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Techno / Trance / Eurodance duo from Germany (1991-2006).
Rolf Ellmer AKA Jam El Mar
Markus Löffel AKA Mark Spoon
Markus Löffel died of a heart attack in his Berlin flat on 11 January 2006 at the age of 39.

Jam & Spoon was an influential electronic dance duo from Frankfurt, Germany that consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer (aka Jam El Mar - classically trained composer) and Markus Löffel (a DJ, stage name: Mark Spoon).

Jam & Spoon's first album, BreaksUnit1, was released in 1991. They had their first hit with the 1992 song "Stella," considered to be a trance classic. In 1992, one British DJ on Radio 1 went as far to say that this song saved techno music. He stated that techno music was no longer fresh and new until this trance classic hit the scene. It was widely played, remixed and bootlegged in the dance club community for many years after its release. The pair had the remixed singles "The Age of Love" and "Go". Their first international and commercial success in 1994 with the singles "Right In the Night" "Find Me" and "Angel". These tracks featured vocals by singer Plavka Lonich. The albums Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 and Tripomatic Fairytales 2002 were released in 1994, followed by Disco 2001 (1995) as Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Kaleidoscope (1997), Stormjunkie (2000) as Storm, and finally Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 (2005).

In 2000 they remixed "The Chase," a 1979 Giorgio Moroder track. Credited to "Giorgio Moroder vs. Jam & Spoon", the song hit number 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In June 2002 "Be.Angeled" hit number 4 on this chart.

In September 2006, a two compact disc set entitled Remixes & Club Classics was released to celebrate Mark Spoon. It is the first compilation of the duo's collected works, and features an exclusive track "Be.Angeled - Tribute to Mark Spoon", performed live at the 2006 Love Parade in Berlin.

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Review by Mrmilano Dec 14, 2007

Jam and Spoon are one of the first Electonic acts that I followed, all the way back to 1992, 1993. When I then saw the video to Follow Me on MTV Latin America, I knew it was going to become one of those timeless works of art.
The Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 and 2002 albums are jewels.
Although some of their music was burnt out and constantly hammered on the radio, making it sound too commercial, it was in fact just the tip of the Iceberg, and one that not too many people cared to explore.

After a long silence their 3rd release, and unfortunately last album, the style had considerably changed, but, still a magical sense of making music.
Vata is my favourite track on this last album.
A rare 12" vinyl has a Sr Coconut Mix, which I treasure.

It is a great loss for the Electronic Community the very untimely death of Mark Spoon. They are in fact a Fantastic duo. But their music will live on.

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Review by ledjfab Jan 14, 2006 (edited over 6 years ago)

Mark Spoon died on January 11 2006. I am taking a few moments to write about his collaboration with Jam El Mar. Together, as Jam and Spoon, they surely knew how to surprise me with their outstanding music in the 90's. I first discovered them with "Right In The Night", their most commercial single. I never liked it (although some remixes are better, and who doesn't like the obscure "Follow Me"?), but looking at the back of the album "Tripomatic Fairytales 2001", I was curious about hearing these tracks which had fantastic, strange titles like "Two Spies In The House Of Love", "Who Opened The Door To Nowhere", "Odyssey To Anyoona". So I did. Then, it became like a revelation. I first heard "Stella", "Find Me"... and then I discovered "2002" which also impressed me a lot: tracks like "V. Angel is calling" (a deceased person is trying to reach someone on the phone, but is not able to talk due to decorporation) are little moments, little stories which I listened with a lot of attention and interest.
"Kaleidoscope" is also a great album. A lot more vocals this time (all courtesy of Plavka), but still a lot of originality ("I Pull My Gun", "Usual Suspect", "Warm Dead Dog", "Get In / Get Out") and enough elements to link this opus with their previous works ("El Baile", "Kiss Away").
Their singles were always pushed on the commercial side (and judging them indiviadually is a different thing, some of them are good, some aren't), which makes people think they were just another Euro House fake act. But they weren't. They were true artists. And together they filled my teenage years with their powerful, intelligent and fantastic music.
I am sad the story is over, but I will still have Tripomatic cravings. Thank you Jam and Spoon!

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Jam & Spoon

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Jam & Spoon Discography

Albums

Breaks Unit 1

Tripomatic Fairytales 2002

Tripomatic Fairytales 2001

Kaleidoscope

Tripomatic Fairytales 3003

Singles & EPs

Tales From A Danceographic Ocean

Stella (The Complete Stella)

Jam & Spoon Feat. Plavka - Right In The Night (Fall In Love With Music) ◄ (28 versions)

Jam & Spoon Featuring Plavka - Find Me (Odyssey To Anyoona) ◄ (23 versions)

Jam & Spoon's* Hands On Yello - You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess- Great Mission ◄ (8 versions)

Jam & Spoon Feat. Plavka - Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo) ◄ (16 versions)

I Pulled My Gun Once / I Pulled My Gun Twice

Jam & Spoon Feat. Plavka - Kaleidoscope Skies ◄ (13 versions)

El Baile

Jam & Spoon Feat. Plavka - Don't Call It Love ◄ (6 versions)

Stella 1999 - 1992 - How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Giorgio Moroder vs Jam & Spoon - The Chase ◄ (5 versions)

Be.Angeled

Cynical Heart

Jam & Spoon Featuring Plavka - Butterfly Sign ◄ (4 versions)

Jam & Spoon Featuring Rea* - Set Me Free (Empty Rooms) ◄ (3 versions)

Mary Jane / Vata (Remixes)

Club Classics 2

Club Classics 1

Compilations

Tripomatic Fairytales 2001 / 2002

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