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TIMELINE Rick and H.P. meet each other in Hanover through a small ad and found the avant-garde synthesizer pop band Celebrate The Nun... Timeline 1986 - 1988: 1986 - H.P. Baxxter met Rick J. Jordan and Celebrate The Nun was found.
TIMELINE Celebrate The Nun release two albums and five singles. Their highlight is reaching the Top 5 of the US dance charts. Timeline 1988 - 1991:
1989 - Ordinary Town single was released. 1990 - Slin Tompson left Celebrate The Nun, was not replaced.
TIMELINE H.P. starts working in Distribution and Sales at the former Hamburg Indie label (and now major record company Edel records) and meets Jens Thele there. Rick builds his first recording studio in his cellar in Hannover. A week after the 1993 Love Parade in Berlin Rick, H.P., Jens Thele and Ferris Bueller, H.P.'s cousin, form the remix team The Loop! The Loop! release various remixes for acts including Adeva, Holly Johnson, Tag Team, RuPaul, Marky Mark feat. Prince Ital Joe etc. and become one of the top remix teams in Germany... Timeline 1991 - 1993:
1991 - Patience single was released.
1993 - Vallée De Larmes 12" single was released.
TIMELINE The first Scooter single Vallée De Larmes is released. Scooter is only supposed to be a project at first. The single reaches number 8 in the German Dance charts. First live appearance at the Palladium in Hamburg. Scooter perform Vallée De Larmes, Cosmos (B-side) and a (still) instrumental techno track on which H.P. spontaneously starts MCing during the show. Hyper Hyper is born and Scooter change from being a project to a band. Members: H.P., Ferris and Rick. Jens Thele works behind the scenes and becomes manager. Hyper Hyper is released, Scooter hope it will be a small club hit. After selling about 50 000 copies, without entering the charts (!), Scooter stop delivery of the single, remix the song and re-release the original together with the remix around three weeks later. The reaction from the "raving society" is euphoric and Scooter become famous overnight (number 2 in the German singles charts). 700 000 singles are sold in Germany alone - platinum! Timeline 1994:
09-02-1994 - Vallée De Larmes MCD single was released. 1994 - Scooter the band was found.
TIMELINE The 3rd Scooter single Move Your Ass! is released and H.P.'s shouts become hall mar the band. It's goes 0 to 13 in German dance chart and arised the highest placed new entry in the chart history. Later it goes up to the 3rd place. In UK chart is goes up to 23rd place and Scooter come up internationally known band.
Scooter play in Scotland and in King's Hall in Belfast, Ireland, 8
000 fans sing "Happy birthday..." to H.P... Rick moves from Hanover to Hamburg. Together with H.P., he sets up the studio which then becomes the band's own studio. First production: Back In The U.K. The release of the single Back In The UK sees Scooter crack the British Top 20. It reaches number 18! In Germany, the song peaks at number 5. In Ireland, the single is released with the title Back In Ireland... Timeline 1995:
27-01-1995 - Move Your Ass! single was released.
TIMELINE The second LP Our Happy Hardcore comes with an extra CD featuring photos, videos and information about Scooter. It is the first extra CD to be released by a German band. Let Me Be Your Valentine is released. Rebel Yell sees a techno band covering a rock song for the first time. The single reaches number 8 in the German charts. The video, shot in a castle in Prague, takes three days and nights and nearly drives the almost 100 (!) extras and the crew crazy. Happy Hardcore Clips, the band's first video compilation, is released. At Midem in Cannes, the group is presented the Dance d'Or music award for Move Your Ass. I'm Raving sees Scooter reach a turning point. While the tempos of their previous songs ranged between 160 and 190 beats per minute (BPM), I'm Raving is 138 BPM and progressive house influences can also be heard in a Scooter song for the first time. The gamble pays off: I'm Raving reaches number 4 in Germany and also goes gold. There's no end to Scooter's creativity and in the same year 'Wicked!', the band's third album, is released. Break It Up becomes the first techno ballad in history... Timeline 1996:
18-01-1996 - Back In The U.K. Remixes was released. 1996 - Happy Hardcore Clips... ...And The Show Goes On! VHS was released.
