Scooter (band)
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| Country | Germany |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Genres | Techno Hardcore techno Happy hardcore Rave Trance |
| Labels | Sheffield Tunes, Kontor Records |
| Members | H.P. Baxxter Rick J. Jordan Michael Simon Jens Thele (Manager) |
| Website(s) | www.scootertechno.com |
Scooter are a successful German dance act. The band is currently made up of members H.P. Baxxter, Rick Jordan and new member Michael Simon. Among their more well-known hits are "Ramp! (The Logical Song)", "Hyper Hyper", "Move Your Ass", "Fire!", "How Much Is the Fish?", "Nessaja", "Maria (I Like It Loud)", "One (Always Hardcore)", "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)" and "Hello! (Good to Be Back)".
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[edit] Timeline
- Scooter "Devil Drums" (2001) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- 28 second sample of Devil Drums. A trance style of scooter.
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- Scooter "Posse (I need you on the floor)" (2001) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- 26 second sample of Posse. An example of Scooter's H.P. Baxxter freestyling.
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In 1986 German recording artists H. P. Baxxter and Rick J. Jordan formed an 80's pop band along with a couple of other artists known as Celebrate the Nun. In late 1993 the two men joined up with H.P.'s cousin Ferris Bueller and manager Jens Thele to form a remix team known as The Loop. Originally the group started as a side project in 1994. Their debut single "Vallée De Larmes" (French for Valley Of Tears) reached #8 on the German dance chart. In April of that year, Scooter played their first live show in Hamburg, Germany,at "The Palladium" where vocalist H.P. Baxxter began freestyling off the top of his head to an instrumental dance track, thus the melody "Hyper Hyper" being born. At that point, Scooter officially became a group, and Baxxter's rapping would become one of the band's trademarks.
They have a sort of "trademark" sound, with most of their songs featuring some "rap shouting", sometimes featuring a high pitched vocal. Much of their music features elements of a live performance, including the roar of the crowd, and the echoing sound of H.P.'s voice. This style is very similar to the slightly earlier, but now mostly forgotten Scottish dance act Ultra-Sonic, who had minor chart hits with "Obsession" in 1992 and "Annihilating Rhythm" in 1993. Ultra-Sonic would later remix Scooter's "Move Your Ass" while Scooter in return remixed Ultrasonic's "Check Your Head".
Scooter's style would also appear to hark back to that of The KLF, especially so with the track entitled "Posse! (I Need You On The Floor) - with a sample which re-occurs throughout the work of The KLF. KLF references are also frequently used in Scooter songs. Both bands have released singles with the title "Fuck the Millennium": KLF in 1997 under the pseudonym 2K, and Scooter in 1999. Relatively lengthy and complex samples used in KLF tracks have often surfaced in Scooter tracks, such as the entire opening seconds of the KLF's "3am Eternal" being used to open "Hello (Good to be Back)" by Scooter. Ramp! (The Logical Song) also contains the line used in The KLF's 3AM Eternal track - "The K, The L, The F and the ology". Nessaja makes extensive use of a sample from The KLF's Last Train to Trancentral. The title of Scooter's Back to the Heavyweight Jam album is a line from Last Train to Trancentral as well. The Stadium Techno Experience is a reference to The KLF's Stadium House Trilogy, with the artwork bearing a close resemblance to The KLF's The White Room. Mind the Gap is a reference to The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu's unlisted track of the same title released on 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?).
In 1998, third man Ferris Bueller (Soren Buehler) left the group to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by DJ Axel Coon, who had been working with the band for sometime already. During this time, known as The Second Chapter, Scooter recorded four more albums, including Back to the Heavyweight Jam, which recorded gold in Germany.
In 2002, Scooter enjoyed somewhat of a comeback, with a trance sound and 6 top twenty UK singles ("Ramp! (The Logical Song)", "Nessaja", "Posse (I Need You On The Floor)", "Weekend!", "The Night", and "Maria (I Like It Loud)") all charting in an 18 month period. "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" went gold or even platinum in many countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom and Norway. In early 2002, Scooter produced a second compilation album of songs from Axel Coon's time with the band called Push the Beat for This Jam. It was at this time that Axel Coon also left the band to pursue a solo career in DJing and remixing, and Jay Frog became the new third man (this period known as The Third Chapter). During this time, Scooter recorded three more albums.
