DZihan & Kamien

dZihan & Kamien
OriginSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Switzerland, Germany
GenresAcid jazz
Downtempo
Trip hop
Years active1996–2010, 2018-
LabelsCouch Records, Six Degrees Records
MembersVlado Džihan
Mario Kamien
Websitewww.dzihankamien.com

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'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".

References

  1. ^ "dZihan & Kamien". Six Degrees Records. March 2013. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c dZihan & Kamien: National Geographic World Music
  3. ^ "dZihan and Kamien". Six Degrees Records. January 13, 2017. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "dZihan & Kamien Downloads :: calabashmusic.com". June 19, 2006. Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "I've Seen". www.youtube.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.