De-Phazz is a German downtempo and jazz ensemble founded in 1997, whose music integrates modern turntablism and elements of Latin, soul, trip hop and drum and bass into a lounge music sound. De-Phazz is led by Pit Baumgartner, a German producer who has varied the lineup of band members for every new album.[1] However, some regular members are Barbara Lahr, Karl Frierson and Pat Appleton.[2]
De-Phazz | |
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 From left to right: Karl Frierson, Pat Appleton and Pit Baumgartner. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Downtempo, jazz, turntablism, latin, soul, lounge, trip hop, drum and bass |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Phazz-a-delic |
| Members | Karl Frierson Pat Appleton Pit Baumgartner |
| Website | dephazz |
The group has released records on Mole Listening Pearls and Universal Jazz Germany along with single releases on Edel Records and United Recordings, and also remixes existing material.[3]
Releases edit
- Detunized Gravity (1997)
- Godsdog (1999)
- Death by Chocolate (2001)
- Daily Lama (2002)
- Plastic Love Memory (2002)
- Natural Fake (2005)
- Days of Twang (2007)
- Big (2009)
- Lala 2.0 (2010)
- Audio Elastique (2012)
- Naive (2013)
- The Uppercut Collection (2013)
- Garage Pompeuse (2015)
- Private (2016)
- Prankster Bride (2016)
- Black White Mono (2018)
- Music to Unpack your Christmas Present (2020)
- Jelly Banquet (2022)
- Pit Sounds (2024)
References edit
- ^ "De Phazz: Jazz with a Turntable". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "De-Phazz | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "De-Phazz | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "De-Phazz". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
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