International Deejay Gigolos

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International Deejay Gigolos is a record label for electronic music founded in 1996 by DJ Hell in Munich . The focus of the publications are in the areas of electro , house and techno with influences from 80s pop and disco . In particular, the label is considered to be the nucleus of the electroclash music genre in the late 1990s.

Foundation and development

The label was DJ Hell in Munich in 1996 as an offshoot of Disko B established. According to his own statement, he was inspired by a conversation with techno star Jeff Mills when giving the name . According to the owner, the main intention was and is to bring top-class and well-developed electronic music with a pioneering spirit and special features to the market. The label was initially a side project of DJ Hell. During the early days of International Deejay Gigolos, he released his album "Munich Machine" and various 12 inch singles such as "Suicide Commando" on the record labels Disko B and V2 Records. Through increasing awareness and contacts, it was finally possible to develop a larger company from it. In 1999 the single Kernkraft 400 achieved its first position in the German charts. In the mid-2000s, Hell moved the label's headquarters to Berlin.

Sales and target audience

The distribution in Germany is handled by the sales company Rough Trade , also for Germany and internationally the Neuton company, for England Vital UK, for the USA Caroline, for France Nocturne, for Italy Audioglobe, for Spain PIAS, for Canada Fusion 3, for the Benelux countries News , for Austria Inertia, for Switzerland Namskeio, for Portugal Flur and Soulseduction for Australia. Today's target group is mainly in the age range between 16 and 40 years. Although the label's music genre belongs to the subculture in most sales regions, the target group is not restricted to specific social classes or trends.

Artist

Among the permanently connected artists of the label include DJ Hell itself, Tiga , Acid Maria , Miss Kittin , The Hacker , David Carretta , Doppler effect , Filippo Moscatello (DJ Naughty), Richard Bartz , UHU, Anthony "Shake" Shakir , Crossover, Kiko, Mick Wills, Play Paul, Steril, Station Rose, XLOVER, Abe Duque , Chris Korda , Experimental Products, LeNoir & Meriton, Fischerspooner , Oliver Huntemann , Kim Peers, Psychonauts, Terence Fixmer , Tuxedomoon , Adriano Canzian, Christopher Just , Digitaria, Fat Truckers, G. Rizo, Jor-el, Martin Matiske, Mount Sims, The Dirty Criminals and Vitalic .

Other artists who have made remixes and other productions for the company include Jeff Mills , Anthony Rother , Dave Clarke , Zombie Nation , Felix da Housecat , Rampa & Re.You (RAR), The Advent and Oliver Ton.

Publications

By June 2006 the label had a total of 194 releases. In addition to CDs, most editions are also available on vinyl records for DJs. The compilation series “International DeeJay Gigolos CDs” is relatively successful commercially . There are thirteen of them so far. They partly consist of specially composed and produced tracks and remixes of older pieces.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's muscle silhouette was used as a logo on the first vinyl records to be released . After a legal dispute, these had to be taken off the market. There are some publications in circulation where Schwarzenegger's head was pasted over. Then the publications appeared with Sid Vicous (also shown as a muscle silhouette) as a logo.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Mirko Hecktor, Moritz von Uslar, Patti Smith, Andreas Neumeister: Mjunik Disco - from 1949 until today . Blumenbar Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-936738-47-6 .
  2. ↑ Discogs : International Deejay Gigolo Records. In: Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved August 28, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Ulf Lippitz: DJ Hell: Vokuhila, Koks und Schampus. In: Spiegel Online . November 18, 2003, accessed November 11, 2019 .
  4. ^ Joe Muggs: Save the Planet, Kill Yourself: remembering Electroclash. In: FACT magazine. March 7, 2014, accessed November 11, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Josh Baines: A Bullshitter's Guide to Electroclash. In: Vice magazine . February 10, 2016, accessed November 11, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Tassilo Dicke: 20 techno institutions that have been with us since the 90s. In: Faze magazine . October 27, 2015, accessed November 11, 2019 .
  7. ↑ ouk Interview: Hell, Shake, Johnson. (No longer available online.) In: ouk. Archived from the original on March 9, 2001 ; accessed on November 11, 2019 .