Philipp Jung’s death marks a sad moment for Get Physical and indie-dance history

The death of Philipp Jung, co-founder of Get Physical and one half of M.A.N.D.Y., remains an important electronic music story on 24 May. Jung was part of the early-2000s network that helped define a sleek, song-oriented form of house and tech-house that could move between clubs, living rooms and indie-dance spaces.

Get Physical, founded with figures including Patrick Bodmer, DJ T. and Booka Shade’s Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger, became one of the era’s most influential dance labels, even earning DJ Mag’s label of the year recognition in 2005. For many listeners who came to dance music through electroclash, minimal, indie sleaze or blog-era club culture, Get Physical was part of the sound of a changing underground.

Jung’s passing is therefore not just niche electronic news. It is a reminder that independent music is built by infrastructure people as much as headline artists: label founders, DJs, A&R minds, organizers and community-builders who create the spaces where scenes can happen. For a 24 May digest, this is a sober but necessary item. It marks the loss of someone who helped make club music feel intimate, stylish and communal. Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/philipp-jung-co-founder-of-get-physical-and-mandy-has-died