It started in 1997 with their debut single Sunrise, the first step towards producing their own tracks. Nowadays, one cannot imagine the electronic elite without BLANK & JONES. 13 of their singles made it into the German Top 50, and three into the Top 20. Each and every album hit the Top 50, including two which climbed into the Top 10. They also scored a spectacular triple whammy by occupying the Top Ten album, singles and compilation charts simultaneously with Substance, Desire and The Mix respectively.
BLANK & JONES have teamed up with a number of top international stars in their career to date. The Cure mastermind Robert Smith, Bernard Sumner (New Order), Anne Clark, Sarah McLachlan and Claudia Brücken (Propaganda) have been immortalized on BLANK & JONES tracks, giving them a certain credibility way beyond the boundaries of dance music. Further evidence of their versatility can be seen in their contributions to the Café del Mar compilation series and their own chill-out albums, Relax and Relax (Edition 2). Next up, the people behind the Buddha Bar series have also made enquiries..
The release of the A Forest single and the accompanying album Monument in the USA last year also laid the foundations for BLANK & JONES to create a solid fanbase across the Atlantic.
Seven albums, 3 mix albums (The Mix 1-3) and 15 singles later, BLANK & JONES and their longstanding production colleague Andy Kaufhold have chosen this moment to collate their finest material on one release - The Singles. Comprising the best tracks and greatest successes of BLANK & JONES plus two brand new tracks, recorded exclusively for this album. “We felt the time had come to put all our singles together on one CD, “ Piet and Jaspa explain. “We prefer to see it as one step along the way, rather than a mere retrospective. A little breather before we move on to pastures new.“
Over 20 tracks were in the reckoning for The Singles collection, most of them penned by BLANK & JONES themselves. From the first single Sunrise via chart smashes such as Desire, DJ Culture and Beyond Time all the way to entrancing collaborations with the like of Elles DeGraaf on Mind Of The Wonderful, Claudia Brücken on Unknown Treasure and Steve Kilbey (The Church) on Revealed, the album is packed with original material. One of the few covers is, of course, A Forest with Robert Smith of The Cure on vocals.
An absolute must for fans is the all new WMC Retouch version of Nightfly, direct from the Miami Winter Music Conference (WMC), where BLANK & JONES headlined in March of this year. So new, the track was hot to the touch as it made its way onto the album, having been premiered to rave reactions at the dance convention. BLANK & JONES’ Nightfly WMC Retouch was the talk of the town the following morning on various online sites and blogs.
The album also features two completely new tracks. One is Somebody and the other is Catch, the newest single, based on Kosheen’s 1998 tune. Vocals supplied once again by the fantastic Elles DeGraaf.
BLANK & JONES have taken the utmost care in getting the sound right. Tracks have been remastered but not remixed. “Our aim was to retain the flair of each original track“ Piet and Jaspa elucidate. “We wanted them to sound just as they did when we made them, but clearer, in the same way as one restores a painting. You don’t paint it from scratch, you just bring out the colours again.“ Such loving attention to detail is typical of BLANK & JONES, making them the artists they are today, ready and able to see the bigger picture.
The album is also being released in Limited Edition format, in which The Singles are complemented by an additional DVD, bringing together all BLANK & JONES videos on one disc for the first time. The BLANK & JONES clips are something worth seeing, with a artistic quality rarely seen in such a genre. BLANK & JONES’ dramatic credentials are matched by their sense of humour. Numerous famous names have featured in their videos, including Estella Warren and Til Schweiger in Beyond Time, the latter having also directed the clip.
The DVD was produced and designed by Thomas Jahn, renowned as scriptwriter and director of “Knocking On Heaven’s Door“ and also the man responsible for The Hardest Heart, Mind Of The Wonderful, Perfect Silence and Desire.
The video for the latest single, Catch, was directed by Conchita Soares and Toni Froschhammer and features the thespian talents of TV actress Nadine. The piece will not only be presented on the music channels, but will also be shown at short film festivals over the summer.
BLANK & JONES’ roots are firmly placed in DJ culture. Year after year, millions of ravers around the globe feel the heat of their sensational sets at major events like Mayday, Nature One and Love Parade as well as in clubs all over the world. BLANK & JONES mix DJ and live, making the most of today’s technology. “We do everything digitally, on the basis of Final Scratch, which allows us to use our own edits and mixes, nothing comes straight from tape. Every set we play is unique, not only sound-wise but also in terms of what we play and how we play it. Roughly 60% of our set consists of our own repertoire, as where better to present our own material than via the DJ decks.“
BLANK & JONES are global players in the best sense of the word, with a worldwide reputation to match. They are more than welcome guests at the major festivals and raves in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia. At the beginning of the year, they played to 15,000 fans in St. Petersburg! They also travel further afield on a regular basis, to Canada, Mexico, South America and Australia.
