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Mysterious Art is a German Dancefloor-Act and publishing house founded in 1988. M.A. became famous for its hit singles "OMEN I", "OMEN II", and "OMEN III".
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History
Mysterious Art was founded in 1988 by Michael Krautter (keyboards and mouse), who composed and produced the instrumental of "DAS OMEN" in September 1988. By December 1988, copies of this instrumental were played throughout the whole German club scene, and sparked the interest of DJ Mike Staab and the record label CBS. Vocals for the debut single Das Omen - Teil 1 were added and recorded at Cream Studios in Frankfurt in January 1989. The single saw its first release on May 13th 1989. The song quickly reached the top 1 position of the official German Media Control Single Charts, where it remained for straight nine weeks. The song sold over 490,000 singles in Germany alone and has since remained the most successful published work under CBS Publishing GmbH.
Mysterious Art also toured as the opening band with Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour in Germany.
Their second single Karma - Omen 2 reached the top 9 of the German charts and remained there for three weeks.
It was followed up by the album Omen - The Story in fall of 1989.
In 1991, the band published their second album, Mystic Mountains.
In 1993, M.A. published the song "OMEN 3" which once again hit the top position of the German charts under the record label EMI.
In 2004, the motion picture "ETERNAL" was published in the US and Canada with Columbia Pictures with "Music by Mysterious Art".
Members
- Michael Krautter, keyboards & mouse
- Nicole Boeúf, vocals
- Stephanie Trautmann, backing vocals
- Tillman Uhrmacher, bass
Afterlife
Michael Krautter moved to Canada and continues to work as a composer and producer for music and film.
Tillmann Uhrmacher became a famous DJ (RPR Maximal) and published a great number of remixes and original tracks. He used to hold the record for the longest non-stop radio hosting (80 hours in 1994). He died in 2011.
Nicole Kolb (née Boeúf) published an unsuccessful single under the name of "Viva" and is singing in a band called "Chicahlgo".
Stephanie Trautmann returned to classical music and lives in the Taunus.
Mike Staab, the producer of the band "Mysterious Art", passed away on May 11th, 2009 due to a heart attack.
Discography
Albums
- 1989: Omen - The Story
- 1991: Mystic Mountains
- 2008: 20th Century Complete works (Box-Set including their two albums with bonus tracks). Even though this album was called "Complete Works", this release was not authorized and does not contain the whole works of Mysterious Art.
Singles
- 1989: Das Omen (Teil 1) (D #1, A #2, CH #2)
- 1989: Das Omen (Teil 1) (Remix)
- 1989: Carma (Omen 2) (D #9, A #17, CH #10)
- 1989: Carma (Omen 2) (Remix)
- 1990: Requiem
- 1990: Requiem (Remix)
- 1991: High On Mystic Mountain
- 1991: Lovin' You
- 1991: Lovin' You (Remix) (Cover)
- 1993: "Omen III" M.A. (The Original Authorized Title)
External links
Categories:- German dance music groups
- Eurodance groups
- Musical groups established in 1988
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