DZihan & Kamien
Austrian downtempo/acid jazz music duo
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dZihan & Kamien (/ˈdʒiːhɑːn ... ˈkæmiɛn/) are a downtempo and acid jazz music duo based in Vienna, Austria. Their sound has been described as having "jazzy texture, trip-hop rhythms and Eastern ambience."[1] Their first production single, Der Bauch, released in 1996 under the name MC Sultan, was popular in European clubs and was included on several compilations.[2]
dZihan & Kamien | |
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| Origin | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Switzerland, Germany |
| Genres | Acid jazz Downtempo Trip hop |
| Years active | 1996–2010, 2018- |
| Labels | Couch Records, Six Degrees Records |
| Members | Vlado Džihan Mario Kamien |
| Website | www |
dZihan & Kamien's debut album, Freaks & Icons, was released in 2000 on their label, Couch Records. The group followed their debut with two more albums, Refreaked in 2001 and Gran Riserva, with a more jazzy sound, in 2002. All three albums were released in the US under the label of Six Degrees Records.[3]
History
Vlado Džihan, from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was raised in a musical family and was known in the local scene as a drummer. He recorded music for the film Arizona Dream, starring Johnny Depp and Faye Dunaway. Mario Kamien, German-born and raised in Switzerland, met dZihan while they were studying in Vienna.[4][2] Both were interested in traditional Arabic music and Trip hop,[2] and combined their interests and musical backgrounds in the production of their first album, Freaks & Icons.
On October 16, 2010, dZihan & Kamien announced a plan to break up. They announced the release of their last album, "Lost and Found," a collection of B-sides, exclusives and other unreleased tracks from 1998 to 2003.
On September 21, 2018, dZihan & Kamien released a new single, "I've Seen..."[5]
On 12 March 2021, dZihan & Kamien released a new album titled "IV".