The story behind "The First Rebirth" by Franky Jones (Jones & Stephenson)

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Franky Jones is an alias of Frank Sels, a DJ, producer and labelowner from Mechelen in Belgium. Frank is a well known name in the dance music industry for more than 35 years already. As a DJ he did perform in many famous clubs and at lots of major festivals, all around the world.
In 1993 Frank and David Brants a.k.a. Axel Stephenson teamed up for a project which they called Jones & Stephenson. The result of their first collab was the track “The First Rebirth”, which came out via Bonzai Records. And that one became a massive success in the rave scene back then. And even now, 27 years after the original release, the track is still as popular as ever.
During the years “The First Rebirth” got several re-releases with remixes from people such as Red Jerry, John 00 Fleming, Airwave, Danjo & Styles, Charlotte de Witte and a brand new remix from techno producer Reinier Zonneveld came out in June 2020.
I spoke to Franky about the story behind "The First Rebirth", his future plans and more!
Enjoy and thanks for watching!
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@muzikxpress 4 жыл бұрын

What is your favorite remix / version of "The First Rebirth"?

@MissDolcenGabbana 4 жыл бұрын

Not an official remix( I think) Markuzz Fame remix is really good and also Lange remix is amazing ❣️✨

@LouisePlusOne 4 жыл бұрын

This kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJtinKqoy92saZs.html&feature=emb_title

@rvdv3976 4 жыл бұрын

The techno version from Charlotte de Witte..

@AndrewHudak 4 жыл бұрын

Original only

@ganeshaom1581 4 жыл бұрын

Original and Noom mix, other versions are not that interesting in my opinion.

@TheHouseClassicsLibrary 6 ай бұрын

Franky Jones, a true legend !! I am 47 years old now but still enjoying his live sets @ the oldschool parties in the Netherlands!! 🎉🎉🎉

@redcatofdeath 3 күн бұрын

Amazing hearing Franky talk about listening to Age of Love around the time they created The First Rebirth. Those two songs are two of my favorites ever.

@WeeManSham 10 ай бұрын

This track is nothing short of a masterpiece! It’s that good!

@prestigious5s23 6 ай бұрын

Recorded and mixed in 1 hour! Incredible!!

@harryfreq3199 4 жыл бұрын

The greatest track of all time! Original of course!

@astroboy3507 2 жыл бұрын

100%👌

@Weareonenation303 3 жыл бұрын

The First Rebirth is probably the most important Hard Trance track ever created. It still sounds pretty fresh even today. You can't say the same for many tracks that are almost 3 decades old.

@LeonEdwards1976 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Frank, every single time I hear your track my skin tingles - I am 44 years old and this track still does what it did to me when I first heard it in 1993, it is my favourite piece of music of all time.

@LeonEdwards1976 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for producing such an amazing piece of music. I never ever tire hearing this xx

@djdanfetish1 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly same dude . Im 45 . 46 in june an loved it since 93 when i started clubbing

@LeonEdwards1976 2 жыл бұрын

@@djdanfetish1 I’m 46 in June as well :)

@djdanfetish1 2 жыл бұрын

@@LeonEdwards1976 dont saythe 8th ? 😆

@LeonEdwards1976 2 жыл бұрын

@@djdanfetish1 Haha no the 20th.

@triplenator 18 күн бұрын

Classic is the future again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@TranceClassicsOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic interview as always Twan, and what a massive track. Absolutely timeless and that original '93 version doesn't sound out of place even in many of todays Techno sets

@Cykelpump33 4 жыл бұрын

Really excited about that CJ Bolland collab coming up!

@muzikxpress 4 жыл бұрын

Trance Classics thanks so much Daz!

@leonardo4569 4 жыл бұрын

Yessss Dazzza once again. I still play this on a regular basis when I'm feeling not myself. When the bass kicks in, it's like a kick up the ass that I needed. See you soon on your channel mate.

@GeorgeBeyond 4 жыл бұрын

Very special track to me that never ages. Years ago I sold my vinyl collection. I kept 3 records and one of them is the yellow vinyl pressing of the first rebirth he is talking about 🙏👌

@liaksiej. 4 жыл бұрын

wow 😯

@muzikxpress 4 жыл бұрын

Dohan lucky you!!! Keep it safe 😉

@Gerrie_de_B. 4 ай бұрын

So 30 years this year! We need to celebrate! :D

@nielsreyngoud2870 3 жыл бұрын

This became such a classic in the hardcore scene. It happened on Mystery Land 1998. There was a big soccer match for the World Cup that day. Boris Valeo played the track and the people started to shout ‘Holland! Holland’ to support the football team. After that, at every major party The First Rebirth was played and the ‘Holland’ thing became a big thing. I remember at every rave, from Masters of Hardcore to Thunderdome, from Nightmare to Ghosttown, it was played and it always was a special moment.

