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Brooklyn Bounce

 
Artist: Brooklyn Bounce

Group Members:

Dennis Bohn, Double M

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Performed Songs By:

Matthias Menck, Dennis Bohn
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  • Genres: Electronica
  • Representative Albums: "Re-Mixed Collection", "Sex Clubs & Rock N Roll: The Best Of", "The Progressive Years

Biography

As Brooklyn Bounce, producer/DJs Matthias "Double M" Menck and Dennis Bohn attained unexpected commercial success in the mid- to late '90s with the help of some theatrical vocalists: Alex, Ulrika, and Diablo. The two Hamburg natives had originally tasted success soon after first meeting in 1995. Their first chart hit, Boyz R Us' "Singin' in My Mind," hinted at what was to come. In 1997, the duo debuted as Brooklyn Bounce, an uncharacteristically visual dance act fronted by the aforementioned vocalists/dancers. "The Theme (Of Progressive Attack)" scaled the German dance charts as a club favorite before becoming a crossover hit for the group as well, finding success in France and Scandinavia as well as Germany. The single's success set the stage for Brooklyn Bounce's debut album, In the Beginning. Other hits and other albums followed, though the group struggled to adapt to the latest trends. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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Brooklyn Bounce
Also known as Mental Madness Productions, Abuna E, Beatbox feat. Rael
Origin Hamburg, Germany
Genres Progressive house
Progressive Trance
Years active 1996-present
Labels Club Tools (1996-1999)
Dance Division (2000-2002)
Mental Madness (2003-present)
Associated acts Dance United
Website http://www.brooklynbounce.com
Members
Dennis Bohn
Former members
Matthias Menck

Brooklyn Bounce is one of several pseudonyms used by German house music producers Matthias Menck (Double M) and Dennis Bohn (Bonebreaker). They have also produced music under the names Mental Madness Productions and Beatbox feat. Rael. Menck and Bohn have created remixes of a wide array of artists, including Scooter and Kool & the Gang.

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Career

Menck and Bohn, both natives to Hamburg, met in 1995. The pair had their first chart hit starring as Boyz R Us with the single "Singin' In My Mind". In 1996 the duo debuted as Brooklyn Bounce and released the "The Theme (Of Progressive Attack)" which scaled the German dance charts as a club favourite before becoming a crossover hit for the group as well. This success set up the band's first debut album, The Beginning.

Menck and Bohn work solely in the studio and are not part of the Brooklyn Bounce live act. Instead, the group was fronted by several different vocalists and dancers, who have collaborated with the two German producers throughout the years. The list includes René "Diablo" Behrens (formerly of 666), Ulrika Bohn, Alejandra Cuevas-Moreno and Stephan "Damon" Zschoppe. Vocalists were only credited from "Bass, Beats and Melody", released in November 2000.

In 2006, Mental Madness Records released an album titled System Shock (The Lost Album 1999), which features some of the earliest material by the production duo. The album includes previously-unreleased material, and also remixes of popular classics. This album is available only in a digital format.

Discography

Singles

Year Song Chart positions
GER SUI AU FRA NL HUN SWE U.S. U.S. Dance UK FIN
1996 The Theme (of Progressive Attack) 9 9 - 37 - 6 - - - - -
1997 Get Ready to Bounce 6 21 7 - - 1 17 95 10 - 20
Take a Ride 28 39 22 - - - 35 - - - -
The Real Bass 23 - 22 - - - 44 - 19 - -
1998 The Music's Got Me 39 49 30 - - - 58 - 41 67 -
Contact 44 - 38 - - - - - 13 - -
Listen to the Bells - - - - - - - - - - -
1999 Canda! (The Darkside Returns) 56 - 32 - - - - - - - -
Funk U - - - - - - - - - - -
2000 Tiempo de la Luna (unofficial single) - - - - - - - - - - -
Bass, Beats & Melody 4 43 2 - - 11 47 - - - -
2001 Born to Bounce (Music Is My Destiny) 22 94 14 - - 2 - - - - -
Club Bizarre 12 41 9 - 4 14 - - - - -
2002 Loud & Proud 9 88 9 - - - - - - - -
Bring it Back 30 - 24 - - - - - - - -
2003 X2X (We Want More!) 37 - 33 - - - - - - - -
2004 Crazy 52 - 32 - - - - - - - -
2005 Sex, Bass & Rock 'n' Roll 94 - - - - - - - - - -
2007 The Theme (of Progressive Attack) Recall (promo only) - - - - - - - - - - -
2008 Get Ready to Bounce Recall '08 (promo only) - - - - - - - - - - -
2009 Louder & Prouder - - - - - - - - - - -

Albums

Year Album Chart positions
GER SUI AU HUN
1997 The Beginning 24 37 24 1
The Second Attack 86 - - 1
1998 Re-Mixed Collection - - - -
2000 The Progressive Years - - - -
2001 Restart 24 - 25 3
2002 BB Nation 57 - - -
2004 Best of Brooklyn Bounce - - - -
X-pect the Un-X-pected - - - -
2005 Sex, Bass & Rock'n'Roll - - - -
2006 Best of Brooklyn Bounce 1996–2006 (Australia only) - - - -
System Shock (The Lost Album 1999) (web-release) - - - -
2007 The Theme (Of Progressive Attack) Recall 08 - - - -
2008 Get ready to bounce Recall 08 - - - -
2009 Louder & Prouder - - - -

Other projects by Menck and Bohn

Beatbox feat. Rael
  • 1998 "Let the Music Play"
  • 1998 "Come Into My Club" (with DJ Shahin and Stephan Browarczyk)
  • 2000 "Show Me Love"
Boyz-R-Us
  • 1996 "Singin' in my Mind" (with Emanuel Jones)
  • 1998 "Singin' in my Mind '98" (with Emanuel Jones)
  • 1999 "Alright" (with Emanuel Jones)
  • 2002 "All Day/Let It All Out"
Other aliases
  • 1997 "Follow Me", as Mental Madness Productions
  • 1998 "Deeper Love", as Mental Madness Productions
  • 1998 "Watch Me", as Abuna E
  • 2000 "Druck! (Es Ist Zeit)", as DJ Bonebreaker
  • 2001 "Friday Nite", as Double M (with Sophie Schmachl)
  • 2002 "Husten", as DJ Bonebreaker
Production for other artists
  • 2001 Terraformer - "All Over" (with Natalie Tineo)

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House of Pizzicato (1997 Album by Various Artists)
Hit Mix '98 (1998 Album by Various Artists)
Ear This (1998 Album by Various Artists)

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