The Eurodance project DARKNESS (produced in 1994 by Bülent Aris and Toni Cottura) consist of the rapper "True" a.k.a. Nana Kwame Abrokwa and the female vocalist "Cassandra" a.k.a. Marie-Anett Mey.
Their single In My Dreams was a huge hit. After this success, Marie-Annet joined German Eurodance group Fun Factory in 1995, replacing Balja as lead singer. Nana didn't feel very comfortable with the style Darkness adopted and the group separates. However, his current scene name, Darkman, originates from this time.
Basic Element is a Swedish Eurodance rap hip hop group of the mid 1990s, which has returned in 2005 and is still releasing new material.
From Malmö in Sweden the group originally consisted of rapper/singer Peter Thelenius (Petrus), and keyboardist Cesar Zamini, accordion Branko Nuss, and vocalist Zetma Prembo. Later vocalists were Saunet Sparell and Marie Fredriksson not to be confused with the Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson. Currently, the band exists out of Peter Thelenius (Petrus), Jonas Wesslander and Andrea Myrander.
History
Peter Thelenius and Cesar Zamini started the group in 1992, searched for a singer through the employment office and found Zetma. In 1993, they made a record deal with EMI Records, thus releasing their first single "Move Me". In 1994, "Move Me" was followed up by hits like "The Promise Man", reaching number 1 in the Swedish charts.
► Some tracks from their first album Basic Injection released in 1994.
BASIC ELEMENT - Touch
BASIC ELEMENT - Move Me
BASIC ELEMENT - The Promise Man
BASIC ELEMENT - I Want U
BASIC ELEMENT - Leave It Behind
BASIC ELEMENT - Move Dat Body
In 1995, Zetma left the band (because of her pregnancy) and Saunet Sparell replaced her. The new album ‘The Ultimate Ride’ (including the singles "The Ride" and "The Fiddle") was released. Also, Peter and Caesar started to have disagreements about the band's future, this causing Cesar to leaving the band. Peter has since then continued with the band itself. The group's third album ("Star Tracks") sounded and became more like the 1970s disco. Then, the band took a break. In 1997, Peter released a solo album ("Trust Then Pain") under the name "Petrus". In 1998, Basic Element returns with a new album (which includes the original eurodance sound) and Marie Fredriksson (not to be confused with the singer of Roxette) as the new singer.
► Some tracks from their first album The Ultimate Ride released in 1995.
BASIC ELEMENT - The Fiddle
BASIC ELEMENT - This Must Be A Dream
BASIC ELEMENT - The Ride
BASIC ELEMENT - Queen Of Love
From 1999, the two members took a long break from Basic Element, but in 2005, the group returned with a remake of their 1995 hit "This must be a dream", and with Mathias Olofson as a new member of the band. In February 2006, they released a new single called "Raise the Gain" with a slightly different sound. On 7 February 2007, the group released its comeback album "The Empire Strikes Back". Later in 2007, Marie Fredriksson left the group and was replaced by Andrea Myrander as a singer and Jonas Wesslander as a rapper.
The Eurodance project DARKNESS (produced in 1994 by Bülent Aris and Toni Cottura) consist of the rapper "True" a.k.a. Nana Kwame Abrokwa and the female vocalist "Cassandra" a.k.a. Marie-Anett Mey.
