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2 Brothers On The 4th FloorDreamsNever Alone
The Boer brothers had already been experimenting with music in a small bedroom when they finally gained note in 1990, when their single Can't Help Myself was picked up by Dutch radio stations and became an international hit. The brothers then brought together rapper Da Smooth Baron MC and singers Peggy "The Duchess" and Gale Robinson to form their stage act. The release of their next single, Turn Da Music Up was somewhat less successful, but helped the band to gain name recognition. 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor made two hit singles
together before separating. Martin Boer moved into a new professional
studio and started making remixes under the name Dancability Productions,
making remixes for artists such as Becky Bell, Twenty 4 Seven and
Luv' (for their Megamix '93), while Bobby Boer designed record
covers and CD inlays for other artists. 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor was revived by the
Boer brothers in 1994. Bobby joined Martin in his studio and, after
some time, released the single Never Alone. This single was the
first to be launched with rapper D-Rock and singer Desirée Manders
(stage name: Des'Ray). The song "Dreams", which the title song of the band's first album, was a song that captured the
essence of Eurodance. Due to the genre's popularity when the song
was released in 1994, the song became a hit both nationally and
internationally. The band's renewed style and concept was accepted
well by Dutch audience. Never Alone topped the charts for weeks
and went gold. Dreams, the band's subsequent single, went straight
to number one and remained on the charts for weeks and Let Me Be
Free, its successor, remained in the top ten nationally for some
time. In 1995 and 1996, 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor
further widened their success with the singles Fly (Through The
Starry Night), Come Take My Hand and Fairytales, changing their
genre in happy hardcore. These singles topped the charts in various
European countries. At the end of 1996, the band released the single
There's a Key and its second album, 2. After 2, the band shifted
styles and first recorded the single One Day, an R&B track that departed from their typical Eurodance style, before going back to
their previous Eurodance style with the single I'm Thinkin' of
U. In March 1998, 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor released the single Do U Know, a mid to low tempo pop track. At the beginning of the fall of 1998, the single The Sun Will Be Shining was released. It contains remixes by Mark van Dale & Enrico, Dance Therapy and the Dub Foundation. Packaged with The Sun Will Be Shining was a CD-ROM featuring the videos of "The Sun Will Be Shining" and "The Making Of". On February 5, 1999, the single Heaven Is Here
was released. October 29 of that year saw the release of the single
Living In Cyberspace. On June 16, 2000, the single "Wonderful Feeling" was released. On June 29, 2001, the single "Stand Up And Live" was released. 2 Brother on the 4th Floor never released its
third album due to problems with, among other things, record companies.
Currently, the band doesn't seem to exist anymore, although it
is unclear whether they have split up. Des'Ray has a solo career,
and D-Rock is working with the band E-Life. 2 Brothers on the 4th
Floor's most recent performance was in January 2006 at The Zenith,
Venray (NL). 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor announced a come back
in 2008 with a first performance at I love the 90's - The party
in Belgium, Hasselt on 12 April 2008 (http://www.ilovethe90s.be/),
where they performed live in front of 21,500 people. 1994 Dreams [edit] Singles
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