Christoph de Babalon (real name: Jan-Christoph Walter) is a German electronic producer, experimental artist and DJ, best known for his work on Alec Empire's label Digital Hardcore Recordings, most notably If You're Into It, I'm Out of It (1997). He also is the co-founder of the label Cross Fade Enter Tainment (CFET).
Christoph de Babalon was born in Hamburg, Germany and stayed there for most of his life until 1999 when he moved to Berlin. After releasing a few recordings on smaller record labels in Germany and his own Cross Fade Entertainment Imprint, de Babalon signed to DHR in 1996, releasing a few EPs and later releasing his only full-length album for the label, If You're Into It, I'm Out of It in 1997. De Babalon was signed after he befriended label operator Alec Empire at a rave in 1994.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel first played Christoph De Ballon's records in October 1994 via the 'Love Under Will EP'. The track, 'I Own Death' from that EP was nominated by Peel as one of his favourite songs of 1994 in Peel's Festive Ten. Further tracks from the artist were played by Peel including a live performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in 1999.
Live[]
Recorded live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall: 1999-03-19. First Broadcast: 24 March 1999
- The London Years
Other Shows Played[]
- 14 October 1994: I Own Death (12" - Love Under Will EP) Fischkopf Hamburg
- 29 October 1994: ‘I Own Death (12 inch – Love Under Will EP )’ Fischkopf Hamburg
- 29 October 1994 (BFBS): 'I Own Death (12"-Love Under Will EP)' (Fischkopf Hamburg)
- 05 November 1994 (BBC World Service): Promise, Broken (12" - Love Under Will EP) Fishkopf Hamburg
- 07 November 1994 (Ö3): I Own Death (12 inch – Love Under Will EP ) Fischkopf Hamburg
- 12 November 1994: I Own Death (12 inch – Love Under Will EP ) Fischkopf Hamburg
- 1996
- 06 January 1996: Death By Hanging (split album with Paul Snowden - We Declare War) Cross Fade Enter Tainment (CFET)
- 10 February 1996: Babalon Bitch (split 12" with Paul Snowden - We Declare War) Cross Fade Enter Tainment
- 25 May 1996: 'Residuum (12"-Destroy Berlin)' (Digital Hardcore Recordings)
- 01 June 1996 (BFBS): 'Residuum (12"-Destroy Berlin!)' (Digital Hardcore Recordings)
- 1997
- 18 September 1997: Release (album - If You're Into It, I'm Out Of It) Digital Hardcore
- 25 September 1997 (BFBS): 'Release (CD-If You're Into It, I'm Out Of It)' (Digital Hardcore Recordings)
- 1999
- 24 June 1999 (Radio Eins): Another Language (7” - Rise Above This) Zhark International
- 2000
- 27 January 2000: 'Cum On (Feel This) (split promo 12" with Kid606-Split Series #10)' (FatCat)
- 03 February 2000: On The Block (Meet Him) (split LP with Kid606: Split Series #10) FatCat
- 17 February 2000: On The Block (Meet Him) (split LP with Kid606: Split Series #10) FatCat
- 2004
- 18 March 2004: Cum On (Feel This) (v/a album - Split Series 9-16) FatCat