DZihan & Kamien

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Name = dZihan & Kamien


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Origin = Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Switzerland, Germany
Genre = Downtempo
Trip hop
Years_active = 1996–present
Label = Six Degrees Records
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URL = [http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/artists.php?artist=dZihan_%5Bamp%5D_Kamien www.sixdegreesrecords.com]
Current_members = Vlado Dzihan
Mario Kamien
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"dZihan & Kamien" pronounced (pronEng|ˈʤiːhɑn.ænd.kæmiɛn / Jee-hahn and Kammy-en) are a downtempo house and acid jazz music duo based in Vienna, Austria. Their sound has been described as having "jazzy texture, trip-hop rhythms and Eastern ambience" [ [http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/artists.php?artist=dZihan_%5Bamp%5D_Kamien Six Degrees Records - dZihan & Kamien ] ] . 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.

dZihan & Kamien's first 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 U.S. under the label of Six Degrees Records.

History

Vlado dZihan, 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 [http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/dzihan___kamien_13050 dZihan & Kamien: National Geographic World Music ] ] . Both were interested in traditional Arabic music and Trip hop , and combined their interests and musical backgrounds in the production of their first album, "Freaks & Icons".

Band Members

*Vlado dZihan
*Mario Kamien

Discography

Albums

* "Freaks & Icons" (2000 - 1^st studio album)
* "Refreaked" (2001 - remix album)
* "Gran Riserva" (2002 - 2^nd studio album)
* "Live In Vienna" (2004 - live recording)
* "Fakes" (2005 - remix, re-edit compilation)

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/dzihankamien Myspace]
* [http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com/artists.php?artist=dZihan_%5Bamp%5D_Kamien US Label Website]
* [http://www.couchrecords.com/ Couch Records]
* [http://dzihankamien.calabashmusic.com/ Calabas music]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/dZihan%2B%2526%2BKamien/Gran+Riserva dZihan & Kamien] at Last.fm
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll AMG allmusic]