# I Hate Models

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**Guillaume Labadie** (born 8 June 1995), known professionally as **I Hate Models** is a French [techno](/source/Techno) [music producer](/source/Record_producer) and DJ.

## Biography

### Early Years and Personal life

Guillaume Labadie grew up in the south of France[1] He began to develop an interest in [electronic music](/source/Electronic_music) in middle school, originally listening mainly to [hip-hop](/source/Hip-hop), [punk rock](/source/Punk_rock), and [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music).[2][3] In particular, he was inspired by an album of electronic remixes from one of his favorite bands, which led him to remix other metal and punk tracks himself.[4]

His pseudonym, "I Hate Models", derives from "an abhorrence for literal models or genres and being put into boxes, rather than the faces gracing the covers of Vogue and more on a monthly basis".[2] He keeps his interactions with the [press](/source/News_media) to a minimum and systematically appears wearing a masked in public – for example, with a [bandana](/source/Kerchief#Bandana) in his early performances – to maintain his anonymity.[2][4]

### Career

I Hate Models began his career in 2015 by releasing his first single *Persephone*.[5] His first [EP](/source/EP) was *Warehouse Memories*, released on the label ARTS in 2016 and including the track *Daydream*.[6][7] In 2017, he continued with several EPs, including *State of Control*, where the track *Last Kiss Before Death* was noted by [DJ Mag](/source/DJ_Mag) for its "thrusting, EBM-esque hammer, scored by savage industrial synthwork".[8]

At the end of 2018, I Hate Models made his first appearance on the London-based [industrial techno](/source/Industrial_techno) label Perc Trax with the EP *Spreading Plague*. Critics were positive, with [Tsugi](/source/Tsugi_(magazine)) noting that "his sounds become denser"[9] and *DJ Mag* praising the main track as well as a [remix](/source/Remix) made by Perc himself.[10] In June 2019, also on the label Perc Trax, he released his first album: *L'Âge des métamorphoses*, composed of twelve tracks. The album was generally well received by critics, with *Inverted Audio* calling it a "stunning album"[11] and *Manifesto XXI* commenting that "L’Âge des Métamorphoses is a radical, daring, pioneering work, intensely percussive and corrosive".[12] *[XLR8R](/source/XLR8R)* noted that the rhythm of the album "glides between melodic, vocal, percussive, and [acid](/source/Acid_techno) sections, keeping interest high without ever dropping into locked techno loops"[4] and *Tsugi* pointed out that "a clever violence punctuates and deconstructs moments of grace with wild EBM and granular kicks".[6] However, *Resident Advisor* was more reserved and concluded that "L'Âge Des Métamorphoses is only original when it's not just hammering into your skull".[13] After this album, he was selected by the magazine [Mixmag](/source/Mixmag) as one of the DJ revelations of the year for 2019.[14]

In 2020, I Hate Models was invited by the Possession collective with [Anetha](/source/Anetha) and [Ascendant Vierge](/source/Ascendant_Vierge) to perform for [France Télévisions](/source/France_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9visions) on [Culturebox](/source/Culturebox).[15] At the beginning of 2021, he created his own label called Disco Inferno and simultaneously released the EP *Disco Inferno 01*.[16][17]

In March 2023, he was the headliner for the opening night of the club Phantom, located under the [Accor Arena](/source/Accor_Arena) in Paris.[18][19] At the beginning of 2024, he mixed an entire evening at the [Halle Tony Garnier](/source/Halle_Tony_Garnier) in [Lyon](/source/Lyon), the first date of this type in over two decades.[20][21] In January 2024, a study by the platform specializing in ticketing Shotgun concluded that he is the most listened-to live performance artist by [Generation Z](/source/Generation_Z), ahead of the artist [Fred Again](/source/Fred_Again).[22][23]

In November 2024, he announced the release of his next [EP](/source/EP) titled *Forever Melancholia*, containing five tracks and released as three singles.[24]

