Edelweiss was an Austrian Electronica/Dance band. The act consisted of remixers Martin Gletschermayer, Walter Werzowa and Matthias Schweger.
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Background
The group had two hit singles:
- Bring me Edelweiss in 1988/1989 (Vocals by Maria Mathis);
- Starship Edelweiss in 1992 from the album "Wonderful World of Edelweiss".
The band used a lot humour and sexually suggestive lyrics in its music. The humour was targeted at Austrian ski resorts and yodeling, and in the second song at the TV-series Star Trek. The music video of Starship Edelweiss was based on the Star Trek Theme song, and part of the melody of Bring me Edelweiss was taken from ABBA's SOS. Also, two melody lines are borrowed from Indeep's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life."
Influences
A good part of Edelweiss' music consists of electronica, while their style has been branded as pop[1] and Eurotrash[2]. They reached a Europe-wide #1 position with their hit Bring me Edelweiss, by supposedly following the instructions given in The Manual, which was their main influence in getting their two hits. Bring Me Edelweiss sold five million copies worldwide. Bill Drummond, an author of "The Manual", mentioned that in the epilogue of the German release of "The Manual", which was originally published in 1989 (in English).
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||||
| US Hot 100 | US Dance/Club | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | UK | Album | ||
| 1989 | "Bring Me Edelweiss" | - | #7 | #24 | - | #5 | Wonderful World of Edelweiss |
Intel Inside
The famous Intel "D♭ D♭ G♭ D♭ A♭" jingle that accompanies the advertising for their products was written by Walter Werzowa from Edelweiss.