TIMELINE The groups 4th album is released. With the pilot album single Fire, Scooter become the first techno band to use a metal guitar riff. The single enters the charts at number 6 on 8 April. Four weeks later, Scooter pick up a gold disc for the 250,000 singles sold. The band meets Axel Coon, a Hamburg-based techno DJ with years of experience, thanks to a demo tape Jens Thele is given at a party. Axel is taken on as studio assistant to help Rick who is by now overloaded with work managing the Scooter recording studio. Studio 2 is set up at this time. Axel quickly learns how to use the equipment and produces his first demos. The video for The Age Of Love is probably the most expensive video to date from a techno act and wins a coveted video award. The Age Of Love tour becomes the band's first indoor arena tour. After the tour, Scooter release No Fate. At this point, the band realizes they are mentally exhausted and desperately need a creative break. At the end of November Rough And Tough And Dangerous - The Singles '94 - '98 is released as the first look back on Scooter's career. Timeline 1997:
01-04-1997 - Fire single was released.
TIMELINE During the production of the single How Much Is The Fish? Ferris leaves the band and starts a solo career. Since Axel has now progressed from the assistant to the co - producer in the team, the choice of successor is not difficult: Axel says yes and is immediately "promoted"' to band member. With this new line - up we enter the "second chapter" of Scooter.
No Time To Chill, the first album produced with the new team, is released. Reaching number 4 it is the highest - placed Scooter album to date in the German charts. NTTCH is also a real hit outside Germany. Scooter play in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 17 000 in Moscow. In St. Petersburg 10 000 fans party in the ice rink. Then they move onto Kazakhstan where the band play in front of 3 500 fans in Almata at the foot of the Himalayas. By the Russian MTV viewers they are voted the best act of the year. As a thank you to fans, a limited edition of the successful album No Time To Chill, which was originally released in July, is brought out. This version features remixes and videos. We Are The Greatest / I Was Made For Lovin' You is released as a double A-side single. Timeline 1998:
05-01-1998 - Rough And Tough And Dangerous - The Singles '94/'98
album was released.
1998 - Rough And Tough And Dangerous - The Singles '94/'98 VHS was
released.
TIMELINE The No Time To Chill tour becomes Scooter's online debut: Scooter are one of the very first bands to document their complete tour in an online tour diary. This idea is so successful that the server at Edel Records is sometimes completely overload. Another rave anthem is released: Faster Harder Scooter. The song sums up the band's attitude to life: foot to the floor... FHS reaches number 7 in Germany. The video for the single was shot in the desert of South Africa and is still held in esteem by many today. On their seventh album Back To The Heavyweight Jam, (number 7 in Germany) Scooter are unusually club-oriented. In a move "back to the roots", extended tracks replace the usual song structures. The band turns to current club trends. BTTHJ becomes Scooter's first gold - selling album in Germany. In the Ukraine, Scooter become the first internationally successful band to play concerts in Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv. In Kiev, a total of 25,000 people come to the Olympic Stadium to see Scooter. The long journeys inside the country are made in a Yak-40 chartered from the Ukrainian vice - president. H.P. also announces his four new pseudonyms: the Scooter frontman will be called Sheffield Dave, Ice, Screaming Lord and Candyman in future. The single version of Fuck The Millennium is one of the most - played songs at New Year's Eve parties across Europe. In the backstage scenes from the video, the band are just like in real life: it's not just on stage where is a party. Timeline 1999:
07-01-1999 - No Time To Chill tour '99 began.
TIMELINE The new single I'm Your Pusher is released followed by the album Sheffield. The album sees Scooter take yet another new direction. Featuring 6/8 rhythms on Don't Gimme The Funk, Sex Dwarf and the duet Summer Wine, a cover version of the song by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood - Sheffield is probably the most progressive work yet from the Hamburg boys. In autumn, She's the Sun, a mid - tempo track, is then released reminding us of the (New Wave) roots of H.P. and Rick. Scooter are awarded a Comet at the 2000 VIVA Comet Awards in the Most Successful Dance Act category. The Sheffield Tour 2000 becomes a success despite organizational difficulties. Scooter show themselves to be more a mature, but far from tamed self - made act, who still have a lot more to offer. Timeline 2000:
25-05-2000 - I'm Your Pusher single was released.
