The story behind Sash! with Sascha Lappessen | Muzikxpress 043

[@fuzinonzlot]

His honest answer on why there wasn't a Sasch song in his own home language made me laugh.

[@magnetar808]

Me too )) True HONEST answer from a true man. Rare things nowadays.

[@UXXV]

Hahaha. Amazing reply 😂😂😂

[@ФархадГусейнов-ц4ш]

💘💘💘

[@ФархадГусейнов-ц4ш]

❤❤❤❤💘💘

[@saulsavelis575]

but he is not right, just remember Daz Model, Das Boot, Mo-Do - Eins Zwei Polizei (1994), Peter Schilling - Völlig losgelöst (1982), Falco and other German phrases in music

[@CR-vr4jq]

Thank you for making Ecuadorians feel proud 🇪🇨 . One day, you all should be given the Ecuadorian citizenship.

[@bdttrance4194]

Ecuador is still my favourite. I liked dance music before this, but Ecuador truly got me hooked

[@the.trancerman138]

Unforgottable times with the mythical Sash!!

[@robertgunnarsson3000]

Last night with Sash! In Karlshamn, Sweden, "Hello 90s festival" was magic! Awsome gig! ❤ he played the big hits and many mix. He's awsome! Sash! Never stop produce good music!! 👍

[@AlexRoseGames]

What a lovely man

[@docteurgreene]

I had tears in my eyes when I listened to Ecuador for the first time. This melody is so beautiful, it is still my favorite electronic song, 25 years later.

[@camperera8112]

I think Sash Mysterious times and Robert Miles Children were my frist trance tunes in the mid to late 90s. Have been LOVING it since then

[@ikervaquero-alba7489]

Actually, they sound really similar. There was a time when I confused them.

[@I_want_to_break-free]

I do so.

[@nickbarkas5774]

Stay and with my own eyes are better than mysterious times.

[@ricklocket2812]

please do not call these song trance. They are children electronic pop trash or something.

[@eccIefechan]

​@@ricklocket2812 It's commercial/pop trance. I'd rather call this 'trance' that much of the garbage on Beatport that passes for trance nowadays.

[@mp9138]

ECUADOOOOOOOOOOOOOR !!!!!!!!!!! STILL LISTENING !!!

[@jofercast]

Sash! is one of the best producers in 90's - 00's. A legend of a dance music. My favorite songs are Stay and The Secret (original) but another are so good too. New songs of him would be fantastic in actual times.

[@zulfiqardurrani3483]

Sash we love u ,made my 90s memorable with ur great Techno music.

[@fezmania5078]

Nice, fun interview. Good job. I miss his 90's style Eurodance and Euro trance sounds. I am glad I got to see and meet him last year at a festival in Belgium.

[@bennyceca]

"Because it sounds shit!" - when asked why none of Sash! tracks feature German vocals! HAHAHAHAHA, honest and funny!

[@yknowrobrob7292]

Sash! Songs were the soundtrack to my late teens/early 20’s, and I have to say they created so many really catchy dance songs. Lovely to see him so well. Thanks for the music.

[@emiel333]

I still love the sound of Sash!

[@gavsmith1980]

Let’s remember, it was the Futurebreeze remix that put Encore Un Fois on the map, the original wouldn’t have done so.

[@low3freq]

True. Although many of the later Sash tracks were quality if not better than it.

[@prestigious5s23]

@@low3freq Yeah the original is pretty shite tbh. But in fairness to sash, unlike most artists, the penny really dropped for them because of the future breeze remix and they clearly realized what differentiated a hit record to a mediocre one. Most people would never change up their style because of a remix, but they did and they had some great follow up records. Ecuador, stay and adelante are incredible.

[@muzikxpress]

I did 2 interviews with Future Breeze a while ago BTW, we also spoke about their Sash! remix for a little bit ;-)

[@cengawer]

I completely agree with this statement... Without Future Breeze remix, this track did not sound like a hit...

