Ganymed (band)
# 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

## Discography

### 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.

