Terranova
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Terranova is a German
band based between Berlin and Paris made up of current members Fetisch,&me.Terranova are signed to Kompakt records.Terranova was formed in 1996 by Fetisch, Marco Meister and Kaos. They previously went under the moniker Turntable Terranova on the Compost label and sometimes as Edition Terranova. Their music is a fusion of punk rock
, electronic
, hip hop
and House. They currently reside between Paris and Berlin
and perform DJ sets worldwide.
They are constant collaborators with artists in the past, Cath Coffey
, Nicolette Krebitz
, Tricky
, Ari Up
, Mike Ladd
,Khan,Snax,Billie Ray Martin
Terranova began after previous member Shapemod left Los Angeles from studying guitar to Berlin where he met Fetisch at the Pogo Club when they began producing together.
Their first release, in 1996, was a 12" record entitled "Fiasko." The "Antimatter EP" was also released the same year.
It wasn't until 1997 when they released the 12" record "Tokyo Tower" that brought Terranova into the British press.
On 19 January 1998, Terranova released their take on DJ mix album, DJ Kicks which gained them further recognition and is regarded as one of the best and most loved in the highly respected series. Remixes for Fanatik, Jungle Brothers
and Stereo MCs
followed soon after, among many others.
In 1999 Terranova released the singles "Turn Around" feat. Cath Coffey and "Just Enough" feat. Nicolette Krebitz. Photographer Juergen Teller
made his first foray into film direction for the band's accompanying video for the track "Just Enough." Terranova released their debut LP Close the Door in the same year with Copasetik.
Close the Door featured guest vocals from Stereo MCs
member, Cath Coffey on tracks "Turn Around", "Midnight Melodic (Chase the Blues)" and "Sweet Bitter Love." From the same label Rasco
featured on tracks "X-Files" and "Midnight Melodic." Bristol
artist Tricky
appeared on "Bombing Bastards." And Nicolette Krebitz sang on "Never," "Plastic Stress," and "Just Enough." She also features on the cover and in the sleeve of the same album.
Terranova left their Copasetik label to join !k7 Records (the same label DJ Kicks albums are released). They remained on this label and released their second LP Hitchhiking Nonstop with no Particular Destination in 2002. Cath Coffey returned for tracks "Out of My Head" and "Breathe." Mike Ladd raps on "Sublime" and "Heroes." And Ari Up of The Slits
appears on "Mongril" and "Equal Rights."
Soon after they released Peace Is Tough, a companion album for Hitchhiking Nonstop with no Particular Destination by remixing five new tracks with six new versions of previously released tracks which were only available on vinyl or in limited editions.
In 2007 Fetisch teamed up with &me a producer and dj from Berlin.They produced 'Terranova presents the Lottergirls together with Princess Superstar (Ministry of Sound 2008).Terranova have recently signed to cologne based label Kompakt. The new Terranova album 'Hotel Amour' is set for release on february 2012 on Kompakt.
2004 saw a change of label for Terranova, this time to the popular Ministry Of Sound
. And a new album, Digital Tenderness.
2005 Terranova produced "the Lotterboys" (featuring Paris the black fu,Fetisch Terranova and shapemod).The Lotterboys album "animalia" was released the same year on Eskimo recs.
2007 Terranova produced "the Lottergirls" (featuring Princess Superstar,Fetisch Terranova,yoyo,&me).The Lottergirls album "right on" was released in 2008 on ministry of sound.
2008 Terranova produced "Fetisch&me".2 singles were released the same year on Gigolo recs ("black palms" and "the calling").
2011 Terranova ep 'i want to go out'/'take my hand' was released on Kompakt.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
band based between Berlin and Paris made up of current members Fetisch,&me.Terranova are signed to Kompakt records.Terranova was formed in 1996 by Fetisch, Marco Meister and Kaos. They previously went under the moniker Turntable Terranova on the Compost label and sometimes as Edition Terranova. Their music is a fusion of punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
and House. They currently reside between Paris and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and perform DJ sets worldwide.
They are constant collaborators with artists in the past, Cath Coffey
Cath Coffey
Cath Coffey is one of the earliest members of British rap band Stereo MCs. The single "Elevate My Mind", off the Stereo MCs album Supernatural, in which Coffey was the backing vocalist, was the first British rap single to reach the US pop charts.After the release of their album Supernatural, the...
