![]() On “So Bad,” HAIM, one of the brightest pop-rock bands in recent years, contribute pretty vocals to a shadowy backdrop. “Blast Off,” featuring Pharrell, reaches for Random Access Memories, but falls short in funk and soul. Lévy and The Weeknd team up on “Lost In The Fire,” a cushy R&B track where both artists fail to show their defining quality. But these tracks amount to unremarkable radio fare and dilute the artistic voices of all involved. On Hyperion, Lévy’s second album, released through Columbia Records, he tries to live up to this in the major label way-namely, big pop collaborations. All signs pointed to a producer with lots of commercial potential. Before his 2013 debut album, Aleph, even dropped, Lévy was in the studio with Kanye West and Daft Punk working on Yeezus. The producer’s trademark was dark and dangerous techno-at the accessible speed of 110 BPM-which came with dazzling music videos full of sex, thugs and gold. ![]() The breakout EDM star, AKA Frenchman Mike Lévy, ignored America’s rave taste for furry boots and PLUR, instead rocking chic suits, refusing interviews and smoking a lot of cigarettes-an attitude that matched his music. At the beginning of the ’10s, Gesaffelstein had a badass reputation.
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