Raizhell
Italian DJ and record producer
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Nicolò Arquilla, bka Raizhell (pronounced "Raise Hell") and formerly known as Razihel, is an Italian electronic music producer known for his releases on the Canadian-based record label Monstercat. Prior to his solo music career, Arquilla was the lead vocalist for the Italian post-hardcore band Hopes Die Last. Arquilla is also a member of the pop-punk duo Streex.
Raizhell | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Razihel |
| Born | Nicolò Arquilla |
| Origin | Rome, Italy |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | Streex |
| Formerly of | Hopes Die Last |
| Website | raizhell |
Early life
Raizhell was born Nicolò Arquilla.[1]
Career
As Razihel
In 2012, Razihel self-released a song called "Fireflies (God Knows)". The song was negatively remarked for its song structure having similarities to Skrillex's Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites despite the sounds, per se, being his.[2]
In February 2013, Razihel collaborated with Norwegian electronic music producer Savant to produce "Light Years" which regarded for its "crisp vocals and beautiful intricate melodies".[3] Three months later, Razihel collaborated with Varien to release "Toothless Hawkins (And His Robot Jazz Band)" on Monstercat. This Glitch hop track combined electronic music with "an ample dose of swing" from "old school jazz".[4] Five days later, Razihel released another dubstep track called "Homesick" on NoCopyrightSounds. The intro was "heavily influenced by nostalgic videogame tones" which then followed by a drop that was regarded as explosive and spiraling.[5]
In August 2014, Razihel released "Skybreaker" which included a "melodic rhythm... with some random vocal samples" in the introduction and a drop that included "chopped up bass samples".[6]
In February 2015, Razihel released "Children Of The Night" a "dark and twisted" themed track which featured an "electrifying guitar" in the intro and a drop with a "Melbourne Bounce bass line".[7] In June 2015, Razihel collaborated with Aero Chord to release "Titans".[8] Additionally, in the same year, Razihel collaborated with The Bloody Beetroots on two songs: "Wrong" which was described as having "a seesawing pitched bass progression and bubbling breakdown arpeggios"[9], and "Pizza House Party" which was described as having "upbeat, bass heavy, bouncing across melodies".[10]
Discography
Singles
As Razihel
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fireflies (God Knows)[2] | Self-released |
| 2013 | Castlevania[2]
(with We Are Presidents & Alvino) | |
| Light Years[3]
(with Savant) |
Section Z Records | |
| Toothless Hawkins (And His Robot Jazz Band)[4]
(with Varien) |
Monstercat | |
| Homesick[5]
(feat. Dave Revan) |
NoCopyrightSounds | |
| One For All, All For One[11]
(with Virtual Riot) |
Monstercat | |
| 2014 | Spooky Jack (And His Living Dead Symphony)[12]
(with Varien) |
Rottun Recordings |
| Skybreaker[6] | Monstercat | |
| 2015 | Children Of The Night[7] | |
| Wrong[9]
(with The Bloody Beetroots) |
Dim Mak Records | |
| Titans[8]
(with Aero Chord) |
Monstercat | |
| Pizza House Party[10]
(with The Bloody Beetroots) |
Dim Mak Records |
As Raizhell
Remixes
| Date | Original Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Benny Benassi & Pink Is Punk | "Perfect Storm"[2] | Ultra Records |
| Daft Punk
(feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) |
"Get Lucky"[14] | Columbia Records | |
| Ellie Goulding | "Burn"[15] | Polydor Records | |
| DJ Muggs | "Safe" (ft. Belle Humble)[16] | Ultra Records | |
| DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince | "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"[17][18] | Zomba Recording |