[@monkeytennis8861]

​@@low3freqnot sure about that

[@MiguelGalaz94_]

I was 5 years old when I heard "Ecuador" for the first time. That track made me fall in love with dance music. Thank you Sash!

[@marcel1463]

I really liked his tunes in the 90s. He seems to be a great guy. Thank you for all the great interviews Muzikxpress.

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks a lot!!

[@bjornroesbeke]

I remember hearing "Encore une fois" on the radio somewhere in the nineties and me playing the song over and over again once my parents bought a CD that had the track on it. There are no songs of Sash! that i don't like. Many people think the same, as was evident on a party that i went to where Sascha was performing (almost 10 years ago now). In another 10 years i'll still like the tracks and would go to such a party again.

[@anirex911]

His track ecuador still plays in my headphones nearly every single day. And i have been skipped or changed track during playback in my life. In 20 years....

[@MrMihaelp]

What a great conversation! Love Sash! Actually there was a follow up on Encore Une Fois with Sabine Ohmes screaming french words again :) , only that it went out as Encore - Le Didsc Jockey without Sasha but with other two guys and it was such a blast as well (i even got the maxi last week lol). Gimme Tonight with Vanessa was one of my all time favorites btw.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you very much! And yes, I know that track as well. Production team was almost the same, but indeed as you said, without Sascha. Glad you enjoyed the interview!

[@magnetar808]

Absolutely positive man ! Love him and his music . Big Thanks to Muzikxpress.

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks for watching!

[@Darrigrande]

Still at the top of the list of my preferences. Great music producer (he is far more than a simple DG!

[@BalboaBaggins]

He's a legend. Ecuador is a classic.

[@darkpheenix3489]

Adalante is still one of my favorite tracks. Suuuch good memories. Thank you again for this! Your channel is awesome!

[@82pele]

Ditto. And the remixes, too... All eargasmic. :)

[@ФархадГусейнов-ц4ш]

🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿

[@saulsavelis575]

yes, I thought he will say not Colour The World, but Adelante

[@energymc22]

Especially Du Monde mix with the thumping bass intro, my neighbours never liked that

[@acidjunkie88]

Cool interview with one of my childhood heroes, Move Mania and Mysterious Times were my favorite tracks back in the days:) Very nice and humble person he seems. P.S. I also had a crush on Tina Cousins lol

[@Extrema22]

The popular version of 'Encore Une Fois' is actually the Future Breeze remix. The original is great too but probably would never have taken off like the FB mix did. I was a huge Sash! fan back in the day, really cool interview Twan!

[@muzikxpress]

Yes, correct! They used that one as the radio mix. Would love to do an interview with Future Breeze too btw hehe ;-) And thank you, glad you like it!

[@abiescanadensis]

such a nice artist and great guy, really modest and serious!!! I am proud!

[@muzikxpress]

:)

[@scottishcrocodile6033]

I love Sash! A big part of my teenage years!

[@technologywontsaveus]

Nice interview with a nice DJ. I still enjoy most of his early single hits like "Just around the hills", "Stay", "Ecuador", "Encore une fois", "Mysterious times" and some more. It was very interesting to hear from the guy behind the music for the first time, because I never knew anything about him or that Sash! is really a three-person project. Also very cool that you were able to play original Sash! songs in the background. That worked really well. Nice job, looking foward to more interviews and stories. :)

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much! Sunday a new interview will be online and later this month I hope to have at least 2 more online as well ;-) One of them is with a German producer who had a big hit in 1996 with a hardtrance track :)

[@vultur311]

Thank you so much with interviews, looking forward for more of these legends

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you, glad you like them!!

[@romanfriauf]

Thanks for doing this. Your channel deserves a lot more subscribers. Hope eventually you'll get more & more. I like seeing videos with the "oldies" of the trance / old 90s dance scenes.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much! More is coming soon ;-)

[@Deepakufo]

Yeeehaaaa! Thank you🙌😇😎👍🙌🙌😇👏 Legendary Sash! Interview.. Thank u very much😉👍

[@UMBR.]

Twan, you are amazing for doing these!

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks so much!

