'm Dreaming" (1994) (with T'n'I under the title ''The Dream Team EP'')
*''The Immunity Syndrome EP'' (1995)
*"Non-Stop Trancin"/"Let Yourself Go" (1994)
*"Harvest"/"Moon Huh" (1995)
*"Cold Song" (1996)
*"
From Disco to Disco" (1996)
*"Crazy Music" (1998)
*"Lifechange" (2001)
Remixes (selection)
*Die Helfende Hand - "Wo sind die Partys" (1993)
*D'Cypher - "Return of Dr. Mabuse" (1993)
*Microbots - "I Don't Know What to Expect" (1995)
*Army of Lovers - "Life is Fantastic" (1995)
References
External links
Article
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German house music groups
Musical groups established in 1991
1991 establishments in Germany