Lost Witness is the English trance producer and DJ Simon Paul (also known as Si Paul), working in collaboration with songwriter Edward Barton, writer of the 1983 Jane & Barton single, "It's a Fine Day" (later covered by Opus III in 1992), [1] [2] [3] and vocalist Danielle Alexander.
He also recorded under the aliases Dusk Til Dawn and The Eden Project.
A number of their singles co-written and produced by Simon Kemper were released on major electronic dance label Ministry of Sound. Some included remixes by English producer and DJ Lange. The 2002 single "Did I Dream (Song to the Siren)" is a cover of the frequently-covered "Song of the Siren" from the 1970 Tim Buckley album Starsailor .
In 2010, Lost Witness re-released the 1999 single "Red Sun Rising" (with vocals from Andrea Britton). It was given airplay by BBC Radio 1 DJ, Judge Jules. A new single, "Fade Away", was released in 2011. In June 2013, they collaborated with Sugababe and former Eurovision entrant Jade Ewen to release the track "Fly". [4]
Year | Song | UK [5] | AUS [6] | Label |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | "Happiness Happening" [7] | 18 | — | Ministry of Sound |
1999 | "Red Sun Rising" (with Tracy Carmen) [8] | 22 | 48 | Ministry of Sound |
2000 | "7 Colours" [9] | 28 | — | Data Records |
2002 | "Did I Dream (Song to the Siren)" | 28 | — | Data Records |
2004 | "Wait for You" (with Andrea Britton) | 78 | — | Nebula |
2005 | "Home" (with Tiff Lacey) | 85 | — | Nebula |
2005 | "Open Your Eyes" (with Eden Project) [10] | — | — | Monster Tunes |
2005 | "Love Again" (with Tiff Lacey) | — | — | W.O.T! Records |
2006 | "The Waiting Game (Love Is Trance) (Promo)" | — | — | Electronic Trance Communication |
2006 | "Best" [11] | — | — | Armada Captivating |
2007 | "Whatever" (vs. Sassot) [12] | — | — | A State of Trance |
2007 | "Rise Again" (vs. Breeze) [13] | — | — | Futureworld Records |
2007 | "Coming Down" (with Tiff Lacey) [14] | — | — | Captivate (Fektive) |
2007 | "Whitelaw presents Going Bush" | — | — | |
2008 | "Sin Mas" (vs. Sassot) [15] | — | — | FENology Records |
2009 | "Closer to Love" | — | — | |
2011 | "Fade Away" [16] | — | — | Maelstrom Records |
2011 | "Chasing Rainbows" (vs. Antillas & Dankann) [17] | — | — | S107 Recordings |
2014 | "Feels Like Home" (With Darren Barley) | — | — | disco:wax |
2014 | "Fall (Part 1)" (With Danielle Simeone) | — | — | Club Family Records |
2014 | "Fall Pt. 2" (With Danielle Simeone) | — | — | Club Family Records |
2014 | "Love Again (Pt.1)" (With Tiff Lacey) | — | — | Club Family Records |
2014 | "Sienna" (vs. Inversoon & Alex Daf) | — | — | Blue Soho Recordings |
2014 | "Love Again (Pt. 2)" (With Tiff Lacey) | — | — | Club Family Records |
2014 | "Eternal" (With Three Faces) | — | — | Critical Fusion |
2017 | "Here With You" (With Darren Barley) | — | — | Soundz Good |
2017 | "Without You" | — | — | Soundz Good |
2019 | "Sewn" | — | — | RazNitzanMusic |
2019 | "Did I Dream (Song To The Siren)" (With Thea Riley & DJ Xquizit) | — | — | Arkham Digital |
2019 | "Golden" (With Pierre Pienaar & Tracey Carmen) | — | — | RazNitzanMusic |
2019 | "Crashing Into Love" | — | — | Amsterdam Trance |
2020 | "This Dream" (With Kate Louise Smith) | — | — | Amsterdam Trance |
2020 | "Carry Me Home" (With Laura-Ly) | — | — | Amsterdam Trance |
2020 | "Red Sun Rising 2020" (With Tracey Carmen) [18] | — | — | Amsterdam Trance |
2021 | "Rescue Me" (With Milos Novotny) [19] | — | — | Edge One |
2021 | "Now" (With Emel) [20] | — | — | 2Rock Recordings |
2021 | "Falling" (With Osa Blu) [21] | — | — | Lifting Force Music |
2021 | "Weight of the World" (With Laura-Ly) [22] | — | — | Abora Recordings |
2021 | "Wait For You" (With Andrea Britton) - John O'Callaghan Remix [23] | — | — | A State of Trance |
2022 | "Civil War" (With Michael G Moore) [24] | — | — | 2Rock Recordings |
2022 | "Lateott" [25] | — | — | Pure Trance NEON |
2022 | "Happiness Happening" - Rub!k Remix [26] | — | — | Armada Captivating |
2022 | "Close to Home" (With Roberta Harrison) [27] | — | — | Pure Trance NEON |
2022 | "Over You (The 90s Anthem)" (With SJ Johnson) [28] | — | — | Lifting Force Music |
2022 | "Open Your Eyes" - Kamelon Remix [29] | — | — | Monster Tunes |
2022 | "It's OK" (With Phoebe) [30] | — | — | Abora Recordings |
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