The Stadium Techno Experience

The Stadium Techno Experience
Studio album by Scooter
Released	31 March 2003
Recorded	2002 at Loop D.C. Studios 1 and 2, Hamburg, Germany
Length	47:32
Label	Sheffield Tunes
Producer	Scooter
Scooter chronology
We Bring The Noise! (2001) The Stadium Techno Experience (2002) Mind the Gap (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Random.Access	9.0/10[2]

The Stadium Techno Experience is the ninth studio album by Scooter. Three singles were released from it: "Weekend", "The Night" and a remix of "Maria (I Like It Loud)" featuring Marc Acardipane and Dick Rules. Its artwork is an homage to the 1991 album The White Room by The KLF. It is the first album featuring Jay Frog. In the United Kingdom, The Stadium Techno Experience became Scooter's second album in the top 40 after Our Happy Hardcore (1996).

Track listing

All songs written by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jay Frog, and Jens Thele, except where noted. M.C. lyrics by H.P. Baxxter a.k.a. "The Chicks Terminator"

1. "Ignition" – 0:36
2. "Maria (I Like It Loud)" (Baxxter, Jordan, Frog, Thele, Marc Acardipane, Shawn Mierez) – 3:55
3. "Weekend!" (Baxxter, Jordan, Frog, Thele, Gerard Koerts) – 3:32
4. "Take a Break" – 4:15
5. "Pulstar" (Vangelis) – 4:33
6. "The Night" – 3:21
7. "Roll Baby Roll" – 3:45
8. "Level One" (Baxxter, Jordan, Frog, Thele, Chris Hülsbeck) – 3:34
9. "Like Hypa Said" – 6:23
10. "Liquid Is Liquid" (Baxxter, Jordan, Frog, Thele, Shane Heneghan, Eamon Downes) – 4:45
11. "A Little Bit Too Fast" – 3:45
12. "Soultrain" – 5:08

Sample credits

• "Maria (I Like It Loud)" is a cover of the 1997 single "I Like It Loud" by Marshall Masters & The Ultimate MC.
• "Weekend" samples "Weekend" by Earth & Fire as well as "Strange World" by Push (aka M.I.K.E.), and "America: What Time Is Love?" by The KLF.
• "Take a Break" samples a popular song of the American Civil War called "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
• "Pulstar" is based on a work by Vangelis of the same name.
• "The Night" samples both Italian disco star Valerie Dore's hit 1984 single, "The Night" and "Magic Impulse" by Exposure.
• "Roll Baby Roll" samples the ABBA song "Arrival", taken from the 1976 album of the same name. It was replaced on later copies of the album by a version containing a different sample, entitled "Swinging in the Jungle".
• "Level One" samples the song "Freedom" by Chris Hülsbeck, the ending theme of Turrican II.
• "Liquid Is Liquid" is a cover of the song by Liquid and also contains elements of the song "The Second Trip (DJ Scot Project Mix)" by Hennes & Cold.
• "A Little Bit Too Fast" samples the song "I Am Rushin'" by Bump.
• "Siberia" samples taken from Turkish Folk Song "Hüma Kuşu" performed by Devrim Kaya (in 20 Years Of Hardcore Expanded Edition).

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	14
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	7
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[6]	3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7]	28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8]	3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[9]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	35
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	20

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r636427
2. http://randomacc.net/sound/reviews/scooter_tste.shtml
3. "Austriancharts.at – Scooter – The Stadium Techno Experience" (in German). Hung Medien.
4. "Scooter: The Stadium Techno Experience" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
5. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
6. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2003. 21. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Scooter – The Stadium Techno Experience" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Scooter – The Stadium Techno Experience". Hung Medien.
9. "Portuguesecharts.com – Scooter – The Stadium Techno Experience". Hung Medien.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Scooter – The Stadium Techno Experience". Hung Medien.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Scooter – The Stadium Techno Experience". Hung Medien.
12. "Scooter | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart