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In 1995 the project HYPERTROPHY was brought into being by production team Thorsten "DJ Thoka" Kaiser & Stefan Heinemann, when they had to come up quickly with a project name for the 4 the world EP production. The record was a total flop and the name was abandoned for the time being.
In 1997 the project was reactivated, this time with DJ Thorsten "Thoka" Kaiser, singer/dancer Mona Küpper and rapper/dancer Steven Wilson.
The track Just come back 2 me surpassed all expectations and didn't only do really well in the dance charts but also reached the German sales charts.
It didn't stop there but went on to break international dance charts in England, Italy, Spain, BeNeLux and especially France, where it reached No. 1 in the dance charts and also left it's mark in the sales charts.
In the same year follow-up single Beautiful Day also secured top positions in the dance charts and reached the sales charts like it's predecessor.
It also made things happen for HYPERTROPHY over the big pond when Tommy Boy Silver released the track in the USA with overwhelming results. The track peaked at No. 2 in the Billboard Dance Charts - only Madonna could keep HYPERTROPHY from the No. 1 spot.
American cult producer Junior Vasquez was so enthusiastic about the track that he produced a remix for the American release.
1998 saw the release of third single Eternal Flames with sensational remixes from Olav Basoski, John B. Norman and once again Junior Vasquez and charity record United DJ..s for Central America with the track Too Much Rain. In a collaboration with DJ Red 5 HYPERTROPHY created a mix that all the other producers liked so much, it was voted to become the main mix.
In the following year the fourth production (not counting the not quite so glorious 4 the world EP) Pullover (a coverversion of the Speedy J classic tune) was released. By this time Steven Wilson had left the group and was replaced by singer/dancer Ilona Hagens.
Pullover quickly developed into a full-blown club smash that reached top positions in all dance charts. It was also yet another HYPERTROPHY production that reached the German sales charts.
In 2000 there was only a US release of Just come back 2 me, apart from that, activities around HYPERTROPHY quietly died down ...
But then, from mid 2005 the success story continues!
With new fantastic mixes of Just come back 2 me 2005 HYPERTROPHY are ready for another chart attack. The new mixes are (among others) by Warp Brothers, Nick Storm, Cyclone One and DJ Thoka himself.
After a few remixes, HYPERTROPHY strikes back in 2008. The first big release is a remix for Funabashi pres. Saltwater - The Legacy 2.0 and in the moment, the next single is already in the pipeline so be sure to hear much more from HYPERTROPHY in the future!
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