Sash!
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Sash! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970, Nettetal, Germany), who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke.
History
Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke, and Ralf Kappmeier, created Sash! in 1995. The previous year, the three had worked together, under the name of Careca, to produce a piece called "Indian Rave", which was a midly successful song. In 1995, Sash! released "It's My Life", which became a European club hit. In 1997, "Encore Une Fois" was distributed, and it reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, as well as reaching the top 10 of five countries' singles charts, and the top 20 of seven countries' singles charts.[1]
Sash! had a string of hits in the UK in 1997-1998 with "Encore Une Fois", "Ecuador", "Stay" and "Mysterious Times", all of which peaked at #2 in the UK Singles Chart. They hold the record for having the most #2 UK singles (a total of five), without ever reaching #1. They are still active today, but with less success. Their most recent album was never released in the United Kingdom.
Sash! have always been acclaimed for their unique ability to create popular dance hits incorporating the music style and language of a particular ethnic group. This can be seen by simply examining the group's discography. "Stay", "Mysterious Times" and "Just Around The Hill" were performed in English, "Encore une Fois" in French, "Adelante", "Luna Llena" and "Ecuador" in Spanish, "La Primavera" in Italian, "The Trip" in Finnish, "Together Again" in Danish and "Ganbareh!" in Japanese.
Dance group Faithless have apparently expressed their displeasure [1] with the fact that elements of their song "Insomnia" were apparently used by Sash! for "Encore Une Fois".
In 2007, Sash! released an album called '10th Anniversary', which was first sold in South Africa.[1] The album was scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom by the end of May 2008,[1] although this release has apparently been delayed. On June 20 2008, Sash! was ranked #168 in the DJ List.[2]
Other projects
Besides Sash!, the trio have also produced tracks for some of their collaborators, including Sabine Ohmes in the project Encore!, and Peter Faulhammer as Martillo Vago (a Spanish transliteration of Faulhammer's last name). Lappessen is also a member of project Careca, while Kappmeier and Lüdke work as the production duo Tokapi, producing tracks for other projects such as Lacara, Poetry 'N' Motion and Magnificent 4 (alongside Bossi of Cosmic Gate and Jaspa Jones of Blank & Jones). Tokapi also work under the alias Ricardo de Tornato.
Sash! helped to create "Too Much Rain", a song released by United Deejays in 1998. Lappessen was one of the composers and lyricists behind "The Sun is Burning", which was released by Gisami in 1999. That year, Sash! also created a remix of "MA Baker" under the name of Boney M. Vs. Sash!. In 2000, Sash! helped produce "Le Soleil Noir", and the three also wrote the lyrics and composed the music. The song was released by Encore!. In 2003, Sash! helped produce Las Cosas I, when they were collaborating with La Isla (Isla San Juan). Lappessen, Lüdke, and Kappmeier, wrote the lyrics for "Abeja Maya", which was created in 2005 as part of a collaboration with Latinovela. That year, Sash! also worked on "Everytime we Touch", which was released by Lacara.[1]
Discography
Albums
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| 1997 | It's My Life - The Album | 6 | — | 38 | ||
| 1998 | Life Goes On | 5 | — | 31 | ||
| 2000 | Trilenium | 13 | — | 43 | ||
| 2000 | Encore Une Fois - The Greatest Hits | 33 | — | 62 | ||
| 2002 | S4!Sash! | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | 10th Anniversary | — | — | — | ||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Performer | ||
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| 1996 | "It's My Life" | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | "Encore Une Fois" | 2 | 1 | 16 | Sabine Ohmes |
| 1997 | "Ecuador" | 2 | 1 | 7 | Rodriguez |
| 1997 | "Stay" | 2 | 1 | 12 | La Trec |
| 1998 | "La Primavera" | 3 | 1 | — | Patrizia Salvatore |
| 1998 | "Mysterious Times" | 2 | 12 | 17 | Tina Cousins |
| 1998 | "Move Mania" | 8 | 25 | 56 | Shannon |
| 1999 | "Colour The World" | 15 | — | 39 | Dr Alban |
| 2000 | "Adelante" | 2 | — | 17 | Rodriguez & Peter Faulhammer |
| 2000 | "Just Around The Hill" | 8 | — | 64 | Tina Cousins |
| 2000 | "With My Own Eyes" | 10 | — | 46 | Inka |
| 2002 | "Ganbareh!" | — | — | 43 | Mikio |
| 2002 | "Run" | — | — | 48 | Boy George |
| 2002 | "I Believe" | — | — | 67 | TJ Davis |
| 2007 | "Ecuador Reloaded" | — | — | — | Rodriguez |
| 2008 | "Mysterious Times '08" | — | — | — | Tina Cousins |
* = Highest chart position reached on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
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| 1998 | BRIT Award: Best International Male | Nominated[1] |
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| Club Music Award: Dance Record Artist of the Year |
| 2 The International Disco Awards: Dance Recording Artist of the Year |
| Techno D'Or Cannes[1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Sash's official website (Please note that specific areas of the website cannot be linked to)".
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