Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo are a DJ duo from the Netherlands. They are best known for their successful happy hardcore songs, but have also produced gabber recordings.
history
When Mental Theo alias Theo Nabuurs met Charly Lownoise alias Ramon Roelofs in Utrecht in 1991 , the two decided to work together. The duo was responsible for the very successful hardcore techno compilation Thunderdome . They went on tour together for the first time under the name Speedcity. As "Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo" they released several successful records on Roelofs' label.
In 2001 the duo broke up and both went their separate ways again. At the end of January 2005 a best-of album by Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo was released with the title Thank You Ravers .
On October 2nd, 2007, they performed together for the first time in Schwerin. The following year he had a number one hit in the UK as a guest of Basshunter with his single Now You're Gone .
On June 13th 2009 he played together with Charly Lownoise at Defqon.1 on the Gray Floor (Oldstyle + Early Rave) and on August 1st 2009 they played together at Nature One on the Classic Terminal. In 2010 he played Happy Hardcore and Hardcore together with Charly Lownoise in the Red Arena (Main Stage).
On October 2nd, 2013 Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo performed together at the Ziegelei Retro Revival Party in Groß Weeden .
On June 19, 2015, both performed together at Defqon.1 on the Black Stage (Hardcore).
On April 30, 2016, they were part of the 25th anniversary of Mayday in Dortmund.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 CH
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 NL
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| 1995 | Charlottenburg |
DE27 (14 weeks) DE |
CH43 (2 weeks) CH |
NL9 (24 weeks) NL |
Urban
|
| 1996 | Old school hardcore | - | - |
NL5 (19 weeks) NL |
Polydor
|
| On air |
DE26 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
NL10 (16 weeks) NL |
Polydor
|
|
| 2019 | The Best Of - 25 Years Anniversary | - | - |
NL83 (2 weeks) NL |
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More albums
- 2005: Thank You Ravers (CD + DVD) (EMI Music)
- 2006: Speedcity - The Greatest Hits (Sony BMG Music Entertainment)
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
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CH
|
NL
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| 2003 | Speedcity | - | - |
NL12 (27 weeks) NL |
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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More compilations
- 1998: Kiss Your Sweet Ears Goodbye !! (Master Maximum Records)
EPs
- 1993: Blast EP (Master Maximum Records)
- 1993: Tears EP (Master Maximum Records)
- 1996: Party EP (Master Maximum Trance Traxx)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
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 AT
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CH
|
NL
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| 1995 | Wonderfull Days Charlottenburg |
DE8 (24 weeks) DE |
- |
CH16 (12 weeks) CH |
NL2  (13 weeks)NL |
Polydor
|
| Together In Wonderland Charlottenburg |
- | - | - |
NL4 (9 weeks) NL |
Polydor
|
|
| The Bird Charlottenburg |
- | - | - |
NL14 (6 weeks) NL |
ZYX Music
|
|
| Stars Charlottenburg |
DE10 (20 weeks) DE |
- |
CH20 (11 weeks) CH |
NL2 (10 weeks) NL |
Urban
|
|
| This Christmas Charlottenburg |
DE30 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
NL19 (4 weeks) NL |
Urban
|
|
| 1996 | Your Smile On Air |
DE25 (11 weeks) DE |
- |
CH35 (3 weeks) CH |
NL3 (11 weeks) NL |
Polydor
|
| Fantasy World On Air |
DE33 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
NL2 (9 weeks) NL |
Polydor
|
|
| Hardcore Feelings On Air |
DE15 (14 weeks) DE |
- | - |
NL2 (10 weeks) NL |
Polydor
|
|
| Streetkids On Air |
- | - | - |
NL6 (8 weeks) NL |
Urban
|
|
| 1997 | party |
DE25 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
NL6 (6 weeks) NL |
Urban
|
| Just Can't Get Enough |
DE28 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
NL11 (6 weeks) NL |
Polydor
|
|
| 1998 | Next 2 Me |
DE35 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
NL16 (5 weeks) NL |
Polydor
|
| 2001 | Wonderful Days |
DE4 (10 weeks) DE |
AT7 (16 weeks) AT |
CH97 (1 week) CH |
- |
Kontor Records
pres. Starsplash |
| 2007 | Wonderful Days 2.08 - The Remixes |
- | - | - |
NL27 (5 weeks) NL |
Master Maximum Records
|
More singles
- 1993: Flight To Frankfurt (Master Maximum Records)
- 1993: Holland (Master Maximum Records)
- 1993: Tyrolean Kaboemsch (Total Recall)
- 1993: The Bird (Hard Stuff Records)
- 1994: Kiss The Ground (Master Maximum Records)
- 1994: Live At London (Master Maximum Records)
- 1996: In The Mix (Warner Special Marketing GmbH)
- 2000: Girls (Polydor)
- 2001: Wonderful Days / Is There Anybody Out There (Bang On!)
- 2004: Speedcity Megamix (BMG)
- 2007: All I Wanna Do Is F * ck With The DJ (Master Maximum Records)
- 2007: DJ Fuck / Tiroler Kaboemsch / Ultimate Sextrack / Verrotted (VIP Records)
- 2007: Live At London / 1,2,3 for Germany / The Bird / Rebel (VIP Records)
- 2007: Wonderful Days / Wonderfull Days / Motherfuck / Speedcity (VIP Records)
Web links
- Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ [1] Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Biography by Drago Bonacich
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 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. Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo at the Ziegelei Retro Revival Party (October 2, 2013).
- ↑ [2] Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo at the 25th anniversary of Mayday
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH NL albums NL singles
- ↑ Awards for Music Sales: NL
