Blank & Jones

[markus]

Hy everyone. I was wonder if here in this forum are Blank & Jones fans, because..as you know they also have exelent shows at the DI.fm called The Louge and The Mix ( every Monday), and could be uploaded here. I think I´m not the only one that loves Blank & Jones music in here.

[Puppetmaster]

Well i used to be a big fan of their live show named "Einslive partyservice"
This show stopt last year..
Recently im not really following them anymore.. you have some recent sets of them? if so then pls share!

[markus]

No , I don´t have any show...but I hope that someone in here have it...

[Arnhem party people]

I have bin to a lot of shows at Einslive partyservice live. Always great shows what gives you a "happy" feeling. To bad its not broadcasted anymore. And i think there style is not as happy anymore. Best show imo was at the Turbinehalle in Oberhausen at the "Rosenmontagsrave" 2003. I always listened to the show before going partying at Saturday night.

[henio26]

i have a lot of their party show (einslive partyservice etc.) but my HDD is broken...:( if i download some their lives i will upload this...:)

[Rahim]

I'm also a big fan of B&J too bad that they didn't play Nightfly to the end and DjCulture ona last Beach Party in Poland in Gdynia:(

[detto]

Blank & Jones are one of the best in this domain!:bg:

[Mr. White]

Perfect Silence is the track i love the most from Blank & Jones. La Luna and DJ's Fans n Freaks are also worth to mention :)

[maltman777]

iv not herd blank and jones for ages what stuff do they play now

[Sylver]

Best song ever : Blank & Jones - Of Our Times (Original Mix).mp3 :love:

[Thomas]

Blank&Jones rocks their really good ;)
One of my best dj's I like listen to.

[jpm5150]

Well i used to be a big fan of their live show named "Einslive partyservice"
This show stopt last year..
Recently im not really following them anymore.. you have some recent sets of them? if so then pls share!


yeah, and piet blank use to have solo shows there all the time too... i always wondered what the hell happened there....

[richarddd]

this sounds like a good idea... blank & jones in the mix is often very good

[DavyLight]

gotta tell you, they podcasted their Love Parate float, and it was an AWESOME set. I have not had much luck finding a place to download live sets of theirs however.

[Christine]

hmm is like their ambient tracks (& old tracks) but actually i dont like their commercial sound..

[hctiB]

Didn't heard their show, but i also don't like their commercial stuff. The one track i only like is Watching The Waves.

[Holly]

blank & jones... DFF, lost in love, the nightfly..mm love 'em

[Matt_13]

They're my best DJs and I feel obliged to post some info about them in this forum :)

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Blank & Jones is a German dance act, consisting of the members Jan Piet Blank (born June 15, 1971), René Runge (born June 27, 1968), better known as DJ Jaspa Jones and the producer Andy Kaufhold ( N*D*K) (born December 17, 1969).

Seven artist albums and 15 hit singles. That says it all. Piet Blank and Jaspa Jones have been hugely important in the history of electronic music.

It all started in 1997 with their debut single Sunrise, the first step towards producing their own tracks. Nowadays, one cannot imagine the electronic elite without BLANK & JONES. 13 of their singles made it into the German Top 50, and three into the Top 20. Each and every album hit the Top 50, including two which climbed into the Top 10. They also scored a spectacular triple whammy by occupying the Top Ten album, singles and compilation charts simultaneously with Substance, Desire and The Mix respectively.

BLANK & JONES have teamed up with a number of top international stars in their career to date. The Cure mastermind Robert Smith, Anne Clark, Sarah McLachlan and Claudia Brücken (Propaganda) have been immortalized on BLANK & JONES tracks, giving them a certain credibility way beyond the boundaries of dance music. Further evidence of their versatility can be seen in their contributions to the Café del Mar compilation series and their own chill-out albums, Relax and Relax (Edition 2). Next up, the people behind the Buddha Bar series have also made enquiries..

The release of the A Forest single and the accompanying album Monument in the USA last year also laid the foundations for BLANK & JONES to create a solid fanbase across the Atlantic.

