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LEMONGRASS

Lemongrass is an enrichment for several human senses. Our tongue and nose get stimulated by the fresh citrus flavor of the plant and our ears receive well-being treatments by Roland Voss's "Lemongrass" project. Founded in 1996 at times when the world of Lounge & Chillout was an undiscovered open field of creativity, which turned out to be the perfect playground for the manifold musical interest of Roland Voss. Even today you never can be sure what you will get when a new Lemongrass release is out. Early days reflect his passion for cool rhythmic grooves. But later on also NuJazz, Ambient, HipHop, R'n'B, Deep House, Soul and Lounge made their impact, always subordinated to the concept of the particular release and its stylistic and thematic vision.

"This guy has the magic" - a claim you come across quite often when the name "Lemongrass" stands nearby. No surprise really, because Roland Voss always worked hard to make his talents blossom. During the '70s he played drums with numerous Rock, Funk and Jazz bands. During the '80s, Roland developed a penchant for electronic instruments. Having patiently honed his skills, it was time for a first record release. His highly acclaimed debut album called "Drumatic Universe" came out on a small German imprint called "Incoming!" in 1997. Soon after one of the hottest Electronic Music labels at that time "Mole Listening Pearls" (a subsidiary of UCMG, today part of the Daredo music group) was so impressed, that they signed him straight away. For many years this has been a fruit-bearing relationship, shooting Lemongrass to the international top league of the scene. At the latest when "Journey to a star" got released in 2001, Roland Voss and his project were everybody's darling. The song is a timeless beauty considered as one the most influential tracks for modern Lounge music. Over time a few more Lemongrass songs reached this height, such as "Feel good", "Elle et moi" and "Habla mi corazon".

After 5 extremely successful album releases plus a few EPs it was time for the next step. In 2005 Roland and his brother Daniel founded the label "Lemongrassmusic", considered as a platform for their own projects and productions. Soon they extended their output with a bunch of talented artists from all over the world. The label kept growing and celebrated their 100th release in the summer of 2012. Needless to say that Lemongrass remained the very center of their work. Brilliant album releases such as "Papillon", "Filmothèque", “The 5^th dimension”, "Pour l'amour", "Hypnosis" and "Sirius" deepened the project's international prominence. All in all 14 album releases, 8 EPs, 2 "Best of" and more than 200 compilation appearances speak for themselves.

A helpful aspect to reach this stage is the constant output of domestic releases in various countries. Since the 4th album "Windows" got released by Water Music Records for the US territory, Lemongrass is a big seller overseas too. Most of the album releases also made it to Russia. After "Voyage au centre de la terre" and "Windows" appeared incredibly on old-fashioned audio-cassettes, "Dreamusic" became a solid and steady label partner. Lemongrass is also big in Japan. The label "Receptortune" released 4 albums so far and took the band 3x times on live touring throughout the country.

Lemongrass’ freshest output is their 15th longplayer called "Mémoires" showing the mature qualities of Roland Voss at its best. A work that invites you to experience the soul of the music.

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	Lemongrass - "Mémoires" CD release & digital release: Mrch 28th 2014 Catalogue number: LGM 158-2 EAN: 4260094151583 Link to iTunes (mp3) Link to Beatport (wav / mp3) Link to Amazon.com (mp3) Link to Juno Download (wav / mp3) CD: (13.95 EUR incl. shipping !) 01. Journal Intime 02. Liaison 03. Sacred Dreams 04. I’m Stellar 05. Oiseau De Paradis 06. Summer Fields 07. Bossa Del Mar 08. Poetry Without Words 09. Heartbreaker 10. Moment De Conscience 11. Tropical Nights 12. Shinkansen 13. Love Is The Answer More info HERE

	Lemongrass - "Ambient Land 3" Digital Release: November 15th 2013 Catalogue number: LGM 145-8 EAN: 4260094151453 Format: MP3 iTunes (mp3) Beatport (wav / mp3) Amazon.com (mp3) Juno Download (wav / mp3) 01. Birdland 02. Solar Stream 03. Visions 04. Deep Forest 05. Over The Clouds 06. Galactic Nebula More info HERE

