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Slackwax is a German musical duo of electronic music formed in 2005 and made up of Bernd Batke and Peter Hoppe. Batke, at the same time frontman, singer and bass player of the neo-country band Smokestack Lightnin' whereas Hoppe was a Nuremberg-based music producer. The style of the duo is electro, moody and atmospheric with elements of jazz, blues, soul, country together with contemporary beats and modern production techniques. They are signed to the German label Modernsoul. The duo released a self-titled EP titled ''Slackwax'' in 2008, followed by EP "''Close to My Fire'' (in 2010), their best known hit and EP ''Night Out'' (2012) and are preparing for a full studio album for 2013 with "Night Out" as the first single from the release.〔(ExtraMusicNew: Slackwax – Night Out )〕 They also released two mix EPs, ''Night Out – The Remixes'' in 2012 and ''Slackwax reworks Mousse T.'' also in 2012 offering a completely new perspective on Mousse T. hits with vocals from Anna Leyne on the tracks. Slackwax are most famous for their 2010 hit single "Close to My Fire" (written by Peter Hoppe and Anna Leyne). They have produced for Fritz Kalkbrenner, Mousse T., Bela B, The Baseballs, Oceana, Trinah, Onita Boone and others.〔(Modernsoul.de - Blackwax biography )〕 ==In popular culture== *Their hit "Close to My Fire" was interpreted by Beth Hart in her joint album of covers ''Seesaw'' in 2013. *Band's "Spookie" track was used in a TV ad for the Mini Cooper. Other Slackwax tunes were used for advertisements for Adidas, BMW, Mercedes Benz *Their music also appears in the soundtrack of a number of films, such as ''Hilde'', ''Desert Flower/Wüsenblume'', ''Schossgebete'', ''Tod den Hippies!! Es lebe der Punk'', ''Mann tut was Mann kann'', ''Da muss Mann durch'', ''Joschka & Herr Fischer'', ''Quellen des Lebens'' and ''Lulu & Jimi''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slackwax」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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