Born: 13 / 6 / 1985
Location: France
Mike Lévy (French pronunciation: [majk levi]; born 24 June 1987), known professionally as Gesaffelstein (German pronunciation: [ɡəˈzafl̩ʃtaɪ̯n]), is a French music programmer, DJ, songwriter and record producer from Lyon. He has worked alongside artists such as The Weeknd, Daft Punk, Kanye West, A$AP Rocky, Electric Youth, Haim, Miss Kittin, The Hacker, Jean-Michel Jarre, Lil Nas X and Pharrell Williams.
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"[Gesaffelstein] is the only one who seems to have broken the obvious techno templates with the intention of pushing the idiom forward."
The producer on his 'Yeezus' experience
"Maybe I’m gonna produce for Kanye again or maybe I’m gonna do a remix again, but I don’t know anything about the future."
Turn this up to 11 and strap yourself in for a dark electronica ride.
A well-rounded techno LP that’s more Detroit and less Deadmau5.