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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UnknownTreasure
Blank & Jones Lyrics
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And long were nights of aloneness.
How often have you sailed in my dreams
And now in my awakening?
Here I am - ready to go
Into the seasonless world where we shall reap and love
In the stillness of the night I have walked in your streets
And in your sleep your dreams were MY dreams
And your breath was upon my face.
Ohhh to know the pain of too much tenderness.
You are not trapped or tamed.
Without a care and without grief. You shall be free..
Give up the fight and learn to surrender
All you've gotta do is
Give up the fight and learn to surrender
You know there's nothing to it
Let this be the start of something - the start of something true
Don't want to keep this heart imprisoned
Let me fly away with you
You don't always need a reason for all the things you do
When you've got something to believe in you know there's no turning back
Give up the fight and learn to surrender
All you've gotta do is
Give up the fight and learn to surrender
You know there's nothing to it
theres nothing to it.
Let there be no scales
To weigh your unknown treasure
It is when you give of yourself
That you truly give.
Oh to know the pain of too much tenderness
You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams
Give up the fight and learn to surrender
All you've gotta do is
Give up the fight and learn to surrender
All you've gotta do is
The lyrics to "Unknown Treasure" by Blank & Jones revolve around the theme of surrendering oneself to love and letting go of fear and hesitation. The opening lines allude to a sense of confinement and isolation, suggesting that the singer has been stuck within the walls of their own thoughts for a long time. However, they now feel ready to venture out into the unknown and take a chance on love.
As the lyrics progress, the singer describes how they have already been intimately connected with their lover in their dreams, and now they want to bring that connection into reality. They urge the listener to give up their fears and surrender to love, for it is only by doing so that they can truly experience the beauty and depth of their own emotions.
The final lines of the song capture the idea that love is a treasure that cannot be measured or weighed; it is something that can only be given freely and without reservation. By giving of oneself, the singer suggests, one can discover the deepest, most valuable parts of their own being.
Overall, "Unknown Treasure" is a song about letting go of the past and embracing the uncertain future with open arms. It encourages the listener to take a leap of faith and trust that love will guide them where they need to go.
Line by Line Meaning
Long were the days I've spent within these walls
I have spent a long time confined in this place
And long were nights of aloneness.
I have been lonely during long nights in this place
How often have you sailed in my dreams
You have appeared in my dreams many times
And now in my awakening?
Now that I am awake, will you be with me too?
Here I am - ready to go
I am prepared to leave this place
Into the seasonless world where we shall reap and love
I am going to a world where we can harvest love at any time of year
In the stillness of the night I have walked in your streets
I have walked through your empty streets in the quiet of the night
And my spirit has entered your heart.
My soul has joined with yours.
And in your sleep your dreams were MY dreams
When you dreamt, your dreams became mine too.
And your breath was upon my face.
I felt your breath on my face
Ohhh to know the pain of too much tenderness.
It hurts when you care too much
You are not trapped or tamed.
You are not limited or subdued
Without a care and without grief.
Without worry or sorrow
You shall be free..
You will be liberated
Give up the fight and learn to surrender
Stop struggling and learn to let go
All you've gotta do is
All you need to do is
Let this be the start of something - the start of something true
Let this be the beginning of an authentic relationship
Don't want to keep this heart imprisoned
I do not want to keep my heart locked up
Let me fly away with you
Let us go somewhere together
You don't always need a reason for all the things you do
There does not always need to be a rationale for one's actions
When you've got something to believe in you know there's no turning back
When you have something to have faith in, there is no going back
Let there be no scales
There should be no measure
To weigh your unknown treasure
To value the things you have yet to discover
It is when you give of yourself
True giving occurs when you give yourself
That you truly give.
That is when you actually give
You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams
You would literally touch the body of your dreams with your hands
theres nothing to it.
It is not difficult.
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ANDREAS KAUFHOLD, CLAUDIA BRUEKEN, PIET BLANK, RENE RUNGE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@boydangeronimo3091
Долгие дни я провел в этих стенах.
И долгие были ночи одиночества.
Как часто ты плавал в моих снах?
И теперь в моем пробуждении?
Вот и я-готов идти!
В безмозглый мир, где мы будем пожинать и любить.
В тишине ночи я гулял по твоим улицам.
И мой дух вошел в твое сердце.
И во сне твои мечты были моими мечтами.
И твое дыхание было на моем лице.
О-о, Чтобы познать боль слишком большой нежности.
Ты не пойман в ловушку и не приручен.
Без заботы и без печали ты будешь свободен.
Сдавайся и учись сдаваться.
Все, что тебе нужно сделать, это
Сдавайся и учись сдаваться.
Ты знаешь, что в этом нет ничего.
Пусть это будет начало чего-то -то истинного.
Не хочу держать это сердце в заточении.
Позволь мне улететь с тобой.
Тебе не всегда нужна причина для всего, что ты делаешь.
Когда тебе есть во что верить, ты знаешь, что пути назад нет.
Сдавайся и учись сдаваться.
Все, что тебе нужно сделать, это
Сдавайся и учись сдаваться.
Ты знаешь, что в этом нет ничего.
в этом ничего нет.
Пусть не будет Весов.
Чтобы взвесить твое неизвестное сокровище.
Это когда ты отдаешь себя.
Что ты действительно даешь.
О, Чтобы узнать боль слишком большой нежности.
Ты бы коснулась пальцами обнаженного тела своей мечты.
Сдавайся и учись сдаваться.
Все, что тебе нужно сделать, это
Сдавайся и учись сдаваться.
Все, что тебе нужно сделать, это
@waldemarjakobczyk5570
👍 stare lecz piękne nagranie, przetrwa upływ czasu
@Zenaq51
A song that can travel you to an unknown paradise !!!!
@KG-ux2wc
I’m addicted to this type of 🎶 👌🏽
@user-vh1om8ke2h
The best music ever;:-))))))
@josecarvalho9388
One of my all times favorite songs!
@frededwards6429
Irresistible to just play this once!
@anicarnic3939
Surrender to what is! 🙏🏼💖🎶...💥🚀...🥰😇🌎🤗
@angelebeauvera
Amazing and inspiring!
@vallperpereira316
Magnific sound....
@jahrebel1
greaaaaat !!!!!