Sven Väth is a Frankfurt-based DJ

Disc jockey

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 who has produced an extensive range of work since his career began in 1982. From 1985, he was part of the band OFF (acronym for Organization for Fun) which released the hit "Electrica Salsa

Electrica Salsa

"Electrica Salsa", also entitled "Electrica Salsa " is a 1987 song recorded by German DJ and singer Sven Väth under the pseudonym of OFF. It was the first single from his album Organisation for Fun on which it appears as fourth track in its single version and as 14th track in the PWL remix...

" in 1986. He was also one of the founders of trance music

Trance music

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 labels Harthouse

Harthouse

Harthouse is a German record label specializing in techno music. The label has been responsible for many success stories in the electronic world including Oliver Lieb, Eternal Basement, Hardfloor, Sven Väth and Koxbox....

 and the now-defunct Eye Q

Eye Q

Eye Q was a record label founded in 1990 by Sven Väth, Matthias Hoffmann and Heinz Roth. It was based in Offenbach, Germany, specialized in trance music and greatly influenced the Sound of Frankfurt...

, as well as being among the first DJs to play trance records. In 1995 Mixmag

Mixmag

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rated his album Accident in Paradise

Accident in Paradise

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one of the top-50 dance albums of all time; although the title track is a fast techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 piece, the rest is far more sedate, such as the track "Coda," which features merely a flute

Flute

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 and a harpsichord

Harpsichord

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Väth is also known as "RU Ready" and "Sam Vision". He has been a member of the groups 16 Bit, Astral Pilot, Barbarella, the Essence of Nature, Metal Master, Metal Masters, Mosaic, and Off. Today he is the owner of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH, which contains his Label, Cocoon Recordings

Cocoon Recordings

Cocoon Recordings is a record label founded in 2000 and operated by DJ and electronic music producer Sven Väth. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Cocoon is a division of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH....

. He is also a shareholder of the Cocoon Club in Frankfurt.

Sven Väth is mentioned in the song Hyper Hyper

Hyper Hyper

"Hyper Hyper" is a single released by the German band Scooter, taken from their 1995 debut album ...and the Beat Goes On!. It came in three versions: two of the versions had the same track listings, but different covers...

 by German hard dance

Hard dance

Hard Dance is an umbrella term that refers to a group of Hard electronic dance genres which aren't hard enough to be classified as hardcore. The term usually includes genres such as Hard House, Hard NRG, Hard Trance, and Hardstyle...

 band Scooter

Scooter (band)

Scooter are a German hard dance band founded in Hamburg, who have sold over 25 million records and earned over 80 gold and platinum awards. Scooter are considered the most successful single-record German act with 23 top ten hits. The band is currently composed of members H.P. Baxxter, Rick J....

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Albums

• Accident in Paradise
  Accident in Paradise
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  (Eye Q, 1992) (Warner Bros. Records, 1993, U.S.)
• The Harlequin, the Robot, and the Ballet Dancer (Eye Q, 1994) (Warner Bros. Records, 1995, U.S.)
• Der Kalte Finger (Eye Q, 1996; collaboration with B-Zet)
• Fusion (Virgin Records, 1998)
• Six in the Mix (The Fusion Remix Collection '99) (Virgin Records, 1999)
• Contact (Ultra Records, 2000) (also released on Virgin Records)
• Retrospective 1990-1997 (single disc version) (WEA Records, 2000)
• Retrospective 1990-1997 (two disc version) (Club Culture, 2000) (also released on Warner Music in Japan
  Japan
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• Fire (Virgin Records, 2002)
• Allan Gauch (Virgin Records 1997-2002)
• DC's Hand Picked Mix Tape
• Fire Works (remixes of tracks from Fire) (Virgin Records, 2003)
• Sound of The First Season (One Disc Version 2000)
• Sound of The Second Season (Two Disc Version 2001)
• Sound of The Third Season (One Disc Version 2002)
• Sound of The Fourth Season (Two Disc Version 2003)
• Sound of The Fifth Season (One Disc Version 2004)
• Sound of The Sixth Season (Two Disc Version 2005)
• Sound of The Seventh Season (Two Disc Version 2006)
• Sound of The Eighth Season (Two Disc Version 2007)
• Sound of The Ninth Season (Two Disc Version 2008)
• Sound of The Tenth Season (Two Disc Version 2009)
• Sound of The Eleventh Season (Two Disc Version 2010)

Singles

• "L'Esperanza" #5 Hot Dance Club Play
  Hot Dance Club Play
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  ; #63 UK (1993)
• "Ritual of Life" (Eye Q, 1993)
• "Ballet-Fusion" (Eye Q, 1994)
• "Fusion - Scorpio's Movement" (Virgin Records, 1997)
• "Breakthrough" (Virgin Records, 1998)
• "Face It" (Virgin Records, 1998)
• "Omen A.M." (Virgin Records, 1998)
• "Schubdüse" (Virgin Records, 1998)
• "Sounds Control Your Mind" (Virgin Records, 1998)
• "Augenblick" (Virgin Records, 1999)
• "Dein Schweiss" (Virgin Records, 1999)
• "Discophon" (Virgin Records, 1999)
• "Barbarella" (remix) (Club Culture, 2000)
• "L'Esperanza" (remix) (Club Culture, 2000)
• "My Name is Barbarella" (Code Blue, 2000)
• "Je t'aime... moi non plus
  Je t'aime... moi non plus
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  " (featuring Miss Kittin
  Miss Kittin
  Miss Kittin is an electronic music DJ, vocalist, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy...
  
  ) / Design Music (Virgin Records, 2001)
• "Strahlemann Und Söhne" (remix) (Virgin Records, 2001)
• "Mind Games" (Virgin Records, 2002)
• "Set My Heart on Fire" (Virgin Records, 2002)
• "Komm" (Cocoon Recordings, 2005)
• "Spring Love" (Datapunk, 2006)
• "The Beauty and The Beast" (Cocoon Records 2008)

External links

• Official Website
• Biography of Sven Väth at DJguide.nl