Levent Faki, better known by his stage name Len Faki, is a German producer and DJ in the field of

electronic dance music Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as dance music or club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and List of electronic dance music festivals, festivals. It is generally ...

. Faki is of Turkish descent and is also known under the pseudonym La Monde.

Career

Faki grew up in Kreis Esslingen in Southern Germany and began his career under the pseudonym ''DJ La Monde'' in the

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

techno scene. His career began there in the mid-1990s with the ''Lexicon'' project on the

house music House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...

label Plastic City. In 1997, Faki founded the label Monoid in Stuttgart, as well as the label Feis in 1999. Productions by artists such as

Uroš Umek Uroš Umek (; born May 16, 1976), better known as DJ Umek or simply UMEK, is a Slovenian dance music producer and DJ. Musically active since 1993, he is the owner of several techno record labels. In 1999 he founded Consumer Recreation and Recycle ...

, Samuel L. Session, John Selway,

The Hacker Michel Amato, better known by his stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by electronic artists like Kraftwerk, new wave artists such as the ...

and Bolz Bolz appeared on these labels. In 2001, he released his debut album ''Music for Some Place Other Than This''. In 2002, Faki moved from Stuttgart to

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

. Faki founded the label Figure in 2003, and later a sub-label Figure Jams. In 2006, Faki launched another label called Podium, which was intended to release EPs. In 2017, he released a remix of Radio Slave's song "Grindhouse". He made a breakthrough in 2007, when he released the tracks "Mekong Delta" and "My Black Sheep". Len Faki is a resident DJ at the Berlin club

Berghain Berghain () is a nightclub in Berlin, Germany. It is named after its location near the border between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain and is a short walk from Berlin Ostbahnhof main line railway station.

and regularly performs internationally as a DJ.

Selected discography

Source: * "Rainbow Delta" / "Mekong Delta" ( 12") (

Ostgut Ton Ostgut Ton (also known as Ostgut Tonträger) is a German record label owned by the club Berghain in Berlin. Resident Advisor described it "a dominant force in dance music, beloved for its mix series and dozens of EPs, albums and compilations." T ...

, 2007) * ''Berghain 03'' (Mix CD) (Ostgut Ton, 2009) * Edit-Select / Len Faki – ''Berghain 03 , Part II'' (12") (Ostgut Ton, 2009) * ''Basement Trax, Vol. 01'' (12") (Ostgut Ton, 2013) * ''LF & JH – VII'' (12") (Figure, 2013) * ''LF & JH – VI'' (12") (Figure, 2013) * Len Faki, Markus Suckut – ''Skulls Ep'' (12") (Figure, 2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faki, Len Electronic dance music DJs German DJs German people of Turkish descent German techno musicians