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DJ Hell

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"Listen to the Hiss"

Location: Germany

Websites:

• http://myspace.com/djhell
• http://djhell.com/

Bio: An unequivocal industry visionary, DJ Hell's career has embodied and then transcended his many guises: Anti-Superstar DJ, International DeeJay Gigolo Label Boss, GQ Man of ... (more) the Year, Playboy, Jetsetter, Bon Viveur, Munich Machine, New York Muscle. Seeing, and envisioning - that is of enormous relevance to Hell. He managed to convey pure artistic prowess as well as pure style during his thirty year DJ career. The individual look, the do-it-yourself approach, the elitism. That's how it grew.

July 15th sees the release of "The Disaster" (Gigolo 231), the first single from Hell's upcoming double-disc concept album Teufelswerk. "The Disaster" is a raw, powerfully human, melancholic masterwork - it pulses with balanced minimalism, and that erotically sinister Hell signature touch. "The Disaster" will be issued on 12" vinyl and as a digital download. The 12" b-side carries a remix of the single by Tattoo Records minimal romantics, Ink & Needle. "This Disaster" was produced by Hell, &Me and Mijk Van Dijk.

Scheduled for a September 2008 worldwide release, Teufelswerk is a future-opus of 16 songs split onto two discs of music divided stylistically as "Day" and "Night". Mesmerizing instrumental and ambient experimentalism characterizes the "Day" side of the record, an exploration in electronic avante garde music. The "Night" side of the record is a dynamic collection of techno tracks ranging in style from classic New York freestyle to minimal acid house while reworking the classic German electronica sound that inspired the beginning of Hell's career.

In support of Teufelswerk, DJ Hell will embark on a sweeping world tour that will include dates in South America, Japan, and North America. Unsanctioned release parties during the summer slated to take place in cities such as Vienna and Barcelona will offer a glimpse of the newest manifestation of the phenomenon called Hell. These dates will lead up to the preeminent Teufelswerk album presentation in Berlin. (less)