Tiefschwarz () are a German house group consisting of brothers, Alexander "Ali" (June 7, 1967-) and Sebastian "Basti" (December 28, 1969-) Schwarz, which formed in
Stuttgart in 1996.
[IMO Records]
"Tiefschwarz Biography"
, '' IMO Records''. Retrieved on 17 April 2011. Peter Hoff, who runs the Benztown studios in Stuttgart, joined later, and completed the first Tiefschwarz production team. Their name means "deep black" in German, and is a combination of the brothers' surnames, and their love of deep house.
Their earliest productions were released on the Continuemusics label in 1997, and their first taste of a well-respected label was with their ''Music'' track on
François Kevorkian
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's
Wave Music label in 1999. The team released their first album, ''RAL9005'' on the
Four Music label in 2001, which was later licensed to
Derrick Carter and
Luke Solomon's
Classic Recordings label. Tiefschwarz continued to release on Classic until its collapse in 2005, as well as releasing on labels such as Fine and
International DeeJay Gigolo Records.
Many of their tracks have been licensed to compilations, from the
Stereo Sushi series, to compilations for
Bugged Out!
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,
Get Physical and
Renaissance
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, and in 2006, they released
a mix of their own for the
Fabric (London)
mix series.
Their sound is considered, at least by those who have followed them from their Classic days, to have changed somewhat over the last few years. Instead of their original deep, mellow house, Tiefschwarz now represent a gritty and edgy electro house sound, their more recent tracks gaining recognition from the likes of
Ivan Smagghe, Touché,
Sasha
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Musicians
* Sasha (DJ) (born 1969), born Alexander Coe
* Sasha (German singer) (born 1972), born Sas ...
and
Danny Howells.
Ali and Basti Schwarz have been travelling Europe as DJs since 1995, playing at major events and popular clubs all over Germany and Switzerland, as well as making appearances in Ibiza. They've performed in cities as far afield as Miami, New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Amsterdam, Sarajevo, London, Antwerp and Stockholm.
Tiefschwarz have composed remixes for
Madonna's ''
Get Together'',
Missy Elliott
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's ''
Teary Eyed'' and
Depeche Mode
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Depech ...
's single, ''
John the Revelator''.
2007 sees a return to a deeper house sound as shown in their 10 years anniversary compilation; ''10 Years Of Blackmusik''.
In January and July 2011 Tiefschwarz performed at the legendary aftershow party of the
StyleNite, a cultural event of the designer
Michael Michalsky during Berlin Fashion Week.
Discography
*1997 - ''24 Seven'' (12") -
Continuemusics
*1997 - ''24 Seven (
Boris D'Lugosch
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mixes)'' (12") Continuemusics
*1999 - ''Music'' (12" & CD) -
Benztown
*1999 - ''Music'' (2x12") -
Wave Music
*2000 - ''Boogie Wonderland 2K'' (12" & CD) -
Dance Division
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*2000 - ''Holy Music'' (12") -
Benztown
*2000 - ''I'll Be Around'' (12") -
Deep Culture
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*2000 - ''I'll Be Around'' (CD) -
WEA (Germany)
*2000 - ''Music (Promo)'' (12") -
Attic Records
*2001 - ''Never'' (12" & CD) -
Four Music
*2001 - ''No More Trouble'' (12" & CD) - Four Music
*2001 - ''RAL9005'' (3X12" & CD) - Four Music
*2001 - ''Thru A Little Window'' (12") -
Classic Recordings
*2001 - ''You'' (12") - Four Music
*2002 - ''Hello Again'' (12") - Classic Recordings
*2002 - ''Never'' (12" & CD) - Classic Recordings
*2002 - ''Never (Remixes)'' (12") - Classic Recordings
*2002 - ''Nix'' (12" & CD) - Four Music
*2002 - ''RAL9005'' (3x12" & CD) - Classic Recordings
*2003 - ''Ghostrack'' (12") - Four Music
*2003 - ''Nix'' (12") - Classic Recordings
*2004 - ''Blow'' (12") -
International Deejay Gigolo Records
*2005 - ''Eat Books'' (2x12" & CD) -
Fine Records
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*2005 - ''Issst'' (12" & CD) - Four Music
*2005 - ''Issst (Dominik Eulberg remix)'' - Four Music/Fine Records
*2005 - ''Issst (
Nathan Fake remix)''
*2005 - ''Wait & See'' (2x12" & CD) - Four Music/Fine Records
*2005 - ''Warning Siren'' (2x12") - Four Music/Fine Records
*2006 - ''Damage'' (12" & CD) - Fine Records
*2006 - ''Fly'' (12") -
Four Music
*2007 - ''Original'' (12" & Download) -
Souvenir Recordings
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*2007 - ''10 Years Of Blackmusik'' (2xCD) - Souvenir Recordings
*2012 - ''Dominate My Sensations'' (12" & Download) - Souvenir Recordings
Remixes
* 1996
Ultra Naté - "Free"
* 1997
DPD feat.
Rose Windross - "Sign Your Name"
* 1998
Joi Cardwell - "Soul to Bare"
* 1998
Jam & Spoon - "Don't Call It Love"
* 1998
Mousse T. vs.
Hot 'N' Juicy - "
Horny"
* 1998
Jennifer Paige - "
Crush"
* 1998
Spike - "Respect"
* 1998
Byron Stingily - "Testify"
* 1998
Suburban Soul - "Lovin' You"
* 1998
Ultra Naté - "New Kind of Medicine"
* 1999
Darryl D'Bonneau - "Let There Be a Way"
* 1999
Masters At Work feat.
La India
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- "To Be in Love"
* 1999
RAH Band
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- "
Clouds Across the Moon
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"
* 2000
Awa Band
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- "Timba"
* 2000
Danacee - "Stop"
* 2000
Loreta - "Trouble with Boys" (Loreta Is High, Part 1 and Part 2)
* 2000
Nosotros feat.
Raul Paz
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- "Contigo"
* 2000
Rapsody feat.
MC Lyte
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&
Danacee &
Khaled - "Time for a Change"
* 2000
Spike - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
* 2001
Rick Astley - "Sleeping"
* 2001
2raumwohnung
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- "Sexy Girl"
* 2001
Bougie Soliterre - "Besides You"
* 2001
Mundo Azul
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- "Sereia"
* 2001
Sharon Phillips - "Touch Me"
* 2001
Shakatak - "Down on the Street"
* 2001
Weekend Players - "Into the Sun"
* 2001
Whirlpool Productions
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Musical career
Whirlpool Productions are known for their unique, experime ...
- "Lifechange"
* 2002
Cassius - "
The Sound of Violence"
* 2002
Jon Cutler - "It's Yours"
* 2002
Jollymusic - "Talco Uno"
* 2002
Groove Armada
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- "Think Twice"
* 2002