Browse by Artist: DJ HELL

Artist:	DJ HELL
Title:	This Is For You- Remixed
Label:	DISKO B (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	DB 088EP

1999 release, repressed. "'This is for you' was for many DJ's the number one track on Hell's Munich Machine. Now it becomes the third single with a strong 45 rpm cut of the original, a powerfull remix by shooting-star Terence Fixmer from France (the master of power!) and a digital-house-remix by Decksharks, a project of Filippo Naughty Moscatello and Tolis. Also the remixes work very well with the fantastic cool vocals of Melissa, one of the Chicks On Speed."

Artist:	DJ HELL
Title:	Geteert & Gefedert
Label:	DISKO B (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	DB 020CD

2004 reissue of the debut DJ Hell album, originally issued in 1994. "DJ Hell (or simply Hell) has balanced Detroit minimalism and Chicago acid-house as well as more spacious German trance and hardcore. Beginning his mixing career while still a teenager, Hell moved through punk and new wave to electro, house and hip-hop by the mid-'80s. His DJing gradually led to the start of his production career, and one of his first singles, 'My Definition Of House Music' became a large club hit when reissued by Belgium's R&S Records in 1992. He moved to Berlin to work with Hardwax Records during 1993-94, and also spent time in New York before moving back to his native Munich. Besides releasing his album debut Geteert und Gefedert on Disko B in 1994, DJ Hell recorded a volume in the !K7 mix series 'X-Mix'. His second full-length Munich Machine also appeared on Disko B (via V2) in 1998." John Bush/AMG.

Artist:	DJ HELL
Title:	Je Regrette Everything
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 140EP

"'Je Regrette'' is one of the most memorable tracks of Hell's NY Muscle album. Now there are new remix versions. The original track features the powerful vocals of Billie Ray Martin. Martin was formerly the voice of Electribe 101. For this 12" Hell called on the services of two of the most successful remixers of the moment. Superpitcher has turned out a kicking mix of the Hell track. Jesper Dahlbäck is one of Sweden's best known electro producers. The dark acid electro sounds of his mix fit perfectly with Billie Ray Martin's resolute vocal."

Artist:	DJ HELL
Title:	Let No Man Jack
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 144EP

Remixes by Dave Clark & Busy P. "'Let No Man Jack' was that great dynamic track on DJ Hell's last year's sensational album NY Muscle which is since then regarded as the great take-over of New York. Now the remixes from no other than Dave Clark and the French producer Busy P Stotter follow Hell's taste of dark, decadent and sexy sounds with passionate blood. And all dark levels are in line with your sexual appetite -- always keep in mind: let no man jack!"

Artist:	DJ HELL
Title:	My Definition Of House V1
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 148EP

Tracks selected by Hell, from Eric Pryda and Johnny Dangerous. "Having done his workout in the gym, he is ready for Gigolo. Here Swedish producer Prydz comes along with legendary House/RB vocalist Adeva. She is well known for her commanding diva vamps of ten being called the true follow-up to Grace Jones. On AA-Side we got Johnny Dangerous showing us his unique style of gay club music with New York flavour and special oldschool programming. Self proclaimed the 'homo hip-hop head of controversy' this Minneapolis born and Chicago based emcee is taking names and throwing verbal blows unlike any other."

Artist:	DJ HELL
Title:	My Definition of House Vol. 2
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 175EP

2nd volume in the DJ Hell Presents: My Definition of House series. "For the A-side Hell decided to come back to the early and glorious days of house music, with Mike Perras' sought after track 'The Beginning Of Life,' originally released in 1991 on Bassic Records (later as well on Nu Groove). The B-side is a special track that reveals to us the dark side of house music. 'Rise From Your Grave' was originally released on the pioneering Strictly Rhythm label. The legendary trio called Phuture, originally composed of DJ Pierre, Spanky and Herb J, only released a handful of tracks in the mid-eighties that gave house music a broader definition and a new orientation."

