Mike Lévy

born on 24/6/1985 in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France

Alias Gesaffelstein

Gesaffelstein

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Gesaffelstein
Birth name Mike Lévy
Origin Lyon, France
Genres Techno, electronica
Years active 2008present
Labels Bromance, Parlophone, EMI, Virgin
Associated acts Brodinski

Gesaffelstein (born 1985 as Mike Lévy in Lyon) is a French techno artist and DJ. He has worked alongside, and remixed tracks for such artists as varied as Tiga, Miss Kittin, ASAP Rocky and Lana Del Rey. He produced two tracks on Yeezus, the sixth album of American rapper Kanye West, including the lead single "Black Skinhead" and "Send It Up", both tracks produced with West, Daft Punk, Brodinski and Mike Dean.[1] Gesaffelstein released his debut album ALEPH on October 28, 2013 under Parlophone Records and EMI Music, which had been recorded since 2011. His remix of "Shockwave" by The Hacker is featured in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V.

Name

Gesaffelstein is a portmanteau of Gesamtkunstwerk and Albert Einstein.[2]

Releases

  • Vengeance Factory (2008, OD)
  • Modern Walk (2008, 0D)
  • The Operator (2009, ZONE)
  • Variations (2010, Turbo)
  • Conspiracy Parts 1 & 2 (2011, Turbo)
  • Crainte & Errance (with The Hacker, 2011, ZONE)
  • Bromance 1 (with Brodinski, 2011, Bromance)
  • Bromance 4 (2012, Bromance)
  • Aleph (2013)
  • Hate Or Glory (2013)
Singles
  • "Pursuit" - Single (2013, EMI Music France)

References

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