PHOENIX

"Message In Our Music" - such is the name of a song by Philly soul group The O'Jays. But it could also be the album's motif by the four Stuttgart DJs and producers of Dublex Inc.. Because Phoenix - the album's title, turns out to be a classic soul album, transporting a 'message'. 'Soulful sounds' protagonists of which nowadays are called Amy Winehouse, Raphael Saadiq or Duffy, are dominating the clubs and stages worldwide - soul music connects them all. However, the reason for the four of them to go out and buy the same suits and record a soul album wasn't the hipness factor. Dublex Inc. want to tread new paths, convey a message, and be authentic. They reinvented themselves on the way - just like a "phoenix rising out of the ashes".