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Philipp Jung of M.A.N.D.Y. Has Passed Away in Costa Rica. Rest in peace Philip 🙏

Hasta siempre Philipp 🕊️

RIP German house icon Philipp Jung 🖤

The DJ, producer and label head was a mainstay of Germany’s house and tech-house scene, having been working in the music industry since the 1990s.

He co-founded the DJ and production duo M.A.N.D.Y. alongside childhood friend Patrick Bodmer. Taking up their first club residency in Frankfurt, a relocation to Berlin saw the duo establish the project as a staple of the city’s club scene, including releasing acclaimed Booka Shade collaboration ‘Body Language’ in 2005.

In 2002, Jung co-founded the label Get Physical Music alongside Bodmer, Booka Shade and DJ T. Together they grew the imprint into one of the most influential dance music labels in the world, dealing in muscular, rhythmic sounds primed sparking movement on the dancefloor, epitomised by its esteemed Body Language compilation series.

In 2018 Jung took a step back from M.A.N.D.Y. to focus on his personal health and wellbeing following years of touring. He remained active in dance music, launching the Get Physical sublabel METAPHYSICAL in 2020, focusing on full-length releases and deeper artist collaborations.

Having relocated to Costa Rica. in March this year he released the ‘Rewind Forward Vol. 1’ remix compilation. In an interview with Electronic Groove published last month, he spoke about looking forward to: “Having a baby pretty soon, taking one day at a time, and really enjoying life, still travelling, still curious about new talents and great parties.”

A cause of death has not been made public.

Close friend Damian Lazarus has paid tribute in a post on Instagram, describing him Jung as: “A beautiful, gentle, hilarious man with one of the kindest hearts, we did so much together across the years and his passing is a total shock, especially given how fit and healthy he has been since moving to Costa Rica. He was so excited to finally become a father for the first time at the age of 55 and we laughed so much about it the last time we spoke.”

His passing marks a significant loss to dance music. RIP Philipp.

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