The story behind "Jam & Spoon - Odyssey To Anyoona" by Jam El Mar | Muzikxpress 168

[@robbertg4466]

Odyssey to Anyoona is a gem! The album Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 is still one of my most favorite dance albums ever!

[@prestigious5s23]

Mark spoon really was a genius. He always seems to be the one with the ideas for the songs and his brain seems to be wired perfectly for electronic dance music. What an incredible talent he was and such a loss for the music world!

[@eduardotort1776]

i agree but as i listen the genius remains in rolf... who i am proud to chat from time to time...

[@ballyp81]

Mark was right in the night (...) and is a great great loss.... 😢 ("wir ernten was wir säen"!!)

[@bertvennemann189]

🙏 Namaste prestigious5s23 🙏 I had the pleasure of meeting Markus several times .... in Cologne (Warehouse, Empire, Brickhouse / BRIX). When he arrived at Brix, dressed all in white, a friend had the honor of carrying his record box. At that time I was a light jockey at BRIX!

[@critlet]

Odyssey to Anyoona has been my number one track for the last 30 years. This track is complex, timeless.

[@AUDIONOIR100]

Seminal, timeless electronic music. Anyone here who went clubbing in the 90s is insanely lucky!!!! It will never be the same again. Similar, but not the same!

[@keno9964]

Dancing on the beach in the Canary Islands in 1994 was just bliss, listening to this album. Amazing music for an amazing decade.

[@Ivan_Afanasev1974]

On of the fathers of ... Dont know, but he is a father of the good music)

[@MistabishiTV]

Such a beautiful and simple track. One of my all time favourites.

[@MyMpc1]

Ellmer mentions Humate Love Sensation in this interview (which came out before Odyssey To Anyone). Listening to the Love Mix of Love Sensation....it is sooooo similar.

[@ChaykaVanditRavelineTV]

I still listen to these legendary guys, albums and singles by Jam El Mar, DJ Dag, Dance 2 Trance, Jam & Spoon, Storm, I really miss Mark Spoon. Thank you very much for the interview.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the interviews!

[@manupkp]

Excellent stuff as always, it's great how much these artists can still remember from 25 years ago - synths, sounds, all of it.

[@группаПТИЦА-з7ш]

For me, Jam&Spoon's main hit is the "Heart of Africa". The iconic, incomprehensible beat and the strange tonality of the bass part have fallen in love with this band forever. A small but tenacious legend of the nineties.

[@waynefarrar3278]

Beautiful track , never tire of it , perfection

[@samueltranceforce7543]

Perfect track, in my heart for eternity !! 🙏💝

[@subhasmahabir9452]

I saw ANNA drop the Wehbba remix on her Ultra '22 set. Had to look it up and found the original mix.

[@christianmell3308]

I know the vocal sample source Jam El Mar doesn't want to talk about for legal reason. 😅 Union Jack used the same source for their hit Two Full Moons and A Trout.

[@muzikxpress]

😬

[@sascha_van_der_blondhorst]

There's a good tradition for me on this channel: pressing "Like" button before watching! Thank you, Twan, for another great interview! 😉👍

[@muzikxpress]

Haha I “like” that tradition very much 😬 Thank you!

[@thhedk]

In "Find me" I love the way the chords are playing B major in the start, and when the bass starts it turns out to be an Abm7. And I love the dreaming feeling the Maj7 chords are giving.

[@ashleystyles6888]

I never knew this fantastic record was a homage to anjuna beach, where I've stayed for 3 months before. What a wonderful record.

[@myclick3889]

N.A.S.A. Noctural Audio Sensory Awakening Odyssey To Anyoona Stellas Cry Cosmic Baby - Loops Of Infinity (Tripomatic Fairytales Remix) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (Jam & Spoon Trip-O-Matic Fairy Tale Mix) Dr. Alban - Hello Africa (Tech-Makossa-Mix) Big Up! Rolf & cheeers from Prague! R.I.P. Mark!

[@scottgraham5480]

There isn't anyone with a few consistent masterpieces put together ❤❤

[@keithlow3056]

Classic track that's beautifully hypnotic and melodic.

[@muzikxpress]

For sure!!

[@nick30e]

Best chord sequence ever

[@simonpittdj]

Jam El Mar is such a legend, thanks for the music Jam!

[@GuillaumeEngrand]

My favorite classic trance track for so many years. I can't stop listenig to it through the years. A master piece. I have so much memories when I hear it. ^^ 30 years of ♥♪♫

[@muzikxpress]

🙌🏻

[@Cykelpump33]

If you ever get a shot on interviewing the guys behind Salt Tank - Eugina, i would been really interested in hearing them talk about their Patient Saints project. "On Your Mind" is a hidden gem to me.

