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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  • "The Phantom" (featuring Man 3 Faces)
  • "Himmel und Hölle" EP (From John Wick: Chapter 4 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  • "Blood Flows" (with One True God and Roniit)
  • "To The Edge" (with Justcuz and Featuring Akylla)
  • "Shut Up And Listen" (with LUMBERJVCK)
  • "Waiting For You" (with HIGHSOCIETY)
  • "The Journey" (with SKUM)
  • "Bad Company" (with One True God)
  • "Keep Breathing"
  • "Confirmed Thrills" (from the game Payday 2)
  • "Solaris Rerez" (from the game Solaris Offworld Combat)
  • "D.O.A"
  • "After Image" (featuring Mariana Bell)
  • "Pray For My Enemies" (with Hyper)
  • "Operation Black Light" (from the game Payday 2)
  • "Komputer Problems" (with Gigantor)
  • "Freak"
  • "The Otherside"
  • "Tape Blaster" (with Addison)
  • "Payday" EP (from the game Payday 2)
  • "I Want You / What We Do" (with Addison)
  • "You Know My Name" EP (with LUMBERJVCK)
  • "Feels Like Fire" EP
  • "LED Spirals" (Extended Version) (From John Wick (soundtrack))
  • "Prorphication Remixes" EP
  • "Prophication" EP
  • "Play Loud"
  • "The Light"
  • "Awake Remixes" EP
  • "Awake"
  • "Nobody Gets Out Alive Remixes" EP
  • "Nobody Gets Out Alive"
  • "Troubletron Remixes"
  • "Troubletron"

Remixes - Le Castle Vania

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  • Walter Meego - "Through A Keyhole" (Le Castle Vania Remix Part 2)
  • Vitalic - "Stamina" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • John Lord Fonda - "Sound Of Melody" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Mad Owl - "Glacier" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Split & Jaxta - "Roulette" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Kaskade - "Turn It Down" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Stereoheroes - "Wild Child" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • DJ Falcon + Thomas Bangalter - "Together" (Le Castle Vania + Computer Club Remix)
  • D.I.M - "Is You" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Rrrump - "Chubby Decker" (Le Castle Vania + Street Lurkin Remix)
  • CeeLo Green - "F*ck You" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Dieselboy - "NVD" (Le Castle Vania + Computer Club)
  • 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)
  • Fukkk Offf - "Rave is King" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Walter Meego - "Through A Keyhole" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Le Castle Vania - "Zero Machine" (Unofficial rework of the song "Zero" by Smashing Pumpkins)
  • Le Castle Vania + Computer Club – "The Messiah" (Unofficial rework of the song "Messiah" by Konflict)
  • Grum - "Go Back" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Kill The Noise - "Hey You" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • Scanners - "Bombs" (Le Castle Vania Remix)
  • 120 Days - "Come Out" (Le Castle Vania Remixes)
  • Snowden - "Black Eyes" (Le Castle Vania Remix)

Discography - Lies In Disguise

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  • "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)"

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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