The Who's Got The Last Laugh Now? Tour 2006, named after the latest studio album, was the last tour to take place. After the tour they released a CD and 2-disc DVD entitled Excess All Areas, containing the final concert of the 2006 tour on one disc, and every single video for every single release on the other.
On the August 14, 2006, it was announced that Jay Frog had decided to leave the band to pursue a solo career. He was replaced by Michael Simon. On August 19th Scooter played at the Tufertschwil Open Air in Switzerland. This was a very special event as Michael Simon debuted as the third man of the band.
The latest single release, "Behind The Cow" was debuted at The Dome 40 in Düsseldorf on December 1, 2006, and was released on January 19. 2007. The song and its lyrics are based on "What Time Is Love?" by The KLF. The music video was shot in India, and features rapper Fatman Scoop. Their latest album The Ultimate Aural Orgasm was released on February 9, 2007. The second single release of "The Ultimate Aural Orgasm" will be "Lass Uns Tanzen" (March 23), to which the video has already been released.
[edit] Lineup
[edit] Current
- Hans-Peter Geerdes (H.P. Baxxter 1993 - Present) (born 16 March 1966) - vocals, guitars a.k.a 'Sheffield Dave'
- Hendrik Stedler (Rick J Jordan 1993 - Present) (born 1 January 1968) - keyboards
- Michael Simon (2006 - Present) (born 29 August 1972) Keyboards
[edit] Former
- Sören Bühler (Ferris Bueller) (born: 29 September 1971) 1993-1998) - keyboards
- Axel Broszeit (Axel Coon) (born: 23 March 1975) 1998-2002) - keyboards
- Jürgen Frosch (Jay Frog) (born: 7 May 1976) 2002-2006) - keyboards
[edit] Special Guests with Scooter
- Mark Acardipane and Dick Rules (Single Collaboration for "Maria (I Like It Loud)"
- Bloodhound Gang (also collaboration for "The Shit That Killed Elvis")
- Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (Guitarist on the Who's Got The Last Laugh Now 2006 Tour)
- Fatman Scoop (Single Collaboration for "Behind The Cow")
[edit] Management
- Jens Thele (Manager)
- Kai Busse (Bookings)
- Klaus Perreth (Tour-Management)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album Title | UK Chart Position | Germany Chart Position |
| 1995 | ...And The Beat Goes On! | #130 | #25 |
| 1996 | Our Happy Hardcore | #24 | #17 |
| 1996 | Wicked! | #76 | #22 |
| 1997 | Age Of Love | - | #19 |
| 1998 | No Time To Chill | - | #4 |
| 1999 | Back To The Heavyweight Jam | - | #7 |
| 2000 | Sheffield | - | #11 |
| 2001 | We Bring The Noise! | - | #15 |
| 2003 | The Stadium Techno Experience | #20 | #7 |
| 2004 | Mind the Gap | - | #16 |
| 2005 | Who's Got The Last Laugh Now? | - | #14 |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Aural Orgasm | - | #6 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single Title | UK Chart Position | Germany Chart Position |
| 1994 | "Vallée De Larmes" | - | - |
| 1994 | "Hyper Hyper" | - | #2 |
| 1995 | "Move Your Ass!" | #23 | #3 |
| 1995 | "Friends" | - | #3 |
| 1995 | "Endless Summer" | - | #5 |
| 1995 | "Back In The U.K." | #18 | #4 |
| 1996 | "Let Me Be Your Valentine" | - | #14 |
| 1996 | "Rebel Yell" | #30 | #8 |
| 1996 | "I'm Raving" | #33 | #4 |
| 1996 | "Break It Up" | - | #15 |
| 1997 | "Fire" | #45 | #5 |
| 1997 | "The Age Of Love" | - | #14 |
| 1997 | "No Fate" | - | #39 |
| 1998 | "How Much Is The Fish?" | - | #3 |
| 1998 | "We Are The Greatest/I Was Made For Loving You" | - | #26 |
| 1999 | "Call Me Manana" | - | #16 |
| 1999 | "Faster Harder Scooter" | - | #7 |
