Dune | |
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 Oliver Froning performing as Dune at Defqon.1 in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Münster, Germany |
| Genres | EDM, Techno, Happy hardcore |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Members | Oliver Froning |
| Past members |
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| Website | dune.dance |
Dune is a German electronic music group known for songs such as "Hardcore Vibes", "Can't Stop Raving", "Are You Ready to Fly", and "Rainbow to the Stars".
The group was founded in 1995 by DJ Oliver Froning and producers Jens Oettrich and Bernd Burhoff (alias Plutone). The band's name was inspired by the science fiction film Dune , based on Frank Herbert's novel of the same name. They released "Hardcore Vibes", a largely instrumental track featuring spoken words by Froning's niece, and a cover version of Rozalla's song "Are You Ready to Fly" as their first two singles. These were followed in mid-1995 by the group's eponymous debut album, released through Urban Records. An instrumental track from the album, "Can't Stop Raving", became the third single, enhanced with heavily pitched-up vocals by singer Tina Lagao. All three singles reached the Swiss, German, and Dutch charts.
In early 1996, dancer Verena von Strenge became the group's main singer. The second album, Expedicion , released that same year, produced the singles "Rainbow to the Stars", "Hand in Hand", and "Million Miles from Home". The latter was selected as Germany's anthem for the 30th anniversary of Star Trek .
In early 1997, Dune made a significant shift in their musical style. Accompanied by the London Session Orchestra, the band produced a cover of Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever", which reached second place on the German charts. [1] They followed this with the release of a new album, Forever, which included covers of popular hits such as Phil Collins' "Against All Odds", Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U", and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "The Power of Love". However, internal disagreements led to the departure of Verena von Strenge.[ citation needed ]
The single "Keep the Secret", released on 20 April 1998, marked the debut of a new vocalist, Vanessa Hörster. The music video for the track "Electric Heaven" was directed by Eric Will and filmed on the Côte d'Azur in France. Both singles did not achieve commercial success, resulting in the cancellation of the album 5, which had been planned for release in August 1998. Another classical album, Forever and Ever, recorded in collaboration with the London Session Orchestra and featuring former vocalist Tina Lagao (performing here under the stage name 'Tina Lacebal'), was released on 23 November 1998, but also flopped commercially.[ citation needed ]
At the end of 1999, the group reunited with Verena von Strenge and released the single "Dark Side of the Moon", which reached 49 on the German charts. The group began recording songs for an album titled Reunion.[ citation needed ]
Dune recorded "Heaven", a cover version of A7's 1999 hit "Piece of Heaven", under the (false) impression that they had obtained permission from the original artist. However, prior to the single's release, A7 lodged a court order alleging plagiarism. Dune was forced to cancel the release of "Heaven", and they could not release their album Reunion due to the court order. [2] Songs that had already been recorded for the Reunion album, except for "Heaven", were later released on the album History. After remakes of "Hardcore Vibes" (2000) and "Rainbow to the Stars" (2003), the group quietly disbanded.[ citation needed ]
Oliver Froning later continued his career as a solo artist under the Dune moniker and, since 2014, frequently appeared as a DJ. In 2016, he released "Magic Carpet Ride", featuring vocals by Kate Wild. Froning's use of the Dune name is currently the subject of a legal dispute between him and Burhoff. [3]
In 2017, the single "Starchild (First Contact – Chapter One)" was released, followed by "Utopia", "We're Alive", and "Turn the Tide" in 2018.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Chart positions [4] [5] [6] | |||||
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| GER | AUT | NED | FIN | HU | SWI | ||
| 1995 | Dune | 21 | – | 59 | – | 36 | 20 |
| 1996 | Expedicion | 15 | 43 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 28 |
| 1996 | Live! | 89 | – | 45 | – | – | – |
| 1997 | Forever | 2 | 4 | 63 | – | 19 | 11 |
| 1998 | Forever and Ever | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 | History | 69 | – | – | – | – | – |
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| GER [7] | AUT [8] | SWI [9] | NED [10] | SWE [11] | FIN [12] | UK [13] | |||
| 1995 | "Hardcore Vibes" | 5 | – | 36 | 10 | – | – | – | Dune |
| "Are You Ready to Fly" | 12 | – | 23 | 17 | – | – | – | ||
| "Can't Stop Raving" | 7 | – | 16 | 10 | – | – | – | ||
| 1996 | "Rainbow to the Stars" | 12 | – | 23 | 8 | 52 | 7 | – | Expedicion |
| "Hand in Hand" | 10 | 39 | 18 | 9 | – | – | 77 | ||
| "Million Miles from Home" | 17 | – | 39 | 10 | 40 | – | – | ||
| "Who Wants to Live Forever" | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 59 | – | 77 | Forever | |
| 1997 | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | – | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Somebody" (promo only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1998 | "Keep the Secret" | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Singles only |
| "Electric Heaven" | 56 | – | 50 | – | – | – | – | ||
| "One of Us" | 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Forever & Ever | |
| 1999 | "Dark Side of the Moon" | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | History |
| 2000 | "Heaven" (promo only) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Promo only |
| "Hardcore Vibes 2000" | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | History | |
| 2003 | "Rainbow to the Stars 2003" | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Singles only |
| 2016 | "Magic Carpet Ride" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2017 | "Starchild" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | "Utopia" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "We're Alive" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Turn the Tide" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2022 | "Running Up That Hill" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "–" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
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