This band is one of the genre that can easily be called Electronic Lounge.  The music may start out a full on electronica style song and within a few second be smooth lounge with more electronia interspersed throughout.

Pat Appleton is an amazing singer.  She has a breathless style that might be low and tempting or bold and demanding.  Karl Frierson also provides an incredible jazz voice that provokes a great deal of emotion. Both

singers can be extraordinarily smooth especially in concert with each other.

This is a band of genre bending capabilities.  You might spend hours trying to discern if it is lounge music or electronica.  Bands that I would compare DePhazz to are Weekend Players or Zero 7. The use of electronic effects is done in such a way that it extends the theme of the music and not there simply to be an effect. I really enjoy the fact that this is a band and not simply a person standing in front of a turntable. A muted trombone played by Otto “Sugarlip” Engelhardt is used with incredible effect in much of the music and it provides a very classic jazz style.

The music ranges from very Latin to classic French jazz.  and you never really know which is going to be next when you put a CD in and listen to it.  In some cases there is a joyous carnival feeling to the music.  As I noted above, you may feel like you’re at a Havana bar or in a French cafe at any given moment.  or you could be any sophisticated nightclub in any major European or American city. This music is just that good.

This band is of German origin circa 1997 by Pit Baumgartner. De Phazz changes members frequently, although Appleton and Frierson appear to be steady members. Which is fine with me because I truly enjoy both singers. Their singing abilities easily match the wide range of arrangements that this band produces. This is a five thumbs up selection of mental hygiene happiness.