Dance Pool

Sub-label of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

100 releases 7 sub-labels 1990–2002

About

started in 1988 at CBS Schallplatten GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. It was the most successful dance label from a major company in Germany. Right after starting under the name and logo of DANCE POOL it dominated the German sales charts with acts like Mysterious Art, P.M. Sampson and Culture Beat and many others. The founder Stefan Trapp left CBS / Sony Music in 1992. In 1995, Dance Pool expanded to the rest of Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and also included the divisions Epidrome, Deep, and London-based S3. In 1999 this label has been merged with the Sony subsidaries Epidrome and Adrenalin (2) to form Dance Division. Labelcode LC 6772 / LC 06772

Top Dance Pool Releases

Deep Forest
Deep Forest
Deep Forest
1992
Born Slippy
Underworld
1995
The White Room
The White Room
The KLF
1991
Voodoo People
Voodoo People
The Prodigy
1994
Serenity
Serenity
Culture Beat
1993
Freestyler
Freestyler
Bomfunk MC’s
1999
The Chill Pill
Various Artists
First Contact
First Contact
Roger Sanchez
2001
Dance Now! Volume 9
Dance Now! Volume 9
Various Artists
1994
Sunset (Bird of Prey)
Sunset (Bird of Prey)
Fatboy Slim
2000
Electronic Pleasure
Electronic Pleasure
N‐Trance
1995
Breathe
Prodigy
1996
Animals or Human
Animals or Human
Captain Hollywood Project
1995
Sweet Lullaby
Sweet Lullaby
Deep Forest
1992
Dancenow 2
Various Artists
1994
Mr. Vain
Mr. Vain
Culture Beat
1993
Strictly Techno Classics
Strictly Techno Classics
Various Artists
1999
Party Hard
Various Artists
1997
Dance 96
Various Artists
1996
Dance Now! 13
Various Artists
1995
Fan Club
Alexia
1997
Pharao
Pharao
Pharao
1994
Saltwater
Saltwater
Chicane featuring Maire Brennan of Clannad
1999
Nukleopatra
Nukleopatra
Dead or Alive
1995
Inside Out
Inside Out
Culture Beat
1995
Daddy DJ
Daddy DJ
Daddy DJ
2000
Disco 2001
Disco 2001
Tokyo Ghetto Pussy
1995
Super Sound
Pepe Deluxé
1999
Dancenow: Volumes 1 & 2
Various Artists
1996
Another Chance
Another Chance
Roger Sanchez
2001
Set You Free
Set You Free
N‐Trance
1992
Mysteries of Funk
Grooverider
1998
Top DJ Gold
Various Artists
1997
Charts Pur, Vol. 4
Various Artists
1995
Get-A-Way
Maxx
1993
Dance Club Vol. 5
Various Artists
1992
Dance Now! 11
Various Artists
1995
Dance Now! Volume 8
Dance Now! Volume 8
Various Artists
1994
Dance Now! 14
Dance Now! 14
Various Artists
1996
Summer Dance 97
Various Artists
1996
Dance Now! 12
Various Artists
1995
Welcome All Species
Space Frog
1998
Break My Stride
Unique II
1996
Charts pur, Volume 1
Various Artists
1995
Skywalker 1999
Kai Tracid
1999
Easy Love
Lady
2000
Dance Now! 2
Dance Now! 2
Various Artists
1995
The Party
Alexia
1998
Dance 98
Various Artists
1998
The Age of Trance
Various Artists
1993
Dance Now! 10
Dance Now! 10
Various Artists
1995
Level II
Unique II
1996
Electric Beat
Various Artists
2001
Before You Leave
Pepe Deluxé
2001
Addicted to Bass
Puretone
2001
SHANGRI-LA
SHANGRI-LA
DENKI GROOVE
1997
Gimme Love
Alexia
1998
Horizon
Horizon
Culture Beat
1991
I Believe
Fabrica
1998
I Believe
Fabrica
1998
Techno World 1
Various Artists
1996
The Album
DJ Company
1995
Mallorca
Mallorca
Loft
1996
Dance Now! 4
Various Artists
1992
Stayin’ Alive
Stayin’ Alive
N‐Trance featuring Ricardo da Force
1995
I Kiss Your Lips
I Kiss Your Lips
Tokyo Ghetto Pussy
1995
The Future
Jens Lissat
1994
The Return
The Return
Pharao
1998
Dance Now! 7
Dance Now! 7
Various Artists
1997
Wave
Wave
Sosa
1997
Dance Now! Volume 5
Various Artists
1993
Come to me
Groovecult
1994