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-'''Downtempo''' (or '''Downbeat''') is a laid-back [[electronic music]] style similar to [[ambient music]], but usually with a [[rhythm|beat]] or [[Groove (music)|groove]] unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from [[music loops|loops]] that have a [[hypnotic]] feeling. Sometimes the beats are more complicated and more featured instead of being in the background, but even then they are usually less intense than other kinds of electronic music like [[trance_music|Trance]]. Often the name [[chill out music]] is used to refer to songs demonstrative of the genre, but those names also refer to other styles of music, and downtempo encompasses a wider variety of styles than those terms alone would indicate. Another related genre is [[Trip hop]], though Downtempo usually uses a slower [[tempo]] than Trip-hop. Due to the relaxing and often sensual or romantic feel of most downtempo music, along with the absence or minimal use of lyrics or vocals, it is a popular form of background music in 'chill out rooms' of dance parties, many alternative cafes, and is often marketed as being good music for [[lovemaking]]. +'''Kruder & Dorfmeister''', named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, is an [[Austria]]n duo most known for their [[downtempo]]-[[dub music|dub]] remixes of [[pop music|pop]], [[hip hop music|hip-hop]] and [[drum and bass]] songs.
-== History ==+==Style==
-{{Listen|filename=Wickethewok - Deepecho.ogg|description=A full-length sample downtempo chill out track.|title="Deepecho"|pos=right}}+Their mixes are usually flavored with sampler-processed vocals, deep bassline [[dub music|dub]], [[trip-hop]] elements, [[bossa]] grooves and smoothly-shaped echoes. Some of their better-known works include "High Noon," "Original Bedroom Rockers," and remixes of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s "Nothing Really Matters," [[Depeche Mode]]'s "Useless," [[Count Basic]]'s "Speechless" and [[Roni Size]]'s "Heroes". Many of their remixes are collected on the double album ''[[The K & D Sessions]]''.
-The 1990s brought on a wave of slower paced music which was played throughout chillout rooms—the relaxation sections of the clubs or dedicated sections at electronic music events. Downtempo music started to surface around [[Ibiza]], when DJs and Promoters would bring down the vibe with slower rhythm and gentler electronic music upon approaching sunrise. In 1994, [[trip hop]] emerged from [[Bristol]], which combined elements of [[hip hop]] beats, [[drum and bass]] breaks, and [[Ambient music|ambient]] atmospheres at a lower tempo. At the end of 1990s a more melodic instrumental [[electronica]] incorporating acoustic sounds with electronic styles emerged under its own umbrella name of downtempo.+
-In the late 1990s, the Austrian duo [[Kruder & Dorfmeister]] popularized the style with their downtempo remixes of pop, hip-hop, and drum and bass tracks with influences of the '70s [[soul jazz]]. The British [[Steve Cobby]] and Dave McSherry, producing under the name [[Fila Brazillia]], released a handful of downtempo, [[electronica]] and [[ambient techno]] albums that propelled the style further. Meanwhile the [[Washington, D.C.]] locals Eric Hilton and Rob Garza, better known as [[Thievery Corporation]], have introduced the Brazilian sound into the style after discussing the music of [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]], and enriched it further by combining elements of Jamaican [[dub (music)|dub]] and [[reggae]].+Although best known internationally for their remixing work, the duo gained their primary reputation in Europe for their live [[deejay|DJ]] performances and their album ''[[DJ Kicks]]''. Kruder and Dorfmeister have their own record studio, [[G Stone Recordings]] in [[Vienna]], through which they release many of their own albums.
 +==Discography==
-==List of noteable downtempo acts==+* 1996 - ''[[Conversions: A K&D Selection]]'' (Mix album) [[Spray Records]]/[[BMG Records]]
-* [[Air (French band)|Air]]+* 1996 - ''[[DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister]]'' (Mix album) [[Studio !K7]]
-* [[Bowery Electric]]+* 1996 - ''[[G-Stoned]]'' EP (12") [[G-Stone Recordings]]
-* [[DJ Cam]]+* 1996 - ''[[Black Baby]]'' EP [[Studio !K7]]
-* [[Fila Brazillia]]+* 1998 - ''[[The K & D Sessions]]'' (Mix Album) [[Studio !K7]]
-* [[Kruder & Dorfmeister]]+* 2002 - ''[[G-Stone Book]]'' (Mix Album)
-* [[Shpongle]]+* 2008 - ''[[Shakatakadoodub]]'' (Online EP)
-* [[Sneaker Pimps]]+* 2010 - ''Sixteen Fucking Years Of G-Stone Recordings'' (Studio !K7)
-* [[Tosca (band)|Tosca]]+ 
-* [[The Cinematic Orchestra]]+==Other aliases==
-* [[Thievery Corporation]]+*[[Tosca (band)|Tosca]] (Dorfmeister, with [[Rupert Huber]])
-* [[Zero 7]]+*[[Peace Orchestra]] (Kruder)
-* [[Bonobo (musician)|Bonobo]]+'''Richard Dorfmeister vs. Madrid De Los Austrias (w/ Heinz Tronigger & Michael "Pogo" Kreiner)'''
-* [[The Weeknd]]+* 2004 - Valldemossa [[Sunshine Enterprises]]
-* [[Portishead]]+* 2006 - Boogie No More (12") [[Net's Work International]]
 +* 2006 - Grand Slam (CD) [[G-Stone Recordings]]
 +* 2006 - Valldemossa Remixed (12") [[Sunshine Enterprises]]
 + 
 +'''[[Voom:Voom]] (w/ Christian Prommer & Roland Appel)'''
 +* 2000 - Poppen / Influenza (12") [[Compost Records]]
 +* 2001 - Ginger & Fred / Influenza Forte (12") [[Compost Records]]
 +* 2003 - Baby 3 (12") [[Compost Records]]
 +* 2006 - Peng Peng LP [[Studio !K7]]
-==See also== 
-* [[Lounge music|Lounge]] 
-* [[Chill out music|Chillout]] 
-* [[Uptempo]] 
-* [[List of electronic music genres]] 
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Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, is an Austrian duo most known for their downtempo-dub remixes of pop, hip-hop and drum and bass songs.

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Their mixes are usually flavored with sampler-processed vocals, deep bassline dub, trip-hop elements, bossa grooves and smoothly-shaped echoes. Some of their better-known works include "High Noon," "Original Bedroom Rockers," and remixes of Madonna's "Nothing Really Matters," Depeche Mode's "Useless," Count Basic's "Speechless" and Roni Size's "Heroes". Many of their remixes are collected on the double album The K & D Sessions.

Although best known internationally for their remixing work, the duo gained their primary reputation in Europe for their live DJ performances and their album DJ Kicks. Kruder and Dorfmeister have their own record studio, G Stone Recordings in Vienna, through which they release many of their own albums.

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Richard Dorfmeister vs. Madrid De Los Austrias (w/ Heinz Tronigger & Michael "Pogo" Kreiner)

Voom:Voom (w/ Christian Prommer & Roland Appel)


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