Scooter (band)
Scooter is a
German techno band. The band is currently made up of members H.P. Baxxter (born Hans-Peter Geerdes), Rick Jordan (born Hendrik Stadler) and Jay Frog (born Jürgen Frosch). Among their more well-known hits are "RAMP! (The Logical Song)", "Hyper Hyper", "Fire!", "How Much Is The Fish?", "Nessaja", "Weekend!" and "Hello! (Good to be Back)".
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, where vocalist H.P. Baxxter began
freestyling off the top of his head to an
instrumental dance track. At that point, Scooter officially became a group, and Baxxter's rapping would become one of the band's trademarks.
In
2002, Scooter enjoyed somewhat of a comeback, with 6 top twenty UK singles ("RAMP! s pl(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 (prior to this comeback, they only ever had one top twenty single in the UK, "Back In The UK").
They have a sort of "trademark" style of techno, with most of their songs featuring some "rap shouting", sometimes featuring a high pitched vocal, which is evident especially on their biggest hit "RAMP! (The Logical Song)" (which samples "The Logical Song" by
Supertramp). 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.
Scooter's style would also appear to harp back to that of
The KLF, especially so with the track entitled "Posse! (I Need You On The Floor) - with a sample which recurrs 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 lenghty 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.
On September 9th, 2005, Scooter performed their first concert in North America at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois along with opening acts such as
Dj Markski (Chicago),
Dj Erikk,
Aquagen, and
Benassi Bros. It was at the Chicago concert that the single, "Hello! (Good To Be Back)" waayed to the public for the first time.
Most recently Scooter went on their latest tour entitled "Who's Got The Last Laugh Now?" Tour 2006, named after the latest studio album. 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.
Current
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Hans-Peter Geerdes (H.P. Baxxter
1993-present) -
vocals,
guitars a.k.a 'Sheffield Dave'
*
Hendrik Stedler (Rick Jordan
1993-present) -
keyboards*
Jürgen Frosch (Jay Frog
2002-present) - keyboards
Former
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Sören Bühler (Ferris Bueller,
1993-
1998) - keyboards
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Axel Broszeit (Axel Coon
1998-
2002) - keyboardsBoth left to pursue solo careers.
Management
*
Jens Thele (Manager)
Studio Albums
Official Compilations
| Year | Album Title | UK Chart Position | Germany Chart Position | | 1998 | Rough and Tough and Dangerous - The Singles 94/98 | - | #42 |
| 2002 | Push the Beat for This Jam [The Second Chapter] | - | #5 (Gold) |
| 2002 | Push the Beat for This Jam [The Singles '94-'02] (UK only) | #6 (Gold) | - |
| 2002 | Pushing the Beat [The Best of Scooter] (US only) | - | - |
| 2002 | 24 Carat Gold | - | #49 |
Live DVD's
| Year | Title | Country and Position | | 2002 | Encore.Live and Direct. | Germany (#1) |
| 2006 | Excess All Areas | Germany (#4), Sweden (#1) |
Live Albums
| Year | Album Title | UK Chart Position | Germany Chart Position | | 2002 | Encore.Live and Direct. | - | #13 |
| 2004 | 10th Anniversary Concert | - | - |
| 2006 | Excess All Areas | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Single Title | UK Chart Position | Irish Chart Position | Germany Chart Position | Australian Chart Position | | 1994 | "Vallée De Larmes" | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | "Hyper Hyper" | - | #23 | #2 (platin) | - |
| 1995 | "Move Your Ass" | #23 | #10 | #3 (gold) | 20 |
| 1995 | "Friends" | - | #26 | #3 (gold) | - |
| 1995 | "Endless Summer" | - | - | #5 (gold) | - |
| 1995 | "Back in the UK" | #18 | #17 | #4 (gold) | - |
| 1996 | "Back in Ireland" | N/A | #14 | - | - |
| 1996 | "Let Me Be Your Valentine" | - | #19 | #14 | - |
| 1996 | "Rebel Yell" | #33 | #23 | #8 | - |
| 1996 | "I'm Raving" | #33 | #19 | #4 (gold) | - |
| 1997 | "Break it Up" | - | - | #15 | - |
| 1997 | "Fire" | - | #28 | #5 (gold) | - |
| 1997 | "Age of Love" | - | - | #14 | - |
| 1997 | "No Fate" | - | - | #39 | - |
| 1998 | "How Much is the Fish?" | - | - | #3 (gold) | - |
| 1998 | "I Was Made For Lovin' You/We Are The Greatest" | - | - | #26 | - |
| 1999 | "Call Me Mañana" | - | - | #16 | - |
| 1999 | "FasterHarderScooter" | - | - | #7 | - |
| 1999 | "Fuck the Millennium" | - | - | #11 | - |
| 2000 | "I'm Your Pusher" | - | - | #17 | - |
| 2000 | "She's the Sun" | - | - | #41 | - |
| 2001 | "Posse (I Need You On The Floor)" | #15 (in 2002) | #23 (in 2002) | #7 | - |
| 2001 | "Aiii Shot the DJ" | - | - | #29 | - |
| 2001 | "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" | #2 (in 2002) (gold) | #1 (in 2002) | #7 | #1 (Gold, Platinum) |
| 2002 | "Nessaja" | #4 | #7 | #1 (gold) | #18 |
| 2003 | "Weekend!" | #12 | #14 | #2 | #10 |
| 2003 | "The Night" | #16 | #30 | #10 | #30 |
| 2003 | "Maria (I Like It Loud)" | #16 | #23 | #4 | - |
| 2003 | "Jigga Jigga!" | #45 | - | #10 | - |
| 2004 | "Shake That!" | - | - | #8 | #3 (Club Charts) |
| 2004 | "One (Always Hardcore)" | - | - | #7 | - |
| 2005 | "Suavemente/Trance Atlantic" | - | - | #22 | - |
| 2005 | "Hello! (Good to Be Back)" | - | - | #14 | - |
| 2005 | "Apache Rocks the Bottom" | - | - | #24 | - |
| 2006 | "Rock Bottom (Only for Holland)" | - | - | - | - |
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2 Unlimited*
The KLF*
Biscotti Cain*
Jay Frog*
Axel Coon*
Ferris BuellerOfficial
*Scooter Official Site
*Jay Frog Official Site; Fansites
*http://www.scootertechno.lt (Lithuanian Fan site) [English version]
*http://www.scootertour.nl (Dutch fansite)
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Dave's fan site*
The only Australian Information/Fan-Site*http://www.discogs.com/release/451117 (a tribute to Scooter)
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Fansites Discography of Scooter* http://www.scootertrace.ru Large Russian fansite
*http://www.scooter-posse.ru United Scooter Force Russian fansite
*http://www.scooterposse.ru Scooter Zone. Russian fansite
*http://www.scootermusic.pl
*http://www.scootertechno.pl
*http://www.scooterfanpage.ic.cz