	Lemongrass - "A Dream Within A Dream" CD release & digital release: April 5th 2013 Catalogue number: LGM 120-2 EAN: 4260094151200 Format: MP3 CD (13.95 EUR incl. shipping !) Link to Amazon.de (MP3 Download) 01. Multiverse 02. Eternity 03. Behind The Scenes (feat. Jane Maximova) 04. Wormhole 05. The Blazing World 06. Kallisto 07. Light Drops 08. Dream Zone 09. Telepathic Wanderers 10. Deep River (feat. Jane Maximova) 11. Pulsar 12. Supreme Being 13. Cosmic Horizons 14. Spacetime 15. Supergalactic 16. Big Bang 17. Levitation 18. Orbit + 52 min. bonus mix (bundle only) More info HERE

	Lemongrass - "Gloriette" Digital Release: November 23rd 2012 Catalogue number: LGM 109-8 EAN: 4260094151095 Format: MP3 Link to Amazon.de (MP3 Download) 01. Reinvented Me (feat. Jane Maximova) 02. Get Up 03. It’s Easy (feat. Jane Maximova) 04. Gypsy Queen 05. Night Is Here (feat. Jane Maximova) 06. Altogether More info HERE

	Lemongrass - "Papillon" CD Release & release on iTunes: May 11th 2012 Other download stores June 8th 2012 Catalogue number: LGM 096-2 EAN: 4260094150968 Format: MP3 CD (13.95 EUR incl. shipping !) Link to Amazon.de (MP3 Download) 01. Riddle (feat. Jane Maximova) 02. Got It On The Dancefloor 03. Freedom 04. Shiny Pebbles (feat. Jane Maximova) 05. Speak Easy 06. Now 07. Lazy Eve 08. Red Heaven 09. Flot d’amour 10. Tokyo Journal 11. Frozen Boy (feat. Jane Maximova) 12. La Grande Dune 13. Bamboo House 14. Morning Dew More info HERE

	Lemongrass - "Sirius" CD Release: September 23rd 2011 Digital release date: September 23rd 2011 Catalogue number: LGM 086-2 EAN: 4260094150869 Format:CD / MP3 Link to Amazon (MP3 Download) 01. Where Is Mr. Spock ? 02. Mermaid 03. Restaurant At The End Of The Universe 04. Atlantis 05. Nibiru 06. Dragon Flight 07. Temple Air 08. The Last Tango 09. Let Your Light Shine 10. Deep Blue 11. Harmony 12. Jungle Moon 13. Jazz Bandits 14. Green World 15. Andromeda More info HERE

	Lemongrass - "Sans Souci" (ep) Release date: March 25th 2011 Catalogue number: LGM 074-8 EAN: 4260094150746 Format: MP3 Link to amazon.de 1. Montparnasse 2. Le Boom 3. Forward (Sans Souci Edit) 4. Easy Rider 5. Beauté 6. De Grand Matin + Bonus DJ Mix by Lemongrass (bundle only) More info HERE

	Lemongrass - "Ambient land 2" (ep) Release date: December 10th 2010 Catalogue number: LGM 069-8 EAN: 4260094150692 Format: MP3 1. Wide Sky 2. Biosphere 3. The Other Side Of Here 4. Wonderland 5. First Contact 6. Blue Earth More info HERE

