Union Jack (band)
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Union Jack is a trance music
collaboration between Simon Berry and Claudio Giussani, a trance music producer from England
. The duo has focused on acid
and tech trance
and has been closely associated with the Platipus
record label, which was founded by Berry.
Disillusioned by the state of the early 90s music industry Berry and Giussani joined forces in 1993, firstly remixing Nicely’s "Away The Throttle Pedal Stop" before releasing their seminal debut single "Two Full Moons and A Trout". Their follow up single "Cactus" reinforced their reputation before their debut album There Will Be No Armageddon
. Enjoyable both at home and on the dance floor, it also contained their third single "Red Herring", which was a popular club song in the 90s. The band was referenced in the 1995 film Hackers
.
In 2008, after a 7-year hiatus, Union Jack (this time featuring new production partner Paul Brogden from POB/Seismic Records) recommenced with a career spanning live set at the Ultra Music Festival
, taking in all their classic cuts. Following the success of that live date the pair entered the studio to work on Pylon Pigs, Union Jack’s first new material in 11 years.
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
collaboration between Simon Berry and Claudio Giussani, a trance music producer from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The duo has focused on acid
Acid trance
Acid trance is a style of trance music that emerged in the late '80s early '90s focusing on utilising the acid sound. The trademark sound of "acid" is produced with a Roland TB-303 by playing a sequenced melody while altering the instrument's filter cutoff frequency, resonance, envelope modulation,...
and tech trance
Tech Trance
Tech Trance is a sub-genre within electronic dance music that draws upon the techno and trance genres as the name suggests.-History:Tech trance was pioneered by among others Oliver Lieb in the mid 1990's. Other early examples of tech trance producers are Humate, Chris Cowie and Marmion. Tech trance...
and has been closely associated with the Platipus
Platipus Records
Platipus Records was a popular trance music record label that was based in London, UK. It was founded in 1993 by Simon Berry. The early releases were almost exclusively limited to Berry's various projects, including Union Jack, Clanger, and Art of Trance...
record label, which was founded by Berry.
Disillusioned by the state of the early 90s music industry Berry and Giussani joined forces in 1993, firstly remixing Nicely’s "Away The Throttle Pedal Stop" before releasing their seminal debut single "Two Full Moons and A Trout". Their follow up single "Cactus" reinforced their reputation before their debut album There Will Be No Armageddon
There Will Be No Armageddon
There Will Be No Armageddon is an early acid trance album by Union Jack. The songs were composed in the early 90s and the album was released by Platipus Records in 1995. It was Union Jack's first studio album and first release on compact disk. It was released again in August 2001 by K7 Studio...
. Enjoyable both at home and on the dance floor, it also contained their third single "Red Herring", which was a popular club song in the 90s. The band was referenced in the 1995 film Hackers
Hackers (film)
Hackers is a 1995 American thriller film directed by Iain Softley and starring Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller, Renoly Santiago, Matthew Lillard, Lorraine Bracco and Fisher Stevens...
.
In 2008, after a 7-year hiatus, Union Jack (this time featuring new production partner Paul Brogden from POB/Seismic Records) recommenced with a career spanning live set at the Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival
Ultra Music Festival is an annual outdoor electronic music festival that occurs in March in the city of Miami usually during the annual Winter Music Conference. It is held in Downtown Miami in Bicentennial Park. It was a 1-day festival from 1999-2006, a 2-day festival from 2007-2010, and was a...
, taking in all their classic cuts. Following the success of that live date the pair entered the studio to work on Pylon Pigs, Union Jack’s first new material in 11 years.
Discography
- Two Full Moons & A Trout (CD, Rising High RecordsRising High RecordsRising High Records was a leading British record label, established in 1991, specializing in rave, techno and ambient chillout music. Founded by Caspar Pound, who had had chart success with a Homeboy, A Hippie and a Funky Dread, the label went on to be at the forefront of dance music in the 1990s,...
, 1994) - Red Herring (Remixes) (CD, Rising High RecordsRising High RecordsRising High Records was a leading British record label, established in 1991, specializing in rave, techno and ambient chillout music. Founded by Caspar Pound, who had had chart success with a Homeboy, A Hippie and a Funky Dread, the label went on to be at the forefront of dance music in the 1990s,...
, 1995) - There Will Be No ArmageddonThere Will Be No ArmageddonThere Will Be No Armageddon is an early acid trance album by Union Jack. The songs were composed in the early 90s and the album was released by Platipus Records in 1995. It was Union Jack's first studio album and first release on compact disk. It was released again in August 2001 by K7 Studio...
(CD, Platipus RecordsPlatipus RecordsPlatipus Records was a popular trance music record label that was based in London, UK. It was founded in 1993 by Simon Berry. The early releases were almost exclusively limited to Berry's various projects, including Union Jack, Clanger, and Art of Trance...
, 1995) - Cockroach / Yeti (CD, Platipus RecordsPlatipus RecordsPlatipus Records was a popular trance music record label that was based in London, UK. It was founded in 1993 by Simon Berry. The early releases were almost exclusively limited to Berry's various projects, including Union Jack, Clanger, and Art of Trance...
, 1997) - Pylon Pigs (CD, Platipus RecordsPlatipus RecordsPlatipus Records was a popular trance music record label that was based in London, UK. It was founded in 1993 by Simon Berry. The early releases were almost exclusively limited to Berry's various projects, including Union Jack, Clanger, and Art of Trance...
, 2009)