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Le Castle Vania

Le Castle Vania
Background information
Birth nameDylan Eiland
Also known asDJ Dylan
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, United States
GenresElectronica, alternative dance, electronic rock
Years active2006 (2006)–current
LabelsAlways-Never Records
So Sweet Records
Mau5trap
Website

Le Castle Vania is an American electronic dance music project created by Atlanta-based DJ Dylan Eiland.[1]

Background

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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 electronica 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. He had returned to compose original music for John Wick: Chapter 2 as well as making a cameo appearance as a DJ in the film. In 2023, Eiland returned to the John Wick franchise as a contributor for the soundtrack of its fourth film installment; John Wick: Chapter 4.

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, and later contributed two more songs in October 2018 as part of that year's Crimefest, dubbed "Breaking News."

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Eiland 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]

Discography - Le Castle Vania

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Remixes - Le Castle Vania

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Discography - Lies In Disguise

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cárdenas Limón, Isabel (February 27, 2008). "The DJ returned to Tijuana". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Le Castle Vania". Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  3. ^ "search". Creativeloafing.com. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Reidy, Julia (August 2008). "Le Castle Vania". Performer Magazine.
  5. ^ Richards, Sam (2008). "Disco aint dead but it has got dirty". New Musical Express.
  6. ^ W, T (2008). "Le Castle Vania". URB.
  7. ^ staff (April 2008). "Club DJ". Peach Magazine. Singapore.
  8. ^ Mosi Reeves, Creative Loafing "Le Castle Vania: From nothing to something", Creative Loafing, May 30, 2007, accessed February 2, 2011.
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