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Tiefschwarz
was formed in 1996 by two brothers – Ali and
Basti Schwarz – who have been successful DJs for
over a decade. Peter Hoff, who runs the Benztown
studios in Stuttgart, completes the Tiefschwarz
production team. Ali and Basti came up with the name
for their project after a DJ gig. Tiefschwarz, which
is German for 'deep black', is a mixture of their
last name, Schwarz, and their love for deep house. In
1990 Ali opened the "on-u" club in
Stuttgart, which became a pioneer of the German club
scene. Three years later came the "red dog"
club, which quickly became known throughout the world
as a top address for deep house. Here, resident DJs
Ali and Basti played alongside the likes of DJ greats
such as Tony Humphries, Master At Work, Frankie
Feliciano, Mike Dunn, Mousse T, Matthew Herbert, Lary
Heard, Chris Coco, Matthias Heilbronn and many others.
Besides their work as resident DJs, Ali and Basti
have been travelling together throughout Europe and
overseas since 1995. They've played at countless
major events and the most popular clubs in both
Germany and Switzerland (Zürich, Geneva, Lausanne,
Bern, Basle, etc.) as well as in major foreign
cities, such as Miami (W.M.C.), New York, Washington,
Melbourne, Sydney, Prague, Sarajevo, Amsterdam,
Brussels, Antwerp, Rimini, Stockholm, London, Leeds,
Sheffield, Ibiza, etc. After six years of DJing and promoting, the two brothers began producing their own tracks. They co-founded the "continuemusics" label in 1996, on which their first single, "24 seven," with remixes by Boris Dlugosh and Michi Lange, was released along with four other tracks. In 1998, Tiefschwarz signed a record deal with edel/benztown records. This proved to be a turning point in their career. Their first release, "music," featuring Joy Denalane of the hip-hop formation Freundeskreis, was not only a hit in Germany (9 weeks at No. 1 on the MTV Germany Dance Charts and No. 1 on Germany's Club Charts), but proved to be very successful in the UK as well. "music" was licensed to the famous "wave music" label in N.Y.C. run by Francois Kervokian and was remixed by Matthias Heilbronn. Tiefschwarz have remixed around 30 tracks for artists such as Ultra Naté, Byron Stingily, Jam & Spoon, Jennifer Paige, Randy Crawford, Master At Work, Earth Wind and Fire, Shakatak, Mousse T., AWA band, Whirlpool prod., Sabrina Johnson and Sharon Philips. The name Tiefschwarz stands high alongside other legendary German acts such as Boris Dlugosch, Mousse T., Knee Deep, Ian Pooley, Dixon, Jazzanova, Rainer Trüby, Ata and Vincenzo. As DJs, Tiefschwarz have gained a great reputation on the international house scene. Their debut album, "ral 9005," is a skilled and smooth voyage through their daringly diverse cosmos of musical experience. As varied as their influences may be, Tiefschwarz never fail to integrate their own, undeniably unique sound. "ral 9005" covers the spectrum -- from the playful excursions into Nu Jazz (mars, fusion I, fusion II) and the soul-filled deep house and garage tracks (there is, you, never, city-sounds, music) to 80s beats (springtime), down beat electro (follow me), soundtrack-style pop (bye bye baby) and kicking club music (no more trouble, acid soul, sky diving). This is all polished off by an intricate and powerful production. For more information visit Four Music and Tiefschwarz website. Complete Tiefschwarz discography. 'Tiefschwarz in the mix' September
2001 |