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Traveller (Album) by York

Artist Biography For York

Www.Planetlove-Records.Com // Www.Facebook.Com/YorkMusic // Www.Soundcloud.Com/york-Music // Www.Twitter.Com/Yorkmusic1 // York Is An German Electronical Music Duo Founded In 1997 By Brothers Torsten Stenzel & Jörg Stenzel. Producing Trance Downtempo And House Their Productions Are Know For Catchy Guitar Hooks And Delicate Dance Textures. Torsten Stenzel Began His Musical Career Early In His Childhood Learning The Piano From The Tender Age Of 5 When He Began His Classical Training. Until The Age Of 18 Classical Music And Theory Were His Life Even Playing The Church Organ In His Home Town For 2 Years. In The Early 90's His Orientation Changed And He Discovered The Rapidly Growing Techno/house Movement. Little By Little He Put Together His Own Studio And Combined Parts Of His Own Musical Production Skills Under The Broad Control Of Classical Theory. Torsten Is Currently One Of The Hottest And Most In Demand Producers In Germany Having Worked With The Likes Of Tina Turner Jennifer Paige All Saints Moby Tarja Turunen Faithless Vanessa Mae Chris Rea ATB Rick Nowels Rob Davis And Nadja Benaissa. With 20 Years Of Production Experience And Several Gold & Platinum Awards The 'Echo' Nomination And 3 Million Sold Records Torsten Stenzel Is Without A Doubt A 'Master Of Club And Dancemusic'. Jörg Stenzel Has Since The Age Of 11 Been Interested In Stringed Instruments The Guitar In Particular And Characteristic Of Great Guitarists Such As Hendrix And Santana. He Has Become An Outstanding Contributor In The Studio And In 1997 While He Was Busy With Ideas To Combine Guitar Anthems With Current House And Trance Grooves Torsten Joined Him With His Own Ideas And 'YORK' Was Born. Jörg's Very Talented Guitar Skills Are Still Today Widly Respected Within The Dance Scene. Furthermore Considered The Key Elements Of Several 'York' Productions. The York Discography Includes Work With Roger Shah ATB Schiller Taucher Dj Sakin & Friends Etc.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Traveller