Artist:	DJ HELL
Title:	My Definition of House pt. 3
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 186EP

Third great volume in this series. The first track by 33 1/3 Queen is an old Guy Called Gerald track from 1988. "With this the 3rd installment of Hell's My Definition Of House 12" series, two new massive Gigolo old-school tracks are resurrected for the pleasure of a modern listening public. This time the blasts from the past are 'Searchin'' by 33 1/3 Queen and Earth People's 'Reach Up To Mars.' There's a fine line between classic and dated. Hell knows this well and selects only for his series 12" 'My Definition Of House' which were groundbreaking when they first appeared and still sound hot to twenty-first century ears. So keep your mind and ears open, for you never know what Hell will dig up from the basement next."

Artist:	DJ HELL
Title:	Keep On Waiting
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$7.50
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 122EP

"The single 'Keep On Waiting', features a fellow European, Erlend Oye. The Norwegian with the melancholic voice poses a counterpoint to the hard, electronic backdrop with spartan melodies. The tracks video, on the contrary, is pure New York. Larry Tee's glamourous Luxx Club is the Setting, P.Diddy and Princess Superstar have their cameos as well as an amazing cast of supermodels, all fitted out by Donatella Versace. Be prepared for the upcoming DJ Hell album N.Y.Musle."

Artist:	DJ HELL
Title:	N.Y. Muscle
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	3LP
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 130LP

Triple LP version. "'The first days of a European in America are comparable to being born. He himself had known new arrivals who for example had stood on their balcony for days and days and had looked down on the streets like lost sheep. This lonely inactivity might be allowed to a tourist, for someone planning to stay here it means definite demise.' These lines can be found in Franz Kafka's novel fragment America. Kafka himself never set foot on American soil and maybe that's why he managed to create a piece of writing that melts second hand stories and his own imagination into a condensed and exciting portrait of New York. DJ Hell has been to New York. Most likely several times and especially from October 2002 to April 2003, when he produced his new album N.Y. Muscle there. Hell went with the flow of a city whose heartbeat pounds so much faster than Europe's. Work ethics, strength, inspiration, these are the traces that New York left behind on the album. The music however seems Kafka-inspired in the most positive sense: N.Y. Muscle feels like a look through surreal European glasses onto a strange country. It seems nearly logical that the first track, the single 'Keep On Waiting', features a fellow European, Erlend Oye. The Norwegian with the melancholic voice poses a counterpoint to the hard, electronic backdrop with spartan melodies. The tracks video, on the contrary, is pure New York. Larry Tee's glamorous Luxx Club is the Setting, P.Diddy and Princess Superstar have their cameos as well as an amazing cast of supermodels, all fitted out by Donatella Versace. 'Listen to the Hiss' and 'Meet the Heat', two collaborative tracks with proto punk legend Alan Vega (Suicide) paint a different picture entirely. A place without Rudy Giuliani, a Gotham City in the darkest hour comes into existence. Sawtooth Basslines, driving, dirty drums are layered atmospherically on top of each other. The dark despair peaks in 'Let No Man Jack': Hell uses early, rough techno to say goodbye to the omnipresent eighties revival, shows how far out there he really is. A screaming voice. That's how intense sounds. 'The Ambient Song' and first and foremost 'I Regret' loosen the tension at least temporarily. The marvellous Billy Ray Martin who lends her voice to the fluid instrumental to 'I Regret' enchants in a song of deep and beautiful sadness. But Hell wouldn't be one of the most successful Techno DJs worldwide if he wasn't looking for the club immediately after. 'Control' honours its name on every dancefloor, pumps, moves, rocks at will to sweat-drenched exhaustion. The energetic 'Wired' leads N.Y. Muscle to an end, just before, in a final 'Phone Call', the hectic scheduling of studio dates is discussed, only for the voices to drift away in echo and delay. Franz Kafka once again: 'You couldn't hope on commiseration here. Only the fortunates seemed to really enjoy their luck amongst the uncommitted faces that surrounded them.' Hell does not need commiseration. He made New York his own and has produced an exciting and dense portrait of the city. DJ Hell is one of the fortunates."

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