Electrosexual
Encyclopedia
Electrosexual is a French
electronic musician
, composer
, performer, record producer
and Music video director
living in Berlin
.
His passion for early electronic engines and primitive sounds from Analog
synthesizer
inspired his creativity mingling of rough masculine basses with an uptempo rhythm. He is the electro-sex (sometimes called sex-tronica) precursor and pioneer in France. This musical genre also features artists such as Peaches
, Lesbians on Ecstasy
, The Ssion
, Robots in Disguise
, Shunda K
and Scream Club, all of whom Electrosexual has worked with.
Electrosexual created its stage name in reference to surrealistic non "(human) sexuality", considering machines and synthesizers as genitors. This concept have also been developped by artists like David Cronenberg
, H.R. Giger, Psychic TV
or more recently Add N to (X)
.
Electrosexual started his musical career in 2004 as keyboardist for the French New Wave band Volksmusik. They played several shows in France and released 2 EP’s.
In the summer of 2005, after a show in Berlin where he performed for the first time as a solo act, his song Trapped Inside was selected to be released on the 5 years anniversary compilation of the cult Berlin label Das Drehmoment .
The same year, Electrosexual created his own record label Rock Machine Records
(named after the 1987 novel from Norman Spinrad
) as an independent platform for Electronic Music, Parties organizing and performances.
Electrosexual offered production for the American queer hip hop duo Scream Club, mixing Electronic dance music
with gender issues themed lyrics & Club performances.
Their first songs, one of which features vocals by Peaches
, would be the very first vinyl to be released on Rock Machine in 2006.
They collaborated and played live together for the next years and released 2 other Ep’s : «Break You nice/ Screaming & Crying» Featuring Shunda K
was released on 2010 as a limited edition white vinyl, including remixes by Hard Ton, Leonard De Leonard and Divider. The video for the single «Break You Nice» was the first direction of Electrosexual and was broadcast on national American music channels MTV
& VH1
for more several month.
The same year, Shunda K
of Yo Majesty
requested Electrosexual’s services for the co-production of her first solo single «Here I Am To Save The World" (2010, Fanatic Records)
In March and April 2010, Electrosexual & Scream Club were the support act for Robots in Disguise
on their «Wake Up Tour» in the UK. They also performed together the "Wake Up" Electrosexual & Scream Club Remix as an encore.
Sue Denim of the Robots in Disguise
recorded vocals for Electrosexual & Scream Club ‘s last EP « Partytime», released as a Digi-EP, with remixes by «Flore», «The Samos», «aMinus», «Kumbia Queers» & «Faster Disco».
In 2011, Electrosexual released «I Feel Love» that quickly became an underground club hit.
The song was referred to as « a disco neo classic» and « best song of the year» .
Electrosexual has remixed material by other artists, including David Carretta ‘s «Lovely Toy», Transformer Di Roboter
’s «Baghdad Disco», I Monster
’s «Sucker For Your Sound», Mirah
’s "Cold Cold Water", Ssion’s "Ah-Ma", Peaches
Feat Scream Club & Shunda K. "Billionaire".
More recently, Electrosexual composed the official themes of the 2011 & 2012 editions of Lyon
's LGBTQ Movie Festival «Ecrans Mixtes» where he also performed last year.
Electrosexual is currently recording songs with Chicago vocalist Sigrid Eliott, in his Berlin based studio.
s in his music. As he stated in an interview with Add N to (X)
front woman Ann Shenton for ZOOT MAGAZINE, he uses the Korg MS-10/MS-20
, Moog Rogue
, Yamaha CS 5 and Roland JX-3P
. Additional gear includes the Ensoniq
DP4+ and multi-effects pedals.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
electronic musician
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, performer, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and Music video director
Music video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...
living in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
His passion for early electronic engines and primitive sounds from Analog
Analog synthesizer
An analog or analogue synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. The earliest analog synthesizers in the 1920s and 1930s such as the Trautonium were built with a variety of vacuum-tube and electro-mechanical technologies...
synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
inspired his creativity mingling of rough masculine basses with an uptempo rhythm. He is the electro-sex (sometimes called sex-tronica) precursor and pioneer in France. This musical genre also features artists such as Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
, Lesbians on Ecstasy
Lesbians on Ecstasy
Lesbians on Ecstasy is an electronic band from Montreal, Quebec.The band toured across Canada and the U.S. with Le Tigre before the release of their first recording.The first album, the self-titled Lesbians on Ecstasy was released on October 26, 2004...
, The Ssion
The Ssion
The Ssion, also known as SSION, is a musical group formed in 1996, in Kansas City, by vocalist Cody Critcheloe. Known for their extravagant live show, Ssion was signed to Sleazetone Records in 2008....
