E-Rotic
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E-Rotic is a Swiss/German techno/hip house/eurodance group. They are mostly known for their use of sexual topics and innuendo in their music.
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[edit] History
Originally comprising Lyane Leigh and American-born Raz-Ma-Taz (Richard Michael Smith), the group started in 1994 and recorded throughout the rest of the 1990s. However by June 1996, both members of the group had left due to a disagreement between Leigh and producer David Brandes. E-Rotic was now comprised Jeanette Christensen and Terence d'Arby (not to be confused with Terence Trent D'Arby). Lyane Leigh continued to provide vocal work for several albums until 1999 due to contract, but she and Raz-Ma-Taz formed their own group in the meantime, known as SEX Appeal. In October of the same year, d'Arby was replaced by Ché Jouaner.
Christensen left in 2001, and the new vocalist was Yasemin Baysal, previously of the group Das Modul. However, both Jouaner and Baysal left in 2002, and the new vocalist and rapper would be Lydia Madawjewski (who had been providing vocals since Lyane Leigh's departure in 1999) and Robert Spehar. However, it has been revealed that the actual rap performer for the group in the studio has actually been the producer David Brandes.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Sex Affairs (1995)
- The Power Of Sex (1996)
- Sexual Madness (1997)
- Thank You For The Music (1997)
- Greatest Tits (1998)
- Kiss Me (Japan) (1999)
- Mambo No. Sex (Germany) (1999)
- Gimme Gimme Gimme (Japan) (2000)
- Missing You (Germany) (2000)
- Dancemania Presents E-Rotic Megamix (Japan) (2000)
- Sexual Healing (Japan) (2001)
- The Very Best Of E-Rotic (Japan) (2001)
- Sex Generation (2001)
- The Collection (Japan) (2002)
- Total Recall (Japan) (2003)
- Cocktail E-ROTIC (Japan) (2003)
- Total Recall (Germany) (2003)
[edit] Singles
- Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex (1994)(This was E-Rotic's only commercial UK hit- peaking at no. 47 in May 1995)
- Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex (Remixes) (1994)
- Fred Come To Bed (1995)
- Fred Come To Bed (Remixes) (1995)
- Sex On The Phone (1995)
- Sex On The Phone (Remixes) (1995)
- Willy Use A Billy ... Boy (1995)
- Willy Use A Billy ... Boy (Remixes) (1995)
- Help Me Dr. Dick (1996)
- Help Me Dr. Dick (Remixes) (1996)
- Fritz Love My Tits (1996)
- Fritz Love My Tits (Remixes) (1996)
- Gimme Good Sex (1996)
- Gimme Good Sex (Remixes) (1996)
- The Winner Takes It All (1997)
- Thank You For The Music (1997)
- Turn Me On (Japan) (1997)
- Don't Say Were Through (Germany) (1997)
- Baby Please Me (Japan) (1998)
- Die Geilste Single Der Welt (Germany) (1998)
- Oh Nick Please Not So Quick (Japan) (1999)
- Kiss Me (Germany) (1999)
- Mambo No. Sex (Germany (1999)
- Gimme Gimme Gimme (Japan) (2000)
- Queen Of Light (Germany) (2000)
- Don't Make Me Wet (Germany) (2000)
- Billy Jive (With Willy's Wife) (Japan) (2001)
- King Kong (Germany) (2001)
- Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex 2003 (Germany) (2003)
[edit] E-Rotic in Video Games
[edit] October 30, 1999
E-Rotic was introduced to a new generation of fans in Japanese arcades through Konami's dance simulation video game, Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix. Licensed in Japan through the Toshiba-Emi record label, and representing the Dancemania line of albums. The presence of E-Rotic proved to be a very popular decision as the group went on to become a mainstay for the next few installments of the series. In fact, E-Rotic holds the record for the second most licensed artist in Dance Dance Revolution history, Captain Jack being the first.
[edit] 2004
Roxor Games released a dance simulation video game in American arcades, In The Groove. E-Rotic was featured as a strong presence in the game's list of many licenses. Licensed through Bros. Music. This was a surprising move to many American fans of the dance simulation genre as the common perception among them was that E-Rotic's sexually mature and risqué image and lyrics would be too much for American sensibilities to handle. Nevertheless, the decision to include E-Rotic in another dance simulation video game proved to be a popular one.
[edit] May 17, 2005
Konami announced the latest installment of the American localized Dance Dance Revolution series for PlayStation 2, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2. E-Rotic was one of the first few licensed artists to be revealed shortly after the game's announcement. This was yet another surprising move for both E-Rotic and Dance Dance Revolution game fans, as past efforts by Konami at localizing the Dance Dance Revolution series have proven to be more on the conservative side. So far, the decision to include E-Rotic in an American localized installment of the Dance Dance Revolution series has proven to be an extremely popular one.
[edit] Video Game Discography
| Title | Hardware | Region | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix | Arcade | Japan | 1999.10.30 |
| Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000 | Arcade | Japan | 1999.12.16 |
| Dancing Stage Euromix | Arcade | Europe | 1999.??.?? |
| Beatmania 5th Mix: Time To Get Down | Arcade | Japan | 1999.??.?? |
| Beatmania Append 5th Mix: Time To Get Down | Playstation | Japan | 2000.03.02 |
| Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix | Playstation | Japan | 2000.05.18 |
| Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix Plus | Arcade | Japan | 2000.06.21 |
| Beatmania Best Hits | Playstation | Japan | 2000.07.27 |
| Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix | Arcade | Japan | 2000.08.24 |
| Dance Dance Revolution GB 2 | Game Boy Color | Japan | 2000.11.16 |
| Dance Dance Revolution Best Hits | Playstation | Japan | 2000.12.21 |
| Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix Plus | Arcade | Japan | 2000.12.27 |
| Dance Maniax 2nd Mix | Arcade | Japan | 2001.??.?? |
| Dance Maniax 2nd Mix Append J-Paradise | Arcade | Japan | 2001.??.?? |
| Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix | Playstation | Japan | 2001.03.15 |
| Dance Dance Revolution GB 3 | Game Boy Color | Japan | 2001.03.15 |
| Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix | Arcade | Japan | 2001.03.27 |
| Dance Dance Revolution Extra Mix | Playstation | Japan | 2001.06.07 |
| Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix | Playstation | Japan | 2001.09.20 |
| Dancing Stage Euromix 2 | Arcade | Europe | 2002.08.?? |
| In The Groove | Arcade | USA | 2004.??.?? |
| In The Groove 2 | Arcade | USA | 2005.??.?? |
| In The Groove | Playstation 2 | USA | 2005.06.17 |
| Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 | Playstation 2 | USA | 2005.09.27 |
| In The Groove | PC | USA | 2006.08.16 |
| In The Groove 3 | Arcade | USA | ????.??.?? |
| In The Groove 2 | Playstation 2 | USA | ????.??.?? |
