Chandeen
| Chandeen | |
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| General information | |
| origin | Frankfurt am Main , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Pop , dark wave |
| founding | 1990, 2007 |
| resolution | 2004 |
| Website | www.chandeen.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Julia Beyer | |
| Harald Loewy | |
| former members | |
singing |
Aline Akbari (1991-1993) |
singing |
Catrin Mallon (1993-1994) |
singing |
Stephanie Härich (1995-2002) |
music |
Oliver Henkel (1990–1994) |
Singing, secondary voice |
Antje Schulz (1992-2004) |
| Mike Brown (2007-2012) | |
| Other contributors | |
| Michael Schwalm | |
| Dorothea Hohnstedt | |
singing |
Ion Javelin |
| Harald Gottschalk | |
guitar |
Florian Walther |
Guitar, production |
Axel Henninger |
Secondary voice |
Antje Buchheiser |
| Phillip Ritmannperger (live) | |
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Steve Roach (1995) Daniel Myer (1998) Steffen Keth (2002) Mike Brown (2002) Klive Humberstone (2002) Nigel Humberstone (2002) |
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Chandeen [ ˌʃænˈdiːn ] is a music project from Frankfurt am Main that was founded in 1990 and became popular in the dark wave environment in the first half of the 1990s . The band itself called their style "Electronic Poetry" at the time.
From the mid-1990s, the style changed as a result of a line-up, the band has since produced more pop music- oriented works with influences from rock and trip-hop .
history
founding
Chandeen was founded in 1990 by Harald Löwy and Oliver Henkel. However, both musicians met for their first experiments in the winter of 1989, so that there are different information about the date of Chandeen's creation. In 1991 the singer Aline Akbari joined the project as a further member, followed only one year later by the second singer Antje Schulz.
Early works
After two cassette releases , Oliver Rösch, label boss of Hyperium Records , became aware of Chandeen and offered the project a record deal. Shortly before Chandeen signed the contract, Aline Akbari left the project and was replaced by Catrin Mallon in the spring of 1993. In this line-up, Chandeen recorded the first two albums Shaded by the Leaves and Jutland . Harald Löwy and Oliver Henkel withdrew to Jutland for six weeks to make the rough recordings of Jutland .
Split
In the course of the studio work on Jutland , internal project differences became noticeable, which culminated in late 1994 with the departure of Catrin Mallon and Oliver Henkel. Both musicians then formed the Edera project , which disappeared after the release of the first and only album Ambiguous (1996).
In the meantime, rumors of liquidation began to circulate, but these were not confirmed by the remaining part of Chandeen. Despite other releases that made Chandeen more popular in the years that followed, Jutland would remain the most significant album. It is considered the most atmospheric work by the band.
“ We recorded Jutland completely in Denmark in a six-week session. We were secluded in a house by the sea and created our very own album. Stylistically, this was our most important time. "
Change of style
While Jutland conquered the market, the EP Light Within Time was released in 1995 . Then the new singer Stephanie Härich came on for the first time, who joined Chandeen in the spring of 1995 and took the place of Catrin Mallon. Stephanie Härich was previously integrated into Incept Date , a side project by Harald Löwy, where she contributed the background vocals for the album Archipelago (1994). The titles of the Light Within Time- EP frightened many fans because of their unusual sounds, Chandeen presented rather unobtrusive pop songs with folkloristic features instead of the usual dark and romantic atmosphere .
way to success
The following works The Waking Dream (1996), Spacerider - Love at First Sight (1998) and Bikes and Pyramids (2002) consistently continued the new path, from the end of the 1990s more and more contemporary trip-hop , drum and bass and rock elements. In the meantime, Chandeen separated from their label Hyperium Records and switched to Synthetic Symphony , a sub-label of SPV Recordings .
At the end of 1998, the recordings of the Skywalking video clip began , which after its completion ran on MTV and VIVA in rotation and was nominated in six categories for the German Video Music Award. Then Chandeen were guests on NBC-Giga .
Dissolution and a new beginning
In order to rule out further compromises and to be able to operate better independently of large record companies, Harald Löwy founded his own label Kalinkaland in 2001 . The Chandeen works have been published there since 2002.
A best-of collection and several maxis completed Chandeen's previous work, before the last album, Echoes, was released in 2003 . This work is much calmer and more sedate than its predecessors and represents a return to the roots of the band. Antje Buchheiser, singer from Stoa , acted as the second voice for the title song Echoes . After Stephanie Härich also stopped working in 2002, Antje Schulz and Harald Löwy separated two years later.