Seven albums, 3 mix albums (The Mix 1-3) and 15 singles later, BLANK & JONES and their longstanding production colleague Andy Kaufhold have chosen this moment to collate their finest material on one release - The Singles. Comprising the best tracks and greatest successes of BLANK & JONES plus two brand new tracks, recorded exclusively for this album. “We felt the time had come to put all our singles together on one CD, “ Piet and Jaspa explain. “We prefer to see it as one step along the way, rather than a mere retrospective. A litlle breather before we move on to pastures new.“

Over 20 tracks were in the reckoning for The Singles collection, most of them penned by BLANK & JONES themselves. From the first single Sunrise via chart smashes such as Desire, DJ Culture and Beyond Time all the way to entrancing collaborations with the like of Elles DeGraaf on Mind Of The Wonderful, Claudia Brücken on Unknown Treasure and Steve Kilbey (The Church) on Revealed, the album is packed with original material. One of the few covers is, of course, A Forest with Robert Smith of The Cure on vocals.


An absolute must for fans is the all new WMC Retouch version of Nightfly, direct from the Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC), where BLANK & JONES headlined in March of this year. So new, the track was hot to the touch as it made its way onto the album, having been premiered to rave reactions at the dance convention. BLANK & JONES’ Nightfly WMC Retouch was the talk of the town the following morning on various online sites and blogs.


The album also features two completely new tracks. One is Somebody and the other is Catch, the newest single, based on Kosheen’s 2001 tune. Vocals supplied once again by the fantastic Elles DeGraaf.


BLANK & JONES have taken the utmost care in getting the sound right. Tracks have been remastered but not remixed. “Our aim was to retain the flair of each original track“ Piet and Jaspa elucidate. “We wanted them to sound just as they did when we made them, but clearer, in the same way as one restores a painting. You don’t paint it from scratch, you just bring out the colours again.“ Such loving attention to detail is typical of BLANK & JONES, making them the artists they are today, ready and able to see the bigger picture.


The album is also being released in Limited Edition format, in which The Singles are complemented by an additional DVD, bringing together all BLANK & JONES videos on one disc for the first time. The BLANK & JONES clips are something worth seeing, with an artistic quality rarely seen in such a genre. BLANK & JONES’ dramatic credentials are matched by their sense of humour. Numerous famous names have featured in their videos, including Estella Warren and Til Schweiger in Beyond Time, the latter having also directed the clip.


The DVD was produced and designed by Thomas Jahn, renowned as scriptwriter and director of “Knocking On Heaven’s Door“ and also the man responsible for The Hardest Heart, Mind Of The Wonderful, Perfect Silence and Desire.


The video for the latest single, Catch, was directed by Conchita Soares and Toni Froschhammer and features the thespian talents of TV actress Nadine Warmuth. The piece will not only be presented on the music channels, but will also be shown at short film festivals over the summer.

BLANK & JONES’ roots are firmly placed in DJ culture. Year after year, millions of ravers around the globe feel the heat of their sensational sets at major events like Mayday, Nature One and Love Parade as well as in clubs all over the world. BLANK & JONES mix DJ and live, making the most of today’s technology. “We do everything digitally, on the basis of Final Scratch, which allows us to use our own edits and mixes, nothing comes straight from tape. Every set we play is unique, not only sound-wise but also in terms of what we play and how we play it. Roughly 60% of our set consists of our own repertoire, as where better to present our own material than via the DJ decks.“

BLANK & JONES are global players in the best sense of the word, with a worldwide reputation to match. They are more than welcome guests at the major festivals and raves in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia. At the beginning of the year, they played to 15,000 fans in St. Petersburg! They also travel further afield on a regular basis, to Canada, Mexico, South America and Australia.

2005 saw BLANK & JONES spend a lot of time in the USA, where A Forest proved to be a big success. Electronic music is growing and growing Stateside, so BLANK & JONES will return to LA, San Diego, San Francisco and many more cities in North America this year. Overwhelmingly positive reactions to Catch on the initial instalment of the BLANK & JONES tour mean that the American fans can hardly wait for The Singles to be released. This will be the third BLANK & JONES US album.