| 1999 | "Fuck The Millenium" | - | #11 |
| 2000 | "I'm Your Pusher" | - | #17 |
| 2000 | "She's The Sun" | - | #41 |
| 2001 | "Posse (I Need You On The Floor)" | #15 | #7 |
| 2001 | "Aiii Shot The DJ" | - | #29 |
| 2001 | "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" | #2 | #7 |
| 2002 | "Nessaja" | #4 | #1 |
| 2003 | "Weekend!" | #12 | #2 |
| 2003 | "The Night" | #16 | #10 |
| 2003 | "Maria (I Like It Loud)" | #16 | #4 |
| 2003 | "Jigga Jigga!" | #48 | #10 |
| 2004 | "Shake That!" | - | #8 |
| 2004 | "One (Always Hardcore)" | - | #7 |
| 2005 | "Suavemente" | - | #22 |
| 2005 | "Hello! (Good To Be Back)" | - | #14 |
| 2005 | "Apache Rocks The Bottom" | - | #24 |
| 2007 | "Behind The Cow" | - | #17 |
| 2007 | "Lass Uns Tanzen" | - | TBC |
[edit] Official compilations
| Year | Album Title | UK Chart Position | Germany Chart Position |
| 1998 | Rough and Tough and Dangerous - The Singles 94/98 | - | #8 |
| 2002 | Push the Beat for This Jam [The Second Chapter] | - | #2 (Gold) |
| 2002 | Push the Beat for This Jam [The Singles '94-'02] (UK/Australia only) | #1 (Gold) | - |
| 2002 | Pushing the Beat [The Best of Scooter] (US only) | - | - |
| 2002 | 24 Carat Gold | - | #5 |
| 2006 | Anthology (French Release) | - | - |
[edit] Live DVDs/Videos
| Year | Title | Country and Position |
| 1998 | Rough and Tough and Dangerous (Video) | Germany (#1) |
| 2002 | Encore. Live and Direct (DVD) | Germany (#1) |
| 2006 | Excess All Areas (DVD) | Germany (#4), Sweden (#1) |
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album Title | UK Chart Position | Germany Chart Position |
| 2002 | Encore. Live and Direct. | - | #3 |
| 2004 | 10th Anniversary Concert | - | - |
| 2006 | Excess All Areas | - | - |
[edit] Tours
| Year | Tour Title |
| 1996 | 'Age Of Love Tour' |
| 1998 | 'No Time To Chill Tour' |
| 1999 | 'Back To The Heavyweight Jam Tour' |
| 2000 | 'Sheffield Tour' |
| 2002 | 'Push The Beat For This Jam Tour' |
| 2004 | 'We Like It Loud Tour' |
| 2006 | 'Who's Got The Last Laugh Now? Tour' |
| 2007 | 'Lass uns Tanzen Club Tour' |
[edit] External links
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- Official
- Artist MySpaces
- Official Scooter MySpace
- Special Fan-Page, edited by Michael Simon
- Michael Simon (Official)
- Jay Frog (Official)
- Jay Frog Fanbase
- Axel Coon (Official)
- Axel Coon Fanbase
- Fansites
- http://jtech.persianblog.com Persian Fan Site
- Jvd-Tech Iranian Fan Site
- http://www.scootertechno.lt (Lithuanian Fan site) [English version]
- http://www.scootertour.nl (Dutch fansite)
- http://www.scootertechno.co.uk (a UK fansite)
- http://www.scootertechno.hu (Hungarian Fansite)
- Dave's fan site
- The only Australian Fan-Site
- http://www.discogs.com/release/451117 (a tribute to Scooter)
- http://www.scootertrace.ru Large Russian fansite (Russian)
- http://www.scooter-posse.ru United Scooter Force Russian fansite (Russian)
- http://www.scooterposse.ru Scooter Zone. Russian fansite (Russian)
- http://www.scootermusic.pl (Polish) - the page is under construction (open 27.01.07)
- http://www.scooterfanpage.ic.cz (Czech)
- http://www.scooter.foro.st Spanish Forum
- http://jtech.persianblog.com Persian Fan Site
- http://www.scootertechno.cjb.net Spanish web of Scooter
- http://scooter.hitsof90.com - good old "Scooter times" fan page
- http://dieselipod.blogspot.com/2005_01_04_dieselipod_archive.html Scooter At Diesel Ipod
- http://www.scooternation.tk (The greatest Czech fansite)
- http://www.freewebs.com/scootertekno (The 2nd Australian fan site. Created by Jay Brewer)
