Chandeen
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Chandeen (SHAN-deen) is a musical project from Frankfurt am Main, founded in 1990 and popular in the darkwave
scene in the first half of the 1990s. The band refers to its own style as "Electronic poetry". From the middle of the 1990s, the band's style changed to a more pop-oriented sound with influences from rock
and trip hop
.
owned by a friend of Löwy. In 1991 Aline Akbari joined, and additional singer Antje Schulz joined in 1992.
After two cassette releases, they came to the attention of Hyperium Records
head Oliver Rösch, who signed them. Aline Akbari left the group shortly before the signing and was replaced by Catrin Mallon. Under this lineup they recorded their first two full-lengths, Shaded by the Leaves and Jutland.
In the process of the studio work for Jutland, internal differences arose between the members, and Catrin Mallon and Oliver Henkel left the group in 1994. The pair went on to collaborate on the project Edera, which produced only one album (1996's Ambiguous) before dissolving.
New singer Stephanie Härich joined for the 1995 EP Light Within Time, taking Mallon's place. She had previously worked with Harald Löwy on the project Incept Date, singing background vocals on their Archipelago album in 1994.
After several releases on Hyperium, the group separated from that label and began releasing on Synthetic Symphony, a sublabel of SPV GmbH
. Their 1998 single "Skywalking" was broadcast on MTV Europe
and VIVA, and the band made appearances on NBC Giga, but the exposure did not bring them widespread success.
Harald Löwy created his own independent label, Kalinkaland, in 2001, which became the primary vehicle for the release of Chandeen's music. Several further releases followed before the group broke up. In 2007 Löwy reactivated the project, releasing a new album, Teenage Poetry, in 2008. Julia Beyer joined for this release.
Former
Collaborators
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Darkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
scene in the first half of the 1990s. The band refers to its own style as "Electronic poetry". From the middle of the 1990s, the band's style changed to a more pop-oriented sound with influences from rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
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History
Chandeen was founded in 1990 by Harald Löwy and Oliver Henkel, who had been working on musical experiments together from the winter of 1989. The name comes from a pet iguanaIguana
Iguana is a herbivorous genus of lizard native to tropical areas of Central America and the Caribbean. The genus was first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena...
owned by a friend of Löwy. In 1991 Aline Akbari joined, and additional singer Antje Schulz joined in 1992.
After two cassette releases, they came to the attention of Hyperium Records
Hyperium Records
Hyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...
head Oliver Rösch, who signed them. Aline Akbari left the group shortly before the signing and was replaced by Catrin Mallon. Under this lineup they recorded their first two full-lengths, Shaded by the Leaves and Jutland.
In the process of the studio work for Jutland, internal differences arose between the members, and Catrin Mallon and Oliver Henkel left the group in 1994. The pair went on to collaborate on the project Edera, which produced only one album (1996's Ambiguous) before dissolving.
New singer Stephanie Härich joined for the 1995 EP Light Within Time, taking Mallon's place. She had previously worked with Harald Löwy on the project Incept Date, singing background vocals on their Archipelago album in 1994.
After several releases on Hyperium, the group separated from that label and began releasing on Synthetic Symphony, a sublabel of SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH
SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....
. Their 1998 single "Skywalking" was broadcast on MTV Europe
MTV Europe
MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent...
and VIVA, and the band made appearances on NBC Giga, but the exposure did not bring them widespread success.
Harald Löwy created his own independent label, Kalinkaland, in 2001, which became the primary vehicle for the release of Chandeen's music. Several further releases followed before the group broke up. In 2007 Löwy reactivated the project, releasing a new album, Teenage Poetry, in 2008. Julia Beyer joined for this release.
Members
Current- Julia Beyer - vocals, songwriting
- Harald Löwy - music, production, songwriting
- Mike Brown - music, production, songwriting
Former
- Aline Akbari - vocals, songwriting (1991–93)
- Catrin Mallon - vocals, songwriting (1993–94)
- Stephanie Härich - vocals, songwriting (1995–2002)
- Oliver Henkel - music (1990–2004)
- Antje Schulz - vocals, songwriting (1992–2004)
Collaborators
- Michael Schwalm - management, photography, artwork, production
- Dorothea Hohnstedt - flute
- Ion Javelin - vocals, songwriting
- Harald Gottschalk - guitar
- Florian Walther - guitar
- Axel Henninger - guitar, production
- Antje Buchheiser - programming
- Phillip Ritmannperger - drums (for live performances)
- Steve Roach - remixer (1995)
- Daniel Myer - remixer (1998)
- Steffen Keth - remixer (2002)
- Klive Humberstone - remixer (2002)
- Nigel Humberstone - remixer (2002)
- Anji BeeAnji BeeAnji Bee is a vocalist/lyricist, podcaster, former college radio DJ, and music journalist from Los Angeles. Bee is best known as the vocalist and front person of the band, Lovespirals, and the hostess and producer of music show, The Chillcast with Anji Bee....
- vocals, songwriting (2008)
Discography
Albums & EPs
- 1994 - Shaded by the Leaves (CD, Hyperium RecordsHyperium RecordsHyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...
) - 1995 - Jutland (CD, Hyperium RecordsHyperium RecordsHyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...
) - 1995 - Light Within Time (EP + CD-ROM Video, Hyperium RecordsHyperium RecordsHyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...
) - 1996 - The Waking Dream (CD, Hyperium RecordsHyperium RecordsHyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...
) - 1998 - Spacerider - Love At First Sight (CD, Synthetic Symphony)
- 2002 - Bikes and Pyramids (CD, Kalinkaland Records)
- 2003 - Echoes (CD, Kalinkaland Records)
- 2008 - Teenage Poetry (CD, Kalinkaland Records)
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Singles & Maxis
- 1994 - Red Letter Days /:Lumis: (MCD, Hyperium RecordsHyperium RecordsHyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...
) - 1995 - Strawberry Passion (MCD, Hyperium RecordsHyperium RecordsHyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...
) - 1996 - Papillon (It's Easy to Fly) (MCD, Hyperium RecordsHyperium RecordsHyperium Records was a German independent record label specializing in ethereal, darkwave, neoclassical, gothic, and ambient music, founded by Oliver Roesch and Oliver van Essenberg in 1991...
) - 1998 - Spacerider (MCD, Synthetic Symphony)
- 1999 - Skywalking (MCD, Synthetic Symphony)
- 2002 - My World Depends on You (MCD, Out Now Records)
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Collections
- 1998 - A Taste Like Ginger (CD, Cleopatra RecordsCleopatra RecordsCleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label.- History :Founded in 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal and reissues of out-of-print music...
) - 2004 - Pandora's Box (CD, Kalinkaland Records)
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Demos
- 1992 - The Twilight Crossing - Part I (K7)
- 1993 - The Twilight Crossing - Part II (K7)
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Videos
- 1998 - Skywalking (Videoclip)
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External links
- Chandeen – Homepage of the band
- Chandeen at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- [ Chandeen] at Allmusic