2005 saw BLANK & JONES spend a lot of time in the USA, where A Forest proved to be a big success. Electronic music is growing and growing Stateside, so BLANK & JONES will return to LA, San Diego, San Francisco and many more cities in North America this year. Overwhelmingly positive reactions to Catch on the initial installment of the BLANK & JONES tour mean that the American fans can hardly wait for The Singles to be released. This will be the third BLANK & JONES US album.
Not content to rest on their laurels, Piet and Jaspa are already preparing an exciting, new and unusual project. On May 26th, BLANK & JONES will perform together with the Robert Schumann Kammerorchester conducted by Alexander Shelly in the Tonhalle Düsseldorf. The definitive electro-classical crossover extravaganza!
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Quedate
Blank & Jones Lyrics
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Nunca tengo las palabras
Pero si me sabes leer
Encontrarás en mis canciones
Lo que no pude decir
Hay errores de juicio
Muchos amores confundidos
En mis acordes mudos
Lo que nunca sé decir
Encontrarás
Mi dolor, fragilidad
Que apenas puedo confesar
Encontraras
Mis faltas, mi timidez
Este amor
Que nunca ves
Miedo que, tu te vayas
Si quiero ser tu sombra fiel
És para qué tu te quedes
Quédate
Amarás a otras mujeres
Más guapas y fuertes que yo
Si, no soy mujer de detener
Lé sólo en mis canciones
Lo qué no hay tiempo que decir
El tiempo nos endurece
Las ilusiones fravorecen
Si, no soy mujer de detener
Lé sólo en mis canciones
Lo que no pude decir
The lyrics of the song "Quedate" by Blank & Jones speak of vulnerability, of being wounded, of not being able to find the right words to express oneself. The singer claims that if someone knows how to read between the lines of his/her songs, they will find what he/she was unable to say. The chords, the melody, and the lyrics all carry a message that words alone cannot express. The lyrics also speak of errors of judgment, confusion, and fear of losing the beloved, which are all issues that are tackled through the lyrics of the song. The singer is not perfect, and he/she admits that he/she has faults, timidity, and fears just like anybody else. Despite all of these weaknesses, he/she wants to stay by his/her lover's side and be a faithful shadow to him/her, which is why he/she implores him/her to "Quédate" - Stay.
Overall, the song seems to emphasize the importance of music as a medium of expression. Sometimes, when words fail us, music can capture what we feel and convey it more powerfully than mere words. In the case of "Quedate," the lyrics are vulnerable, raw, and honest, expressing a range of emotions that could be hard to articulate otherwise. Through the song, the singer is able to bare his/her soul, and in doing so, connect with listeners who might be feeling similarly.
Line by Line Meaning
Estoy con mis heridas
I am filled with my own wounds
Nunca tengo las palabras
I never have the right words
Pero si me sabes leer
But if you know how to read me
Encontrarás en mis canciones
You'll find in my songs
Lo que no pude decir
What I was unable to say
Hay errores de juicio
There are mistakes of judgment
Muchos amores confundidos
Many confused loves
En mis acordes mudos
In my silent chords
Encontrarás en mis canciones
You'll find in my songs
Lo que nunca sé decir
What I never know how to express
Encontrarás
You'll find
Mi dolor, fragilidad
My pain, fragility
Que apenas puedo confesar
That I can barely confess
Encontraras
You'll find
Mis faltas, mi timidez
My faults, my shyness
Este amor
This love
Que nunca ves
That you never see
Miedo que, tu te vayas
Fear that you'll leave
Si quiero ser tu sombra fiel
If I want to be your faithful shadow
És para qué tu te quedes
It is so that you'll stay
Quédate
Stay
Amarás a otras mujeres
You will love other women
Más guapas y fuertes que yo
More beautiful and strong than me
Si, no soy mujer de detener
Yes, I'm not a woman who can stop you
Lé sólo en mis canciones
Just read in my songs
Lo qué no hay tiempo que decir
What there isn't enough time to say
El tiempo nos endurece
Time makes us hard
Las ilusiones fravorecen
Illusions favor
Si, no soy mujer de detener
Yes, I'm not a woman who can stop you
Lé sólo en mis canciones
Just read in my songs
Lo que no pude decir
What I was unable to say
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Mariya Di Spb
Обожаю эту песню!!! Спасибо вам за ваше творчество!!!😍🥰❤️
Juan Jonny
muy buen track se rifaron blank and jones
Chris Garcia
Este track tambien me encanta!!
Blanca H
Esta canción me llega... Rolooooon!
aidee gomez
donde puedo descargarla! esta heniial!
geovanni rois
esta poca madre la rola = )
stone0323
NO MAMES QUE ROLONONONNNNN !!!
Omale Auditore
Está romanticona la canción, muy buena.
pinito36
NO MAMES QUE ROLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Daniel Cipres
Recuerdo cuando iba en la universidad.