Le Castle Vania
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Also known as | DJ Dylan |
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Genres | Electronica, alternative dance, electronic rock |
Years active | 2006 | –current
Labels | Always-Never Records So Sweet Records Mau5trap |
Website |
Le Castle Vania is an electronic dance music project created by Atlanta-based DJ Dylan Eiland.[1]
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Background
Eiland began DJing at warehouse parties and raves in Atlanta at age 16.[1] He adopted the name "Le Castle Vania" with the release of his remix for Snowden's song "Black Eyes" in 2006.[2] From 2007 to 2012, Le Castle Vania hosted the "Fuck Yesss" indie electronia dance parties at venues such as The Drunken Unicorn and Masquerade in Atlanta.[3]
Eiland uses a simple setup, including a laptop computer, a mixer, and two turntables.[4] He writes his songs on his laptop, often while traveling on airplanes, and prefers to play a larger number of his original work compared to his remixes.[4] At one point, his remix of Black Eyes by Snowden was the most requested song at a New Zealand radio station.[4] He has also remixed songs by Daft Punk, Kaskade, and Klaxons.[5]
The sound of Le Castle Vania is specifically intended to avoid the common southern influence of crunk, and focuses primarily on Euro-electro influences.[6]
In 2008, URB Magazine included Le Castle Vania in their list of "Next 100" artists to watch.[7]
In 2014, Eiland contributed to the soundtrack of the film John Wick with 4 original songs.
On October 21, 2015, Eiland contributed three new songs to the video game Payday 2 as a part of the game's yearly anniversary event, Crimefest.
Related Projects
Elland is the founder of Always Never, an electronic music record label and music/nightlife event production company.
He is the founder of the Fuck Yesss party held in Atlanta, Georgia.[8]
He has a side project called Lies In Disguise.
Discography - Le Castle Vania
- "Dieselboy - NVD (Le Castle Vania + Computer Club)"
- "Nobody Gets Out Alive!"
- "La Roux - In For The Kill (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "The Virgins – Rich Girls (Le Castle Vania’s Spring Break No Parents Remix)"
- "Designer Drugs – Back Up In This (Le Castle Vania + Rrrump + Computer Club Remix)"
- "Le Castle Vania - The Voice Of Treason"
- "Fukkk Offf - Rave is King (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "Walter Meego - Through A Keyhole (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "Le Castle Vania - Zero Machine"
- "Le Castle Vania + Computer Club – The Messiah"
- "GRUM – Go Back (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "Kill The Noise – Hey You (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- Troubletron RMX EP
- "Scanners - Bombs (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "120 Days - Come Out (Le Castle Vania Remixes)"
- Troubletron EP
- "Snowden - Black Eyes (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "Turn It Down" - Kaskade (Le Castle Vania Remix)
- Prophication EP
- Feels Like Fire EP
- John Wick Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (contributor)
- I Want You/What We Do EP (with Addison)
- You Know My Name EP (with LUMBERJVCK)
- "Wild Child" - Stereoheroes (Le Castle Vania Remix)
- "Rrrump - Chubby Decker (Le Castle Vania Remix + Street Lurkin Remix)"
- "D.I.M. - Is You (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "DJ Falcon + Thomas Bangalter - Together (Le Castle Vania + Computer Club's Summer Bootleg Mix)"
- "Le Castle Vania - Awake"
- "John Lord Fonda - Sound Of A Melody (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "Split & Jaxta - Roulette (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "Le Castle Vania - Play Loud"
- "Le Castle Vania - The Light"
- "Mad Owl - Glacier (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "Vitalic - Stamina (Le Castle Vania Remix)"
- "Walter Meego - Through A Keyhole (Le Castle Vania Remix) Prt2"
- Payday EP
Discography - Lies In Disguise
- "Lies In DIsguise - Meet Your Replacement"
- "Shinichi Osawa - Electro411 (Lies In Disguise Remix)"
- "Toxic Avenger - Poker Face (Lies In Disguise Remix)"
- "Party Shank - Penis Vs Vagina (Lies In Disguise Remix)"
External links
References
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- ↑ http://lecastlevania.com/bio/
- ↑ http://clatl.com/atlanta/le-castle-vanias-warped-homecoming/Content?oid=14643194
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- ↑ Mosi Reeves, Creative Loafing "Le Castle Vania: From nothing to something", Creative Loafing, May 30, 2007, accessed February 2, 2011.
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