[@muzikxpress]

Would love to, but it doesn’t seem they are traveling and they don’t live anywhere near either, so not sure if this will ever happen. But never say never!

[@SparkAttack86]

Right in the Night is one of my fave 90s dance tracks. So glad you've interviewed him for that one. Did you ask him about the iconic flamenco guitar sound? So looking forward to it

[@muzikxpress]

Yes we talk about that too! Hope to have that interview online next month or early November. I have a lot of material / interviews to edit tbh hehe

[@SparkAttack86]

@@muzikxpress Thanks so much Twan... I've waited years for an indepth interview on that track 😀

[@Naotaku]

Find me is my favorite J&S track. I was listening to it basically on repeat for a very long time when it came out. Still listen to it now. Plavka's voice is the perfect match for the J&S sound.

[@muzikxpress]

So good! And indeed, Plavka’s voice is amazing!

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Thank you! Jam & Spoon got me into trance back in the Stella days. Still inspired by Jam today. ♥ 🎶 😁 🎹

[@darbomusic]

An amazing, classic golden oldie!

[@lvphil5965]

Looks a smart and a nice guy Jam....

[@TheStaubzauger]

Thanks!! Love these videos and have all the tracks. Huge house head here

[@muzikxpress]

Glad you like them! Many more in the works for later this year! :)

[@mrsmith8224]

Great track

[@britzman9905]

What a legend! Cool and open interview!

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you very much!

[@latexzebra5693]

Well I was today years old when I realised I've been saying Anyoona wrong for 18 years!

[@espi8997]

Here another one!

[@ИгорьЧебаненко-н8я]

1:40 Rolf talking about connection for first track in his album Tripomatic Fairytales 2001. First track of this album called "Heart of Africa" kzbin.info/www/bejne/poaldpyKrb1pfNk Starting from 6:20 this track you can feel connection with Odyssey To Anyoona

[@davewebster689]

Thanks, i could listen to Jam El Mar talk about his music all day. Hope Right In The Night is coming out soon 🤞

[@muzikxpress]

Hope to have that one online this month or early March! 🤞🏻

[@CinoPORakaDjCino]

Love to see the honesty of Jam! Great producer and person off course!

[@muzikxpress]

He's such a great and talented guy! :)

[@technotrancesessions]

Another masterpiece Twan, these breakdowns from Jam are fantastic.

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks so much!

[@bucky716]

Another awesome interview about a classic!

[@OProject.]

'I'm jammin' on the moon Groovin' to Jam & Spoon' 🤣

[@fezmania5078]

An awesome tune. One of the best timeless classics. I like it even more than Stella and Follow Me. Another great interview. It was good to listen to the information that Rolf shared. I have had the pleasure to meet Rolf a few times and he is a nice guy to chat with.

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the interview! I love talking to Rolf, he has so many great stories about all his fabulous classics! Plus he’s a great guy as well!

[@djjuno106]

Brilliant interview..he seems a really nice guy who is a big inspiration to me.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you! And yes he is, such a great guy! BTW there are 3 more interviews with him on my channel and 2 more will be added in the near future ☺️

[@stevnreed7763]

Loving that studio

[@muzikxpress]

One of the most impressive studio's I have seen! Also check out the one from Kai Tracid in case you haven't seen those interviews yet :)

[@djfredleo]

We can talk about the "Jam & Spoon" music for hours... Or even more... Days, weeks, months... Jam & Spoon is the most influential electronic duo that ever existed. The track itself is not my favorite, to be honest, but you just can't deny how great it sounds (even nowadays). But, if we talk about the fresh versions (released quite recently) Frankyeffe's version is a pure Techno-Banger! Definitely going to put it in one of my mixes. I adore listening to Rolf Ellmer's interviews and how those interviews are fulfilled with pure positive energy and passion from the old days! Thank you very much, Twan & Rolf! ;-) As always a pleasure!

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks a lot Fred! As you can probably tell I'm a massive fan of the Jam & Spoon productions / remixes as well. So each time I get the chance to speak to Rolf, I'm super excited to listen to his stories. Such a legend and a great, super down to earth guy as well! :)

[@djfredleo]

@@muzikxpress Almost the same with me, Twan! I love those fantastic remixes they have made through the years!

[@rocko44444444]

So chilled person!

[@muzikxpress]

Yes he is!