@hanklewis6371 3 жыл бұрын

To be honest: the “Holland” shouting started with The World Cup, but in the following years it was mostly a group of nazi’s/nationalists shouting that.

@steefm3 2 жыл бұрын

DANM I KNOW… was there…REMEMBER THAT GIG. That feeling😍😍😍

@GofelipeGraphicDesign 3 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy that I randomly looked up this track that I grew up with and I find this interview that was done only a few weeks from my search.

@sc-mh8hy 4 жыл бұрын

Heard it 1st time in 1993 in the open air megarave Maasvlakte Rotterdam. It was like stepping into another dimension. Just unreal

@andreistanciu4300 10 ай бұрын

The First Rebirth was so stunning that was played at a beginning of aThunderdome!

@actvsense 2 жыл бұрын

Franky, this tras was a masterpiece from the very first time: Clubs weren't ready at that time yet, most Dj's werent too, music policies didn't match ... but time has proven that everyone bends the knee on your creation. Speed was right, track structure too, synth patch "Rave Choir" from Korg M1 explains how many electronic instruments had to be used in a different way for this "different music styles". The First Rebirth will be remembered as one of the most brilliant and simple (in an good way) electronic music dance tune ever, and through the years you can see more and more attempts to bring all the splendor over the prejudices it had from the very beginning.

@rfish2 Жыл бұрын

Awesome interview!!!! Everytime I discover a new classic, I see you already interviewed the makers!

@muzikxpress Жыл бұрын

Haha, doing my best to cover as much as I can ;-)

@TheTrancemaster90 4 жыл бұрын

Franky Jones - Overwhelming rain (love mix) is also one hell of a track, have a listen

@TheMISTERAMD 4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to have a listen at DJ Franky Jones - Trancid Overdose (1994 Extreme Mix) :-)

@danielspilar 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. My fav track from him.

@rave-je-uit-0.4.0 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing cant beat the Orginal Respect !!!

@muzikxpress 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@brianmunich553 2 жыл бұрын

DJ mzone made sure all the uk ravers got to experience this classic as this is one of his most important tracks in his arsenal Thanks for the memories

@jackmatthewtyson 4 жыл бұрын

A 45 inch vinyl. That's a big record!!

@MYEVILTWIIN 4 жыл бұрын

thats a big record player too hahaha

@spngled8654 3 жыл бұрын

no need to take the piss, english is not his native language, he isn't media trained, its just a slip of the tongue, please encourage others in their attempts at speaking English, criticism is off-putting. Franky Jones is well known in the industry as being a top lad. Bonzai forever

@justinbrandesz 3 жыл бұрын

@@spngled8654 Amen! We all know the dutchies en belgium people are not always be the best English speaking ....Otherwise we are the best in producing and dj'ing!

@chrisarndt6966 3 жыл бұрын

Wow das waren noch Zeiten. The first Rebirth habe ich damals geliebt. Ich habe diesen Track sogar noch auf irgendein altes Rave Club Tape. Damit in einem Golf 2 durch die Gegend fahren. Das war noch Freiheit.

@ReubenRiverdance 4 жыл бұрын

1st and 3rd rebirth original mixes OMG 💗

@melaniebrooke4782 3 жыл бұрын

This tune is so special to me. I was just getting into dance music when I first heard this. I love the melody, the bpm. It’s pure perfection.

@HartRaver 4 жыл бұрын

Remember hearing it first tim at MAYDAY rave...was played several times..it was THE anthem of that rave,and people went more and more bonkers each time it was played !

@pascalvanberlo2264 6 ай бұрын

Greatest track of all time and my funeral number so Than I can begin at my first rebirth🤘

@paulcopping1659 3 жыл бұрын

I am beyond jealous of how the music scene was those days

@tidalwavesideburns 3 ай бұрын

Aaah, got this track on a cassette, Megarave 93. Rewinding as soon as it was over, :D. Magical track, still gives me that kick after all these years. That melody, that siren (is that really a 303?). Crazy to learn they did this live in one take. And in half a day. Great interview btw.

@muzikxpress 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the interview, thank you!!

@carllucey9130 2 жыл бұрын

I owe these two sooo much for all the bangers.