TIMELINE On their ninth album We Bring The Noise, Scooter clearly show where their strengths lie. The tracks have a freshness and a relaxed feel you normally find on debut albums. Are You Happy? includes samples taken from an old Commodore C64 computer, while some of the vocal passages on Posse (I Need You On The Floor) are set to a higher pitch. Other tracks feature extensively filtered break beat loops. Scooter shoot the video for Posse (I Need You On The Floor) at the Fredericia dance festival in Denmark. Scooter use pitched voices in the chorus for the first time since Endless Summer and are therefore the forerunners for a flood of songs using this stylistic device. The video for Aiii Shot The DJ sees a comedian and cabaret artist feature in a Scooter video for the first time with German star Helge Schneider. Scooter release their second Best Of... album entitled Push The Beat For This Jam (The Second Chapter) and take another look back over the past years. Scooter release their 23rd single Ramp! (The Logical Song). The video based on the "The Fast And The Furious" is one of the most action - packed promos in Scooter's career. The single shifts almost 250 000 pieces in Germany. Timeline 2001:
21-05-2001 - Posse (I Need You On The Floor) single was released.
TIMELINE Push The Beat For This Jam Tour '02 starts. Scooter plays their newest pieces live, but after the tour Axel Coon leaves the band to concentrate fully on his DJ projects in the future. Jay Frog, who has already released a single (Pushin') on Kontor Records, joins the band. The 23rd Scooter single is released. Entitled Nessaja, it is a version of the title track from Peter Maffay's musical Tabaluga. During the video shoot, Joey, a one - meter tall bush kangaroo has both the film crew and members of the press running around! The new line-up makes a sensational entry at number one in the German sales charts for the first time with Nessaja. The greatest success in the history of the band so far.
The release of the album 24 Carat Gold sees all Scooter singles collected on one CD for the first time. Timeline 2002:
07-01-2002 - Push The Beat For This Jam (The Second Chapter) album
was released.
2002 - H.P. divorced with Kathy.
TIMELINE The video for Weekend! causes a real scandal with its scenes of topless dancers. Various TV stations and media observers discuss the "Downfall of the youth who are being ruined by the increase of sexuality in the media." The fans are not bothered by this debate and the song reaches number 2 of German single charts! Scooter pick up the highest award in the German music industry for the single Nessaja: Echo 2003. The Stadium Techno Experience (released 31st March '03, number 7 in the charts) is released. The Night is the last number to feature the HPV (high pitched voice) effect and also reaches the Top Ten in Germany. The single Maria (I Like It Loud) is released in collaboration with hardcore producer Marc Acardipane and his MC Dick Rules on 11th August '03. The chorus becomes a battle cry for many fans at Scooter concerts. The single makes number 4 in the top five of the charts. At their first Japanese concert, Scooter play to 8 000 excited fans in Nagoya. The complete show is recorded and features in parts of the Jigga Jigga! video. All other scenes in the promo shot by Marc Schölermann and Michael Menke are filmed using Super-8 cameras in the centre of Tokyo. Jigga Jigga! is released at the start of December and reaches number 10 in the charts. Scooter thus record their sixth successive Top 10 hit in Germany. Timeline 2003:
24-02-2003 - Weekend! single was released.
TIMELINE With the We Like It Loud tour, Scooter celebrate their tenth anniversary in over 20 cities. At the same time, they re-launch their web site www.scootertechno.com. The band pick up the highest award in the European music industry in the category "Dance Act National", for the second time; the Echo 2004. H.P. Baxxter, Rick Jordan and Jay Frog started on the national qualifiers for the European Song Contest and ended up as second best. The 28th single Shake That! was released on 4th October in most European countries. Scooter surprised with 70's House sound. Shake That! entered German Sales Charts on 8 and got gold awards in Czech Republic. Mind The Gap was the 10th studio album of the band. The album leads through different styles of music, without loosing the typical style of Scooter. For the first time a Scooter album was available in three different versions. H.P. Baxxter reads stories of Thomas Bernhardt, which are published on the audio book 'Reading Stars' (German), Eichborn publishing. The second single One (Always Hardcore) of the Top 20 album Mind The Gap goes back to the heavy sounds of Scooter. One (Always Hardcore) is the 8th Top Ten Hit in a row, which entered the German Sales Charts on 7. Scooter have 19 Top Ten Hits on the whole by now. Timeline 2004:
17-01-2004 - We Like It Loud tour '04 began.
