Trüby Trio are a German music group specialising in
nu jazz and
broken beat. Founded in 1997 by Rainer Trüby, Roland Appel and Christian Prommer, their
Latin
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-influenced sound, integrating
bossa nova
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and
flamenco
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styles, saw the band become pioneers of the nu jazz sound. Their early remixes of artists such as
Nitin Sawhney led to the band's own releases on the
Compost Records label, with their own work being subject to remixes by artists including
Tiefschwarz
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,
Louie Vega
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Biograph ...
and
Señor Coconut. The band were asked to compile the ''
DJ-Kicks: Trüby Trio'' album in 2001, and their debut studio album, ''Elevator Music'', followed in 2003.
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Discography
Albums
*'' DJ-Kicks: Trüby Trio'' ( Studio !K7, 2001)
*''Elevator Music'' ( Compost Records, 2003)
*''Retreated'' (Compost Records, 2004)
References
External links
Trüby Trio
at Compost Records
Trüby Trio
at Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ...
German musical trios
German electronic music groups
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