YORK is a German
electronic music duo, founded in 1997 by musicians and brothers
Torsten and Jörg Stenzel.
Producing
ambient,
downtempo
Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may ...
,
chillout,
house
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and
trance
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, their productions are known for catchy
guitar hooks, atmospheric
soundscapes and delicate
dance textures.
Career
Torsten Stenzel began his musical career early in his childhood, learning the piano from the age of five when he began his classical training. In the early 1990s his musical orientation changed, and he discovered the growing techno/house movement. He built his own
recording studio
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. Torsten Stenzel is credited for several gold and platinum awards, an 'Echo' nomination and over three million record sales.
Jörg Stenzel has, since the age of eleven, been interested in stringed instruments, the guitar in particular. The two brothers combined their talents in 1997 and project YORK was born.
YORK has released four successful
UK singles. Their first single, "The Awakening", reached #11 in the
UK Singles Chart in October 1999. Their second single, "
On the Beach" (which
sampled Chris Rea
Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is a British Rock music, rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist from Middlesbrough. Known for his distinctive voice and his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty-five studio albums, ...
's song, "On the Beach") was their biggest hit, the '
CRW edit' helped the single to reach #4 in the UK chart in June 2000, and it sold over 200,000 copies.
York
on Discogs.com The next chart entry "Farewell To The Moon" reached #37 in November 2000. Their final UK hit single to date was "The Fields of Love" which featured ATB. It reached #16 in January 2001.label
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Offshore Music (based in Switzerland) in 2004, with their club hit singles "Iceflowers" (playlisted by Judge Jules) and "Mercury Rising". The same year their album
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''Peace'' was released by EMI Music Switzerland. In November 2010, YORK left the Offshore Record Label.
As of late 2011, YORK was signed to the major Dutch dance record label Armada Music. A new album, '' Islanders'' was released 28 September 2012, with three tracks released as singles: "Wanna Be Known", "Touched by God" and "Salida del Sol". The track "Islanders" is a collaboration with British multi-instrumentalist and composer Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English retired musician, songwriter and producer best known for his debut studio album ''Tubular Bells'' (1973), which became an unexpected critical and commercial success. Though primarily a gu ...
.
In February 2013, a new collaboration with Mike Oldfield was released; the album '' Tubular Beats'' is an album with the best of Mike Oldfield's tracks, remixed by YORK.
The new album titled ''Traveler'' was released on July 8, 2016.
Discography
Albums
*''Experience
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'' (2001)
*''Peace
Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, and everything that discusses achieving human welfare through justice and peaceful conditions. In a societal sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (suc ...
'' (2004)
*'' Islanders'' (2012)
*'' Tubular Beats'' (2013)
*'' Traveller'' (2016)
* "Indigo" (2022)
Singles
*"The Awakening" (1998)
*"Jastamba" (feat. Jamila) (1998)
*" On The Beach" (1999)
*"Reachers of Civilisation" (1999)
*"The Fields of Love" (feat. ATB) (2000)
*"Farewell to the Moon" (2000)
*"Yesterday (Silence)" (feat. Alaska
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(2001)
* "Bella" (2001)
*"At The Sea" (2003)
*"I Need You" (2004)
*"Sunset Road" (feat. DJ Shah) (2004)
*"Iceflowers" (feat. Angelina) (2005)
* "We Are Young" (with Sin Plomo feat. Janet Taylor) (2005)
*"Mercury Rising" (feat. Asheni) (2006)Tarja Turunen
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Turunen studied lyrical ...
) (2013)
* "Daydream" (feat. Thrillseekers and Asheni) (2013)
* "Across the Ocean" (vs. M.I.K.E. and Asheni) (2013)
* "On the Beach 2013" (2013)
* "Lost Under the Sun" (feat. Jennifer Paige) (2013)
* "Lost in a Circle" (feat. Hammer & Asheni) (2014)
* "Unchain Your Soul" (feat. Steve Brian) (2014)
* "With You" (meets Deep Voices feat. Alexander K.G. Klaus) (2014)
