Ann Hell is a one man's band formed by Angel Ortega (vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass and noises). Ann Hell's music drifts among the industrial, gothic, darkwave, techno, electronic, new age and experimental genres.
Since October 2004, all Ann Hell's works are under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license (español: Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual).
You can download plenty of Ann Hell material from The Internet Archive and purchase some CDs from lulu.com.
Some of Ann Hell's songs has been created with the Ann Hell Ex Machina music writing software.
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This is a special edition of 1998 Music for Horror Movies. The cover of The Cure's A Forest has been dropped, and three special remixes of Whispering Walls (including one by guest artist Dr. Gore 2000) included.
A compilation of dark ambient / chillout tracks.
Remixed by Dispersoul.
All tracks composed and arranged by Angel Ortega except Aquarium by Saint-Saëns and Autumn (Adagio) by Vivaldi.
Vocals, bass, acoustic guitar and keyboards by Angel Ortega.
All tracks composed and arranged by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 2001
All instruments by Angel Ortega.
All tracks composed by Angel Ortega except Autumn (Adagio) by Antonio Vivaldi and Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saëns.
(C) Angel Ortega 2000
Voice, keyboards, guitars and programming by Angel Ortega.
All tracks composed and arranged by Angel Ortega except Dies Irae composed by Hector Berlioz, arranged by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 2000
Demo CD with remastered old songs and some new titles. Includes a special release of Crime, a remake of 1987's Independence, an extended version of Don't Look Back (Never Look Back) and the unreleased track The Cassandra Complex.
Vocals, guitars, keyboards and programming by Angel Ortega. All tracks composed and arranged by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1999
Voice, guitars, keyboards and programming by Angel Ortega.
All tracks composed and arranged by Angel Ortega except A Forest composed by Robert Smith / The Cure, arranged by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1998
Demo CD with a prerelease of the latter Music for Horror Movies. As a bonus track includes a piano version of The Stars Inside from the CD 1896 and a cover of Depeche Mode's Behind the Wheel.
All titles composed and arranged by Angel Ortega except Behind the Wheel by Martin L. Gore / Depeche Mode, arranged by Angel Ortega.
Voice, guitars, keyboards and programming by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1998
A compilation of instrumental electronic and gothic music.
All titles composed and arranged by Angel Ortega except Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus by Serge Gainsbourg.
Keyboards, programming and noises by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1998
Prerelease of the latter The Butterfly Experiment.
Everything by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1998
Promo CD containing techno remixes.
All tracks composed by Angel Ortega except Memorabilia by Soft Cell (Marc Almond / Dave Ball).
All instruments and arrangement by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1997
Promo CD for Ann Hell live performances during 1996.
All themes composed and arranged by Angel Ortega.
These tracks are only demo recordings, and their sound quality is rather poor.
Ann Hell live band (The Hangmen) was:
| Luka | vocals |
| Pavel Kolsinski | electric guitars |
| Josef K | bass, doublebass |
| Carlos Broncalo | drums, timpani, darbouka |
| Mariana del Hierro | bouzuki, acoustic guitar |
| Ernesto Johnson | charango |
| Sócrates Paulino | ukelele |
| J L Gutiérrez | spanish guitar |
| Uma Wé | African drums, taikos |
| Joao da Silva | bagpipe |
| Angel Ortega | keyboards |
All titles composed and arranged by Angel Ortega.
Piano and keyboards by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1995
All titles composed and arranged by Angel Ortega.
Keyboards and orchestration by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1994
Inspired by Magritte's works.
All titles by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1993
All titles composed and arranged by Angel Ortega except Silicon Dolly by Angel Ortega / Antonio Guerrero.
Keyboards and programming by Angel Ortega.
(C) Angel Ortega 1992
All titles by Angel Ortega.
Dedicated to my son Víctor.
(C) Angel Ortega 1991
Promo tape with remastered Kaplan themes.
Synths, keyboards, vocals and drum machines by Angel Ortega.
Lyrics and music by Angel Ortega.
Kaplan - A Walk in Time (1987)
All themes composed by Frankie Mara and Ann Hell.
The Kaplan configuration:
| Frankie Mara | Piano, Keyboards, MIDI Definitions |
| Ann Hell | Keyboards, Guitar, Synth programming |
| Fernando Kamara | Vocals, Sampler programming |
| Manuel Canabal | Synth programming |
| Simon | Dancing, Image, Artwork, Public Relations |
Kaplan - The Living Afrika (1986)
Themes composed by Frankie Mara and Cristian Rey.
| John Albert | Bass |
| Frankie Mara | Electronic Drums, Keyboards |
| Cristian Rey | Synthesizer, Rythym Box Programming |
| Ann Hell (as A Ortega) | Lyrics, Artwork |
| Fernando Kamara | Artwork |
| Simon | Artwork, Image |
EP - Epsilon (1983)
All music composed by Manuel Higueras and Angel Ortega.
| Manuel Higueras | Keyboards, Noises, Assorted Percussion |
| Angel Ortega | Keyboards, ZX Spectrum programming |
| Carlos Fascella | Keyboards, Commodore 64 programming |