@McMaxFreak 2 жыл бұрын

This track brings back great family memories for me. I'm born in 2002 and I really really love this track. The original the most!

@gainmaster1 4 жыл бұрын

The ultimate hardtrance classic for me, perfection. I love the Airwave remix. But the original played at 160bpm is the best :) :)

@Cykelpump33 4 жыл бұрын

Belgium & Germany got such a massive Hard Trance goldmine.

@sc-mh8hy 4 жыл бұрын

@@Cykelpump33 Agreed. Where i live there were only hardcore parties which were great. But when i heard hardtrance i got hooked . Germany and Belgium are the best in this kind of music indeed

@demonkoryu Ай бұрын

@@Cykelpump33 Don't forget the UK!

@flyingdutchman5321 7 ай бұрын

wow wat een anekdote over hoe die 303 sample er bijna niet in kwam en ook het 160 bpm en lege dansvloer in cherry moon. Hoeveel zijpaden ervoor zou kunnen hebben gezorgd dat deze geweldige plaat nooit zo'n breed bereik zou hebben gehad. En dan nog dat het live in 1 take erop was gezet met 15min setup en 1 uurtje daarna. Bazen 😎

@muzikxpress 7 ай бұрын

Mooi he? Daarom is het zo gaaf om deze interviews te doen en al die verhalen te horen! Zoveel mooie anekdotes die vaak nog onbekend zijn / waren bij het grote publiek. Ben zelf een grote muziek nerd en in bijna ieder interview hoor ik wel wat nieuws :)

@stewartclark8760 3 жыл бұрын

Such a massive track. Not out of place in a hardcore rave. I remember this being dropped at Masters of hardcore and many other parties 😁

@Veptis 3 ай бұрын

I think the sixth rebirth in the early raze mixe popped up in my plalyist one day and I kept it. I heard other verisons since, but always getting back to that one. Great to hear the stories behind it, I really curious to see if it had any connection to the rebirth music program from the earlier Apple Macintosh. but doesn't seen to be the case.

@tobiasvonhofsten 4 жыл бұрын

one hour production - so many memories. one take love! thank you 🙏🏼

@tranceforce90 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely perfect hardtrance piece, it has a big place in my heart because I was just starting to get interested in trance when I heard it for the first time.😍 Greetings from France.

@jabbaxy2651 Ай бұрын

thx for the sound -was my young lives - my english is bad sorry!!

@djhellraiser-tensionmusic5076 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant interview!!!

@djdanfetish1 2 жыл бұрын

Heard in the afterdark.night club in my home town morley in leeds ..AKA the orbit . Best techno club ever. When i heard it in 93 it was an still my fav techno track its fcking epic 😎 45 yr old now an i still get goosebumps 🥳

@scottwyllie915 4 жыл бұрын

Great interview

@danielrast 4 жыл бұрын

Great story Frank and great interview Twan. Thanks for it.

@ralflindner6202 3 жыл бұрын

THXXX for RMX RN!

@SmurfGGM 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant !

@WilliamDanielMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely class Twan. Can't believe that this seminal track was made in 1 hour. Brilliant backstory and please keep up the great work. Massive respect

@jnnicholls5586 4 жыл бұрын

Good lord wow, nice work twan 🤩

@rob24974 Жыл бұрын

WHAT A TUNE.....CLASSIC

@liaksiej. 4 жыл бұрын

Legendary!!!!!!!! My all time favorite track!!!! Enjoy!

@deejaypatb 4 жыл бұрын

Belgian Hero! Nice episode 👊

@muzikxpress 4 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@pagusify 3 жыл бұрын

Classic of classics😎

@aconemusic 3 жыл бұрын

Ooh yeah i love this song.. to many memories.. still goes wild on classic parties

@childean 4 жыл бұрын

heel nice weer twan! biggest tune in rave history

@JurassicTrance 4 жыл бұрын

YES! Now that’s a classic!

@user-or3ce4gt2r Жыл бұрын

What a track !!!!

@dancelover020 4 жыл бұрын

First time hearing this at Trade, Turnmills, London.....shivers!!!!

@ooOOSoulghostOOoo 3 жыл бұрын

This masterpiece has been and will remain for me musical perfection ever since man began to play music on rocks deep in a cave and for centuries to come! incomparable, inremixable without distorting it, just the HOLY GRAIL!

@IWitnessDnB Жыл бұрын

love it! :)

@TheTrancemaster90 4 жыл бұрын

What a force! Keep up the good work Jones, the first time I heard that track I couldn't believe it was from 93, so incredibly ahead!