* "Maarif 71" (with Mohamed Bahi) (2014)
* "This Is What It's All About" (vs. Kai Tracid) (2014)
* "Access" (with Bilal el Aly) (2014)
* "Blue Sun" (with Nick Winth) (2015)
* "Kings & Queens" (with Ayla & Taucher) (2015)
* "Free Yourself" (with Ayla & Taucher feat. Juno Im Park) (2015)
* "Back to You" (with ATB) (2015)
* "Lilyleaf Ladybell" (with Marco Torrance) (2015)
* "We Are" (feat. Arlen) (2016)
* "Once Upon a Time" (feat. Dreamy) (2016)
* "This World Is So Amazing" (feat. Rank 1 & Lola) (2016)
* "My Life Is Yours" (feat. Theo) (2017)
* "Forget to Remember" (feat. Marco Torrance & Asheni) (2017)
* "Moving in the Shadows" (feat. Nathan Red & Doris Pearson) (2017)
* "Greyhound" (with Chola & Alexander KG Klaus) (2017)
* "China Girl" (with Ramon Zenker) (2017)
* "Yesterday (Remixes)" (2018)
* "Don't Care for Me" (with Made On Jupiter) (2018)
* "Fiction Ain't a Friend" (with Jack Rainey) (2020)
* "Everything Changes" (feat. Oly) (2021)
* "Higher" (feat. Nicholas Gunn) (2021)
* "Tonight" (feat. Dead Vegetable) (2021)
* "Spellbound" (feat. Pull 'n' Away) (2021)
* "When You're Around" (with SHEARS & Scot & Millfield) (2022)
* "Cry My Name" (2022)
* "Evolving" (with Ava Silver) (2022)
* "Morning Light" (with Steve Brian) (2022)
* "Destinations EP" (2022)
* "Free Love" (with Steve Brian & Nikol Apatini) (2022)
* "The Shore" (with SOLR & Sarah de Warren) (2023)
* "Highs & Lows" (with ATB & Au/Ra) (2023)
* "Daylight" (with Eran Hersh & Arlen Seaton) (2023) (cover version of 'Daylight', by David Kushner)
* "True North" (with Diandra Faye) (2023)
Compilations
*"La Maison De L’Elephant" (2005)
*"Planet Chill, vol. 1" (2012)
*"Planet Chill, vol. 2" (2012)
*"Planet Chill, vol. 3" (2012)
*"Planet Chill, vol. 4" (2012)
*"Planet Chill, vol. 5" (2012)
*"Planet Chill 2013-01" (2013)
*"Planet Chill 2013-02" (2013)
*"Planet Chill 2013-03" (2013)
*"Planet Chill 2013-04" (2013)
*"Planet Chill 2014-01" (2014)
*"The Best of Planet Chill, Vol. 1" (2015)
*"Planet Chill 2017" (2017)
*"La Maison De L’Elephant" (2021) (York & Sin Plomo Present)
Collaborations
*DJ Sakin - ''Walk on Fire'' (1999)
**"Walk on Fire"
*Sunlounger - ''Another Day on the Terrace'' (2007) (Jörg Stenzel providing guitar parts)
**"White Sand"
**"Aguas Blancas"
**"Hierbas Ibicencas"
**"Lumumba"
*Sunlounger - ''Balearic Beauty'' (2013) (Jörg Stenzel providing guitar parts)
**"Relaxation"
*ATB - ''Contact'' (2014)
**"Right Back to You" (ATB & York feat. JES)
*ATB - ''Two Worlds'' (2000)
**"The Fields of Love" (ATB feat. York)
*Steve Brian - ''Wanderlust'' (2018)
**"Yamakhosi" (Steve Brian & York feat. Tumi Thusi)
*ATB & York & Au/Ra - "Highs & Lows" (2023)
Remixes
*"Electric Nature - Electric Nature (York mix)" (1998)
*"Dolphin's Mind - Believe In You (The Whistle Song)(York remix)" (1998)
*"Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000 (York remix)" (1998)
*"Progress - Everybody (York remix)" (1999)
*"DJ Piero - I Can't Stop Lovin' You (York remix)" (2000)
*"Degeneration - Una Musica Senzerismo 2000 (York remix)" (2000)
*"Michael MB - The Power Of Trancebase (York remix)" (2000)
*"Schiller - Dancing With Loneliness (York remix)" (2001)
*"Janet Taylor - Another Day (York remix)" (2001)
*"Watermen - Your Love Is Setting Me Free (York remix) (2001)
*"Darren Bailie - Protect Your Mind 2009 (York remix) (2009)
*"Work of Art - World Spinning (York planet chillmix)" (2012)
*"Tarmo Tammel - Lost Somewhere (York mix)" (2012)
*"Lifted Emotion - Vinicity (York mix)" (2012)
*"Igor Dyachkov & U-Jeen - Evolution (York's I Feel Like 132 BPM remix)" (2012)
*"Damien.S vs. Under - The Cars Below (York remix)" (2014)
*"Floe - Hysteresis (York retouch version)" (2014)
*"Funkstar Deluxe - Sun Is Shining (Steve Brian & York radio edit)" (2014)
*"J.Nation feat. Jah Cure - Kings (York´s House Remix)" (2015)
*"T.O.M. - Stardust (York vs. Maglev Remix)" (2016)
*"French - Infinity (York & Marco Torrance remix)" (2017)
*"Anthya - Tears Of The Rain (York remix)" (2017)
*"SeeB & Highasakite - Free To Go (York Remix)" (2019)
*"Adam Novy - Hometown (York vs. Adam Novy Mix)" (2021)
*"Mearzie - Hymn (York Remix)" (2023)
*"Ladybyrd - Every Second (York Remix)" (2023)
*"Thysma feat. Lauren L'aimant - Skyline (York Remix)" (2023)
References
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German house music groups
German electronic music groups
German dance music groups
German techno music groups
German trance music groups
Sibling musical duos
Musical groups established in 1997