	Lemongrass - "The 5th Dimension" CD Release: May 14th 2010 Release date on iTunes: May 14th 2010 Catalogue number: LGM 056-2 EAN: 4260094150562 Format: CD / MP3 1. Crystal Mind 2. Maison Á La Mer 3. You Gotta Be Free (feat. Karen Gibson Roc) 4. Everything You Want 5. Lightness Of Being 6. On The Edge Of Time (feat. Karen Gibson Roc) 7. Bonjour 8. Lucky (feat. Suzy Duffy) 9. Passion Fruit 10.Reflection (feat. Karen Gibson Roc) 11.Alone (feat. Karen Gibson Roc) 12.Srip-Tease 13.Balcony 14.Magnificent 15.September 16.Satellite (Ambient Version) 17.Summer Breeze Bonus Track for the MP3 Release: 18.Satellite (Heartbeat Mix) More info HERE
	Lemongrass - "Hypnosis" CD Release: February 13th 2009 Release date on iTunes: February 10th 2009 Catalogue number: LGM 024-2 EAN: 4260094150258 Format: CD / MP3 1. Star Child 2. Silent Dream 3. Polar Nights 4. Eclipse Of The Sun 5. Evolution 6. Coral Reef 7. Voyager 8. Moonwalk 9. Inner Worlds 10.Summer Scent 11.Water People 12.Lake Of Lava More info HERE
	Lemongrass - "Habla mi corazón" EP Release date: September 2nd 2008 Catalogue number: LGM 015-8 EAN: 4260094150159 Format: MP3 Tracklist: 1. Habla mi corazón (Original Version) 2. Habla mi coraz´ón (Kevin Yost's "Otherside of the world remix") 3. Habla mi corazón (Remix by JetTricks) 4. Habla mi corazón (Dreamy version) More info HERE
	Lemongrass - "Beach Affairs" (Best of Album) - 2CD Year of release: 2008 Label: Mole Listening Pearls Catalogue number: mole084-2 Format: CD / MP3 CD1: 1. Body building 2. Beach ball 3. For all seasons 4. Elle et moi 5. Belly button 6. A Fábula 7. Rendez-vous 8. Loving you 9. Salon de musique 10. Fairyland 11. Beautiful Blue 12. Anohito (He) 13. Lonely beach CD2: 1. Habla mi corazón 2. Jardin 3. Sakura 4. Ocean kisses 5. Le coup 6. Come with me 7. Hot day 8. Wild heat 9. Les vacances 10. Farewell 11. Le ciel 12. Running away 13. Le contact
	Lemongrass - Pour L'amour Release date: March 28th 2008 Digital release on iTunes: April 1st 2008 Catalogue number: LGM 011-2 EAN: 4260094150111 Format: CD / MP3 1.Cafe de Paris 2.Loving you 3.For all seasons 4.Habla mi corazón 5.Le ciel 6.Ocean kisses 7.Apéritif 8.Dinner with you 9.La promenade 10.Tsuki 11.Ton parfum 12.Swimming pool 13.Running away 14.Nostalgia 15.Les vacances More info HERE
	Lemongrass - "Ambient land" EP Release date: December 11th 2007 Catalogue number: LGM 007-8 EAN: 4260094150074 Format: MP3 1.Polar nights 2.Eclipse of the sun 3.Coral reef 4.Lake of lava 5.Moonwalk More info HERE
	Lemongrass - "Rendez-vous" (Japan only) Year of release: 2007 Label: Receptortune Catalogue number: EXRC-0110 Format: CD 1. Revolving door 2. Flower Power 3. Stretch my arms (Holiday Mix) 4. Surfer 5. Salto mortale 6. Cross the ocean 7. Le coup 8. Rendez-vous 9. Be a king 10. Akari 11. Daybreak 12. Farewell 13. Stratch my arms (Mr. V Main Mix) 14. Stretch my arms (Eric Kupper Dub Mix)
	Lemongrass - Filmothèque Release date: February 23rd 2007 Catalogue number: LGM 003-2 EAN: 4260094150036 Format: CD / MP3 1.Elle et moi 2.Hot day 3.Sakura 4.The camera 5.Fritz the cat 6.Aloha 7.Girl from Jupiter 8.Lonely beach 9.Salon de musique 10.Daydreamer 11.Spaceship 12.Streets of Yokohama 13.Les affaires 14.At home 15.Hitchhikers 16.El circolo polar 17.Grass-hopper More info HERE
	Lemongrass - Ikebana Release date: October 4th 2005 Catalogue number: LGM 001-2 EAN: 4260094150012 Format: CD / MP3 1.Beach ball 2.Sync it up to love 3.Rendez-vous 4.Flow of the sky 5.Natsu-no hi (A summer day) 6.Cross the ocean 7.Stretch my arms 8.Le coup 9.Revolving door 10.Akari 11.Farewell 12.Ajisai (Hydrangea) 13.Anohito (He) 14.Hunwari 15.Daybreak More info HERE
	Lemongrass - "Time Tunnel" (72648 h retrospective) - 2CD Year of release: 2005 Label: Mole Listening Pearls Catalogue number: molesp-001-2 Format: CD / MP3 CD1: 1. La musique 2. All there (Skadi vocal edit) 3. La Plume 4. Elements 5. Journey to a star 6. Cantaloup 7. Rising star 8. Voyage á la lune 9. Dreams are real 10. Once along the way 11. Why 12. There´s a land 13. Qu´est-ce-que tu fais ? CD2: 1. Illusion 2. Little alien 3. Comme toujours 4. The bell (Floating Shadow Remix) 5. Nightingales (Alternative Version) 6. La plus jolie (Midsummer remix) 7. La mer 8. Sunrise on Fujiyama 9. Wei Fung Chi 10. Umbalila 11. Bucca 12. Ocean 13. Bicycles 14. On the way
	Lemongrass - "Fleur Solaire" Year of release: 2004 Label: Mole Listening Pearls Catalogue number: mole056-2 Format: CD / MP3 1. Fairyland 2. Come in 3. Belly button 4. Lightning fire 5. Jardin 6. Connect you 7. Feel all the time 8. Bee (Sunflower Mix) 9. Cascade 10. Larimar 11. Petit déjeuner 12. Body building 13. Come with me 14. Condor
	Lemongrass - "Fleur Solaire" (Japanese Version) Year of release: 20025 Label: Receptortune Catalogue number: EXRC-0100 Format: CD / MP3 1. Fairyland 2. Come in 3. Belly button 4. Lightning fire (Fleur Solaire Version) 5. Flow of the sky 6. Beach ball 7. Connect you 8. Feel all the time 9. Bee (Sunflower mix) 10. Stretch my arms 11. Body building 12. Come with me 13. Condor Contains a bonus video of "Flow of the sky" !!
	Lemongrass - "Skydiver" (Japanese Version) Year of release: 2003 Label: Receptortune Catalogue number: RTCD-0004 Format: CD / MP3 1. All there 2. A Fábula 3. Récréation 4. Wild heat 5. Pacifique 6. On the way 7. La musique 8. Enterprise 9. Beautiful Blue 10. Bicycles 11. Mira 12. Restful motion 13. Le contact 14. All there (Skadi Vocal Edit) contains a bonus video of "Mira" !!
	Lemongrass - "Skydiver" Year of release: 2003 Label: Mole Listening Pearls Catalogue number: mole052-2 Format: CD / MP3 1. All there 2. A Fábula 3. Récréation 4. Wild heat 5. Pacifique 6. On the way 7. La musique 8. Enterprise 9. Beautiful Blue 10. Bicycles 11. Mira 12. Restful motion 13. Le contact
	Lemongrass - "Solar Incense" (Japan only) Year of release: 2002 Label: Receptortune Catalogue number: RTCD-0002 Format: CD (no more available) 1. La plume 2. Larimar 3. Jardin 4. Come in (Solar Incense Version) 5. Fleur Solaire 6. Supanova 7. Petit déjeuner 8. Bucca 9. Climbing 10. Elements 11. Lightning fire (Solar Incense Version) 12. Cascade 13. Condor 14. Montauk Express 15. Feel good
	Lemongrass - "Windows" Year of release: 2001 Label: Mole Listening Pearls Catalogue number: mole033-2 Format: CD / MP3 1. The well 2. Imagine 3. Sunrise on Fujiyama 4. Winnetou Melody 5. Planet tears 6. Librabelle 7. Gypsy moon 8. Wei Fung Chi 9. Tokyo 2 10. Journey to a star 11. Passengers 12. Plain 13. Braindance 14. This way 15. Cho-cho 16. Desert sand

