Chandeen (/ʃænˈdiːn/ SHAN-deen) is a musical project from Frankfurt am Main, founded in 1990 and popular in the darkwave scene in the first half of the 1990s. The band refers to its own style as "Electronic poetry". From the middle of the 1990s, the band's style changed to a more pop-oriented sound with influences from rock and trip hop.
Chandeen was founded in 1990 by Harald Löwy and Oliver Henkel, who had been working on musical experiments together from the winter of 1989. The name comes from a pet iguana owned by a friend of Löwy. In 1991 Aline Akbari joined, and additional singer Antje Schulz joined in 1992.
After two cassette releases, they came to the attention of Hyperium Records head Oliver Rösch, who signed them. Aline Akbari left the group shortly before the signing and was replaced by Catrin Mallon. Under this lineup they recorded their first two full-lengths, Shaded by the Leaves and Jutland.
In the process of the studio work for Jutland, internal differences arose between the members, and Catrin Mallon and Oliver Henkel left the group in 1994. The pair went on to collaborate on the project Edera, which produced only one album (1996's Ambiguous) before dissolving.
New singer Stephanie Härich joined for the 1995 EP Light Within Time, taking Mallon's place. She had previously worked with Harald Löwy on the project Incept Date, singing background vocals on their Archipelago album in 1994.
After several releases on Hyperium, the group separated from that label and began releasing on Synthetic Symphony, a sublabel of SPV GmbH. Their 1998 single "Skywalking" was broadcast on MTV Europe and VIVA, and the band made appearances on NBC Giga, but the exposure did not bring them widespread success.
Harald Löwy created his own independent label, Kalinkaland, in 2001, which became the primary vehicle for the release of Chandeen's music. Several further releases followed before the group broke up. In 2007 Löwy reactivated the project, releasing a new album, Teenage Poetry, in 2008. Julia Beyer joined for this release. Furthermore there was an additional steady band member with Mike Brown, who died in 2012.
2011 saw the release of their album Blood Red Skies, followed by Forever And Ever in 2014.
Harald Löwy founded a second project Incept Date besides Chandeen with which he released the two albums Archipelago (1994) and Harem (1996). Together with Chandeen guest musician Ion Javelin (former singer of Moskwa TV) Harald Löwy initiated the project Broken Surface. From this collaboration emanated the album Broken Surface and the single Generator X.0.7/8. Additionally Harald Löwy was active for neoclassic formation Stoa, with whose singer Antje Buchheiser he is in a relationship. A long-term friendship also connects him with Steffen Keth, the singer of De/Vision, who also supported Chandeen for live performances.
Some Chandeen albums were produced by Axel Henninger, who made a name for himself in the German electropop scene as producer for bands like Camouflage (band) and Moskwa TV.
The album Forever And Ever, released in 2014, was mastered in collaboration with the New Yorker music and mastering studio The Lodge under the direction of Grammy nominee Emily Lazar.
Besides his commitment for Chandeen, Mike Brown was also the founder and engineer of the synthesizer company Livewire Electronics, whose modules are being used by bands like M83[5] or Nine Inch Nails.
Members
Current
Julia Beyer - vocals, songwriting
Harald Löwy - music, production, songwriting
Former
Mike Brown - music, production, songwriting (†2012)
Aline Akbari - vocals, songwriting (1991–93)
Catrin Mallon - vocals, songwriting (1993–94)
Stephanie Härich - vocals, songwriting (1995–2002)
Oliver Henkel - music (1990–2004)
Antje Schulz - vocals, songwriting (1992–2004)
Collaborators
Michael Schwalm - management, photography, artwork, production
Dorothea Hohnstedt - flute
Ion Javelin - vocals, songwriting
Harald Gottschalk - guitar
Florian Walther - guitar
Axel Henninger - guitar, production
Antje Buchheiser - programming
Phillip Ritmannperger - drums (for live performances)
Steve Roach - remixer (1995)
Daniel Myer - remixer (1998)
Steffen Keth - remixer (2002)
Klive Humberstone - remixer (2002)
Nigel Humberstone - remixer (2002)
Anji Bee - vocals, songwriting (2008)
Albums
The Twilight Crossing (Cass) Not On Label (Chandeen Self-released) none 1992
The Twilight Crossing (The Remastered Tapes) (16xFile, Album, RE) Kalinkaland Records none 2010The Twilight Crossing Part II (Cass) Not On Label (Chandeen Self-released) none 1993
Shaded By The Leaves (CD, Album, 1st) Hyperium Records CD 39100942 42 1994
Shaded By The Leaves (CD, Album) Hellion Records Hel0344 2004Jutland (CD, Album) Hyperium Records CD RTD 391 0122 2 1995
Jutland (CD, Album) Opción Sónica OPCD22 1995
Jutland (CD, Album) Hellion Records HEL0365 Unknown The Waking Dream (CD, Album) Hyperium Records 391 0175 2 1996
Spacerider - Love At First Sight (CD, Album) Synthetic Symphony SPV 085-62072 CD 1998
Bikes And Pyramids (CD, Album) Kalinkaland Records EFA CD 01353 2002
Bikes And Pyramids (CD, Album) Hellion Records Heaven 001 2002 Echoes (CD, Album) Kalinkaland Records EFA CD 06679 2003
Echoes (CD, Album, Enh) Hellion Records Heav003 Unknown Teenage Poetry (CD, Album) Projekt PROJEKT214 2008
Teenage Poetry (CD, Album) Gravitator Records GRR 067 2008
Teenage Poetry (CD, Album) Kalinkaland Records KAL33 2008 Blood Red Skies (CD, Album, Dig) Kalinkaland Records KAL40 2011
Forever And Ever (Vinyl Version) (12"//CD, Album) Kalinkaland Records KAL50 2014
Singles & EPs
Red Letter Days / :Lumis: (CD, Maxi) Hyperium Records 39100803 16 1994
Light Within Time (CD, EP, Enh) Hyperium Records CD RTD 391 0146 2 1995
Strawberry Passion (CD, Maxi) Hyperium Records 39101143 1995
Papillon (It's Easy To Fly) (CD, Maxi) Hyperium Records 39101763 1996
Spacerider (CD, Maxi) Synthetic Symphony SPV 055-62083 CDS 1998
Skywalking (CD, Maxi) Synthetic Symphony SPV 055-62193 CDS 1999
My World Depends On You (CD, Maxi) Kalinkaland Records EFA CDM 01352 2002
The Wild Unknown (File, MP3, Single, 320) Kalinkaland Records none 2014
Rogue (5xFile, FLAC, EP) Kalinkaland Records KAL51 2018
Compilations
A Taste Like Ginger (CD, Comp) Cleopatra CLP 0197-2 1998
Pandora's Box (CD, Comp) Kalinkaland Records 94653-V22 2004
Videos
Skywalking (VHS, PAL) Synthetic Symphony none 1998
http://www.facebook.com/chandeenmusic https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo1UUNaG9Io2g-mfmTbS52A https://chandeen.bandcamp.com/ https://www.discogs.com/artist/43420-Chandeen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandeen https://www.last.fm/music/Chandeen Chandeen - Shadows Fade - 2011 - Blood Red Skies:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzDU8R_f9ic 
// ethereal, darkwave. Germany