TIMELINE In the beginning of March the third single from the album Mind The Gap is released, summer fresh Suavemente with the crazy party video. MCD includes also club version of Trance - Atlantic, another Mind The Gap album track. Hello! (Good To Be Back), six month later are Scooter back. Their 31th single was released in October, its video clip was shot in the sold-out hall of Chicago, USA. This single is from the forthcoming studio album Who's Got The Last Laugh Now, which shows, who's got the last laugh! For the true fans the album is released also as the limited edition including special calendar and mobile phone videos. The day before the last day of the year sees the release of another one single Apache Rocks The Bottom ready to rock the New Year parties. And in March 2006 Scooter run famous tour in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and countless concerts around Europe. Timeline 2005:
14-03-2005 - Suavemente single was released.
TIMELINE The beginning of the year sees the release of Apache Rocks The Bottom also outside Germany. The single is an unique mix of two album tracks, Apache and Rock Bottom. Video clip is inspired by the Italian mafia movies. With the lots of stunts, you can see a fight between Rick a Jay in the video!
In March Scooter were on tour called Who's Got The Last Laugh Tour,
with more than 16 2 hours long concerts in 3 countries. More than 20
hits during each gig, laser effects, live drums, new track and
special guest guitarist Jeff Mantas. The great final was in their
home city of Hamburg, where the new DVD was shot. Timeline 2006:
23-01-2006 - Apache Rock The Bottom single was released (30-12-2005
in Germany).
TIMELINE The new album The Ultimate Aural Orgasm is due for release on February 9th. Thanks to a new studio and fresh reserves of energy, the trio have picked up where Mind The Gap and The Stadium Techno Experience left off. The result is another milestone in the band's history, whilst the album title is sure to rub up one or two people the wrong way. Not entirely accidentally, it would seem. "We love a good English pun" H.P. explains, "and the phonetic similarity between "aural" and "oral" just grabbed us. As we were running out of superlatives to describe our sound, we figured that this could be a perfect fit." The album title says it all. With playful effortlessness, songs such as Lass Uns Tanzen, The United Vibe or Scarborough Affair blend H.P. Baxxter's inimitable lyrics with crunchy electro beats, spacious trance sequences and unusual chorus hooks. The musical concept of the album allows for metal riffs and ancient drums on Does the Fish Have Chips? and Imaginary Battle, all the way to Wagner references on East Sands Anthem. Nicely rounded off with The Shit that Killed Elvis – a collaboration with Jimmy Pop, figurehead of the American fun-rock-band The Bloodhound Gang, who co-wrote the song. Thirteen years on, and Scooter are as loud as ever. A little wiser, perhaps, but ready to rock for their fans everywhere! Timeline 2007:
19-01-2007 - Behind The Cow single was released.
TIMELINE Shortly before the end of 2008 the 18th album is released. Jumping All Over The World is the very first theme album - jumpstyle. And so are Top Ten hit singles from the album - The Question Is What Is The Question and And No Matches. In the beginning of 2008 Jumping All Over The World single is released. The name of the album and the single is also the name of the forthcoming tour, which later becomes world wide. The tour is also a unique chance for fans to get on stage together with, the rules are simple, show us your jumpstyle moves. Two fans for every city of the tour, that's quite a fair chance. Moreover, the 40th single Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) was made in cooperation with the legendary Status Quo. After the huge world wide success of the Jumping All Over The World album, the special edition called Jumping All Over The World - Whatever You Want was released. The massive 4-disc box was packed with the original album, all Top 10 hits, complete video collection and live DVD with live concert from Berlin. Timeline 2008:
01-02-2008 - Jumping All Over The World single was released.
TIMELINE After quite a long time of break, Scooter strikes back! With the brand new pumping style - the Melbourne shuffle. Timeline 2009:
14-08-2009 - J'adore Hardcore single was released. |
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