De-Phazz is a

downtempo Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may b ...

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

ensemble integrating modern

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and elements of

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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 artists for every new album. Some regular members are

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, Karl Frierson and Pat Appleton. The band has released records on

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and Universal Jazz Germany along with single releases on

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and United Recordings, and also remixes existing material.

Releases

* ''

Detunized Gravity ''Detunized Gravity'' is the first album of De-Phazz De-Phazz is a downtempo jazz ensemble integrating modern turntablism and elements of Soul music, soul, Latin American music, Latin, trip hop and drum and bass into a lounge music sound. De-P ...

'' (1997) * ''

Godsdog ''Godsdog'' is the second studio album by electronic music, electronic band De-Phazz. It was released in 1999. Track listing

De-Phazz albums 1999 albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub ...

'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

Natural Fake ''Natural Fake'' is the sixth album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th c ...

'' (2005) * ''

Days of Twang ''Days of Twang'' is an album by De-Phazz, released on 23 March 2007. Track listing References * De-Phazz albums 2007 albums {{2000s-album-stub ...

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

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'' (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)

References

External links

* German electronic music groups German jazz ensembles Remixers Trip hop groups {{jazz-band-stub