Sven Väth
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Sven Väth | ||
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Background information | ||
Birth name | Sven Väth | |
Also known as | Astral Pilot, Barbarella | |
Born | October 26, 1964 | |
Origin | Frankfurt, Germany | |
Genre(s) | Techno | |
Occupation(s) | Disc jockey Record producer |
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Years active | 1982-Present | |
Label(s) | Cocoon Recordings | |
Website | www.cocoon.net |
Sven Väth (sometimes Sven Vaeth), born October 26, 1964 near Frankfurt, Germany, is a DJ who has produced a large body of work since his career began in 1982. He was also one of the founders of legendary trance music labels Harthouse and the now-defunct Eye Q, as well as being among the very first DJs to play trance records. Väth is also known as R U Ready and Sam Vision. He has been a member of the groups 16 Bit, Astral Pilot, Barbarella, The Essence of Nature, Metal Master, Metal Masters, Mosaic, and Off. Today he is the owner of the Cocoon Event Media GmbH, which contains his new Label, Cocoon Recordings. He is also the owner of the Cocoon Club in Frankfurt.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Accident in Paradise (Eye Q, 1992) (also released by Warner Bros. Records)
- The Harlequin - The Robot and the Ballet-Dancer (Eye Q, 1994) (also released on Warner Bros. Records)
- Der Kalte Finger (Eye Q, 1996; collaboration with B-Zet)
- Six in the Mix (The Fusion Remix Collection '99) (Virgin Records, 1999)
- Contact (Ultra Records, 2000) (also released on Virgin Records)
- Retrospective 1990-1997 (single disc version) (WEA Records, 2000)
- Retrospective 1990-1997 (two disc version) (Club Culture, 2000) (also released on Warner Music in Japan)
- Fire (Virgin Records, 2002)
- Fire Works (remixes of tracks from "Fire") (Virgin Records, 2003)
[edit] Singles
- Ritual of Life (Eye Q, 1993)
- Ballet-Fusion (Eye Q, 1994)
- Fusion - Scorpio's Movement (Virgin Records, 1997)
- Breakthrough (Virgin Records, 1998)
- Face It (Virgin Records, 1998)
- Omen A.M. (Virgin Records, 1998)
- Schubdüse (Virgin Records, 1998)
- Sounds Control Your Mind (Virgin Records, 1998)
- Augenblick (Virgin Records, 1999)
- Dein Schweiss (Virgin Records, 1999)
- Discophon (Virgin Records, 1999)
- Barbarella (Remix) (Club Culture, 2000)
- L'Esperanza (Remix) (Club Culture, 2000)
- My Name is Barbarella (Code Blue, 2000)
- Je T'aime ... Moi Non Plus / Design Music (Virgin Records, 2001)
- Strahlemann Und Söhne (Remix) (Virgin Records, 2001)
- Mind Games (Virgin Records, 2002)
- Set My Heart on Fire (Virgin Records, 2002)
- Komm (Cocoon Recordings, 2005)
- Spring Love (Datapunk, 2006)
[edit] External links
- sven-vaeth.de - official website
- Biography of Sven Väth at DJguide.nl
- Sven Väth at Discogs
- Sven Väth at MusicBrainz
- Sven Väth at Last.fm