York (group)

York
Birth name Torsten Michael Stenzel and Jörg Stenzel
Origin Bad Homburg, Germany
Genres Downtempo
Chillout
Trance
House
Occupation(s) Electronic musician, composer, record producer, guitarist, remixer,
Instruments Guitar, piano, synthesizer
Years active 1997 - present
Labels Armada Music, Planet Love Records
Associated acts Torsten Stenzel
Website Facebook.com/YorkMusic

York is a German electronica music duo, founded in 1997 by musicians and brothers Torsten and Jörg Stenzel.[1] Producing ambient, downtempo, chillout, house and trance, their productions are known for catchy guitar hooks, atmospheric soundscapes and delicate dance textures.

Career

Torsten Stenzel began his musical career early in his childhood, learning the piano from the age of five when he began his classical training. In the early 1990s his musical orientation changed, and he discovered the growing techno/house movement. He built his own recording studio. Torsten Stenzel is credited for several gold and platinum awards, an 'Echo' nomination and over three million record sales.

Jörg Stenzel has, since the age of eleven, been interested in stringed instruments, the guitar in particular. The two brothers combined their talents in 1997 and project 'York' was born.

York has released four successful UK singles. Their first single, "The Awakening", reached #11 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1999. Their second single, "On The Beach" (which sampled Chris Rea's song, "On The Beach") was their biggest hit, the 'CRW edit' helped the single to reach #4 in the UK chart in June 2000, and it sold over 200,000 copies.[2] The next chart entry "Farewell To The Moon" reached #37 in November 2000. Their final UK hit single to date was "The Fields of Love" which featured ATB. It reached #16 in January 2001.[1]

York joined the label Offshore Music (based in Switzerland) in 2004, with their club hit singles "Iceflowers" (playlisted by Judge Jules) and "Mercury Rising". The same year their album Peace was released by EMI Music Switzerland. In November 2010, York left the Offshore Record Label.

As of late 2011 York is signed to the major Dutch dance record label Armada Music. A new album "Islanders" was released 28 September 2012, with three tracks released as singles; "Wanna be Known", "Touched By God" and "Salida Del Sol". The track "Islanders" is a collaboration with British multi-instrumentalist & composer Mike Oldfield.

In February 2013 a new collaboration with Mike Oldfield was released; the album Tubular Beats is an album with the best of Mike Oldfield's tracks, remixed by York.

The new album titled TRAVELER is announced to be released Fall 2016.

Singles discography

Albums

Compilations

Collaboration

DJ Sakin - Walk On Fire (1999)

Sunlounger - Another Day On The Terrace (2007) (Jörg Stenzel providing Guitar parts)

Sunlounger - Balearic Beauty (2013) (Jörg Stenzel providing Guitar parts)

ATB - Contact (2014)

Remixes

References

  1. 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 614. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ York on Discogs.com


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