The German label Ozella Music is a brainchild of the musician Dagobert (Dago) Böhm. He is well-known in Germany by his new age / chill out music, cultivated in albums like Sound of Wood (1982), Acoustic Moods (1987), Morning Flight (1993), Acoustic Unit (1998) or Sounds For A Blue Planet. On his label Ozella Music he also offers releases of numerous artists like Stephan Bormann, Hands on Strings, Roger Matura, Shunsuke Mizuno, Guido Ponzini, Michel Sajrawy, HenschkeSchlott, Karl Seglem, Streif, Gerold Kukulenz, Trio Bravo and more. Ozella Music also releases compilations like Morning, Noon, Evening, Night mediating a good survey about the program of this label.

A special section of Ozella Music is Ozella Lounge showcasing musical genres like lounge, downtempo, chill out, nu jazz, fusion jazz, electronics and more. Just released in 2008 is The Sound Volume 3 Downtempo Magic.

This collection of grooves starts with Stardelay’s Thoughts & Words. Stardelay is German-born multi-instrumentalist Carsten Mentzel. Carsten’s specialty is the Fender Rhodes and the Fender Telecaster. But he has also falsetto vocals in an octave normally reserved for female vocals. A prove for his ability is this tune.

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