BKS
| BKS | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Techno, Eurodance |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Members |
Chris Sheppard Hennie Bekker Greg Kavanagh |
BKS is a Canadian techno group created by radio DJ Chris Sheppard, with Hennie Bekker and Greg Kavanagh (BKS = Bekker, Kavanagh, Sheppard).
Musical career
The band are most famous for collaborating with hockey personality Don Cherry on the song "Rock Em Sock Em Techno", which was named by MuchMusic as the worst video of 1993, although the video sold in excess of 550,000 copies, making it one of the most successful selling music videos of all time. The band's other hits included "Take Control" and "The Square Dance Song" (a collaboration with Ashley MacIsaac). Their singles "I'm in Love with You" and "Living in Ecstasy", both club hits, remain strong club and radio mix show favorites. Their single "Astroplane" won a Juno Award in 1996. BKS sold millions through the revolution of the DJ and MuchMusic promoted CD compilations.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| CAN | |||||||||
| For Those About to Rave... We Salute You |
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| Dreamcatcher |
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| Astroplane |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [1] |
CAN Dance |
US Dance | |||||||
| 1992 | "Living in Ecstasy" | — | — | 24 | For Those About to Rave... We Salute You | ||||
| "Talkin' bout Love" | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1993 | "Dreamcatcher / I'm in Love with You" | — | 4 | — | Dreamcatcher | ||||
| 1995 | "Take Control" | — | 7 | — | Astroplane | ||||
| "The Square Dance Song" (featuring Ashley MacIsaac) | — | 18 | — | ||||||
| 1996 | "Astroplane" | 33 | 7 | — | |||||
| 1997 | "4 Your Love" | — | 2 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||