## Musical style

I Hate Models primarily produces and [mixes](/source/DJ_mix) [techno](/source/Techno) music, but his influences include [synthwave](/source/Synthwave), [trance](/source/Trance_music), [cold wave](/source/Cold_wave_(music)), [industrial music](/source/Industrial_music), and [electronic body music](/source/Electronic_body_music).[3][25] His style is often compared to the [rave](/source/Rave) culture of the early 1990s.[3][26] For his album *L'Âge des métamorphoses*, he developed the tracks using a [Sequential](/source/Sequential_Circuits) Prophet 6 synthesizer, a Jomox Xbase 999 [drum machine](/source/Drum_machine), and [effects pedals](/source/Effects_unit) like the Dreadbox Epsilon.[4]

According to Resident Advisor, the themes and feelings addressed in his productions "veers from nostalgia and passion to loneliness, melancholia and brutality".[27]

## Discography

### Studio albums

- 2019: *L'Âge des métamorphoses*
- 2024: *Forever Melancholia*

### EPs

- 2016: *Warehouse Memories*
- 2016: *500 Lesbians in Irak*
- 2016: *The Black Dissident EP*
- 2016: *The Lost Tapes*
- 2017: *Absolution XXL*
- 2017: *Totsuka No Tsurugi*
- 2017: *State of Control EP*
- 2018: *Midnight Cults*
- 2018: *Spreading Plague*
- 2019: *Intergalactic Emotional Breakdown*
- 2021: *Disco Inferno 01*

## References

1. Guillaume Jameux (29 February 2020). ["Daydream – I Hate Models"](https://bovarymusic.com/article-3/I-Hate-Models-Daydream). *Bovary Music*. Retrieved 12 February 2024..

