BKS (band)

BKS was a Canadian techno group created by radio DJ Chris Sheppard, with Hennie Bekker and Greg Kavanagh (BKS = Bekker, Kavanagh, Sheppard).^[1] They were best known for collaborating with hockey personality Don Cherry to create the song "Rock Em Sock Em Techno".

BKS
Origin	Canada
Genres	Techno, Eurodance
Years active	1990–1997
Past members	Chris Sheppard Hennie Bekker Greg Kavanagh

History

BKS worked with Don Cherry on the song "Rock Em Sock Em Techno".^[2] The resulting video was named by MuchMusic as the worst video of 1993, although the video sold in excess of 550,000 copies.

BKS recorded three albums of contemporary techno.^[3] In 1993, the group released the single "Dreamcatcher", which was a hit on the Canadian Dance chart. The song's music video was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Award for "Best Dance Music Video".^[4] The group'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", were both club and radio mix show hits.^[5] Their single "Astroplane" won a Juno Award in 1996.^[6] BKS songs were included on DJ and MuchMusic promoted CD compilations, including Pirate Radio Volume 5.^[7]

BKS disbanded in 1997.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		CAN
For Those About to Rave... We Salute You	Release date: August 24, 1992 Label: Quality Records Formats: CD	—
Dreamcatcher	Release date: September 1, 1993 Label: Quality Records Formats: CD	—
Astroplane	Release date: June 20, 1996 Label: Quality Records Formats: CD	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Song	Peak positions			Album
		CAN [9]	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.

See also

• Love Inc.

References

1. Larry LeBlanc (8 February 1997). "Bekker Explores New Age Styles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 42–. ISSN 0006-2510.
2. "What I Learned from Watching the Entire First Decade of 'Rock’em Sock’em Hockey' Videos". Vice, Chris Bilton, May 27, 2015
3. Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music. Virgin. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7535-0252-5.
4. "Nominees announced for MuchMusic CMVA Awards: Rap Music Video" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
5. "B.K.S." Archived 2017-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. November 27, 2004
6. "Awards - BKS". The Juno Awawrds.
7. Larry LeBlanc (25 May 1996). "Dance Compilations Moving in Canada". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 68–. ISSN 0006-2510.
8. Larry LeBlanc (4 July 1998). "Sheppard Grows with the Times". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 51–. ISSN 0006-2510.
9. Peak positions from RPM magazine, via Library and Archives Canada.