After years of bridging the gap between menacing techno and cerebral hip-hop—producing for artists like Kanye West and The Weeknd while headlining raves around the world—Gesaffelstein re-emerged in 2024 with an album few saw coming. Gamma leaves the sweaty corridors of techno behind and instead takes centre stage in the theatre of new wave. The songs are thrashy, vintage-sounding and over-the-top, a hat-tip to British electro-punks like Depeche Mode and Eurythmics who merged the worlds of rock and electronic music with distorted synths and ’80s eyeliner. (Being that Gesaffelstein is himself a master of iconography, these arty explorations feel attentive and earnest.) For his edition of Selects—in which DJs and producers showcase their favourite tracks of any given moment—the French producer shares a glimpse at his library. The expansive collection spans 19th-century classical works (Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony), sardonic early-noughties pop (Madonna’s skewering hit “Hollywood”) and his own brooding compositions (Aleph’s unforgettable “Hate or Glory”, Gamma’s fast-and-furious “Hysteria”). Listen to all of Gesaffelstein’s Selects and add anything you like to your library.