[@papasfritasalobestia]

I would like to know the reason of the title song Ecuador... I was an english language student living in Cambridge back in 1998 when I heard that song for the first time... And since I am from Ecuador, all my class mates where singing that song to me at the club on student nights... great memories!

[@carldolan]

I used to love Sash! back in the day. I always wondered why after they had so many UK Top 10 singles they suddenly stopped releasing music over here after their third album

[@wrmusic8736]

There were 4 albums of "classic" Sash!. But it is most likely easy to explain- on one hand eurodance as a genre became unpopular, on the other hand the thing that made Sash! stand out - the one that Lapessen mentions in the interview - every new song being unique - was not really there in the last two albums with them featuring progressively weaker and similar sounding material. E.g. clearly it was a burn out.

[@carldolan]

@@wrmusic8736 I remember looking forward to hearing their new single 'Ganbareh' for the first time, and when I heard it I was massively disappointed. It was signed to Positiva in the UK but never got a proper release, and we didn't get the 'S4 Sash!' album either. I always wondered why but thinking about it, if fans like me didn't like it then it probably wouldn't have done well anyway so they left the UK market on a high rather than a decline.

[@CademanLillywhite]

Legend!

[@xnreyescj]

Es muy importante mirar para adelante

[@187alan]

First heard these guys back in school in the mid nineties when I was about 13. I'm now 36 and seeing this is bringing back a lot of good memories.

[@sebzammit7755]

amazing job u are doing thanks so much.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you Seb!

[@vinylspell7179]

Mysterious times and Adelante, those tracks are gold for ears! Sash or Chicane!?

[@LogicPak]

This guy and Paul van dyk got me into trance.

[@I_want_to_break-free]

Just around the hill is my most favorite .

[@alexparty2002]

5:16 absolute truth my friend

[@TheTanelChannel]

Dude you are a great interviewer!!! Thank you so much for this :)

[@muzikxpress]

Oh wow, thank you very much for the kind words! Much appreciated!

[@TheTanelChannel]

@@muzikxpress np, I don´t know who you exactly interview in general but my god, try to get Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit on!!! Would be super interesting

[@muzikxpress]

@@TheTanelChannel I focus more on dance related stuff. Plus I don’t have a travel budget for these interviews, so I can only do interviews with people that live nearby or people that visit for shows / gigs. This is “just” a hobby for me.

[@TheTanelChannel]

@@muzikxpress Oh, understood, I think you could do perfect short interviews through zoom recordings, could help you expand your channel too and get to more people. Just record the calls and edit later in post

[@muzikxpress]

@@TheTanelChannel all my 130 interviews here are done in person, I don’t do Zoom interviews, I really dislike those, I prefer interviews in person. If you check the pinned post on my Muzikxpress Facebook page you can see what I can and what I can’t do regarding interviews. These vlogs are a lot of work, so I’m pretty picky 😉

[@nitro935]

Legend! Fantastic productions!

[@piotrkacprzak2861]

Very good interview, keep doing that, you''re doing good job!

[@muzikxpress]

Thanks Piotr!

[@guillevanbart]

Thanks for this interview and the others about Trance & EuroDance músic, greetings from Spain (Guille Van Bart)

[@TRISTRAMY]

I have a drinking game when binging your videos, whenever an artist says “we made the track in one day” I have a shot. I am drunk. 😂

[@muzikxpress]

😂😂😂

[@stoney332]

I remember seen him in the pod Dublin also known as the redbox think it was 2001

[@TranceHeed]

Their remix of Joanna - Mrs Wood is one of my favourite oldschool classics! It’s on the React Test 7 CD!

[@hinsen]

It's a pity that he didn't say more about the production process of their greatest hits. I can guess that the ''pizzicatto'' sound that was used in 'Encore une fois' and many dance-trance tracks in 1996-97, comes from which Roland synthesizers like the XP50.

[@jonathanthomson5000]

I remember meeting Sascha when he was doing a DJ set/PA (as Sash!) at Ikon nightclub in Bolton (United Kingdom) and he was such a top bloke, spent time chatting with us, had a beer and signed my shirt. Really enjoyed watching this one Twan.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you Jonathan!!!

