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Celebrate the Nun | |
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 H. P. Baxxter | |
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| Origin | Hanover, West Germany |
| Genres | Synth-pop |
| Years active | 1986–1992 |
| Labels | Westside Music EMI Electrola Metronome Enigma Records C47 Digital A45 Music Twenty Ten Music |
| Members | H.P. Baxxter Rick J. Jordan Britt Maxime Slin Tompson |
Celebrate the Nun was a Germansynth-pop band founded byH.P. Baxxter,Rick J. Jordan, Britt Maxime (sister of H.P.) and Slin Tompson (Nils Enghusen, formerly withThe P.O.X.[1]) in 1986; members of the band would eventually formScooter.
The band released its first albumMeanwhile in 1989. Their debut single "Ordinary Town" became a minor hit. However, their second single "Will You Be There" reached number five on theBillboard Dance Play chart on 23 June 1990. Their third single "She's a Secretary" peaked at number twelve on 8 December on the same chart. Slin Tompson left the band in 1990 to start a solo project. In 1991, the band released its second albumContinuous, but this was less successful due to a decline in the popularity of synthpop. Because of this, the group disbanded in 1992. Soon afterwards, H.P. Baxxter and Rick J. Jordan teamed up with Baxxter's cousin Ferris Bueller to formScooter. They had asked Britt to join the band as female vocalist, but she declined due to wanting to take a break from music. This would fall to Rick's wife Nikki instead. Scooter had originally been envisioned as a short-term project but when their second single "Hyper Hyper" became a hit, it was decided that they would be a full-time band.[citation needed]
In 1998, Slin Tompson "reformed" the group asCelebrate the None with Phoen X and Skye Burns.[2] He also teaches drums at the music school Fit in Music inGarbsen.[3]
Out of print for years, Celebrate the Nun's entire discography was made available on iTunes in 2009. This includes all remixes that had previously appeared on singles. In addition, Slin Tompson made two of his private recordings available on his website, these being the band's early demo tape, and a live show from 1987.[citation needed]
Baxxter and Jordan have occasionally been asked about theirnew wave past in interviews. Baxxter in particular remembers this period fondly, but acknowledges that the band needed to pursue more modern dance music in order to remain relevant. Scooter have occasionally done songs in a similar style to Celebrate the Nun, an example being their cover ofthe Chameleons' "Second Skin", from their albumUnder the Radar Over the Top. The "Dark Side" bonus disc that appears with the limited edition of that album was also acknowledged as a reference to this period.[citation needed]
Matthias Blazek:Das niedersächsische Bandkompendium 1963–2003 – Daten und Fakten von 100 Rockgruppen aus Niedersachsen. Celle 2006, pp. 34–35ISBN 978-3-00-018947-0
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