@Instrumentals4Sale 4 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT! You've done it again... another of my favourite tracks! Thanks, I've wanted to know the story behind this track since I was in high school.... I have been listening to this ever since the day I first heard it. ...Love your channel!!!!!!

@sc-mh8hy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the interview. Thank you Franky Jones & Stephenson for this legendary track. So many fond memories of First rebirth. Enjoyed this song at so many parties. This song will always have a special place in my heart. I still listen it regularly. The ultimate hardtrance track. Just timeless and matchless👍👍

@muzikxpress 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!! :) Thank you!

@ralflindner6202 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@stephenspencer9233 4 жыл бұрын

Great interview Twan, very insightful, I grew up with the Airwave mix as Tiesto was playing that one in 2002. Brilliant track, makes you sad then picks you up to another level!

@hundun5604 3 ай бұрын

awesome tune! A true classic One of my all time Hardcore/rave favourites.

@rvdv3976 4 жыл бұрын

Damn!! Echt een hele vette aflevering!!

@muzikxpress 4 жыл бұрын

Deep South 010 dank je!!

@miguelcruzlopez4347 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@fezmania5078 3 жыл бұрын

Great interview. So much history in this one. An iconic, golden, mega classic. It's in the upper echelon of great classics. Good to hear props to Jam & Spoon, Yves Deryuter and others. I found out about the other Rebirth tracks that are out so far only a couple of years ago.

@LouisePlusOne Жыл бұрын

Great interview. I still play the vinyl on Bonzia out at parties as well as the remixes on Prolekult. Always been one of my top 10 tunes.

@kuatro4444 2 жыл бұрын

No tengo palabras para agradecerle su trabajo. Este hombre sólo sabe crear obras de arte. Gracias crack

@mortenhn1981 3 жыл бұрын

Cannot stop listening to these interviews when i first get going, really good interesting interview :)

@muzikxpress 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Morten! :)

@donkinshaun 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely amazing! Please keep these coming!

@muzikxpress 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Saturday a new interview will be posted! 😉

@donkinshaun 3 жыл бұрын

muzikxpress I can’t wait! I will keep my eyes 👀 peeled for it 😊

@silvy0991 3 жыл бұрын

Funny thing that he didn't expect at all this track will become such popular, he didn't like it and the public didn't like it at first but.. look at it right now! But maybe doing what needs to be done consistently (not changing just because someone else would prefer it differently) is one of the ingredients of biggest success ;) Great interview, keep it up!

@LouisePlusOne 4 жыл бұрын

Great interview. Big up Muzikxpress. :)

@muzikxpress 4 жыл бұрын

Louise PlusOne thank you!!

@onemanarmyoma0155 3 жыл бұрын

Great interview, inspirerend zelfs! Very good 'concept', I must say, the story behind the classics. Keep up this good work, you're making a lot of people very happy with this. 🖖😘👍

@muzikxpress 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! More to come soon! :)

@MizzEdLiH 2 жыл бұрын

Twan Ik vind uw interviews TOP!!!! MERCIKES XXX

@muzikxpress 2 жыл бұрын

Dank je wel! Super om te lezen!!

@tooltechrecords 3 жыл бұрын

This is so interesting

@Anza_34832 10 ай бұрын

@13:22 Yep, 🇩🇪 love this song!!

@MissDolcenGabbana 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite tracks ever. What an amazing track, truly special. Many thanks Twan for this amazing interview. ❣️✨

@fartex1 2 жыл бұрын

i was very lucky during the 90's to be at around 20-25 years of age. i was also lucky to have been able to go to "the big clubs" in belgium. not in size, but in name. cherry moon, la rocca, extreme, la bush, la goa, carat, bocaccio , bal moral, montini... ive been in all of these, and more! little did i know back then that i was actually living the history. i mean, when i talk about those days to younger people, they go crazy, and are so jealous that i was able to go to all these clubs during the best days of techno, trance, acid, whatever "genre" you want to put the music in. all i cared about was going out, have a blast, and listen to music. i didnt care about what kind of box this or that song belonged in. it was EDM, all of it. also, even today, "retro" parties, they just cant bring back the feeling, the spirit of back in those days, they just are not able to do it. all i know is that im happy and proud to have lived as a "youngster" back in those days, seeing the dj's at work that now have become legends!