[@adamkhan5274]

Brilliant artist.

[@Ggindahouse]

Thank u. Cheers from Rome.

[@dr86688]

together again!!!!

[@deejayarczi]

2:24 I believe. They make this track in one day, after hearing "Faithless - Insomnia"🤣🤣🤣

[@wrmusic8736]

pizzicato is a preset on one of the Roland racks that came out in the mid 90s (I think it was JV1080) - that was the reason there's a similar sound but not the actual melody. In fact Faithless took Sash! to court over it and lost. Because again - preset was Roland's, lol. And everybody was overusing it to hell, just only two songs really got popular enough.

[@1SAFETY5]

My loved artist to that ATB SCOOTER

[@transaphonic5814]

This is one of the best interviews Twan :) Sascha is very down to earth and funny! LOL

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you so much!!

[@diablobarcelona]

He's made some amazing tunes, and comes across in the interview as a really nice guy. Of course I remember all the tunes, but never remember any interview, so its nice to hear from him all these years later. Also, like many other of the artists Twan is interviewing they are far more mature due to age so it makes the interviews far more interesting* ...... * Liam Gallagher would of course be the exception to the rule if he was to be interviewed by Twan ;-)

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the interview!

[@samsxplus8551]

Another great interview and video 👏👏👏

[@muzikxpress]

Samsx Plus thank you!

[@youdj_app]

i am a big fan from the 90s, didnt know Sash is such a cool guy. Also I thought the guy from "equador" is sash, but apparently it is not :D

[@SynthpoploverbyJohnOrie]

Nice one again.

[@davetelekom443]

interesting, I was a teen in the 90s. I would to like to know why they choose the title Ecuador. I am from there.

[@LewisCampbellTech]

Is Ecuador big in Ecuador?

[@papasfritasalobestia]

Yes, but no one knows why it´s called like that :)

[@solyfiestas]

Que gran grupo SASH. Cuanta calidad es todos sus temas y cuántos momentos vividos con temas de este gran compositor. 4EVERTRANCE❤🔙🎹🎼

[@iamthejasonb]

So that is why Telstar decided to start Sum records and release Encore - Le Disc Jockey (basically doing themselves what they suggested to sash, 'please make a another carbon copy of Encore. Which, to be fair, did chart in the UK top 40 singles at 12.

[@stevenuk]

Sash music is still so cool...

[@fusoya6544]

Damn I used love Ecuador. What a fantastic summer track.

[@Armaniran193]

I want know sash how find this Beautiful fantastic melodys like adalente or ecadur or mysterious time!! 💎🤔

[@deoczidGONI]

I missed a little corner of the video showing the name of the background tracks as they came in :) I forgot what the first one is called!

[@muzikxpress]

That is “Mysterious Times” 😉

[@thechunkyone7118]

Thought I was clicking a Bruce springsteen Interview when I clicked the vid lol love mysterious times

[@samuelbg12]

5:40 HAHAHAHA... What a spontaneous answer....

[@devoninvestigatorsofthepar2523]

Hi thanks for this was great to hear interview in english. Would be great to see in english interviews with Rocco,Pulsedriver,Mark Oh if possible. Your very lucky to have met all these dj's thanks for uploading all these.

[@muzikxpress]

Thank you very much! Mark 'Oh is in The Netherlands this weekend, but he never replied to my request, so.... The other ones aren't playing in The Netherlands I think, so I don't see interviews with them happening I'm afraid. I can only do interviews with people that live close to me or people that visit The Netherlands, since I don't have a travel budget for the vlogs. But.... there are enough people on my wish list that live close or visit NL soon-ish ;-)

[@devoninvestigatorsofthepar2523]

Also forgot Shaun Baker too.

[@muzikxpress]

@@devoninvestigatorsofthepar2523 I don't think he had many big international hits. When I check Discogs I see most of his releases are German only. For my vlogs I'm looking for classics / hits that have been more well known worldwide. *Edit: Besides "Explode" of course, would love to do a vlog about that one, but he lives on the other side of Germany, which means this is not an option for me. I don't have a travel budget for the vlogs as I mentioned before.