[@rocko44444444]

@@muzikxpress :)

[@benpetz6816]

I Hope one of the Next videos will be about i pull my Gun once, i pull my gun twice tracks & of course about the massive yello Remix they made „you Gotta say yes to another excess“. Thanks for all your Videos. 👍🏻💪🏻

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you Ben! And I only focus on hits / big classics for these interviews to be honest. It is hard enough already to get a decent amount of views to cover all the costs I make. So those aren’t really on my list. Plus I only do interviews about originals, not about remixes. Artists rather talk about their own originals instead of remixes they made for someone else. Plus the stories behind originals are much better compared to something that’s “just” a remix request. I don’t say those remixes aren’t good, but for my channel it is just not something that I would like to do. Just being honest!

[@benpetz6816]

@@muzikxpress Hello of course I respect your decision not to make videos about remixes although the hands on yello Remix from Jam&Spoon was something special compared to the original. Thanks again for all the videos, Time and costs you spend in this Channel.

[@frederikalbrecht6091]

Alweer een geweldig interview, Bedankt Twan! Blijft ook een parel van een track!!🤩

[@muzikxpress]

Dank je Frederik!

[@jutjup4731]

Thanks for these interesting interviews!!

[@muzikxpress]

And thank you for the kind words!

[@greyloop]

Another great episode, thanks for sharing it with us.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@whiiteshirt7192]

9:28 Jam/Rolf doesn't want to talk about vocal samples! Well so many dance & electronic artists have sampled Bulgarian choral music, from Leftfield's Song Of Life through to Bicep's Apricots. None of them have had legal problems that I know of. Perhaps because these are recordings of traditional Bulgarian songs. This track sampled is "Young Vena" performed by Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares. You can find it on the WhoSampled website (and on KZbin) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qabEaIyrl8Z4r9E. Jump to 23 seconds in that video.

[@trancemb]

Like always again an amazing interview with Rolf, I enjoy to listen to him.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you very much! And …. Good news, there’s 2 more interviews with Rolf coming up in the near future!

[@jaybawn5762]

Thank you so much both of you for these epic interveiws. It would be amazing if you did a interview on every track on the album 2001 and 2002. Looking forward to the next two.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank so much! And I only do interviews about big hits / famous classics from the past. I’m spending a lot of time / energy and money on these vlogs, when I do interviews about lesser known tracks the vlogs simply don’t get as much views / attention in order for me to continue this series. So my focus is famous classics / big hits from the past only. Thanks for your understanding!

[@frank_mm]

So nice again !!

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you!

[@emphatic001]

Finger's crossed for a vinyl release of the Webha remixes.

[@Cynshet]

9:45 I opened my E-Mu Proteux VX Software but I can't find a preset or sample with this name, only the standard Ahh and Ohh choir sounds.

[@chuckymcchuckface8768]

I appreciate these vids soooo much. Insights behind the tunes of my life.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you! More to come soon!

[@chuckymcchuckface8768]

@@muzikxpress Briilant! Great work your doing. Right man right time. Your interviews are both present yet nostalgic...

[@muzikxpress]

@@chuckymcchuckface8768 thank you for the kind words! ☺️

[@TheHorseValse]

Nice one! 😀

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you very much! :)

[@mossy199]

Very progressive Trance sound. So far ahead from the Trance that was produced later on. For me, this was the peak Trance period, but i felt alot of the Trance sounds went down a creative cul-de-sac by other producers. True innovators. Id love to hear him talk about the inspiration and idea behind Follow Me, unless its already been done!

[@muzikxpress]

Maybe next time I’m in Frankfurt, there’s still 2 other interviews I did with him which will be online later this year 😉

[@mossy199]

@@muzikxpress great stuff. btw, have you ever thought of doing an interview with Carl Cox and talk about the FACT 1 mix? not sure if hes based in Ozzie now though...

[@muzikxpress]

@@mossy199 I don’t really do interviews about mix compilations. My interviews are about the stories behind big hits / classics. So that’s what I keep focusing on 😉

[@rob24974]

HI twan....i didth cmdr tom....tom weyer passed away in june.....never forget his noom albums....wat a legend so sad

[@muzikxpress]

Yeah I heard about his passing, super sad indeed….

[@rob24974]

@@muzikxpress his noom label....did he dj in holland

[@muzikxpress]

@@rob24974 I have never seen him DJ. I've heard he didn't DJ much the last years because he was sick :(

[@OProject.]

Interesting thing about headphones and mixing (old/new)

[@muzikxpress]

What are your favorite tracks or remixes made by Jam & Spoon?

