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They have released twelve albums and more than two dozen singles since their first single release “Sunrise” in 1997.Table of ContentsHistory[edit]The Singles[edit]So80s[edit]Current and past activities[edit]Discography[edit]Albums[edit]As Blank & Jones[edit]Production for other artists[edit]Singles[edit]Remixes[edit]Compilations and DJ Mixes[edit]So80s series complications[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]Piet Blank, who became interested in music after purchasing his first record “Kids in America” by Kim Wilde, had his first experience spinning a record on a turntable at age 16. Ren\u00e9 Runge, who resides in D\u00fcsseldorf and who is better known as Jaspa Jones, had his first experience as a DJ at age 19.[1] Together with help from Andy Kaufhold, they formed the trance production team Piet Blank & Jaspa Jones (which would later become simply Blank & Jones) after meeting at the Popkomm music conference.[2]Even though they had been together for a few years, they did not release their first single, “Sunrise”, until 1997. Their first album, In the Mix, was a studio production that came out in 1999. As of 2008, thirteen of their singles have made it into the German Top 50, and three into the Top 20. Each album made the Top 50, including two which reached the Top Ten.Blank & Jones have teamed up with Robert Smith from The Cure, Anne Clark, Sarah McLachlan, Claudia Br\u00fccken from (Propaganda), Pet Shop Boys, and Delerium. They have also contributed to the Caf\u00e9 del Mar compilation series and produced their own chill-out albums, Relax, Relax (Edition 2), Relax (Edition 3), Relax (Edition 4), Relax (Edition 5), Relax (Edition 6) and Relax (Edition 7).They released a single entitled “Miracle Cure” on May 30, 2008, off their new studio album The Logic of Pleasure which is a collaboration with New Order’s frontman Bernard Sumner. This collaboration was realised with the help of renowned Berlin based record producer Mark Reeder who is a long term friend of Sumner’s. Blank & Jones invited Reeder to remix “Miracle Cure” and this in turn, brought about their collaboration with him and a new project was conceived. This resulted in Reeder completely reworking most of the Blank & Jones vocal tracks for the successful and highly acclaimed 2009 album “Reordered”.[3]In 2012, they produced a new album for the German 80’s superstar Sandra called Stay in Touch.[4][5]The Singles[edit]In 2006 Blank & Jones and their long-standing production colleague Andy Kaufhold collated their finest material on one release, The Singles, which also included two new tracks:We felt the time had come to put all our singles together on one CD, we preferred to see it as one step along the way, rather than a mere retrospective. A little breather before we moved onto new pastures\u00a0… Our aim was to retain the flair of each original track. We wanted them to sound just as they did when we made them, but clearer, in the same way as one restores a painting. You don’t paint it from scratch, you just bring out the colours again.[6]The album was also released in Limited Edition format, in which The Singles are complemented by a DVD, bringing together all Blank & Jones videos on one disc for the first time. The videos feature people such as Estella Warren and Til Schweiger in “Beyond Time”, the latter having also directed the clip. The DVD was produced and designed by Thomas Jahn, scriptwriter and director of “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” and also responsible for “The Hardest Heart”, “Mind of the Wonderful”, “Perfect Silence” and “Desire”. The video for the single “Catch” was directed by Conchita Soares and Toni Froschhammer which features TV actress Nadine Warmuth.So80s[edit]From 2009 to 2019 they curated a series of compilation albums featuring 80’s music called So80s. The series had 24 volumes. In 2011, they curated So80s Presents Kajagoogoo.