Gestört aber GeiL
Polished German house with a sentimental heart. Melodic tech-pop that pairs club-ready beats with warm, acoustic textures for summer festivals and late-night drives.
Polished German house with a sentimental heart. Melodic tech-pop that pairs club-ready beats with warm, acoustic textures for summer festivals and late-night drives.
Gestört aber GeiL specializes in a very specific brand of German house that feels like a warm hug in the middle of a strobe-lit dancefloor. Their sound is defined by a seamless blend of club-ready tech house foundations and the emotional accessibility of pop music. It is bright, shimmering, and inherently social, designed to be shared in large crowds under open skies.
What truly sets them apart is their ability to take melancholic or nostalgic German pop vocals and wrap them in uplifting, rhythmic arrangements. They often utilize acoustic guitar plucking and soft piano melodies to ground their digital production, creating a 'handmade' feel within a purely electronic framework. This contrast between the driving 4/4 beat and the vulnerable, often breathy vocal performances creates a bittersweet tension that is perfect for both peak-time dancing and reflective listening.
To get a true sense of their impact, start with their breakout remix of 'Unter meiner Haut'. It perfectly encapsulates their formula: a recognizable pop melody transformed into a deep house anthem that feels both intimate and expansive. From there, explore their self-titled debut album to hear how they navigate the line between radio-friendly hooks and underground club energy.
Gestört aber GeiL is a German DJ duo originating from Erfurt in central Germany and made of German producer / DJs Spike*D (real name Marcel Stephan born in Querfurt in 1990) and Nico Wendel (born in Sangerhausen in 1984). The duo is signed to Kontor Records label. The duo met in the My Ccools World nightclub in Sangerhausen where they DJed regularly and in October 2010 launched their collaborative project Gestört aber GeiL producing a mixture of melodic tech pop and deep house. Their breakthrough came during the Sputnik Springbreak German music festival in 2012 winning the DJ contest main prize. Since early 2015, the duo is signed to Kontor Records with their first single on the label being "Unter meiner Haut", a remix of the Turkish-German pop singer Elif Demirezer's 2013 song. The new 2015 version by Gestört aber GeiL included collaboration with Koby Funk featuring singer Wincent Weiss. The hugely successful new version reached number 6 on the official German Singles Chart and was certified platinum. The follow-up single "Ich & Du" was also successful this time featuring the vocals of Sebastian Hämer. This single was certified gold in Germany. In 2015, they won Napster Best Band fan award. On 8 January 2016 they released their debut album, the self-titled Gestört aber GeiL with 19 tracks including both successful singles. The album peaked at number 2 in German Albums Chart, also making the Top 20 in Austria and Switzerland.
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