De-Phazz's third album is another off-color mixture of Heidelberg-based lounge jazz, and its lazy breakbeats, trip-hop strings, and idly soulful singers are the least willfully ironic out there.
The Latin touches are sprawling yet snug, like Beatless or Fila Brazillia by way of Air.
Even better are the reggae-jazz experiments that pop out from time to time, as if to remind you that chillout collectives, even German ones, still know how to be sobered and eclectic.
But it also can't seem to get around the idea that comedic late-night music is a tough, rubber-nosed beast to tame.
Like Bent on a bad day, "Heartfixer" is an unfortunately upbeat clod-rock take on downtempo cheek, and "Trash Box" is even worse.
Nothing groundbreaking, all said, just braver than Zero 7.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HeartfixerPit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Something SpecialPat Appelton, Pit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Nu ChicPit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | SabbaticalPat Appelton, Pit Baumgartner, Karl Frierson | De-Phazz | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Better NowPit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Death by ChocolateJoo Kraus | De-Phazz | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | Jeunesse DoréePat Appelton, Pit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | On LinePat Appelton, Pit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | Jim the JinnPit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Roy's ChoicePit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Trash BoxPat Appelton, Pit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | Jump OverPit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 13 | Maybe San JoséPit Baumgartner, Karl Frierson | De-Phazz | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 14 | Love's Labour's LostPat Appelton, Pit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 15 | North WestBarbara Lahr | De-Phazz | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 16 | Saw It on the RadioPit Baumgartner | De-Phazz | Play | 01:47 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 64 mins | 147 MB | |||||
| 64 mins | 443 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Appelton | Composer, Vocals |
| 2 | Pit Baumgartner | Composer |
| 3 | De-Phazz | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Karl Frierson | Composer |
| 5 | Hellmut Hattler | Bass |
| 6 | Joo Kraus | Composer, Keyboards |
| 7 | Barbara Lahr | Composer |
| 8 | Horst Schnebel | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |