The story behind 'Dance 2 Trance - Power Of American Natives' by Jam El Mar | Muzikxpress 122

Dance 2 Trance was a project from Rolf Ellmer a.k.a. Jam El Mar, together with Dag Lerner a.k.a. DJ Dag. In the year 1990 the very first ever Dance 2 Trance record got released; a 2 track vinyl with the song “Dance 2 Trance” on side A and “We Came In Peace” on side B.

The big commercial break-through for Dance 2 Trance came 2 years later, with their track “Power Of American Natives” for which they worked together with singer Linda Rocco.
It became a Top 10 hit in countries such as Germany, The Netherlands, Finland, Norway and Austria.

For this week’s vlog I sat down with Jam El Mar in his studio, to ask a him about the story behind “Power Of American Natives” and more.

Enjoy and thanks for watching!

Don't forget to check out all my interviews with Jam El Mar;

All my Dance 2 Trance interviews:

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[lindarocco]

I thought you did a wonderful job on the interview with my buddy Rolf!! It was very well done thank you very much for that. ❤️❤️❤️

[KuldeepJadeja]

The balance between the interview vocals and background music is just perfect 👌

[dermotredmond]

FREAKS is my favourite tracks off the album, heard that at a rave just after i brought it and it blew my mind..

[thebpm]

This track is timeless! If they did it yesterday it would be hit aggain!

[Daniel_de_lux]

Another classic whit a mystical touch... But for me dance 2 trance - FREAKS its a totally visionary track! From 1991 i dont know how this man could create such piece of trance 30 years ago 😶

[fezmania]

A wonderful interview. I liked it. This is my favorite tune by D 2 T. It's a timeless tune. It still rocks for me.

[gazzabazzazza]

Jam is a legend - don't know how you landed the interview but well done! When Dance 2 Trance & Jam N Spoon were doing their thing i was much younger ;) and very much into the dance scene. They had a sound which just worked and actually still sounds good. Wonderful nostalgia. Thank you for doing this.

[jonassteur]

Rocking that pan flute ! I love this track !

[cengawer]

Such a sweet and humble guy....
I love the interview, thanks a lot for it.

[MinekEzQM]

7:46 the word you were looking for is "chant" :)

Great interview. So bad Linda was not involved. Especially if she lived close by.

"Moon Spirits" is my favorite trance album. (Yes, I'm that old.)

[Raydensheraj]

Incredible. So phenomenal the times back than, the production....lol...how we used to really MAX whatever we could do with what we had in our Studios. Limitations everywhere....we had to use our Studio equipment to the limit. And you can hear it when you listen to the great classics of the time....him talking about the Korg Wavestation....my favorite Synth for Atmospheric Ambient type pads...I used to get lost in programming the darn thing.

[mymodularjourney]

What a hit. And what a synthesizer behind him. 🤩

[jonassteur]

Really interesting to learn the bass drum was created on the system 700. TIL

[kavika]

Unbelievable interview. D2T are my heros from back in the day & now...✨🌹✨

[charlycolis]

Sooo well done - thank you very much for this interview!!! - and, of course - for this UNFORGETTABLE It is still one of my favorite tunes - I play it for 30 years now.. and still it make me dance wildy and uncontrollable through my flat whenever I play it

[tomschreiner]

Oh I just saw you made already an interview about it. How cool!

[flashflashbang]

Thanks for putting a name and face to part of D2T. I'm listening to Revival and blown away by the bass and kick drum combo plus the rest of it let alone it was from 30 years ago. Also brought back great memories of touring with a German band in 1996.

[AUDIONOIR]

Another great interview! Well done. Shame Peyote ‎– Alcatraz wasn't mentioned! Tying in with the native American theme. That was a stunning, deep and often overlooked 'recovery' classic!

[oliverhaase]

Great Time, Great Producer´s...maybe the best time of my life

[CJWarlock]

Wow! Supercool interview. :) Thanks! Gratitude. I was glad to hear about the spontaneous creative process of composing "Power Of American Natives" and the story behind the bassdrum. :)