De-Phazz The prolific and long-running De-Phazz (also known as DePhazz) is a contemporary lounge project led by Peter "Pit" Baumgartner, a German-Austrian producer who has surrounded himself with a shifting cast of collaborators that includes vocalists Barbara Lahr, Karl Frierson, and Pat Appleton. Beginning with Detunized Gravity (1997), Baumgartner and company have explored various forms of lounge music, much of it balancing samples with live instrumentation, with innumerable cross-sections of vintage jazz and soul, easy listening, and Latin music.

They are a power – but a good, gentle, almost secret power. For over 20 years, the magical-light sound of De-Phazz has been inspiring the listener, freeing consciousness and sending thoughts on their travels. The Heidelbergers are both the regulars and governors of Lounge and Easy Listening. This power enraptures the mind and enchants the dance floor, catapulting us into new atmospheres with every track: A fusion of samba and soul, trip-hop and jazz, Latin and R’n’B, where you can literally feel the sand under your feet, the sunbeams on your skin and the salty air in your nose.

"De capo" - an orchestral "best of" in the original line-up, quasi "back from where we started", as one of the De-Phazz singers sang on the penultimate album … With the words "orchestra" or "best of" you may be inclined to rather grimace and kindly thank you to leave the advertised work on the left or on the shelves of the few remaining "local music dealers" … - but as luck would have it, the solid boxes sound like a stroll through the solid boxes A sound that irresistibly leads you to ask what is going on …