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Ganymed (band)

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Years active
  
1977–1983

Origin
  
Vienna, Austria (1977)

Record label
  
Bellaphon Records

Labels
  
Bellaphon Records

Genre
  
Prog rock

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Genres
  
Adult contemporary (in their final album), art rock, Austropop, dance-punk, dance, experimental, krautrock, new wave, neo-psychedelia, Neue Deutsche Welle, progressive rock, space disco, space rock, synthpop, electropunk, techno

Past members
  
Gerry EdmondYvonne DoryRudolf MilleGerhard MessingerErnst NekolaDaniele Prencipe

Albums
  
Takes You Higher, Dimension No.3, Future World, Ganymed

Similar
  
Dee D Jackson, I Condors, Superobots, Orlando Riva Sound, Chilly

Ganymed was an Austrian/German space disco band founded in 1977.

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In 1978, they released their biggest hit, “It Takes Me Higher”, which hit #5 on the Austrian charts for four weeks and also hit #23 on the German charts. That same year, they released their debut album Takes You Higher, which ranked at #16 for 12 weeks and also spawned another single, “Saturn”.

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1979 saw the release of their second album, Future World. The album’s title track was released as a B-side to “Dancing in a Disco”. Afterwards, they released their final album, Dimension No. 3, plus a non-album single, “Money Is Addiction (Of This Crazy World)” in 1980. At their last concert in 1981, Falco played bass for the group. Ganymed officially broke up in 1983.

Ganymed (band) It Takes Me Higher Ganymed Full HD YouTube

Members

Ganymed (band) Ganymed It Takes Me Higher full performance YouTube

  • Gerry Edmond (real name Edmund Gerhard Czerwenka; pseudonym in the group: "Kroonk") – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synth programming
  • Yvonne Dory (real name Doris Yvonne Czerwenka; pseudonym in the group: "Pulsaria") – vocals
  • Rudolf Mille (pseudonym in the group: "Vendd") – keyboards
  • Gerhard Messinger-Neuwirth (pseudonym in the group: "Izl") – bass, keyboards
  • Ernst Nekola-Hefter (pseudonym in the group: "Cak") – drums, percussion, drum programming
  • Daniele Prencipe (pseudonym in the group: "Suk"; only appeared on "Takes You Higher") – keyboards

    • Albums

  • Takes You Higher (1978)
  • Future World (1979)
  • Dimension No. 3 (1980)

    • Singles

    Ganymed (band) Ganymed

  • "It Takes Me Higher" (1978)
  • "Saturn/Music Drives Me Crazy" (1978)
  • "Dancing in a Disco" (1979)
  • "Money Is Addiction (Of This Crazy World)" (1980)
  • "Bring Your Love To Me" (1980)

    • Soundtracks

    Ganymed (band) Ganymed

    Two source cues (#192 and #193) on the Film Score Monthly release of the complete soundtrack for the 1981 movie Outland (2010)

    "It Takes Me Higher" was used as the theme song for the Italian version of the Japanese anime Gaiking.

    Songs

    It Takes Me HigherTakes You Higher · 1978
    Music Drives Me CrazyTakes You Higher · 1978
    Dancing in a DiscoFuture World · 1979

    References

    Ganymed (band) Wikipedia
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