[7] In 2012, they curated So80s albums featuring Falco[8] and Sandra.[4] In 2014, they curated So80s presents Alphaville.[9]Current and past activities[edit]The chart success of Blank & Jones is partially based on their club-gigs, radio shows and other live-performances including events such as Love Parade, StreetParade and Mayday. The success is further boosted by their activeness as moderators on Eins Live-TV and by being the Co-host on Viva-Clubrotation.[1]When asked about the key to their success, their response is:We do everything digitally, on the basis of Final Scratch, which allows us to use our own edits and mixes, nothing comes straight from tape. Every set we play is unique, not only sound-wise but also in terms of what we play and how we play it. Roughly 60% of our set consists of our own repertoire, as where better to present our own material than via the DJ decks.[6]Blank & Jones perform at major festivals and raves in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia. They also travel further afield on a regular basis, to Canada, Mexico, South America and Australia.Piet Blank is also the host of the Club Mix that is aired on international flights by Lufthansa, where he hosts a two-hour radio show that shows different artists such as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Fritz Kalkbrenner. The show is hosted in German as well as in English.Discography[edit]Albums[edit]As Blank & Jones[edit]1999: In da Mix2000: DJ Culture (Limited edition with 2 CDs. Disc 2 includes bonus tracks and The Nightfly video)2001: Nightclubbing (Limited edition with 2 CDs including ambient tracks)2002: Substance (Limited with 2 CDs and bonus tracks)2003: Relax (Limited edition in a different package)2004: Monument (Limited edition with 2 CDs including bonus tracks)2005: Relax Edition 2 (2 CDs) (Limited edition includes bonus tracks)2006: The Singles (Limited edition includes DVD with singles clips and some bonus)2007: Relax Edition 3 (2 CDs)2008: The Logic of Pleasure2009: Relax Edition 4 (2 CDs)2009: Eat Raw for Breakfast2009: Reordered (Blank & Jones, Mark Reeder)2010: Relax Edition 5 (2 CDs)2010: Chilltronica No 22011: Relax Edition Six2012: Relax Edition Seven2012: Relax-Jazzed (Blank & Jones album in cooperation with Julian and Roman Wasserfuhr)2013: Relax – A Decade 2003-2013 – Remixed & Mixed2013: Relax – The Best of A Decade 2003-20132014: Relax Edition Eight2015: Relax Edition Nine2016: Milchbar Seaside Season 82016: DOM2017: #WhatWeDoAtNight2017: Relax Edition 102017: Chilltronica No.6 2018: Milchbar Seaside Season 102018: Relax Edition 112020: Milchbar Seaside Season 122021: Milchbar Seaside Season 13Production for other artists[edit]Singles[edit]Sunrise (1997)Heartbeat (1998)Flying to The Moon (1998)Cream (1999) (UK #24[10] and #1 in Dance Charts)After Love (1999) (UK #57)[10]The Nightfly (2000) (UK #55)[10]DJ Culture (2000)Sound of Machines (Released in Italy and Netherlands as Single) (2000)Beyond Time (2000) (UK #53)[10]DJs, Fans & Freaks (D.F.F.) (2001) (UK #45)[10]Nightclubbing (2001)Desire (2002) (Germany #10)Watching the Waves (2002)Suburban Hell (2002) (Released only in Vinyls)The Hardest Heart (feat. Anne Clark) (2002) (Germany #2 In EuroHits Charts \/ UK # 3 In British Euroscene Singles \/ Costa Rica # 5 Top 20 Hits Radio \/ Guatemala #2 Los 10 M\u00e1s Buscados Radio Infinita )A Forest (Feat. Robert Smith) (2003) (Australia #97[11] )Summer Sun (2003) (Released only in Vinyls)Mind of the Wonderful (feat. Elles de Graaf) (2004)Perfect Silence (feat. Bobo) (2004)Revealed (with Steve Kilbey) (2005) (#3 Guatemalan Charts)Catch (Vocals by Elles de Graaf) (2006)Sound of Machines 2006 (2006)Miracle Cure (2008) (#90 Germany)California Sunset (2008)Where You Belong (feat. Bobo) (2008)Relax (Your Mind) (feat. Jason Caesar) (2009)Lazy Life (feat. Jason Caesar) (2009)Miracle Man (with Cathy Battistessa) (2010)Pura Vida (with Jason Caesar) (2011)April (2016)Remixes[edit]1998Basic Connection \u2013 Angel (Don’t Cry) (Blank & Jones Remix)Sash! \u2013 La