Jam & Spoon
| Company type | Duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1991 in Frankfurt, Germany |
| Founder | Rolf Ellmer (Jam El Mar), Markus Löffel (Mark Spoon) |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Frankfurt , Germany |
| Products | Electronic music, dance music, trance music |
Jam & Spoon was an electronic music duo originating from Germany, established in 1991 in Frankfurt. The partnership consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (known as Jam El Mar, with a background in classical training) and Markus Löffel (Mark Spoon, a DJ). They also produced tracks under various aliases such as Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Storm, and Big Room, with credits appearing as Trancy Spacer and Spacy Trancer.
Biography
Their initial album, BreaksUnit1, was released in 1991. The duo gained widespread recognition with the 1992 single "Stella," which became a staple in dance venues and was frequently remixed. They contributed remixes to tracks including "The Age of Love" and "Go". Their international breakthrough occurred in 1993 through popular singles like "Right in the Night", "Find Me (Odyssey to Anyoona)", and "Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo)", all featuring vocalist Plavka Lonich, who soon became a regular collaborator on recordings and live shows.
Significant albums in their discography include Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 and Tripomatic Fairytales 2002 (both from 1994), Disco 2001 (1995) released under Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Kaleidoscope (1997), Stormjunkie (2000) as Storm, and Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 (2005).
In 2000, their remix of Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase," credited to 'Giorgio Moroder vs. Jam & Spoon,' reached the top position on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Their 2002 release "Be.Angeled" climbed to No. 4 on the same chart.
Markus Löffel passed away from a heart attack in January 2006 at age 39.
To commemorate Mark Spoon, a two-disc compilation titled Remixes & Club Classics was issued in September 2006, including the exclusive track "Be.Angeled – Tribute to Mark Spoon," which was performed live at the 2006 Love Parade held in Berlin.
As Tokyo Ghetto Pussy
Tokyo Ghetto Pussy represented a side project by Ellmer and Löffel, also identified as Trancy Spacer and Spacy Trancer. Their prominent singles featured tracks such as "I Kiss Your Lips", "Everybody on the Floor (Pump It)", and "Fly Me to the Moon".
As Storm
Under the name Storm, Ellmer and Löffel formed a trance production duo that achieved notable success during the 1990s. Their album Stormjunkie, released in 2000, included the UK Top 3 hit "Time to Burn". Other UK charting singles were "Storm" (which reached No. 32 in both 1998 and 2001) and "Storm Animal" (No. 21 in 2000).
Studio albums
As Jam & Spoon
- Breaks Unit 1 (1991)
- Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 (1993) – GER No. 52, UK No. 71, AUS No. 57
- Tripomatic Fairytales 2002 (1993)
- Kaleidoscope (1997) – GER No. 40
- Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 (2004) – GER No. 23
Compilation albums
- Remixes & Club Classics (2006)
- Best Of (2015)
As Tokyo Ghetto Pussy
- Disco 2001 (1995) – AUS No. 43, NED No. 86
As Storm
- Stormjunkie (2000)
Singles
As Jam & Spoon
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUS | AUT | FIN | IRE | ITA | NED | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | US Dance | |||
| 1992 | "Tales from a Danceographic Ocean" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | Non-album single |
| "Stella" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 | |
| 1993 | "Right in the Night (Fall in Love with Music)" (featuring Plavka) | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |
| 1994 | "Find Me (Odyssey to Anyoona)" (featuring Plavka) | 17 | 22 | — | 1 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 34 | — | 20 | 22 | 16 | |
| 1995 | "Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo)" (featuring Plavka) | 30 | 59 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 41 | — | — | 28 | 26 | — | |
| "You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess – Great Mission" (Jam & Spoon's Hands On Yello) | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1997 | "Kaleidoscope Skies" (featuring Plavka) | 16 | — | 18 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | Kaleidoscope |
| "El Baile" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Call It Love" (featuring Plavka) | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
- The track was issued as "The Complete Stella" in certain regions.
- The single "Right in the Night" originally peaked at No.31 UK in 1994 before its re-release reached No.10.
As Tokyo Ghetto Pussy
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER ! AUS ! BEL (Fl) ! BEL (Wa) ! FIN ! NED ! NZ ! UK | |||||||||||
| 1995 | "Everybody on the Floor (Pump It)" | 6 |5 |35 |10 |– |14 |26 |
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'Disco 2001' | ||||||||
| "I Kiss Your Lips" | 8 |– |– |– |5 |39 |55 |
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| '1996' | 'To Another Galaxy' | '71'|'–'|'–'|'–'|'31'|'–'|'–'| | |||||||||
| '1998' | 'You Make Me Feel' | '–'|'–'|'–'|'–'|'–'|'–'|'–'| | 'Singles only' | ||||||||
| '2002' | 'Fly Me to the Moon' | '–'|'–'|'–'|'–'|'–'|'–'|'–'| | |||||||||
As Storm
- "Storm" (1998) – UK No.32
- "Huri-Khan" (1998)
- "Love Is Here to Stay" (1999)
- "Time to Burn" (2000) – UK No.3
- "Storm Animal" (2000) – UK No.21
- "We Love" (2001)
- "Storm" (reissue) (2001) – UK No.32
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
External links
- German house music groups
- German Eurodance groups
- German electronic music groups
- German musical duos
- German electronic dance music duos
- Musical groups from Frankfurt
- Musical groups established in 1991
- Musical groups disbanded in 2005
- 1991 establishments in Germany
- Rhythm King artists
- Musical groups disestablished in 2005