Burning The Ground Exclusive 1983

“Din Daa Daa” (also released as “Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa)” or as “Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz)”, from German Trommel + Tanz, “drum dance”) is a song written and performed by German musician George Kranz, released as a single in 1983. His only international success, “Din Daa Daa” became a club hit which peaked at number one for two weeks on the US Dance chart. It also charted in several European countries.

The song title loop, the echo between Kranz’s onomatopoeia and his drum solos, and the synthesizer sounds which can be heard afterwards are the main characteristics of this song.

Regarded as a dance classic and as a precursor of human beatboxing, artists still refer to this song today. The song has been sampled, covered or remixed by many artists, including M|A|R|R|S, Kevin Aviance, Pulsedriver, and Flo Rida.

“Din Daa Daa” saw most of its success in Europe, where it charted in several countries. The single peaked at number 25 in Belgium and at number 45 in France, where it spent three weeks on both national charts. It also peaked at number 88 in UK at the end of the year 1983. In Kranz’s native Germany, the track peaked at number 28 and spent 12 weeks on the charts, from February to May 1984.

In the United States, the single became a club smash, spending two weeks at number one on the Dance Club Play chart in January 1984, before being knocked off by Laid Back’s “White Horse”. It also charted on the Black Singles chart, peaking at number 61, and on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, peaking at number 10. It also became a club hit in France, peaking at number 3 on the clubs chart.

SIDE A:
Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (Special “Daa Daa” Mix) 6:22
Remix – George Kranz, The Magnificent Kordak
Synthesizer – Witting*

SIDE B:
Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (Original Version) 4:11
Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (Dub Version) 3:10

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Personal Records – P 49804, Personal Records – P49804
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro

CREDITS:
Cover – Detlef Maugsch
Drums [Schlagzeug] – George Kranz
Electronic Drums [Rhythmusmaschine] – George Kranz
Handclaps – George Kranz
Mixed By – Wolfgang Loos
Other [Beratung!] – Axel Kottmann
Producer – Christoph Franke*, George Kranz
Recorded By – Heiko Rüsse
Vocals [Stimmen] – George Kranz
Written-By – George Kranz

NOTES:
Recorded in Christoph Franke Studio, Berlin
Mixed at Studio 54, Berlin
Mastered at Sterling Sound: “Sterling” stamp in the dead wax

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

Password: burningtheground

You can help show your support for this blog by making a donation using PayPal. Thank you for your help.