Charlie Lownoise & Mental Theo are a DJ duo from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. They are best known for their successful happy hardcore

Happy hardcore

Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...

 songs, but have also produced gabber

Gabber

Gabber , is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. "Gabber" is a slang word of Yiddish origin that means "mate", "buddy" or "friend"....

 records.

History

Charlie Lownoise was born Ramon Roelofs on June 16, 1968 in The Hague

The Hague

The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

 in South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

 and was later member of Starsplash. Mental Theo was born Theo Nabuurs on February 14, 1965 in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant

North Brabant

North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

. Their more popular tracks include "Wonderful Days" (which samples lyrics Help Get Me Some Help by Tony Ronald), "Stars" and "Live At London".

EPs

• "Blast E.P." (1993) - Master Maximum Records
• "Tears E.P." (1993) - Master Maximum Records
• "Party EP" (1996) - Master Maximum Trance Traxx

Singles

• "Flight To Frankfurt" (1993) - Master Maximum Records
• "Holland" (1993) - Master Maximum Records
• "Tiroler Kaboemsch" (1993) - Total Recall
• "The Bird" (1993)- Hard Stuff Records
• "Kiss The Ground" (1994) - Master Maximum Records
• "Live At London" (1994) - Master Maximum Records
• "Wonderfull Days" (1994) - Polydor
• "Stars" (1995) - Urban
• "The Bird" (1995) - ZYX Music
• "This Christmas" (1995) - Urban
• "Together In Wonderland" (1995) - Polydor
• "Fantasy World" (1996) - Polydor
• "Hardcore Feelings" (1996) - Polydor
• "Fantasy World / Stars" (1996) - Polydor
• "In The Mix" (1996) - Warner Special Marketing GmbH
• "Party" (1996) - Urban
• "Streetkids" (1996) - Urban
• "Your Smile" (1996) - Polydor
• "Just Can't Get Enough" (1997) - Polydor
• "Next 2 Me" (1998) - Polydor
• "Girls" (2000) - Polydor
• "Wonderful Days" (2001) - Kontor Records
• "Wonderfull Days / Is There Anybody Out There" (2001) - Bang On!
• "Speedcity Megamix" (2004) - BMG (Netherlands)
• "All I Wanna Do Is F*ck With The DJ" (2007) - Master Maximum Records
• "DJ Fuck / Tiroler Kaboemsch / Ultimate Sextrack / Verrotted" (2007) - VIP Records
• "Live At London / 1,2,3 for Germany / The Bird / Rebel" (2007) - VIP Records
• "Wonderful Days 2.08" (2007) - Master Maximum Records
• "Wonderfull Days / Wonderfull Days / Motherfuck / Speedcity" (2007) - VIP Records

Albums

• "Charlottenburg" (1995) - Urban
• "Old School Hardcore" (1996) - Polydor
• "On Air" (1996) - Polydor
• "Thank You Ravers" (CD + DVD) (2005) - EMI Music (Netherlands)
• "Speedcity - The Greatest Hits" (2006) - Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands)

Compilations

• "Kiss Your Sweet Ears Goodbye!!" (1998) - Master Maximum Records
• "Speedcity" (2xCD + DVD) (2003) - BMG (Netherlands)

External links

• Website Charly Lownoise
• Website Mental Theo
• Discogs Profile
• Charly Lownoise at Discogs.com
• Mental Theo on Discogs.com