After a long break, Löwy reactivated the project and released the new album Teenage Poetry on Kalinkaland on March 28, 2008 . For this work he looked for a new voice: Julia Beyer. There was also another permanent member of the band, Mike Brown, who died on March 20, 2012.
In 2011 the album Blood Red Skies was released , also with Julia Beyer as singer, followed by Forever And Ever (November 2014).
On February 28, 2020, the tenth studio album Mercury Retrograde was released. In addition to Julia Beyer, Löwy worked on this album with the English singer Holly Henderson, the French songwriter Kitty and the 16-year-old guest singer Odile. The video for the second single Ocean Mind was presented by the American trade and industry magazine Billboard .
Origin of name
Chandeen was the name of the iguana of a friend Harald Löwys. According to Löwy, this name comes from an Indian language. There is no corresponding translation into German that fully captures the meaning of the word. Chandeen is considered a name with a religious background. It is used to describe impressions or events that bring a particular person closer to the “source of life” or the “meaning of existence”. This includes déjà vu experiences. The name Löwy and Henkel therefore seemed appropriate for the spiritual and spherical orientation of the band at the time of the formation.
Trivia
Artist
- In 1992 Antje Schulz placed an advertisement with the aim of becoming a singer in a punk band . This advertisement ultimately led them in a completely different direction: Harald Löwy and Oliver Henkel let Antje audition in their studio and then integrated them into Chandeen as a full member. After her time at Chandeen, she devoted herself more to her crossover band Spin Spin Sugar , which she founded together with Guido Fricke alias Guido LeFric ( La Floa Maldita ). Meanwhile Antje Schulz is a permanent member of the electronic formation In Strict Confidence .
- In addition to Chandeen, Harald Löwy also formed his second project Incept Date , with which he previously released the two albums Archipelago (1994) and Harem (1996). Together with the Chandeen guest musician Ion Javelin (former singer of Moskwa TV ) Harald Löwy initiated the Broken Surface project . In 2003, the collaboration resulted in the album "Broken Surface" and the Maxi Generator X.0.7 / 8 . In addition, Harald Löwy worked for the neoclassical formation Stoa , with whose singer Antje Buchheiser he is in a relationship. He has a long-standing friendship with Steffen Keth, the singer from De / Vision , who also supported Chandeen with live performances.
- Axel Henninger, who has already made a name for himself as a producer for groups such as Camouflage and Moskwa TV in the German electro-pop scene, has produced several albums .
- The album Forever and Ever , released in 2014, was created in collaboration with the New York music and mastering studio The Lodge under the direction of Emily Lazar , who was nominated for a Grammy Music Award in 2012 .
- In addition to his work at Chandeen, Mike Brown was also the founder and developer of the synthesizer company Livewire Electronics, whose modules a. a. used by bands like M83 or Nine Inch Nails .
Songs
- The track In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated , which can be found on the album The Waking Dream , comes from Dead Can Dance and was originally released on the 1984 vinyl maxi Garden Of The Arcane Delights .
- The song Apples & Oranges from the album Bikes and Pyramids is a cover version of the single of the same name by Pink Floyd from 1967.
- In their entire creative phase, Chandeen only released two German-language songs: Pink and Tonight . Both tracks are available on the album Bikes and Pyramids .
- Chandeen made a remix of the title Belle Époque for the Sheffield group In the Nursery . In return, In the Nursery arranged A Silent Love for Chandeen , which was released on the album Bikes and Pyramids .
Publications
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Singles and Maxis
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- ↑ a b Manuela Orth New Life Music Magazine Issue 12/96 Interview with Chandeen December 1996
- ↑ Gothtronic · Frequently Asked Questions: Frequently asked questions · Online articles
- ↑ Ecki Stieg · Grenzwellen Musikmagazin · Interview with Harald Löwy · Online article · 2006
- ↑ a b Andreas Ohle Dark Heart music magazine Interview with Chandeen Online article 2002
- ^ Burghard Köhn & Michaela Böttcher · Entry Musikmagazin · Issue 6/96 · Interview with Chandeen · Page 38 · December 1996
- ↑ Markus Vennemann · Entry music magazine · Interview with Chandeen · Online article ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 2002
- ↑ Lars Schmidt · Ragazzi music magazine · Interview with Chandeen · Online article · 2002
- ↑ a b Heiko Meyer · PaganDance · Interview with Chandeen · Online article · 2002
- ^ RIP Mike Brown of Livewire Electronics
- ↑ Olli Faul · Paraneuja music magazine · Interview with Chandeen · Issue no. 8 page 8 1994
Web links
- Official website
- Chandeen at Discogs (English)
- Ion Javelin on MySpace
- Chandeen at Allmusic (English)Chandeen at Allmusic