E-Rotic

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E-Rotic
Background information
Genre(s) Techno, hip house, Eurodance
Years active 1994-2003

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

Audio sample of the musical style of E-Rotic

[edit] Singles

  • July 1994:: Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex (Germany)
  • 1994: Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex Remixes (Germany)
  • 1995: Fred Come To Bed (Germany)
  • 1995: Fred Come To Bed Remixes (Germany)
  • June 1995: Sex On The Phone (Germany)
  • 1995: Sex On The Phone Remixes (Germany)
  • 1995: Willy Use A Billy... Boy (Germany)
  • 1995: Willy Use A Billy... Boy Remixes (Germany)
  • 1996: Help Me Dr. Dick (Germany)
  • March 1996: Help Me Dr. Dick Remixes (Germany)
  • April 1996: Fritz Love My Tits (Germany)
  • 1996: Fritz Love My Tits Remixes (Germany)
  • 1996: Gimme Good Sex (Germany)
  • 1996: Gimme Good Sex Remixes (Germany)
  • 1997: Thank You For The Music (Germany)
  • August 8, 1997: The Winner Takes It All (Germany)
  • 1997: Turn Me On (Japan)
  • 1998: Baby Please Me (Japan)
  • 1998: Die Geilste Single Der Welt (Germany)
  • 1999: Oh Nick Please Not So Quick (Japan)
  • August 26, 1999: Kiss Me (Germany)
  • 1999: Mambo No. Sex (Germany)
  • 2000: Gimme Gimme Gimme (Japan)
  • February 14, 2000: Queen Of Light (Germany)
  • 2000: Don't Make Me Wet (Germany)
  • 2001: Billy Jive (With Willy's Wife) (Japan)
  • 2001: King Kong (Germany)
  • 2003: Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex 2003 (Germany)

[edit] Albums

  • 1995: Sex Affairs (Germany)
  • 1996: The Power Of Sex (Germany)
  • 1997: Sexual Madness (Germany)
  • 1997: Thank You For The Music (Germany)
  • 1998: Greatest Tits (Germany)
  • 1999: Kiss Me (Japan)
  • 1999: Mambo No. Sex (Germany)
  • 2000: Gimme Gimme Gimme (Japan)
  • 2000: Missing You (Germany)
  • September 27, 2000: Dancemania Presents E-ROTIC Megamix (Japan)
  • 2001: Sexual Healing (Japan)
  • 2001: The Very Best Of E-ROTIC (Japan)
  • November 26, 2001: Sex Generation (Germany)
  • 2002: The Collection (Japan)
  • February 5, 2003: Total Recall (Japan)
  • July 9, 2003: Cocktail E-ROTIC (Japan)
  • September 8, 2003: Total Recall (Germany)

A new album entitled Lust 4 Life has circulated on the internet in early 2006. It has since been revealed on the official BROS MUSIC forum that this album is nothing more than an unauthorized bootleg compilation of old material by various artists. Not only did it feature old tracks by E-ROTIC. The album also featured old tracks by S.E.X. Appeal, Ace of Base, and O-Zone.

[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 Platform Region Release date
Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix Arcade Japan October 30, 1999
Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000 Arcade Japan December 16, 1999
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 March 2, 2000
Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix Playstation Japan May 18, 2000
Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix Plus Arcade Japan June 21, 2000
Beatmania Best Hits Playstation Japan July 27, 2000
Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix Arcade Japan August 24, 2000
Dance Dance Revolution GB 2 Game Boy Color Japan November 16, 2000
Dance Dance Revolution Best Hits Playstation Japan December 21, 2000
Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix Plus Arcade Japan December 27, 2000
Dance Maniax 2nd Mix Arcade Japan 2001
Dance Maniax 2nd Mix Append J-Paradise Arcade Japan 2001
Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix Playstation Japan March 15, 2001
Dance Dance Revolution GB 3 Game Boy Color Japan March 15, 2001
Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix Arcade Japan March 27, 2001
Dance Dance Revolution Extra Mix Playstation Japan June 7, 2001
Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix Playstation Japan September 20, 2001
Dancing Stage Euromix 2 Arcade Europe August 2002
In The Groove Arcade USA 2004
In The Groove 2 Arcade USA 2005
In The Groove Playstation 2 USA June 17, 2005
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 Playstation 2 USA September 27, 2005
In The Groove PC USA August 16, 2006

[edit] External links

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