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E-Rotic was a German eurodance project. They are mostly known for their use of sexual topics and innuendo in their music. Some of the female vocalists who fronted E-Rotic over the years also fronted Missing Heart vocals.

[edit] History

Originally comprising Lyane Leigh and American-born Raz-Ma-Taz (Richard Michael Smith), the project started in 1994 and recorded throughout the rest of the 1990s. However by June 1996, both members of the group had left due to a disagreement between Leigh and producer David Brandes. E-Rotic now composed of Jeanette Christensen and Terence d'Arby (not to be confused with Terence Trent D'Arby). Lyane Leigh continued to provide vocal work for several albums until 1999 due to contract, but she and Raz-Ma-Taz formed their own group in the meantime, known as S.E.X. Appeal. In October of the same year, d'Arby was replaced by Ché Jouaner.

In 1999, E-Rotic (Jeanette Christensen) tried to enter the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 representing Germany but ended in 6th place in the pre-selection.

Christensen left in 2001, and the new vocalist was Yasemin Baysal, previously of the group Das Modul. However, both Jouaner and Baysal left in 2002, and the new vocalist and rapper would be Lydia Madawjewski (who had been providing vocals since Lyane Leigh's departure in 1999) and Robert Spehar. However, it has been revealed that the actual rap performer for the group in the studio has actually been the producer David Brandes.

[edit] Discography

	"Oh Nick Please Not So Quick" (1999) A typical 1990s piece by E-Rotic contained an Eurodance style instrumental verse, a rap verse by a male performer, and a chorus by the female vocalist.
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[edit] Singles

• July 1994: Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex (Germany)
• 1995: Fred Come to Bed (Germany)
• June 1995: Sex on the Phone (Germany)
• 1995: Willy Use A Billy... Boy (Germany)
• 1996: Help Me Dr. Dick (Germany)
• April 1996: Fritz Love My Tits (Germany)
• 1996: Gimme Good Sex (Germany)
• 1997: Thank You For The Music (Germany)
• August 8, 1997: The Winner Takes It All (Germany)
• 1997: Turn Me On (Japan)
• 1998: Baby Please Me (Japan)
• 1998: Die Geilste Single Der Welt (The Megamix. It includes: Fred Come to Bed, Willy Use a Billy... Boy, Fritz Love My Tits, Sex On The Phone and Max Don't have Sex With Your Ex) (Germany)
• 1999: Oh Nick Please Not So Quick (Japan)
• August 26, 1999: Kiss Me (Germany)
• 1999: Mambo No. Sex (Germany)
• 2000: Gimme Gimme Gimme (Japan)
• February 14, 2000: Queen Of Light (Germany)
• 2000: Don't Make Me Wet (Germany)
• 2001: Billy Jive (With Willy's Wife) (Japan)
• 2001: King Kong (Germany)
• 2003: Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex 2003 (Germany)

[edit] Albums

• 1995: Sex Affairs (Germany)
• 1996: The Power Of Sex (Germany)
• 1997: Sexual Madness (Germany)
• 1997: Thank You For The Music (Germany)
• 1998: Greatest Tits (Germany)
• 1999: Kiss Me (Japan)
• 1999: Mambo No. Sex (Germany)
• 2000: Gimme Gimme Gimme (Japan)
• 2000: Missing You (Germany)
• September 27, 2000:Dancemania Presents E-ROTIC Megamix (Japan)
• 2001: Sexual Healing (Japan)
• 2001: The Very Best Of E-ROTIC (Japan)
• November 26, 2001: Sex Generation (Germany)
• 2002: The Collection (Japan)
• February 5, 2003: Total Recall (Japan)
• July 9, 2003: Cocktail E-ROTIC (Japan)
• September 8, 2003: Total Recall (Germany)

A new album entitled Lust 4 Life has circulated on the internet in early 2006. It has since been revealed on the official BROS MUSIC forum that this album is nothing more than an unauthorized bootleg compilation of old material by various artists. The album featured old tracks by E-ROTIC, S.E.X. Appeal, Ace of Base, and O-Zone.

[edit] E-Rotic in video games

[edit] October 30, 1999

E-Rotic was introduced to a new generation of fans in Japanese arcades in Konami's dance simulation video game, Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix (DDR). Licensed in Japan from the Toshiba-Emi record label and representing the Dancemania line of dance music albums. The presence of E-Rotic in DDR proved to be a popular decision as the group went on to become a mainstay in the series, including a dedicated single player spinoff series, and a best hits collection for Sony Playstation. E-Rotic also holds the record as the second most licensed artist in DDR history, fellow dance act Captain Jack being the first.

[edit] 2004

Roxor Games released a dance simulation video game in American arcades, In the Groove. E-Rotic was featured as a strong presence in the game's list of many licenses. Licensed through Bros. Music. This was a surprising move to many American fans of the dance simulation genre as the common perception among them was that E-Rotic's sexually mature and risqué image and lyrics would be too controversial. Nevertheless, the decision to include E-Rotic in another dance simulation video game proved to be a popular one.

[edit] May 17, 2005

Konami announced the latest installment of the American localized Dance Dance Revolution series for PlayStation 2, Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME 2. E-Rotic was one of the first few licensed artists to be revealed shortly after the game's announcement. This was yet another surprising move for both E-Rotic and Dance Dance Revolution game fans, as past efforts by Konami at localizing the Dance Dance Revolution series have proven to be more on the conservative side. So far, the decision to include E-Rotic in an American localized installment of the Dance Dance Revolution series has proven to be an extremely popular one.

[edit] Video game discography

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Japanese official website
• E-Rotic at Eurodance Encyclopædia
• E-Rotic at EuroDanceHits.com