@muzikxpress 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I’m a bit jealous haha! Unfortunately I never did visit any of those clubs back then. Only heard / read the stories, I really do regret not made a visit to the legendary clubs in Belgium back in the day, especially since I live kinda close, (near Eindhoven) but oh well 😂🙈

@fartex1 2 жыл бұрын

@@muzikxpress missed opportunity, but lets call it the ignorance of being young right? how could any of us know back then that some of the clubs we went to would turn out to be such legends? all we wanted was fun ;)

@muzikxpress 2 жыл бұрын

@@fartex1 that’s very true!

@user-kn9ib9zm4q 3 жыл бұрын

a hymn ....

@charlessantos419 2 жыл бұрын

Me and my ex girlfriend fell in love with this track when we heard it on house party 10,,

@Cris82997 3 жыл бұрын

Toute mon enfance ♥️♥️♥️

@melona3727 4 жыл бұрын

my Fav Channel. my favorite version of REBIRTH is the original version :)

@SteveTheRooster1 Жыл бұрын

Très souvent les remix subliment ou apportent une plu value au matériel d'origine, mais concernant The First Rebirth , impossible d'apporter quoi que ce soit d'autre à ce morceau, il est le roi majestueux sur son trône et n'a besoin de rien d'autre. Sublime et intemporel.

@dancelover020 3 жыл бұрын

Those remixes on Prolekult are fabulous!! No surprise cause Prolekult is amazing in itself!

@richardsmith4348 3 жыл бұрын

Hero🙏

@rob24974 4 ай бұрын

CLASSIC TECHNO....

@borrehcleb 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite ever techno records first heard the original mix played by Carl Cox at Electric Kingdom in 93 blew my mind, the slower baby doc/dentist remix is a classic too

@scality4309 4 жыл бұрын

He looks like a fun an nice guy.

@stevemuller3102 3 ай бұрын

Toffe kerel die Franky, had hem eens aangesproken toen ik nog werkte in La Rocca in Lier. Niet hoogmoedig, zalig❤

@666bpm4 2 жыл бұрын

As a music fan in the US, this song needs to be archived in the US Library of Congress. This song changed my life and so many other people's lives when I finally got a hold of a Bonsai vinyl.

@lostipod12 4 жыл бұрын

Very excited to watch this, thank you for putting this together. First heard this on a radio mix off Galaxie 95.3 in 1994 when I was visiting a friend in Cysoing (a village outside of Lille). Easily in my top 5 techno/trance records ever made. Not interested in any of the remixes.

@DannydeGalicia Ай бұрын

After following you for well over a decade it seems now! I got a real feel for your tracks, even being a generation behind this scene. I LOVE IT. and so greatful i connected with all you guys in the past on Facebook to study your sounds. I can't remember which set i played first rebirth in or when i featured it. But Jones & Stephenson - The Third Rebirth (Cortex Thrill Mix) went amazingly well with World Inside The Music Featuring Dj Panda It's A Dream (Remix) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qcWGo6aUxqfFk4E.html !!!!

@pietjepukt6 4 жыл бұрын

‘Germany was ready’ 13.46 Love it

@d33p 2 жыл бұрын

So war es🔥🖤🔥

@peterdavis540 3 жыл бұрын

First tale n written in 1 hour🤗🤗🤗🤪. Timeless. Check 4th rebirth. Nice n dark.

@trancemb 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome interview Twan, I was really looking forward to it as The First Rebirth has been one of my favorite tracks since 1993!! For Bonzai style fans, check this one if you never did: M - Razzia 2 - Bonzai Mix (By Jones & Stephenson)

@murphycom 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice concept these interviews,great to hear this story's . Many thanks! Would be terrific to hear the story behind Destiny by Insider, my favourite old school track!

@muzikxpress 4 жыл бұрын

Edward R thanks so much! And that one is on the wish list, maybe one day 😉

@sebastiendeclercq1179 2 жыл бұрын

Trance, hardcore or whatever? People didn’t care about styles back then. Now everything has to be put in boxes. One more reason to say that 90’s were just magic!

@dizisnotavailable 4 жыл бұрын

talking of yves deruyter, the story behind "calling earth" would be interesting!

@muzikxpress 4 жыл бұрын

Already in the works, so hopefully that will happen later this year ;-)

@dizisnotavailable 4 жыл бұрын

@@muzikxpress awesome! looking forward to it.

@docteurgreene 4 жыл бұрын

@@muzikxpress The Rebel and Feel Free are my favourites :)

@tomcruise1 3 жыл бұрын

@@muzikxpress so cool, I was about to ask if you plan to make an interview about that song too. Subscribed to your channel, you're doing great job btw, keep it up!

@muzikxpress 3 жыл бұрын

TomCruise thank you so much!