, Nicolette Krebitz
Nicolette Krebitz
Nicolette Krebitz is a director, actress, model and singer. She is often credited as "Coco" in her creative works.-Life and work:Nicolette Krebitz made her film debut at age eleven...
, Tricky
Tricky
Tricky is an English musician and actor. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. Culturally, Tricky encourages an intertwining of societies, particularly in his musical fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop...
, Ari Up
Ari Up
Ariane Daniele Forster , better known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German-born vocalist, best known as a member of the English punk group, The Slits.-Career:...
, Mike Ladd
Mike Ladd
Mike Ladd is a hip-hop MC and producer. As an MC, he practices spoken-word and is known for his poetic lyrics. As a producer, he is known as the owner of the Likemadd label.-Biography:...
,Khan,Snax,Billie Ray Martin
Terranova began after previous member Shapemod left Los Angeles from studying guitar to Berlin where he met Fetisch at the Pogo Club when they began producing together.
Their first release, in 1996, was a 12" record entitled "Fiasko." The "Antimatter EP" was also released the same year.
It wasn't until 1997 when they released the 12" record "Tokyo Tower" that brought Terranova into the British press.
On 19 January 1998, Terranova released their take on DJ mix album, DJ Kicks which gained them further recognition and is regarded as one of the best and most loved in the highly respected series. Remixes for Fanatik, Jungle Brothers
Jungle Brothers
The Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house-music producer. The group began performing in the mid-1980s and released its first album, Straight Out the Jungle, in July 1988...
and Stereo MCs
Stereo MCs
Stereo MCs are an English electronic dance group, which formed in Clapham, London in 1985. They are best known worldwide for their 1992 transatlantic Top 20 hit single, "Connected"...
followed soon after, among many others.
In 1999 Terranova released the singles "Turn Around" feat. Cath Coffey and "Just Enough" feat. Nicolette Krebitz. Photographer Juergen Teller
Juergen Teller
Juergen Teller is an artist and fashion photographer.-Life and career:Teller studied at the Bayerische Staatslehranstalt für Photographie in Munich, Germany...
made his first foray into film direction for the band's accompanying video for the track "Just Enough." Terranova released their debut LP Close the Door in the same year with Copasetik.
Close the Door featured guest vocals from Stereo MCs
Stereo MCs
Stereo MCs are an English electronic dance group, which formed in Clapham, London in 1985. They are best known worldwide for their 1992 transatlantic Top 20 hit single, "Connected"...
member, Cath Coffey on tracks "Turn Around", "Midnight Melodic (Chase the Blues)" and "Sweet Bitter Love." From the same label Rasco
Rasco
Keida Brewer , known professionally as Rasco , is a rapper from San Francisco, California, United States, whose early recordings were released on Stones Throw Records...
featured on tracks "X-Files" and "Midnight Melodic." Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
artist Tricky
Tricky
Tricky is an English musician and actor. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. Culturally, Tricky encourages an intertwining of societies, particularly in his musical fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop...
appeared on "Bombing Bastards." And Nicolette Krebitz sang on "Never," "Plastic Stress," and "Just Enough." She also features on the cover and in the sleeve of the same album.
Terranova left their Copasetik label to join !k7 Records (the same label DJ Kicks albums are released). They remained on this label and released their second LP Hitchhiking Nonstop with no Particular Destination in 2002. Cath Coffey returned for tracks "Out of My Head" and "Breathe." Mike Ladd raps on "Sublime" and "Heroes." And Ari Up of The Slits
The Slits
The Slits were a British punk rock band. The quartet was formed in 1976 by members of the bands The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators. The members were Ari Up , who died of cancer in October 2010, and Palmolive , with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members, Kate Korus and...
appears on "Mongril" and "Equal Rights."
Soon after they released Peace Is Tough, a companion album for Hitchhiking Nonstop with no Particular Destination by remixing five new tracks with six new versions of previously released tracks which were only available on vinyl or in limited editions.
In 2007 Fetisch teamed up with &me a producer and dj from Berlin.They produced 'Terranova presents the Lottergirls together with Princess Superstar (Ministry of Sound 2008).Terranova have recently signed to cologne based label Kompakt. The new Terranova album 'Hotel Amour' is set for release on february 2012 on Kompakt.