Including “Traveller” York Has Finished Four Studio Albums. It Took Him Three Years To Finish This Double-Album That Features 20 New Songs. Like His Previous Album “Islanders” It Has Completely Produced Entirely On The Caribbean Island Of Antigua. Traveller Has More Collaborations On It Then The Previous Album But Also Features A Chill Out Side Along With A Danceable Side. The ‘Chilled’ Part Of The Album Starts With A Beautiful Song Called “How Did I Fall In Love?” That He Wrote With Nathan Red And Kim Sanders Who Is Well Known Through Her Appearances With Schiller And ‘The Voice’ In Germany. The Song Has A Very Deep Guitar Line And Kim´s Vocals Give You Instant Goosebumps. The Second Song On The Chilled Section Is Called “Salty Belle” And Features The Chill Out Producers R.I.B. & Seven24. This Track Was Inspired By York´s Boat Called Salty Belle And His Travels With Her All Through The Caribbean. If You Close Your Eyes And Listen You Will Find Yourself Swaying Over The Waves. “My Ship” Is Another Collaboration With Ginger Mackenzie. Back In 2002 She Delivered The Vocals On The Remix Of “The Awakening” And “Angels Will Help You” Taken From The First And Second York Artist Albums. Since Jörg Didn't Play All The Guitars On The Album Torsten Featured Him On The Most Important Songs With Amazing Guitar Parts. On The Song “Burning Flame” He Plays A Solo That Will Grab Your Heart A Fusion Of Pink Floyd With A Chill-Out Twist. Along With French Artist Ferry Tayle York Produced The Beautiful Song “Under The Stars” That Also Features Asheni With Her Soft And Melancholic Vocals. She Had Also Sung “Iceflowers” An Alluring Tune That Got Recognition Through The French Buddha Bar Compilation Series. York’s Style Is Mainly To Be Found In The World Of Minor Keys. When He Writes A Song You Never Find Too Many Major Chords. The Essence Of The Project Is Melancholy And Thoughtful Without Being Too Dark. With “Rank 1” He Made A Very Nice Tune Called “This World Is So Amazing” Featuring An Acoustic Guitar. By The Way All Guitars On This Album And Also Many Basslines And Other Instruments Are Real Instruments And No Plugins. York Thinks They Have A Different Feeling. On “Oceanica” He Collaborated With The Chillout Newcomers ‘Mysticage’ And The Result Is A Deep Chillout Track With A Cool Groove And An Amazing Guitar Riff. He Had Mike Oldfield In Mind When He Mixed This Song. Mike Oldfield Sometimes Uses The Same Phrases For The Guitar And Bassline An Interesting Element That York Also Borrows. On “Once Upon A Time” You Can Hear A Little Girl Talking - His Second Daughter Leila. On This Very Positive Song The Idea Was That This World Should Be A Better Place. He Collaborated On This Track With The Uplifting Trance Producer ‘Dreamy’. A Very Special Song Is “The Horizon Of Mars” The Original Version Was Composed By Anthya From Italy. York Heard It And Was Blown Away By The Beauty Of This Song That Could Be The Soundtrack Of A Movie. He Recorded Guitars For It And Produced The Song For The Album. The Track “Crusin” Will Give You Exactly That Feeling Crusing With An Convertible On The Pacific Ocean Highway. York Is Quite Often In Los Angeles And This Song Is Definitely Inspired By The City Of Angels. “Nothing Is Over” Started As A Jam Session With The Guitar Player Carlos Bridge And His Friend Shervine Who Plays The Bassline. The Result Is A Super Groovy Song That Develops Beautifully Over A Couple Of Minutes. York Layered The Acoustic Guitars Into A Spheric Chill Out Atmosphere. The Last Song On The “Chilled” Side Is A Jazz Version Of “With You” That He Previously Released On His Label Planet Love Records As A Club Track. Alexander K.G Klaus Delivered The Vocals Who Has Had Releases With ‘Lange’ From The UK. His Effortless Vocal Performance Has This Indie Feeling That York Loves A Lot. Stylistically York ‘travels’ Through Various Musical Styles And Takes Whatever He Likes From Different Genres. This Is Not Just A Trance Album Or A Chillout Album. There Is Also House Music Balearic On It And Even Reggae. “Moving In The Shadows”. With Nathan Red And Doris Pearson Is The First More Dance-Orientated Tune. Doris Pearson Was A Big Star In The 80’s With Her Band ‘5 Star’. Torsten´s Friend And Co-Writer Of This Song Adrian Zagoritis Introduced Them And Recorded The Vocals For It In His London Studio. The Second Song “Lilileaf Ladybell” Was Released End Of Last Year On Planet Love Records. This Track Is Very Important For York It Has That Typical Amazing Guitar Hook This Time Combined With A Progressive Trance Beat. He Produced This Song In Collaboration With His Friend Marco Torrance From Germany. “Seaborne” Again Picks Water As Its Element. Someone Very Special Performs The Vocals His First Daughter Jamie Lou. Jamie Is An Rising Star As A Singer And You Are Guaranteed To Hear More From Her In The Future. His Friend Steve Brian Supported Him On This Tune With Production Elements When He Visited Him In Antigua. “Bayette” Has The Outstanding Vocals By Tumi Thusi From South Africa. This Song Has A Very Tribal Groove Takes You Straight To The Black Continent. In The Breakdown The Strings And Flutes Turn It Into Pure Emotion. With ATB He Released Already “Back To You” The Song Was Also On ATB´s Last Album Contact And His Version Features The American Singer ‘Jes’ Whereas York’s Version Is Instrumental But Has A Lead Guitar In It That Took Over Jes´s Parts. On Youtube You Will Also Find A Video Of The Track That York Shot And Produced By Himself. “Kings & Queens” Is A Collaboration With His Old Friends Taucher And Ayla. But York Chooses To Put This Stoneface & Terminal Remix On The Album Because He Likes It Better Then The Original Version. Again With Nathan Red He Created The Song “Feels Like Heaven” That Has A Super Strong Trance Meets 80’s Vibe. The Vocals Are From The Miami Based Singer ‘Scar” York Knows Him From Writing Sessions For Other Artists And Invited Him To His Antigua Studio. The Song Is Inspired By The Outbreak Of The Volcano Surfrir On The Neighbouring Island Of Montserrat. When The Pyroglastic Cloud Destroyed The Island Everybody Had To Leave In A Hurry. Just A Couple Of Robbers Came Back By Boat And Robbed All The Banks.Even Today The FBI Finds Dollar Bills From That Robbery All Over The World But They Never Found The Guys Who Did It. An Unknown Story. With Alexander Klaus He Collaborated Already This Time He Delivered The Vocals For “Greyhound” A Track That He Made With Chola. It Is Maybe One Of The Strongest Club Tunes On That Album. Then The Album Breaks Down And “What Are We Waiting For” Gets Introduced With The Piano Interlude. The Last Track Called “We Are” That York Produced Together With Justin ‘Jus Bus’ Nation And The Newcomer Singer ‘Arlen’ That Was Born In Antigua. His Unbelievable Soulful Voice Will Get You.