, Robots in Disguise
Robots in Disguise
Robots in Disguise are an English electropunk band. The group is composed of Dee Plume , Sue Denim , and a rolling live line-up of backing musicians...
, Shunda K
Shunda K
Lashunda Nicole Flowers, better known as Shunda K, is an American MC whose songs are noted both for their use of spiritual and sexually explicit lyrics.-Yo Majesty 1998 - 2009:...
and Scream Club, all of whom Electrosexual has worked with.
Electrosexual created its stage name in reference to surrealistic non "(human) sexuality", considering machines and synthesizers as genitors. This concept have also been developped by artists like David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...
, H.R. Giger, Psychic TV
Psychic TV
Psychic TV or PTV, is a video art and music group that primarily performs psychedelic, punk, electronic and experimental music...
or more recently Add N to (X)
Add N to (X)
Add N to were a three-piece British band specializing in electronic music performed on analogue synthesizers, formed in London in 1994.The original band members were Andrew Aveling, Barry Smith and Ann Shenton...
.
Electrosexual started his musical career in 2004 as keyboardist for the French New Wave band Volksmusik. They played several shows in France and released 2 EP’s.
In the summer of 2005, after a show in Berlin where he performed for the first time as a solo act, his song Trapped Inside was selected to be released on the 5 years anniversary compilation of the cult Berlin label Das Drehmoment .
The same year, Electrosexual created his own record label Rock Machine Records
Rock Machine Records
Rock Machine Records is a French electronic music record label created in 2005 in Toulouse by Electrosexual and AbberlineIt is also a music platform gathering artists such as visual graphists, independent DJs and musicians...
(named after the 1987 novel from Norman Spinrad
Norman Spinrad
Norman Richard Spinrad is an American science fiction author.Born in New York City, Spinrad is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. In 1957 he entered City College of New York and graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree as a pre-law major. In 1966 he moved to San Francisco,...
) as an independent platform for Electronic Music, Parties organizing and performances.
Electrosexual offered production for the American queer hip hop duo Scream Club, mixing Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
with gender issues themed lyrics & Club performances.
Their first songs, one of which features vocals by Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
, would be the very first vinyl to be released on Rock Machine in 2006.
They collaborated and played live together for the next years and released 2 other Ep’s : «Break You nice/ Screaming & Crying» Featuring Shunda K
Shunda K
Lashunda Nicole Flowers, better known as Shunda K, is an American MC whose songs are noted both for their use of spiritual and sexually explicit lyrics.-Yo Majesty 1998 - 2009:...
was released on 2010 as a limited edition white vinyl, including remixes by Hard Ton, Leonard De Leonard and Divider. The video for the single «Break You Nice» was the first direction of Electrosexual and was broadcast on national American music channels MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
& VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
for more several month.
The same year, Shunda K
Shunda K
Lashunda Nicole Flowers, better known as Shunda K, is an American MC whose songs are noted both for their use of spiritual and sexually explicit lyrics.-Yo Majesty 1998 - 2009:...
of Yo Majesty
Yo Majesty
Yo! Majesty is an American hip hop group consisting of rapper Shunda K and singer Jwl B, produced by UK-based electro group HardfeelingsUK.Yo! Majesty was mentioned as one of the 'Top 11 new bands of 2008' by NME magazine as well as one of the '25 Most Exciting Bands In America'.-Biography:Yo!...
requested Electrosexual’s services for the co-production of her first solo single «Here I Am To Save The World" (2010, Fanatic Records)
In March and April 2010, Electrosexual & Scream Club were the support act for Robots in Disguise
Robots in Disguise
Robots in Disguise are an English electropunk band. The group is composed of Dee Plume , Sue Denim , and a rolling live line-up of backing musicians...
on their «Wake Up Tour» in the UK. They also performed together the "Wake Up" Electrosexual & Scream Club Remix as an encore.
Sue Denim of the Robots in Disguise
Robots in Disguise
Robots in Disguise are an English electropunk band. The group is composed of Dee Plume , Sue Denim , and a rolling live line-up of backing musicians...
recorded vocals for Electrosexual & Scream Club ‘s last EP « Partytime», released as a Digi-EP, with remixes by «Flore», «The Samos», «aMinus», «Kumbia Queers» & «Faster Disco».
In 2011, Electrosexual released «I Feel Love» that quickly became an underground club hit.
The song was referred to as « a disco neo classic» and « best song of the year» .
