De-Phazz is a German downtempo and jazz ensemble founded in 1997, whose music integrates modern turntablism and elements of Latin, soul, trip hop and drum and bass into a lounge music sound. De-Phazz is led by Pit Baumgartner, a German producer who has varied the lineup of band members for every new album.

Идея создания и реализации группы целиком и полностью принадлежит Питу Баумгартнеру — композитору и сценаристу, до появления De-Phazz работавшему в производстве рекламы и разработке различных арт-проектов. В начале 90-х Баумгартнер создал свою собственную студию. В 1994-м Пит познакомился с певицей Барбарой Лар, бывшей вокалисткой малоизвестной группы Janet The Planet, и был покорён её глубоким и разноплановым голосом. Годом позже Баумгартнер привлёк к работе американца Карла Фриерсона, чей альбом тогда продюсировал. В 1997-м вышел их дебютный альбом Detunized Gravity.

Over the years Parov Stelar has meticulously sampled, remixed and referenced some of the most influential sounds of bygone eras, injecting them with a new lease of life and bringing them into modern times. It has become the definition for a certain style, a certain sound, THE Parov Stelar sound. Undeniably unique, countlessly copied but never equalled. He was the gentleman of electro-swing, the soul brother and the phantom of the disco, but now, Parov Stelar is simply himself. Three years after his last album, Parov Stelar returns to the world he created with “The Demon Diaries“, his sixth album.

Marcus Füreder grew up in Linz and developed a passion for music and art at an early age. He began his career as a DJ in local clubs, performing under the pseudonym Plasma or his real name, drawing inspiration from jazz, soul, house and electronic music. These influences would later shape his distinctive musical style.

The album contains ten new songs recorded in 2020-2022, some of which were previously released as singles ("Lit de Parade", "Jane", "Go On"). Most of the material was performed by the band's new vocalist John Becker. The song "Mama Tell Me Why" was performed by Mikael Erlandsson, the band's previous vocalist, and the song "Little Zhora" was performed by Tim Norell himself. The theme of most of the songs, according to the band's official website, is "human relationships and love". The compositions "Café For Amur" and "In Memoriam (To Bjorn)" are instrumental.