Radio de Aromabar

Roland Hackl, Karin Steger, and Andreas Kinzl (aka DJ Scott) made up the Viennese trio Aromabar, a soft, slightly progressive trip-hop outfit that was unafraid to marry mood with conventional song structures.Like a chilled-out Saint Etienne, both traditional acoustic and electronic instruments were often employed, routing the songs toward unexpected beat territory, as in 1999's ?Africa for Eu? or the sub-kitsch of their cover of Nick Kamen's ?I Promised Myself,? which had already been a favorite among many Euro-dance remixers. The band debuted in the spring of 1998 on the compilation Fast Forward and released their first single, ?Yuri in Space,? the following month, landing the band a Top 30 position in their home country.