Silicon Dream | |
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Origin | Munich, Germany |
Genres | Italo disco, synthpop, House, Eurodance |
Years active | 1987–1995 |
Labels | Blow Up, Mega Records, JCI Records, Ariola, Key One[1] |
Members | Klaus Munzert |
Silicon Dream was a synthpop band formed by the German Klaus Munzert (born 14 July 1957) in 1987. Other prominent members were the dancers Angelo and Danny,[2] who featured on the band's music videos.
Inspired by bands such as Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode, the band came to life following Munzert's experimentations with samplers and his desire to have fun onstage dressed up, even though other people still managed to recognize him. The band's sound was similar to contemporary acts such as Off and 16 Bit, Silicon Dream performing live with the latter.[2]
Silicon Dream's most notable single was "Marcello The Mastroianni" which spent four weeks in the German top 20, peaking at No. 15 in September 1987.[3] The single also tied for No. 112 on the 1987 year end chart.[3] Another notable single "Ludwig Fun" released in 1989 merged acid house with classical music and spent several weeks in official German Top 75 singles chart by Media Control.
Time Machine | |
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Studio album by Silicon Dream | |
Released | 1988 |
Genre | Synthpop |
Label | Blow Up |
Producer | Klaus Munzert |
Time Machine was the only album released by the band in 1988. A concept album with the theme of time travel was released on LP and CD, the latter one including three extra tracks previously available on the corresponding single releases.
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Ludwig Fun | |
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Studio album by Silicon Dream | |
Released | 1990 |
Genre | Synthpop |
Label | Key One |
Producer | Klaus Munzert |
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Greatest Hits '87 - '95 | |
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Studio album by Silicon Dream | |
Released | 1995 |
Genre | Synthpop |
Label | Key One |
Producer | Klaus Munzert |
Released in 1995 due to the wishes of the record company.[2]
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During 1987 and 1988, Klaus Munzert also released singles under the names Departure, Manzerata and Mega. He considered them just additional acts to Silicon Dream, and he released only one or two singles under these names.[2]