Ganymed (band)

Ganymed was an Austrian/German space disco band founded in 1977.

Career
In 1978, they released their biggest hit, “It Takes Me Higher”, which hit #5 on the Austrian charts for four weeks and also hit #23 on the German charts. That same year, they released their debut album Takes You Higher, which ranked at #16 for 12 weeks and also spawned another single, “Saturn”.

1979 saw the release of their second album, Future World. The album’s title track was released as a B-side to “Dancing in a Disco”. Afterwards, they released their final album, Dimension No. 3, plus a non-album single, “Money Is Addiction (Of This Crazy World)” in 1980. At their last concert in 1981, Falco played bass for the group. Ganymed officially broke up in 1983.

Members

 * Gerry Edmond (real name Edmund Gerhard Czerwenka; pseudonym in the group: "Kroonk") – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synth programming
 * Yvonne Dory (real name Doris Ellen Czerwenka; pseudonym in the group: "Pulsaria") – vocals
 * Rudolf Mille (pseudonym in the group: "Vendd") – keyboards
 * Gerhard Messinger-Neuwirth (pseudonym in the group: "Schnitzel") – bass, keyboards
 * Ernst Hefter (pseudonym in the group: "Cak") – drums, percussion, drum programming
 * Daniele Prencipe (pseudonym in the group: "Suk"; only appeared on "Takes You Higher") – keyboards

Albums

 * Takes You Higher (1978)
 * Future World (1979)
 * Dimension No. 3 (1980)

Singles

 * "It Takes Me Higher" (1978)
 * "Saturn/Music Drives Me Crazy" (1978)
 * "Dancing in a Disco" (1979)
 * "Money Is Addiction (Of This Crazy World)" (1980)
 * "Bring Your Love To Me" (1980)

In popular culture
"It Takes Me Higher" was used as the theme song for the Italian version of the Japanese anime Gaiking.