Raizhell
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 April 23, 1987 Rome, Italy |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | |
| Member of | Streex |
| Formerly of | Hopes Die Last |
| Website | raizhell.com |
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.
Early life
[edit]Raizhell was born Nicolò Arquilla.[1]
Career
[edit]As Razihel
[edit]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
[edit]Singles
[edit]As Razihel
[edit]| 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
[edit]Remixes
[edit]| 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 |
Production credits
[edit]- Chris Brown – Body Shots (2014)
- Chris Brown – Little More (Royalty) (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ "PLAGUETEK PRESENTS: RAIZHELL". Resident Advisor.
- ^ a b c d "Dub Time Tuesday: "Razihel" The Italian Fun-Dubber". EDMSauce. 12 March 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Savant & Razihel – Light Years (Original Mix)". ThisSongSlaps. 26 February 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Varien – Toothless Hawkins (And His Robot Jazz Band) feat. Razihel". EDMSauce. 20 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Razihel – Homesick Feat. Dave Revan (Original Mix)". 25 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Meadow, Matthew (1 August 2014). "Razihel - Skybreaker [Monstercat] (Free Download)". YourEDM. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014.
- ^ a b Rennie, Conner (3 February 2015). "Razihel's New Banga Would Even Make Hardwell Jealous". ThisSongSlaps. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
- ^ a b Buhler, Keith (23 June 2015). "Razihel & Aero Chord – Titans". EDMTunes. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b Medved, Matt (12 March 2015). "Exclusive: The Bloody Beetroots Founder Unveils SBCR Alias, Premieres 'Wrong'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023.
Rifo collaborated with fellow Italian producer Razihel on the hard-hitting electro house number, which is built around a seesawing pitched bass progression and bubbling breakdown arpeggios. "Feeling out of your comfort zone in the creative process, for me, is necessary if not indispensable," says Rifo. "I decided to work with Razihel on this track as there are so many great talents out there who just need a little more light to shine on them"
- ^ a b ""SBCR & Adversaries, vol. 2" – Review". EDM Identity. 5 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022.
"Pizza House Party" by SBCR and Razihel combine forces to bring the crowd to a frenzy as this track has so much range is going to be fascinating to see how the crowd will react when this get played live. It's upbeat, bass heavy, bouncing across melodies and will guarantee to get people moving. Of all the tracks on this delicious album, I'm pretty sure this track will get served again and again at his festival sets when he has a crowd worthy of such a slice of awesome.
- ^ "Razihel & Virtual Riot – One For All, All For One". EDMSauce. 3 July 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Razihel & Varien Create "Spooky Jack" (And His Living Dead Symphony) Released via Rottun Records". ThisSongSlaps. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014.
- ^ ""Rosalía" is the first single from Fedez, Taxi B and RAIZHELL's new project: Lethal Espresso". Billboard Italia. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025.
- ^ Yopko, Nick (12 May 2013). "Daft Punk – Get Lucky (Razihel Remix) : Must Hear Electro / Disco Remix [Free Download]". ThisSongIsSick. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Ellie Goulding – Burn (Razihel Remix)". ThisSongSlaps. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013.
- ^ "DJ Muggs – Safe ft. Belle Humble (Razihel Remix)". ThisSongSlaps. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013.
- ^ "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Theme Song (Razihel Remix) [FREE DOWNLOAD]". ThisSongSlaps. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013.
- ^ Bowman, Nick (21 November 2013). "'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air' Gets the Remix It's Always Deserved (Free Download)". Dance Music NW.