French DJ and electronic musician Mike Lévy produces industrial-tinged techno and electro under the moniker Gesaffelstein, a made-up word meant as a reference to both the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art) and Albert Einstein. Heavily influenced by early EBM acts like Nitzer Ebb and Front 242 as well as techno and house producers such as Green Velvet …
In North America, Mike Levy is known for his collaborations with Kanye West on “Black Skinhead” and “Send It Up”, and comparisons between the two artists have long since been drawn based on the perfection that dictates their artistic aspirations.
