Off-Shore (band)
Off-Shore | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1990–91 |
| Labels | CBS |
| Past members | Jens Lissat Peter Harder |
Off-Shore was a German production duo who had a top ten hit in the UK singles charts in 1991.
History
The duo was made up of Jens Lissat, who was also a member of the band Interactive,[1] and Peter Harder,[2] the owner of the Try Harder Studio in Hamburg.[3]
In December 1990, the duo released their first single under the Off-shore name, "I Can't Take The Power", via CBS Records; it took heavy samples from Jocelyn Brown's "Love's Gonna Get You", which was also sampled by Snap! on "The Power", and "Weekend" by Class Action.[4] The single entered the UK singles charts just before Christmas, and, after the Christmas record market had faded away, it rose into the top ten, peaking at number 7 in late January,[5] and earning the duo an appearance on Top of the Pops.[6]
The cut did not make the German charts, but peaked at number 77 in the Dutch singles chart in April 1991.[7]
The single also peaked at number 11 on the Irish singles chart,[8] with the duo competing with itself in the Irish music market, as they had released a single for the Christmas market, "Alleluia", released under the name Prayers. The single consisted of a sample of a Gregorian chant over a Christmas Mass,[9] but it did not chart, and was not released in the UK.
The duo only released one other single under the name, "I Got A Little Song" (with Elaine Jackson on vocals and N. O. "Kenny" Nwoke on rap),[10] on CBS sub-label Dance Pool Records,[11] which spent a week at number 64 in the UK charts the following year.[12]
References
- ^ "Interactive". TheAudioDB. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2004. Hammersmith: Collins. p. 567.
- ^ Billboard (1981). 1981–82 International Recording Equipment and Studio Directory. Broadway, NY: Billboard Publications. p. 74.
- ^ "Off-Shore > I Can't Take the Power". Who Sampled. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "I Can't Take The Power". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "10/01/1991". BBC. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Off-Shore". Dutchchart. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Search the charts". Irish charts. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ Carr, Eamon (4 December 1990). "Rockin' to holy sounds". Dublim Evening Herald: 11.
- ^ Credited on single sleeve and label.
- ^ "Dance Pool". Soundamental. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "I Got A Little Song". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2025.