{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"MusicGroup","name":"DJ Koze","description":"Stefan Kozalla, born 1972 in Flensburg, Germany, better known as DJ Koze, is a German DJ and music producer who first became known in the Hamburg music scene. He began his career in the hip-hop scene and gained recognition in the 1990s as a member of the legendary German hip-hop group Fischmob. Around the turn of the millennium, Koze formed the electronic pop band International Pony, which released two critically acclaimed albums on a major label.\n\nHe has run the label Pampa Records since 2009. DJ Koze's solo album Amygdala, released in 2013, showcased his ability to connect emotions with complex soundscapes, earning widespread acclaim, featuring artists like Caribou, Apparat, Rhye, Matthew Dear, among others, and is a fascinating interplay of house, techno, and pop elements. The single \"Pick Up\" from his 2018 album Knock Knock garnered widespread acclaim for its infectious energy and creative production, with Knock Knock praised by critics and reaching the top 10 in the German Album Charts.\n\nHis 2012 remix of Matthew Herbert's \"It's Only\" was named Resident Advisor's #1 Track of the Year, and his 2014 remix of Moderat's \"Bad Kingdom\" became iconic. In 2023, he produced Róisín Murphy's album Hit Parade, which was released on Ninja Tune and became Murphy's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, peaking in the top five. His fourth studio album Music Can Hear Us was released on 4 April 2025 through Pampa Records, featuring guest appearances by Damon Albarn, Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß of Beatsteaks, Soap&Skin, Sofia Kourtesis, and Sophia Kennedy.","image":"https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebe5fd5033c2b1832644ef2540","genre":["Deep House","Microhouse","Tech House","Techno","House"],"url":"https://popco.me/dj-koze","sameAs":["https://pamparecords.com/"]}

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