Electrosexual has remixed material by other artists, including David Carretta ‘s «Lovely Toy», Transformer Di Roboter
Transformer di Roboter
Transformer di Roboter is a Berlin-based electronic pop music duo consisting of Alexander Kloster and Johannes Malfatti. They have released several EPs and have contributed to compilations on labels such as WMF Records, Planet Mu, Deco, Diamondtraxx, Rock Machine Records, Klangkrieg, and L'Âge...
’s «Baghdad Disco», I Monster
I Monster
I Monster are an English electronic music group, composed of the Sheffield based record producers Dean Honer and Jarrod Gosling. They formed in 1997, and released their debut album These Are Our Children in 1998....
’s «Sucker For Your Sound», Mirah
Mirah
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn , is an American musician based in San Francisco California. She has released five albums under the K Records label.- Background :...
’s "Cold Cold Water", Ssion’s "Ah-Ma", Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
Feat Scream Club & Shunda K. "Billionaire".
More recently, Electrosexual composed the official themes of the 2011 & 2012 editions of Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
's LGBTQ Movie Festival «Ecrans Mixtes» where he also performed last year.
Electrosexual is currently recording songs with Chicago vocalist Sigrid Eliott, in his Berlin based studio.
Production & Equipment
Electrosexual is currently known for the strong use of analog synthesizerAnalog synthesizer
An analog or analogue synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. The earliest analog synthesizers in the 1920s and 1930s such as the Trautonium were built with a variety of vacuum-tube and electro-mechanical technologies...
s in his music. As he stated in an interview with Add N to (X)
Add N to (X)
Add N to were a three-piece British band specializing in electronic music performed on analogue synthesizers, formed in London in 1994.The original band members were Andrew Aveling, Barry Smith and Ann Shenton...
front woman Ann Shenton for ZOOT MAGAZINE, he uses the Korg MS-10/MS-20
Korg MS-20
The Korg MS-20 is a patchable semi-modular monophonic synthesizer which Korg released in 1978 and which was in production until 1983. It was part of Korg's MS series of instruments, which also included the single oscillator MS-10, the keyboardless MS-50 module, and the SQ-10 sequencer...
, Moog Rogue
Moog Rogue
The Moog Rogue is a monophonic analog synthesizer produced by the original Moog Music in the early 1980s, but, was not designed by Bob Moog. Very basic in its design and use, the Rogue featured a 32-note keyboard and two VCOs. VCO number 2 is tunable between a half-step below to an octave above...
, Yamaha CS 5 and Roland JX-3P
Roland JX-3P
The Roland JX-3P is a synthesizer produced by Roland Corporation of Japan in 1983. It is notable as the one of the company's first products to incorporate a MIDI interface, limited to note-on/note-off data only.-Features:...
. Additional gear includes the Ensoniq
Ensoniq
Ensoniq Corp. was an American electronics manufacturer, best known throughout the mid 1980s and 1990s for its musical instruments, principally samplers and synthesizers.- Company history :...
DP4+ and multi-effects pedals.
EPs and singles
| Year | Title | B-sides | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Trapped Inside | "Trapped Inside" "Trapped Inside (Night Dub)" "Trapped Inside (Fashion Flesh Remix)" | DIGIEP | Rock Machine Records |
| 2010 | I Feel Love | "I Feel Love" "Play With Fire" "Discolution" "Lie To Myself" "More Than My Time" | 12-inch vinyl | Rock Machine Records |
| 2010 | Break You Nice featuring Scream Club | "Break You Nice Hard Ton remix" "Break You Nice Divider remix" "Break You Nice" "Screaming And Crying Leonard De Leonard Remix" "Screaming And Crying" | 12-inch White Vinyl | Rock Machine Records |
| 2006 | I'm Going Crazy/Fine as Fuck EP featuring Scream Club and Peaches Peaches (musician) Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics... |
"Fine As Fuck" "And You Belong" "I'm Going Crazy" "Team G." | 12-inch vinyl (picture disc) | Rock Machine Records |
Remixes
- Transformer Di RoboterTransformer di RoboterTransformer di Roboter is a Berlin-based electronic pop music duo consisting of Alexander Kloster and Johannes Malfatti. They have released several EPs and have contributed to compilations on labels such as WMF Records, Planet Mu, Deco, Diamondtraxx, Rock Machine Records, Klangkrieg, and L'Âge...
Baghdad Disco (Electrosexual Remix) Leonizer Records - Vesto Caino "Dolce Vita" (Electrosexual Remix) Sony/Columbia
- PeachesPeaches (musician)Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
Feat Scream Club & Shunda K. "Billionaire" (Electrosexual Remix) - Robots in DisguiseRobots in DisguiseRobots in Disguise are an English electropunk band. The group is composed of Dee Plume , Sue Denim , and a rolling live line-up of backing musicians...
