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| Ganymed | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Vienna, Austria |
| Genres | Space disco, disco, space rock, Adult contemporary (in their final album), art rock, Austropop, dance-punk, dance, Experimental rock, krautrock, new wave, neo-psychedelia, techno |
| Years active | 1977–1983 |
| Labels | Bellaphon Records |
| Past members | Gerry Edmond Yvonne Dory Rudolf Mille Gerhard Messinger Ernst Nekola Daniele Prencipe |
Ganymed was an Austrian/German space disco band founded in 1977.
Career
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”.
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.
Members
- Gerry Edmond (real name Edmund Gerhard Czerwenka; pseudonym in the group: "Kroonk") – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synth programming
- Yvonne Dory (real name Doris Ellen Czerwenka; pseudonym in the group: "Pulsaria") – vocals
- Rudolf Mille (pseudonym in the group: "Vendd") – keyboards
- Gerhard Messinger-Neuwirth (pseudonym in the group: "Schnitzel") – bass, keyboards
- Ernst Hefter (pseudonym in the group: "Cak") – drums, percussion, drum programming
- Daniele Prencipe (pseudonym in the group: "Suk"; only appeared on "Takes You Higher") – keyboards
Discography
Albums
- Takes You Higher (1978)
- Future World (1979)
- Dimension No. 3 (1980)
Singles
- "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)
In popular culture
"It Takes Me Higher" was used as the theme song for the Italian version of the Japanese anime Gaiking.
External links
- Discography
- Ernst Hefter's page dedicated to his time in Ganymed Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- History (in Russian)
- Austrian charts
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