Not content to rest on their laurels, Piet and Jaspa are already preparing an exciting, new and unusual project. On May 26th, BLANK & JONES will perform together with the Robert Schumann Kammerorchester conducted by Alexander Shelly in the Tonhalle Düsseldorf. The definitive electro-classical crossover extravaganza!

The Singles was released in Europe on May 12th, 2006 and In North America it was released on August 1st, 2006. Essential listening for BLANK & JONES fans, but also for fans in general who are into dance /house/ electro-.

And Now (2007) is time to Relax: 30 March was released the third edition of their successful Chill Out compilation.

The ultimate collection!

Singles
* Sound Of Machines 2006 (2006)
* Catch (Vocals by Elles The Graaf) (2006)
* Revealed (with Steve Kilbey) (2005) (#3 Guatemalan Charts)
* Perfect Silence (Feat. Bobo) (2004)
* Mind Of The Wonderful (Feat. Elles de Graaf) (2004)
* Summer Sun (2003) (Released only in Vinyls)
* A Forest (Feat. Roberth Smith) (2003)
* The Hardest Heart (feat. Anne Clark) (2002)
* Suburban Hell (2002) (Released only in Vinyls)
* Watching The Waves (2002)
* Desire (2002)
* Nightclubbing (2001)
* DJs, Fans & Freaks (D.F.F.) (2001) (UK #45)
* Beyond Time (2001) (UK #53)
* Sound of Machines (Released in Italy and Netherlands as Single)(2000)
* DJ Culture (2000)
* The Nightfly (2000) (UK #55)
* After Love (1999) (UK #57)
* Cream (1999) (UK #24 and #1 in Dance Charts)
* Flying To The Moon (1998)
* Heartbeat (1998)
* Sunrise (1997)

Albums
* Relax Edition 3 (2 CDs) (2007)
* The Singles (Limited edition includes DVD with singles clips and some bonus) (2006)
* Relax Edition 2 (2 CDs) (Limited edition includes bonus tracks) (2005)
* Monument (Limited edition with 2 CDs including bonus tracks) (2004)
* Relax (Limited edition in a different package) (2003)
* Substance (Limited with 2 CDs and bonus tracks) (2002)
* Nightclubbing (Limited edition with 2 CDs including ambient tracks) (2001)
* DJ Culture (Limited edition with 2 CDs. Disc 2 includes bonus tracks and The Nightfly video) (2000)
* In Da Mix (1999)

[Trance Energy 17]

I'm still up from last night with Blank & Jones here in Chicago!! They are phenomenal live DJ's!!! Great set, tons of energy, and closed with "Mind Of the Wonderful"!! These guys always play a great show! DJ'S, FANS, FREAKS

:bg:

[Air4life]

I'm still up from last night with Blank & Jones here in Chicago!! They are phenomenal live DJ's!!! Great set, tons of energy, and closed with "Mind Of the Wonderful"!! These guys always play a great show! DJ'S, FANS, FREAKS

:bg:

You guys are B&J spoiled in America, they're always playing there, hardly see them in england now days. Wonder if they live over there. Ive never heard a boring live sets from these guys, always full of energy.

Pst post some pics

[padlad]

i dont really like them either

[dannyNergy]

Blank and jones

RELAX

definitly buy it or check it out!

[cerberus]

One of the best shows we've ever been to was Blank & Jones in Johannesburg, South Africa about 2 years ago. Set was brilliant, of course. Nice guys too.. after their set , they came to the front of the "stage" and handed out signed post-cards and posters etc. Got a photo of Piet Blank shaking my girlfriend's hand ..

[nrg]

legends!

since im not much of a ambient fan i dont care about that side of their production :)

Beyond Time, DFF, Nightfly, Watching The Waves, Desire etc.. greatstuff

they arent as good as they were tho.. they changed their style bit too much.. but still ok

[artux]

blank & jones are good

[geordieboy1]

I think Blank & Jones are good, but they never have tour dates/gigs in England, so we never get to see them anymore.

[Matt_13]

I wish they were in Poland soon :(

[oli80]

Blank & Jones are to old for this Musik