"Wake Up" (Electrosexual Remix) President Records - Fil Ok "Listen To Me" (Electrosexual Remix) OK Music
- I MonsterI MonsterI Monster are an English electronic music group, composed of the Sheffield based record producers Dean Honer and Jarrod Gosling. They formed in 1997, and released their debut album These Are Our Children in 1998....
"Sucker for Your Sound" (Electrosexual Remix) Twins of Evil Records - Ssion "Ah-Ma" (Electrosexual Remix) Sleazetone Records
- Candy Clash "79" (Electrosexual Remix) Sister Records
- Keen K & P Muench "Connection Flight" (Electrosexual Radionnection) Perfect Stranger Records
- Dusti "New York Slaves" (Electrosexual Slavery) Rock Machine Records
- MirahMirahMirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn , is an American musician based in San Francisco California. She has released five albums under the K Records label.- Background :...
"Cold Cold Water" (Electrosexual & Abberline Remix) K RecordsK RecordsK Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers... - David Carretta "Lovely Toy" (Electrosexual Remix) Space Factory disques
- Punk BunnyPunk BunnyPunk Bunny is a Los Angeles based electroclash performer Gil Morgan . His music is notable for its extreme sexual content, gay cultural references and incorporating unusual elements in his live performances such as drag-queens and outrageous costumes...
"Next Caller" & "G-Spot" (Electrosexual Remix) Crunch Records - Lesbians on EcstasyLesbians on EcstasyLesbians on Ecstasy is an electronic band from Montreal, Quebec.The band toured across Canada and the U.S. with Le Tigre before the release of their first recording.The first album, the self-titled Lesbians on Ecstasy was released on October 26, 2004...
"Tell Me Does She Love the Bass" (Electrosexual Remix) Alien8 Recordings - Houston Bernard "Str8 Acting" (Electrosexual Remix) MOFA Schallplatten
Tracks appearing on Compilations
- I Feel Love on La Compil Jeudis Electro 2011 Feeling & Sound (Dropcard/ MP3 Comp.)
- Break You Nice on Nouveaux Talents Fnac Believe Digital Hiver 2010 (MP3 Comp.)
- Devolution on Toulouse Is On The Map (CD, Metal Disco Clash Records)
- Trapped Inside (Edit) on Das Drehmoment 5th Anniversary Compilation, Vol. 2 (LP, Das Drehmoment Records)
- New York Slaves Electrosexual Slavery on Music from Rock Machine (LP, Rock Machine Records)
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Electrosexual & Scream Club BREAK YOU NICE Music Video | Director/Editor | Shot in Berlin's Wirr Warr art gallery. Cast: The Heartbreaker:Cindy Wonderful, The Foxy Femme:Sarah Adorable, The Hedonist:Mz Sunday Luv, The Sadist: Zoe Vermillion, and, Hank Bobbit, Aline & Vaness. |
| September 2009 | FAX ART | Director/Editor | Art Film Commisionned by N.Y. Bienale Art 2009 |
| September 2010 | Electrosexual I FEEL LOVE Music Video | Director/Editor/Himself | Shot in Berlin on March 23, August 17 and September 7 of 2010. Cast: Mz Sunday Luv: The Puppet, Jessie Evans (singer) Jessie Evans (singer) Jessie Evans is an American born songwriter, singer, saxophonist and record producer currently residing in Berlin, Germany. On stage, she is often accompanied by Iggy Pop's drummer, Toby Dammit. Her first solo album Is it fire? was released on her label 'Fantomette Records' in November 2009... : The Prisoner, Jay Grand: The Filmmaker, Electrosexual: The Magician . |
| November 2010 | Jessie Evans NINOS DEL ESPACIO Music Video | Co-Director | Shot in Berlin( Haus Of Ophelia on November 2010. Cast: Jessie Evans (singer) Jessie Evans (singer) Jessie Evans is an American born songwriter, singer, saxophonist and record producer currently residing in Berlin, Germany. On stage, she is often accompanied by Iggy Pop's drummer, Toby Dammit. Her first solo album Is it fire? was released on her label 'Fantomette Records' in November 2009... , Rubbish Fairy, Lady Balloon, The Sexy Freaks Of Berlin. |
| APRIL 2011 | Electrosexual & Scream Club Feat Sue Denim PARTYTIME Music Video | Director/Editor/Himself | Shot in Berlin in July 2010. Plays performance artist in collaboration with Robots in Disguise Robots in Disguise Robots in Disguise are an English electropunk band. The group is composed of Dee Plume , Sue Denim , and a rolling live line-up of backing musicians... 's Sue Denim & Scream Club. |