Technotronic

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Technotronic
Origin Belgium
Genre(s) Electronica
House
Dance-pop
Years active 1988 - 2005
Label(s) SBK
EMI Records
ARS Entertainment Belgium
Former members
Manuela "Ya Kid K" Kamosi
Eric "MC Eric/Me One" Martin
Réjane "Reggie" Magloire
Melissa Beckford
Einstein
Daisy Dee Rollocks
Jo (Thomas De Quincey) Bogaert

Technotronic is a studio-based Belgian House Music project formed by Jo Bogaert (born Thomas De Quincey, 1954, Belgium) in 1988. Together with Ya Kid K (born Manuela Kamosi in 1973 in Zaire), he produced the hit single "Pump Up the Jam" which was originally intended as an instrumental. An image for the act was put together utilizing Zairian-born fashion model Felly as its album and single cover art and "singer" in the music video.

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[edit] Discography

"Pump Up The Jam" became an unexpected international smash, eventually hitting #2 on the Hot 100 in late 1989/early 1990, becoming the first major house music record to break through to the pop mainstream. This success led to the debut of Pump Up The Jam - The Album, which featured tracks by Ya Kid K and MC Eric (born Eric Martin, Wales) as well as a live opening-act slot for Madonna and appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Arsenio Hall Show, and It's Showtime At The Apollo, among others. It was at this time that Kamosi stepped forward as Technotronic's real singer.

Two follow-up singles "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)", a #7 hit in the US and a #2 hit in the UK, and "This Beat Is Technotronic" also hit the Top 10 in many countries, and the album eventually climbed into the Top 10 of the Billboard 200.

[edit] 1990s pop hits

In 1990 Kamosi also rapped on the single "Spin That Wheel", as part of Technotronic's "side project" Hi Tek 3 for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie soundtrack.

A megamix was released compiling many of Technotronic's previous hits. Released as a single, it peaked at #6 in the UK and #1 on the Eurochart Hot 100.

Three years after their initial success, the song "Move This" (also featuring Kamosi) from their debut album became popularized via its use in a Revlon television commercial and became their third Top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at #6. With renewed interest in the album, it was repackaged in 1992 with the same track listing, but this time featuring Ya Kid K on the cover.

Technotronic has sold approximately 14 million albums and singles worldwide.

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • 1988 "Technotronic" ("Pump Up The Jam" original instrumental version)
  • 1989 "Pump Up The Jam" (as Technotronic featuring Felly) (UK #2, US Hot 100 #2, Dance/Club Play #1)
  • 1990 "Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over)" (as Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K) (UK #2, Ireland #2, Hot 100 #7, Dance/Club Play #2)
  • 1990 "This Beat Is Technotronic" (as Technotronic featuring MC Eric) (Ireland #5, UK #14, Dance/Club Play #3)
  • 1990 "Spin That Wheel" (as Hi-Tek 3 featuring Ya Kid K) (Feb: UK #69; September re-release: UK #15)
  • 1990 "Rockin' Over the Beat" (UK #9, Ireland #11, Hot 100 #95)
  • 1990 "Megamix" By The Unity Mixers aka Patrick Samoy & Luc Rigaux number 1 in Europe, #6 UK
  • 1990 "Turn It Up" (as Technotronic featuring Melissa and Einstein) (Ireland #26, UK #42, B #21)
  • 1991 "Move That Body" (as Technotronic featuring Reggie) (Ireland #3, UK #12, CH #10)
  • 1991 "Work" (as Technotronic featuring Reggie) (Ireland #12, UK #40, CH #24)
  • 1991 "Money Makes The World Go Round" (as Technotronic featuring Reggie)
  • 1991 "Voices"
  • 1992 "Move This" (as Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K) (Hot 100 #6)
  • 1993 "Hey Yoh, Here We Go" (as Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K)
  • 1994 "One + One"
  • 1994 "Move It To The Rhythm" (as Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K) (Hot 100 #83, Dance/Club Play #3)
  • 1995 "Recall" (as Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K)
  • 1995 "I Want You By My Side" (#31 B)
  • 1996 "Pump Up The Jam--The Sequel" (UK #36)
  • 1996 "Crazy"
  • 1998 "Get Up--The '98 Sequel"
  • 1998 "Pump Up The Jam" (as D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic)
  • 1999 "Like This" (as Technotronic featuring Monday Midnite)
  • 2000 "The G. Train" (as Technotronic featuring Monday Midnite)
  • 2000 "The Mariachi" (as Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K) (#1 MEX)
  • 2001 "Runaway Blues"
  • 2002 "The Circle Unbroken"
  • 2005 "Pump Up The Jam 2005" (as D.O.N.S. featuring Technotronic) (UK #22; Ireland #25)


Technotronic tracks are featured on the soundtrack of the following films:

[edit] Trivia

  • Patrick De Meyer, a well known Belgian Producer who had success with other bands including T99 and Jarvic 7, played additional synthesizers on Pump Up the Jam, as well as produced on other releases.1
  • German group MC B featuring Daisy Dee released a rival version of This Beat Is Technotronic on the Big One Records label. This was due to Technotronic's version being rapped by a male artist - Eric Martin
  • In a Season 2 episode of Roseanne, Dan catches his daughter Becky dancing to "Pump Up The Jam" with headphones on.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

  1. Pump Up the Jam: The Album Sleeve notes.

[edit] External links

  1. Technotronic at Discogs