Energy 52 Biography & Awards

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Artist Info

Formed

1991

Disbanded

1993

Members

Paul M., Cosmic Baby

Biography

Though short-lived, Energy 52 made an enormous contribution to the burgeoning early-'90s trance movement in Germany: "Caf� del Mar." The track inaugurated the influential Eye Q label in 1993 and went on to become one of, if not the, decade's most popular trance anthems, undergoing countless re-releases and remixes in the late '90s when trance reached its peak popularity. The track was a collaboration between Paul M (aka Kid Paul, born Paul Schmitz Moormann) and Cosmic Baby (born Harald Bluechel); the two had worked together on two previous EPs, Eternity and State of Mind (both 1991), but neither had come close to the success of the Caf� del Mar EP, which featured a mix of the track by both. No other Energy 52 releases followed besides the myriad remixes of "Caf� del Mar." ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide