It was a lucky chance when jazzlegend Mark Murphy visited Austria five years ago. The icon of the post bop era took the time to contribute his voice to ‘Secrets’. Another coincidence has him just being signed to Universal in order to give the man a push on the European market. There was certainly no need to introduce the only hip crooner in jazz to A&R Jürgen Drimal, since the output of the Vienna Scientists has always been tinged with America’s black musical history– a combination which is just as natural as cream and coffee.
The original of “Three Minutes”, a one-off project of Darcosan and Alexdrum, pays tribute to label’s trademark sound: the fusion of a hypnotic dub-ambience with Franz Hautzinger’s cupped trumpet and Mark Murphy’s mysterious timbre creates a haunting tension.
Planned to be released as a remix – project, many modifying treatments had been added to the original’s character. Not only the Vienna Scientists artists themselves, but a respectable number of akin producers delivered a stunning version. The best of all these great remixes are now to be released on two seperate 12“-es. Three Vienna Scientists artists are featured on this first one. Despite their unique handwriting, all of the acts share that certain touch which fostered the label’s exclusive reputation. With their common denominator of a four-to-the-floor rhythm, they altogether aimed to produce tracks for the tasteful DJ.