This might be the only appropriate time to ask why is he black?

Gesaffelstein is hardly a pop culture figure, though; I don't think many gen-z kids know him. But he's an absolute icon of the 2010s dark techno scene.

The Conspiracy singles were legendary. My Conspiracy Pt. 1 record has a More Cowbell joke on it, which I love. Weird record though, it's 33 1/3 on one side and 45 on the other. And it doesn't say that anywhere on the record, so it took me years before realizing I was listening to a slowed down Hatred. I kinda love the slowed down version, funny how that happens :P

I'm in my fifties, but I'm still hip to what's groovy. I know the name of the big artists. Uh ... Wet Ass Pussy. The uh, those monitor head brothers ... Around the World. Um ... Billy Eyelash. The uh ... the K-Pops!

I was like who's this guy and opened up his songs. The track Opr is in Cyberpunk 2077 and I love it so I guess I'm a Gesundheit fan now. His mask also reminds me of Lizzy Wizzy, which is cool.

As a Gessafelstein fan I am so surprised anyone knows who he is, hell I barely know who he is

ITT old people shaking their fist at the sky

Yeah the first time I can remember hearing a celebrity's name and not knowing who they were, I was six. Another kid on the playground was telling Me about Michael Jackson and I hadn't heard of him before. Kids these days.

I know celebrities! Like, uh... K-Smog, and Zoosha...

I saw there's someone called BBNO$, or something(?) and I don't have the foggiest clue how to pronounce it.

This is on purpose. Kids can't like the same things as their parents. They have to look for things their parents are against to feel rebellious and independent. For my generation it was nu metal. My mother was used to nice, elegant men wearing suits and considered any artist with esthetics rougher then Julio Iglesias as 'not nice'. So we had Korn, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson and other weirdos. We had violence and gore to shock our parents and can't be shocked with that so kids today have overly 'erotic' artists like Cardy B. 'Look ma, I'm listening to an ex stripper. You don't like that, right?'. Musically our artists were too aggressive for our parents and kids today have rap which for me sounds simply boring. And that's fine, that's by design. If my generation was into those artists kids wouldn't like them. Of course the biggest artists are the ones that manage to span generations like Taylor Swift but that's for non-rebellious part of society that just likes things they already know.

I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you!

He’s been around for a while now so they must be pretty old or weren’t into the dance music craze of the 2010’s

Holy shit. I had no idea who this was either. Then, like 5 seconds ago I open Spotify and in my search for eldritch horror music I say “hey why does that name seem familiar?” and then remember this post.

The song is pretty mid (and, while slightly eerie, it is not eldritch horror playlist worthy imo), but it’s just wild that it just showed up right after I saw his name for the first time in this post.

This is the fastest frequency illusion I think I’ve ever experienced.

it could be worse, he's at least worked with a lot of people i do know of

Mike Lévy (born 24 June 1985), known professionally as Gesaffelstein (German: [ɡəˈzafl̩ʃtaɪn]), is a French music programmer, DJ, songwriter and producer from Lyon. Often called the "Dark Prince of Techno",[1][2] he has worked alongside artists such as Lady Gaga, the Weeknd, Daft Punk, Kanye West, A$AP Rocky, Electric Youth, Haim, Miss Kittin, the Hacker, Jean-Michel Jarre, Lil Nas X, Charli XCX, Pharrell Williams and Chuck Ellis.

Outside of shows I watch or music I listen to, I have been this way for ages.

... And the celebrities you did know about get old and die, or worse, become awful bigots, making you wonder if they were always awful bigots (spoiler: they were). Anyway, I don't think I've ever cared about celebrities beyond thinking 'Huh, so that person exists'. I'm more interested in artists, philosophers and — the good ones being a combination of those two traits — comedians.

More than that you just don't care enough to go look them up.

i dont get it. Anyone please explain ?

I mean, this has been me my entire life, so idk what that means. But also I'm older now so I finally have the excuse!

If you get the chance to see him live, do it.

I think this video sums up what it's like watching these events for me.

https://youtu.be/rzMeA_QO1cA

"Woah! Is that fucking blackface, dude?"

Curtains for Zoosha?

Loved that guy in Twin Peaks: The Return!

Me sitting here thinking i can relate and don't know Gaffelstein. Looking at the videos in the chat. Turns out he is in the dark techno list i was listening to just a few minutes ago and I liked his stuff for years.

I love music, I've been a life long musician, I have a degree in music history, and I worked for the largest record company in America for years, and I still play music every day. I know music.

But I watch the Grammys, and I have no idea who many of these people are, and when I hear their music, I wonder how they got to that level with such bland, boring music. Even the ones I recognize are awful. Sabrina Carpenter is cute as a button, and jumps around in her underwear a lot, which is a plus, because her music is unlistenable in an elevator/grocery store background music kind of way.

Where does anyone even hear this stuff? Why do they like it?

No wonder classic rock is getting so popular. It might be vintage, but it's still great music, and if you've never heard it before, it might as well be brand new.

I've never not been there. I hate how people flock to celebrities... A few names have stuck, but that's it.

I’m more of a Flem’arty man myself.

I encountered this just today! I'd never heard of Bad Bunny, and if my partner wasn't interested in sportsball, that likely would have remained unchanged.

I grew up blissfully ignorant of pop culture, but over the years I've absorbed enough to start recognizing names...

Is that his skin? A mask? I cant tell. This guy looks like he skinned a dark chocolate bar and made a human suit