1. Coili Collins (28 March 2018). ["I Hate Models: The man behind the mask"](https://fourfourmag.com/i-hate-models-man-behind-mask/). *Four Four Magazine*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180330222500/https://fourfourmag.com/i-hate-models-man-behind-mask/) 30 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. ["Inflessioni industriali e influenze EBM"](https://www.rashomonclub.com/29-novembre-i-hate-models/) (in it-IT). *Rashõmon Club*. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. ((XLR8R Staff)) (21 June 2019). ["Studio Essentials: I Hate Models"](https://xlr8r.com/features/studio-essentials-i-hate-models/). *[XLR8R](/source/XLR8R)*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. ["Session live de I Hate Models dans "Séquences""](https://musique.rfi.fr/techno/20201210-session-live-i-hate-models-sequences) (in French). *[RFI Musique](/source/Radio_France_Internationale)*. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Chanteclair, Elie (21 June 2019). ["I Hate Models signe un premier album magnifique et sanglant"](https://www.tsugi.fr/i-hate-models-signe-un-premier-album-magnifique-et-sanglant/) (in fr-FR). *[Tsugi](/source/Tsugi_(magazine))*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Manon Beurlion (1 February 2018). ["Zoom sur – I HATE MODELS, la techno prolifique"](https://itin-bis.com/2018/02/01/zoom-sur-i-hate-models-la-techno-prolifique/) (in fr-FR). *ItineraireBis*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Ben Hindle (14 September 2017). ["I Hate Models storms onto Monnom Black with 'Last Kiss Before Death': Premiere"](https://djmag.com/news/i-hate-models-storms-monnom-black-last-kiss-death-premiere). *[DJ Mag](/source/DJ_Mag)*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Pares, Axel (23 November 2018). ["En écoute : Le nouvel EP martial d'I Hate Models – TSUGI"](https://www.tsugi.fr/en-ecoute-le-nouvel-ep-martial-di-hate-models/) (in fr-FR). *[Tsugi](/source/Tsugi_(magazine))*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Eoin Murray (14 November 2018). ["Premiere: I Hate Models 'Spreading Plague (Perc Remix)'"](https://djmag.com/music/premiere-i-hate-models-%E2%80%98spreading-plague-perc-remix%E2%80%99). *[DJ Mag](/source/DJ_Magazine)*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Zoltan Velkei (18 June 2019). ["Review: I Hate Models: L'Âge Des Métamorphoses"](https://inverted-audio.com/review/i-hate-models-lage-des-metamorphoses/). *Inverted Audio*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Tissier, Eléna (3 July 2019). ["L'âge d'or d'I Hate Models"](https://manifesto-21.com/lage-dor-di-hate-models/) (in fr-FR). *Manifesto XXI*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Matt Unicomb (21 June 2019). ["I Hate Models – L'Âge Des Métamorphoses · Album Review"](https://ra.co/reviews/23855). *[Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor)*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Mixmag Crew (10 December 2019). ["The Top 15 Breakthrough DJs Of The Year 2019"](https://mixmag.net/feature/the-top-15-breakthrough-djs-of-the-year-2019). *[Mixmag](/source/Mixmag)*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Lebarbier, Iona (24 November 2020). ["Possession invite Anetha et I Hate Models à se produire pour France Télévisions"](https://electro-news.eu/possession-invite-anetha-i-hate-models-france-televisions-2020/) (in fr-FR). *electro-news.eu*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Chloé (4 December 2020). ["'Disco Inferno' the brand new label of I Hate Models !"](https://clubbingtv.com/disco-inferno-the-brand-new-label-of-i-hate-models/). *Clubbing TV*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. ["I Hate Models Launches his Disco Inferno Label with New EP"](https://www.beatportal.com/news/i-hate-models-launches-new-disco-inferno-label-with-new-ep/). *Beatportal*. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Nick Taylor (23 February 2023). ["New Paris superclub Phantom announces early lineups"](https://ra.co/news/78553). *[Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor)*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Isaac Muk (23 February 2023). ["New Paris superclub Phantom set to open next month"](https://mixmag.net/read/new-paris-superclub-phantom-open-society-accor-news). *Mixmag*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. [Le Parisien Étudiant](/source/Le_Parisien) (20 January 2024). ["Encore X 23:59 : I Hate Models All Night Long – Halle Tony Garnier – Lyon"](https://www.leparisien.fr/etudiant/sortir/lyon/eve-encore-x-23-59-i-hate-models-all-night-long/) (in fr-FR). *leparisien.fr*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. [Le Progrès](/source/Le_Progr%C3%A8s_(Lyon)) (14 January 2024). ["I Hate Models, à la Halle Tony-Garnier"](https://www.leprogres.fr/culture-loisirs/2024/01/14/i-hate-models-a-la-halle-tony-garnier). *www.leprogres.fr*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Beaussier, Olivia (9 January 2024). ["Les jeunes et le live : ce qu'on retient de l'étude de Shotgun"](https://www.tsugi.fr/jeunes-live-ce-quon-retient-de-letude-de-shotgun/) (in fr-FR). *[Tsugi](/source/Tsugi_(magazine))*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Jean-Baptiste Blandin (16 January 2024). ["I Hate Models, plus à la mode que jamais"](https://www.radiofg.com/i-hate-models-plus-a-la-mode-que-jamais) (in French). *[Radio FG](/source/Radio_FG)*. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

1. Wilkinson, Juan Ignacio R. (29 November 2024). ["I Hate Models returns with 'Forever Melancholia'"](https://electronicgroove.com/i-hate-models-returns-with-forever-melancholia/). *Electronic Groove*. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

1. Fanny Soriano (12 January 2024). ["Le DJ I Hate Models, digne héritier des raves, vient secouer l’Alsace dans un club de 1500 m²"](https://pokaa.fr/2024/01/12/le-dj-i-hate-models-digne-heritier-des-raves-vient-secouer-lalsace-dans-un-club-de-1500-m%C2%B2/) (in French). *Pokaa*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. Thias, Eric (31 October 2022). ["LA Goes Underground With I Hate Models"](https://stagehoppers.com/la-goes-underground-with-i-hate-models/). *Stage Hoppers*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

1. ["I Hate Models · Biography"](https://ra.co/dj/ihatemodels/biography). *[Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor)*. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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