Celebrate the Nun

German synth-pop band

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Celebrate the Nun

H. P. Baxxter

Background information
Origin| Hanover, West Germany
Genres| Synth-pop
Years active| 1986–1992
Labels| Westside Music
EMI Electrola
Metronome
Enigma Records
C47 Digital
A45 Music
Twenty Ten Music
Members| H.P. Baxxter
Rick J. Jordan
Britt Maxime
Slin Tompson

Celebrate the Nun was a German synth-pop band founded by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Britt Maxime (sister of H.P.) and Slin Tompson (Nils Enghusen, formerly with The P.O.X.[1]) in 1986; members of the band would eventually form Scooter.

## Biography

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The band released its first album Meanwhile in 1989. Their debut single "Ordinary Town" became a minor hit. However, their second single "Will You Be There" reached number five on the Billboard Dance Play chart on 23 June 1990. Their third single "She's a Secretary" peaked at number twelve on 8 December on the same chart. Slin Tompson left the band in 1990 to start a solo project. In 1991, the band released its second album Continuous, but this was less successful due to a decline in the popularity of synthpop. Because of this, the group disbanded in 1992. Soon afterwards, H.P. Baxxter and Rick J. Jordan teamed up with Baxxter's cousin Ferris Bueller to form Scooter. They had asked Britt to join the band as female vocalist, but she declined due to wanting to take a break from music. This would fall to Rick's wife Nikki instead. Scooter had originally been envisioned as a short-term project but when their second single "Hyper Hyper" became a hit, it was decided that they would be a full-time band.[citation needed]

## Legacy

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In 1998, Slin Tompson "reformed" the group as Celebrate the None with Phoen X and Skye Burns.[2] He also teaches drums at the music school Fit in Music in Garbsen.[3]

Out of print for years, Celebrate the Nun's entire discography was made available on iTunes in 2009. This includes all remixes that had previously appeared on singles. In addition, Slin Tompson made two of his private recordings available on his website, these being the band's early demo tape, and a live show from 1987.[citation needed]

Baxxter and Jordan have occasionally been asked about their new wave past in interviews. Baxxter in particular remembers this period fondly, but acknowledges that the band needed to pursue more modern dance music in order to remain relevant. Scooter have occasionally done songs in a similar style to Celebrate the Nun, an example being their cover of the Chameleons' "Second Skin", from their album Under the Radar Over the Top. The "Dark Side" bonus disc that appears with the limited edition of that album was also acknowledged as a reference to this period.[citation needed]

## Members

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* H.P. Baxxter – lead vocals, guitar (1986–1992)
* Rick J. Jordan – keyboards (1986–1992)
* Britt Maxime – vocals, electronic drum, keyboards (1986–1992)
* Slin Tompson – drums, percussion, keyboards (1986–1990)

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Meanwhile (1989)
* Continuous (1991)

### Singles

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* "Ordinary Town" (1988)
* "Will You Be There" (1989)
* "She's a Secretary" (1990)
* "Patience" (1991)
* "You Make Me Wonder" (1991)

### Official bootlegs

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* Live 1987 @ Hanover Capitol
* Unreleased Songs & Side Projects (the band's demo tape and other tracks)

## Bibliography

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Matthias Blazek: Das niedersächsische Bandkompendium 1963–2003 – Daten und Fakten von 100 Rockgruppen aus Niedersachsen. Celle 2006, pp. 34–35 ISBN 978-3-00-018947-0

## References

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1. ^ fitinmusic.de Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine: Nils Enghusen profile: "Mit 15 gründete er 'The P.O.X'." (engl.: At the age of 15 he formed P.O.X.)
2. ^ Celebrate the None discography at Discogs
3. ^ "Fit in Music", Garbsen music school Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

## External links

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* Official website
* Celebrate the Nun discography at Discogs
* Biography at AllMusic
* Profile at Last.fm

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Scooter

* H. P. Baxxter
* Marc Blou
* Jay Frog
* Jens Thele

* Rick J. Jordan
* Phil Speiser

Studio albums|

* ... and the Beat Goes On!
* Our Happy Hardcore
* Wicked!
* Age of Love
* No Time to Chill
* Back to the Heavyweight Jam
* Sheffield
* We Bring the Noise!
* The Stadium Techno Experience
* Mind the Gap
* Who's Got the Last Laugh Now?
* The Ultimate Aural Orgasm
* Jumping All Over the World
* Under the Radar Over the Top
* The Big Mash Up
* Music for a Big Night Out
* The Fifth Chapter
* Ace
* Scooter Forever
* God Save the Rave
* Open Your Mind and Your Trousers

Live albums|

* Encore: Live and Direct
* Live: Selected Songs of the 10th Anniversary Concert at Docks, Hamburg
* Excess All Areas
* Live in Hamburg
* I Want You to Stream!

Compilations|

* Rough and Tough and Dangerous – The Singles 94/98
* Push the Beat for This Jam (The Second Chapter)
* 24 Carat Gold
* 20 Years of Hardcore
* 100% Scooter – 25 Years Wild & Wicked

Singles|

* "Hyper Hyper"
* "Move Your Ass!"
* "Friends"
* "Endless Summer"
* "Back in the U.K."
* "Let Me Be Your Valentine"
* "Rebel Yell"
* "I'm Raving"
* "Break It Up"
* "Fire"
* "The Age of Love"
* "No Fate"
* "How Much Is the Fish?"
* "We Are the Greatest"/"I Was Made for Lovin' You"
* "Call Me Mañana"
* "Faster Harder Scooter"
* "Fuck the Millennium"
* "I'm Your Pusher"
* "She's the Sun"
* "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)"
* "Aiii Shot the DJ"
* "Ramp! (The Logical Song)"
* "Nessaja"
* "Weekend!"
* "The Night"
* "Maria (I Like It Loud)"
* "Jigga Jigga!"
* "Shake That!"
* "One (Always Hardcore)"
* "Suavemente"
* "Hello! (Good to Be Back)"
* "Apache Rocks the Bottom!"
* "Behind the Cow"
* "Lass uns tanzen"
* "The Question Is What Is the Question?"
* "And No Matches"
* "Jumping All Over the World"
* "I'm Lonely"
* "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
* "J'adore Hardcore"
* "Ti sento"
* "The Sound Above My Hair"
* "Stuck on Replay"
* "Friends Turbo"
* "The Only One"
* "David Doesn't Eat"
* "C'est Bleu"
* "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)"
* "4 AM"
* "Army of Hardcore"
* "Bigroom Blitz"
* "Today"
* "Bora! Bora! Bora!"

Other articles|

* Discography
* Celebrate the Nun
* "Love Message"

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* ISNI
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* United States

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