	Lemongrass - "Voyage au centre de la terre" Year of release: 2000 Label: Mole Listening Pearls Catalogue number: mole026-2 Format: CD / MP3 1. Falling star 2. Nightingales 3. I love you 4. Marchant 5. Blue marble 6. Voyage á la lune 7. La mer 8. Space migration 9. La plus jolie 10. Janta Fiction 11. Je sais 12. Form of life 13. Rising star

	Lemongrass - "Comme toujours" EP Year of release: 1999 Label: Mole Listening Pearls Catalogue number: mole09-5 Format: CD / MP3 1. Comme toujours 2. Comme toujours 3. Once along the way (Goodbye M. Grimmenstein) (Weathertunes Remix)
	Lemongrass - "Lumière obscure" Year of release: 1999 Label: Mole Listening Pearls Catalogue number: mole017-2 Format: CD / MP3 1. Dreams are real 2. Comme toujours 3. Take a while 4. Underwater 5. The bell 6. Flying objects 7. Fine time 8. La fille avec cheveux oranges 9. What a night 10. Dream your dream awake 11. Once along the way (Goodbye Mr. Grimmenstein) (Weathertunes Remix)
	Lemongrass - "Drumatic Universe" Year of release: 1998 Label: Incoming! Catalogue number: inc!CD3323 Format: CD / MP3 1. Coo.lio.yin 2. Drifting 3. Love is calling (Derrick´s Remix) 4. Etiolate 5. Why ? 6. Tell it to my heart 7. Transcendental Meditation 8. What is right 9. Spira 10. There is a land 11. Little alien 12. Wings 13. Qu´est-ce que tu fais ?