Sash!
| SASH! | |
|---|---|
 Sascha Lappessen on S4!Sash! album cover | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Electronic dance music (EDM) |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Hard2Beat, Tokapi, Mighty |
| Associated acts | Tokapi Stunt (music act) |
| Website | www.sashworld.com |
| Members |
Sascha Lappessen Ralf Kappmeier Thomas Ludke |
SASH! is a German DJ/production team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970) who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke.[1] They have sold over 22 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards. In the UK, their first four hit singles incorporated vocals in different languages (French, Spanish, English and Italian).[1]
Musical career
1995-1997: Formation and It's My Life – The Album
Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke, and Ralf Kappmeier created SASH! in 1995. The previous year, the three had worked together, under the name of Careca, to produce a piece called "Indian Rave." In 1996, SASH! released "It's My Life", which became a European club hit. In 1997, with Sabine Ohmes as the singer, SASH! released "Encore Une Fois". It reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] as well as reaching the top 10 of five countries' singles charts and the top 20 of seven countries' singles charts.
In the same year, SASH! produced "Ecuador", and "Stay", which both also reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] In 1998, SASH! released the first single from his second album, "La Primavera", which reached #3 in the UK, "Mysterious Times", which reached #2, and "Move Mania", which reached #8. The following year, "Colour the World" reached #15.
Discography
1998-1999: Life Goes On
In 1998, the group's second album, Life Goes On, was released and contained the singles "La Primavera" and their fourth UK #2 Mysterious Times.
2000: Trilenium
In 1999, SASH! released "Adelante", the first single from album Trilenium.
2000: Encore Une Fois – The Greatest Hits
Encore Une Fois – The Greatest Hits is the group's fourth album and was released on 30 October 2000.
2002: S4! SASH!
In 2002 SASH! released the song "Ganbareh", which means "go for it". The song "Run" with Boy George was the next single release, with the new album released thereafter. The third single from the album S4SASH! was "I Believe", which featured TJ Davis, and was released in 2003.
2007: 10th Anniversary
10th Anniversary is the sixth album by German DJ SASH!. It includes 16 singles, a reloaded version of Ecuador, previously unreleased songs, plus a bonus DVD including videoclips to all the songs from the album.
2008: The Best Of
After fifteen years, all singles were released on one album, SASH! - Best Of. The album contained two unreleased songs. A new song called "Raindrops" reached #9 in the UK charts.