[@Prettorian]

Let's see....The remix of The Age Of Love (a.k.a best track ever), Right In The Night, Follow Me, Stella, Storm, Huri-Khan, Love Is Here To Stay, StormAnimal, I Kiss Your Lips, To Another Galaxy, Fly Me To The Moon....and those are just the ones I own on vinyl 😁Still trying to get a solid copy of Oddysey To Anyoona and a few others...

[@MarcS4R]

Oh man, i hope you will also do an Episode about "Follow me" , their most epic track. Thank you for sharing this one, I remember when Mark Spoon played Anyoona on Dat before the official release , at his resident club the "Dorian Gray", it sounded so amazing on its sound system.

[@muzikxpress]

@@MarcS4R I love that one too, let’s see what I can do in the future (if he’s up for it or course!)

[@MarcS4R]

@@muzikxpress I will offer to buy Rolf a Pizza of his choice if that helps 🙈 but honestly it is such an iconic track I would love to know how they created it

[@muzikxpress]

@@MarcS4R 🍕😬

[@cd78]

An iconic track. it's up there with Lazonby Sacred Cycles.

[@MrSethticles]

1:42, i think the track he was trying to think of is Find Me

[@muzikxpress]

No, he's talking about "Heart Of Africa", the first track on the "Tripomatic Fairytales 2001" album, which is followed by "Odyssey To Anyoona". "Find Me" wasn't even done at the time they started with "Odyssey To Anyoona". And that one became the basis for "Find Me" as he explains in the interview around 10:52 (start of the explanation). Hope this clears some things up :)

[@MrSethticles]

@@muzikxpress perfect mate nice one thanks for clearly that up, great interview love it

[@muzikxpress]

@@MrSethticles thanks so much!!

[@joec0000]

My all time favourite. Is age of love next

[@muzikxpress]

I don’t do interviews about remixes, only about originals. But in the interview I did about “Stella” we spoke about the Age Of Love remix as well. Links in the video description! 😉

[@AirZeee]

Legend. Simple as that :) Great interview, bad to hear about the near-flooding of his studio causing Mould (Mushrooms?) to grow there! Just remember kids, Cellars/basements near Canals don't make good environments for expensive synths & hardware!

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you Stewart, glad you enjoyed this one! And yes, the word we were looking for is "mould"! At least nothing was damaged that bad he told me, his new studio is on the first or 2nd floor in a big building, so at least a lot safer ;-)

[@scottgraham5480]

And we are liiive ;)

[@dennisgenovese227]

RIP MR. SPOON

[@wowerman]

Vocals are probably from some ethnic source.I thought before they were samples from some sample pack added to hardware at the time.Similar to those from Love Stimulation-Kay Cee

[@muzikxpress]

Nope.... check who sampled dot com ;-)

[@jutjup4731]

Which headphones he is using?

[@muzikxpress]

I didn’t see them, so I’m not sure tbh.

[@Edu888777]

Hey Jam, about Love Stimulation by Humate, dont worry, You just made a much better version, its was not funny coincidence, you just took the track and made it better, it happens before and its great and fine, The Cures 'In Between Days' was a rip of New Orders 'Dreams Never Ends' , The Cure made a much better song from it, theres whole albums like from Led Zepellin that was based on other ppls songs , but they made it another level, just like you did with Love Stimulation.

[@TheFinalDirectorsCut]

So Anyoona is actually Anjuna? I always thought it was just a made up fantasy location. Anyway, I never liked Odyssey To Anyoona that much but I absolutely love Find Me (Frühschicht)!

[@technoedm5890]

Huge 90s ambient track! techno ambient (like 2nd Moby album 1993) & trance at the time is very same genres good track choice i like more the remix ''Find Me (Odyssey To Anyoona) (Dedicated To The Blondes)'' is more dancing techno

[@FrankyeffeDj]

:))

[@pSynrg303]

Anyone but Jam, I would call BS on coincidence with Love Stimulation! As with many other of his/their tracks there are a lot of 'coincidences' (I will always ❤Jam & Spoon, regardless)

[@muff007]

Odyssey to Anoonya came out in 1993. Love Stimulation was 1996 so if anyone did any copying it was Humate

[@muzikxpress]

That was a re-release, the original "Love Stimulation" was released in 1993 as well (The cat. nr. for that one is MFS 7034-0)

[@ronage6]

I really think Pascal FEOS respectively Resistance D find the mix is the best remix of this track.

[@eduardotort1776]

long live to his majesty rolf ellmer... they made more than a dozen seminal tracks...