He produced a few other house tracks, but switched to downtempo with his first release as simply Waldeck, 1996's Kruder & Dorfmeister-produced Northern Lights EP. He moved to London and released his first single, "A Sheep Attacks Dr John," on techno label Choci's Chewns in 1993. After hearing about the copyright infringement suit over George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord," he got the idea of creating music by altering the melodies of existing songs until they became new compositions. He later went to law school and became a copyright lawyer. Klaus Waldeck was born and raised in Vienna, and studied piano as a child. He formed the jazz group Waldeck Sextet, and their full-length debut, Kind of Blues, appeared in 2022. 2016's Gran Paradiso mixed Spaghetti Western and tango influences, while 2020's Grand Casino Hotel was an ambitious effort touching on various aspects of the Waldeck sound. With 2007's Ballroom Stories, he switched up his sound to incorporate live instrumentation and jazzy vocals, helping give rise to the electro swing movement. First known for producing moody trip-hop and ambient dub, he made his full-length debut with 1998's Balance of the Force. Austrian producer Waldeck makes lush, sensuous electronic music that ranges from cinematic downtempo to lively, club-friendly jazz.
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