There are moments when music news becomes something much heavier than news. This is one of them.
Phot credit: Philipp Jung facebook
For many in the electronic music community, Philipp Jung was tied to a defining era in house music. Through M.A.N.D.Y., alongside Patrick Bodmer, and through Get Physical Music, he helped shape a sound that carried warmth, tension, elegance, and character. Tracks like ‘Body Language’ became part of a shared memory for a generation that found itself on dance floors in Berlin, London, Miami, Ibiza, and far beyond.
But Philipp Jung was never only a name attached to a project, a label, or a record.
In the days since his passing, what has come through most clearly is the affection people had for him as a human being. Friends, artists, and fans have remembered his kindness, humor, honesty, and rare ability to make people feel welcome. In a scene often ruled by movement, pressure, and noise, Philipp seemed to leave people with something softer. A laugh. A story. A gesture. A sense that someone had truly seen them.
That is not a small thing.
For Electronic Groove, Philipp’s story also lives inside our own archive. He appeared through different chapters of his artistic life, from M.A.N.D.Y. on EG.653 to his later work as Philipp Jung and Forever Jung on EG.883 and EG After.051.
Those entries now feel like more than mixes. They are markers of a long creative path. They show an artist who kept listening, changing, and searching.
In his 2020 interview with EG, Philipp spoke about stepping away from M.A.N.D.Y. and finding more time to work closely with artists through METAPHYSICAL. He described his love for the process of helping music find its place, saying, “There is so much beautiful music out there from very special humans that need to be heard.”
That sentence says a lot about him.
Philipp was not only running labels. He was creating spaces for people. Get Physical, Kindisch, and METAPHYSICAL each reflected a different side of his ear, but also his belief that music needed care, trust, and time. He understood that the best records are often tied to the people behind them, and that part of the work is knowing when to guide, when to listen, and when to let an artist fly.
His most recent conversation with EG now carries a deeper weight. Living in Costa Rica, Philipp spoke about distance, quiet, and finding his love for music again after years of airports and dark clubs. He said that having time away from the big cities had helped him listen properly and enjoy his work more than ever.
He was also looking forward.
He spoke about Get Physical projects planned for 2026, about an album of his own, about curiosity, and about taking life one day at a time. His answers carried the tone of someone who had lived many lives inside music, but still felt open to what might come next.
In that same interview, he described the idea behind Get Physical’s ‘Rewind Forward’ series as a way to revisit 25 years of music and give certain tracks another moment. “Good music shouldn’t have an expiration date,” he told us.
That line now feels like a quiet truth.
Philipp’s place in electronic music is clear. As part of M.A.N.D.Y., he helped define a period that still lives in people’s memories. As part of Get Physical Music, he helped build one of the most loved labels of its time. Through Kindisch and METAPHYSICAL, he kept opening doors for artists, songs, albums, and ideas that did not always fit the obvious club format.
Still, legacy is not only what appears in discographies.
Legacy is also the people who remember how someone made them feel. It is the artist who was given a chance. The friend who was encouraged at the right moment. The dancer who still remembers a night at fabric, T Bar, Avalon, or a small room somewhere where M.A.N.D.Y. made time feel different. It is the record pulled from a shelf because the person behind it is suddenly gone.
And for us, legacy is also the archive.
EG.653., EG.883., EG After.051. The interviews. The words. The memory of a man who never stopped caring about music, and seemed to care even more about the people around it.
A support fund has also been created in Philipp’s memory, with proceeds intended for his partner, Valentina, and their child. For those who wish to contribute, share a memory, or support the family, the official page is available here.
To his family, his friends, and the Get Physical community, we send our love and deepest condolences.
Rest in peace, dear Philipp.