Primavera (Blank & Jones Mix)Syntone \u2013 Heal My World (Blank & Jones Mix)Dario G \u2013 Sunmachine (Blank & Jones Mix)Humate \u2013 Love Stimulation (Blank & Jones Mix)United Deejays \u2013 Too Much Rain (Blank & Jones vs. Gorgeous Mix)Dune \u2013 Electric heaven (Blank & Jones Club Cut)Yello vs Hardfloor \u2013 Vicious Games (Blank & Jones Mix)1999Liquid Love \u2013 Sweet Harmony (Blank & Jones Mix)Mauro Picotto \u2013 Iguana (Blank & Jones Remix)Storm \u2013 Love is here to stay (Blank & Jones Mix)2001Perpetuous Dreamer \u2013 The Sound of Goodbye (Blank & Jones Mix)Fragma \u2013 You are Alive (Blank & Jones Remix)Die \u00c4rzte \u2013 Rock’n Roll \u00dcbermensch (Blank & Jones Mix)20022003Pet Shop Boys \u2013 Love Comes Quickly (Blank & Jones 2003 mix)RMB \u2013 Beauty of Simplicity (Blank & Jones Retouch)RMB \u2013 ReReality (Blank & Jones Remix)Wolfsheim \u2013 Wundervoll (Blank & Jones Remix)Evolution feat. Jayn Hanna \u2013 Walking on Fire (Blank & Jones Remix)Chicane \u2013 Love on the Run (Blank & Jones Dub Remix)Chicane \u2013 Love on the Run (Blank & Jones Remix)2004Blank & Jones \u2013 The Blue Sky (2004 Update)2006Blank & Jones \u2013 The Nightfly (WMC 06 Retouch)2007Delerium \u2013 Lost & Found (Blank & Jones Radio Mix)Delerium \u2013 Lost & Found (Blank & Jones Late Night Mix)Delerium \u2013 Lost & Found (Blank & Jones Electrofied Mix)200920102011Medina – Gutter (Blank & Jones Club Remix)Medina – Gutter (Blank & Jones Radio Edit)Medina – Gutter (Blank & Jones Dub)Compilations and DJ Mixes[edit]Trance Mix USA vol. 2 (2001) (Released in US)The Mix volume 1 (2 CDs) (2002)The Mix volume 2 (2 CDs) (2003)The Mix volume 3 (2 CDs) (2004)Peaktime 5 (2 CDs**) (2005) (Released in Australia) **CD 2 Is the album DJ CulturePosh Trance (2008)Milchbar Seaside Season, Vol. 02 (2010)RMX – Superstars remixed by Superstars (2011)So80s series complications[edit]References[edit]^ a b “Blank_&_Jones_Biography_on_Laut.de”.laut.de.^ “Blank_&_Jones_Biography_on_Billboard”.billboard.com.^ Mark Reeder- The Godfather 12-10-2009 Archived 2010-06-27 at the Wayback Machine.electronicbeats.net.^ a b c “Was macht Sandra? Das musikalische Comeback der 80er-Jahre Ikone”. Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2022-05-21.^ WELT (2012-08-29). “Musik: Sandra bringt ein neues Album raus”. DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-21.^ a b Blank_&_Jones_Biography_on_Official_Website Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. blankandjones.com.^ “So80s (SoEighties) Presents Kajagoogoo – Kajagoogoo | Release Credits”. AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-05-21.^ So80s (SoEighties) Presents Falco – Falco | User Reviews | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-05-21^ “so80s presents Alphaville \u2013 SuperDeluxeEdition”. Retrieved 2022-05-21.^ a b c d e Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th\u00a0ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.\u00a062. ISBN\u00a0978-1-904994-10-7.^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988\u20132010 (pdf\u00a0ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.\u00a033.^ a b “So80s (SoEighties) Presents Kajagoogoo – Kajagoogoo | Release Credits”. AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-05-21.^ a b Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark So80s (SoEighties) Presents OMD Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-11^ So80s (SoEighties) Presents Falco – Falco | User Reviews | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-05-21^ “Was macht Sandra? Das musikalische Comeback der 80er-Jahre Ikone”. Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2022-05-21.^ “so80s presents ZTT \/ review \u2013 SuperDeluxeEdition”. Retrieved 2022-06-11.^ postpunkmonk (2015-11-06). “Record Review: Alphaville \u2013 So80s [part 2]”. Post-Punk Monk. Retrieved 2022-06-11.^ “Alphaville, aufpoliert von Blank & Jones \u2013 amusio.com” (in German). 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