[@djandre82]

thank you 👍

[@bagdaduk]

everyone knows it was the future breeze mix of Encore Une Fois that made that song as tje original sounded totally different. Even the official music video uses Future Breeze's version!

[@FintaPlays]

nice video

[@arturstukris8084]

😎Good . Let's go...

[@videonovosty24-365]

удивительно хорошо выглядит

[@195Bucks]

Great Guy just wish he would create some new music!! 😊...

[@muzikxpress]

I think I read the other day that they're working on new music!

[@195Bucks]

@@muzikxpress thats great to hear! 😊 😊

[@SASHofficial]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oorSeWSoaLiFaKM

[@RTCLR123]

Adelante... maaannn

[@tarbyonlineful]

No mention of the fact the future breeze remix made “Encore une fois” the success it was! Would have been good to hear how that came about

[@Ivan_Afanasev1974]

Legend! Russian people love him (include DJ Aligator, 666 and many others of nightclubbers..)

[@Armaniran193]

I realy love sash make new song and going hit i mean man adalente in 2016 be hit so you can destroy this edm or house bullshit music 👍❤️💎your music is diamond

[@fokasch]

Ecuador best of the best!

[@spitsomefire]

What song was playing at 7 10

[@muzikxpress]

Sash - La Primavera

[@atlnzx]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@darbomusic]

❤

[@feralferret]

No production info?

[@muzikxpress]

feralferret Sascha is “the face” of the group, he’s the DJ and you will see him in the videos etc. So, no 😉

[@AdamFrancisProducer]

Sash or Chicane?

[@alexparty2002]

Big girl 😆

[@DreamyGirl-00]

The Story behind Aquaplex meets Junk Project - Brightness?

[@stephengrant7627]

What a track!

[@DreamyGirl-00]

@@stephengrant7627 Go go back to the brightness! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZiWiGONqbCajZo

[@j_d4303]

HeavenProject would be very interested to see an interview with those guys. Andreas Kramer was involved so many great trance tracks and techno tracks of the 90’s.

[@tristanchase2887]

The old no sound becasue you forgot to check the cross-fader - if that hasn't happened to you, you've never DJ'd 😂

[@muzikxpress]

😂😂😂

[@CinoPORakaDjCino]

Crossfader is framed ... I think its hapeens this situation at least one time to all Djs!

[@The666opal111]

I NEED TO HEAR THAT GERMAN VERSION LULW

[@Alexx975]

Music market is so f.. ck up today... Ooooh yes, he is so right...

[@alanwisdom7777]

Encore une fois in Ibiza became encore un gram 😆😆my friend used to say 🤣

[@sergiocesterossanz6060]

Sub spanish please!!

[@muzikxpress]

Unfortunately I don’t speak Spanish; English / Dutch only.

[@MakeMagic]

Which video should I watch first.. ... Sash or Chicane? 😂

[@pauljackson112]

Encore une Fois was my first introduction to electronic music. I've been listening ever since 🍆

[@robertlund5694]

He's right about German words sounding shit in music!

[@muzikxpress]

Haha, but I do like "Jeanny" by Falco :D

[@damienglasse6351]

@@muzikxpress have you heard This Sven Vath track??? I Always really enjoyed German trance & techno ... oh & your Kai Tracid interviews were awesome!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6PEYXWdm5VnfKc

[@stevenreed8854]

I thought Sash was French

[@muzikxpress]

Haha nope! Germany ;-)

[@stevenreed8854]

@@muzikxpress fooled me haha and I thought it was one bloke not a group. Thank-you for these, interviews they really do bring back my Teenage years.

[@muzikxpress]

steven reed you are welcome!! glad you enjoy them, thank you!!

[@stanimirborov3765]

02:18 it became a hugeHit.. sounded like u put a S in front of the H xD

[@muzikxpress]

Haha noooo lol