2004 saw a change of label for Terranova, this time to the popular Ministry Of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
. And a new album, Digital Tenderness.
2005 Terranova produced "the Lotterboys" (featuring Paris the black fu,Fetisch Terranova and shapemod).The Lotterboys album "animalia" was released the same year on Eskimo recs.
2007 Terranova produced "the Lottergirls" (featuring Princess Superstar,Fetisch Terranova,yoyo,&me).The Lottergirls album "right on" was released in 2008 on ministry of sound.
2008 Terranova produced "Fetisch&me".2 singles were released the same year on Gigolo recs ("black palms" and "the calling").
2011 Terranova ep 'i want to go out'/'take my hand' was released on Kompakt.
Albums
| Year | Album | Additional information | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 1997 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy... |
DJ-Kicks DJ-Kicks DJ-Kicks is a series of DJ mix albums, mixed by various artists for the independent record label !K7 Records.-History:... |
DJ mix album | !K7 Records |
| 1999 1999 in music -Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia.... |
Close The Door | Debut album | Copasetik Recording |
| 2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
Hitchhiking Non-Stop With No Particular Destination | Second Studio album | !K7 Records |
| 2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
B-Sides & Remix Sessions | A collection of B-Sides of remixes | Copasetik Recording |
| 2003 2003 in music -January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested... |
Peace Is Tough | Third studio album: Companion CD | !K7 Records |
| 2004 2004 in music See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol.... |
Digital Tenderness | Fourth studio album | Ministry of Sound Ministry of Sound Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and... |
Singles and EPs
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Fiasko | - |
| 1997 | Tokyo Tower | B-Sides & Remix Sessions DJ-KiCKS: |
| 1997 | Contact | DJ KiCKS: |
| 1999 | Just Enough | Close The Door B-Sides & Remix Sessions |
| 1999 | Turn Around | Close The Door |
| 2000 | Chase the Blues | Close The Door |
| 2001 | Pogo EP | - |
| 2002 | Running Away | Peace is Tough |
| 2002 | Mongril | Hitchhiking Non-Stop With No Particular Destination |
| 2002 | Sublime | Hitchhiking Non-Stop With No Particular Destination |
| 2004 | Common Grounds EP | - |
| 2004 | Common Grounds EP | Digital Tenderness |
| 2004 | The Real Thing EP | Digital Tenderness |
| 2004 | Das Plan | Digital Tenderness |
Collaborating artists
- Ari UpAri UpAriane Daniele Forster , better known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German-born vocalist, best known as a member of the English punk group, The Slits.-Career:...
(The Slits) - Cath CoffeyCath CoffeyCath Coffey is one of the earliest members of British rap band Stereo MCs. The single "Elevate My Mind", off the Stereo MCs album Supernatural, in which Coffey was the backing vocalist, was the first British rap single to reach the US pop charts.After the release of their album Supernatural, the...
- Manuel Goettsching
- Alexander HackeAlexander HackeAlexander Hacke is a guitarist, bass guitarist, singer, experimental / industrial / electronic musician from Germany....
- Jake
- Jewels
- Jayney KlimekJayney KlimekJayney Klimek , is an Australian singer and songwriter.-Family background:Jayney comes from a family steeped in music. Brother Alf Klimek was a founding member of The Other Ones / Spliff Radio Show. Her twin Johnny Klimek is a successful Hollywood composer...
- Nicolette KrebitzNicolette KrebitzNicolette Krebitz is a director, actress, model and singer. She is often credited as "Coco" in her creative works.-Life and work:Nicolette Krebitz made her film debut at age eleven...
- Mike LaddMike LaddMike Ladd is a hip-hop MC and producer. As an MC, he practices spoken-word and is known for his poetic lyrics. As a producer, he is known as the owner of the Likemadd label.-Biography:...
- RascoRascoKeida Brewer , known professionally as Rasco , is a rapper from San Francisco, California, United States, whose early recordings were released on Stones Throw Records...
- TrickyTrickyTricky is an English musician and actor. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. Culturally, Tricky encourages an intertwining of societies, particularly in his musical fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop...
- Xaver Naudascher