Zombie Nation (band)
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Zombie Nation is a German techno and electro project of the Munich based DJ and producer Florian Senfter (aka Splank!). Until 1999 Emanuel Guenther (aka Mooner) was also involved in the project.
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[edit] History
The first Zombie Nation five track EP was released in the spring of 1999 on DJ Hell's label, International DeeJay Gigolo Records. The debut release contained the song "Kernkraft 400", which was based on part of David Whittaker's music from the 1984 Commodore 64 game Lazy Jones. A remix of that song landed in high chart-positions all over the world.
Since 2001, Florian Senfter has released tracks on different labels under his new pseudonym John Starlight. In 2002 he did not renew his contract with Gigolo Records and decided to start his own label, Dekathlon Records. In early 2005, the new sublabel UKW Records was launched with John Starlight's John's Addiction Part 1 followed by Paeng Paeng 12" by Zombie Nation which was recorded a few months later. Sven Väth realized the potential of that song at first glance and licensed it for Cocoon Records.
[edit] "Kernkraft 400"
The track "Kernkraft 400", specifically the Sport Chant Remix, is popular at North American sporting events, used by numerous arenas as their goal-celebration song, and many more as a motivational beat.
Many people believe the band to be named "Kernkraft 400" and the song to be "Zombie Nation". This is most likely due to multiple factors: the song chants "Zombie Nation," the band is a one-hit wonder in the United States and therefore not well known; the song could be said to sound like a nation of zombies chanting; and file sharing, where anyone can change the name of a file and thousands can download it in a short period of time, which became popular soon after the song was released.
A remix of this song was featured in Shaun of the Dead.
It is a pep band fight song for numerous schools, including University of Louisville, Wake Forest University, Penn State Nittany Lions, Colorado State University Rams and the Boston Red Sox. This song is also played before kickoff at Clemson University. Students from Penn State frequently modify the original version during football games to express their school pride as they chant, "We are Penn State" after the end of every chorus. Due to many students bouncing on the bleachers during this song, the local newspaper reported that administrators at PSU are phasing out the song in effort to stop students from breaking the seats. At Gonzaga University, it is the theme song for the "Kennel Club" student section and is played before tip-off at every game.
[edit] Discography
- 1999 Kernkraft 400, EP (Gigolo 019)
- 1999 Leichenschmaus, LP (Gigolo 028)
- 2001 Unload, EP (Gigolo 082)
- 2003 Souls At Zero, 12" (+Sven Väth Remix)(Dekathlon 009)
- 2003 Absorber, LP (Dekathlon 010)
- 2003 The Cut (+ DJ Naughty Remix), 12"(Dekathlon 012)
- 2005 Paeng Paeng, 12" (UKW-2 // ltd. 500)
- 2005 Paeng Paeng + Meatmaster Jack, 12" (Cocoon Records 17)
- 2006 Money Talks, 12"(UKW 3)
- 2006 Black Toys, LP (UKW 5)
[edit] Remixes
- 1999 Dakkar & Grinser "Take me naked" (DiskoB 087)
- 1999 Philip Boa and the Voodoclub "So What" (BMG Ariola)
- 1999 Sexual Harassment "I need a freak" (Lasergun Rec.Lasergun 003)
- 1999 Frankie Bones "My house is your house" (Bash Rec. bash 004)
- 2001 Takkyu Ishino "Suck me Disko" (Zomba Rec. EXEC 08)
- 2001 I-F "Space Invaders are smoking grass" (Loaded/Eastwest Leaded 012)
- 2001 Ladytron "Playgirl" (Labels/Virgin LC03098)
- 2002 Colonel Abrahms "Trapped" (eastwest UPUS011.03)
- 2002 Divine "Native Love" (Gigolo/EDM 090)
- 2002 AFA / Human League "Being Boiled" (Edel 0141690CLU)
- 2002 My Robot Friend "The Fake" (Dekathlon 002)
- 2002 Gater "Taboo" (Dekathlon 003)
- 2002 Acid Scout “Sexy Robot” (Kurbel 027)
- 2003 My Robot Friend - "Walt Whitman" (Dekathlon 008)
- 2004 NAM:LIVE - "The Church of NAM" (Dekathlon 013)
- 2004 Codec & Flexor – "Time has changed" (Television 08)
- 2005 Grendel - "Soilbleed" (Metropolis/NoiTekk)
[edit] Singles
- 1999 "Kernkraft 400" #2 UK, #22 Germany, #1 Greece, #100 France
