The Micronauts
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Biografía
- The Micronauts is the leftfield techno and acid house project of French producer and DJ Christophe Monier.A French electronic music pioneer with more than 20 years’ experience, Monier started The Micronauts in 1995, initially alongside fellow producer George Issakidis before it became a solo project in 2000. The Micronauts’ debut single “Get Funky Get Down” was accompanied with a Daft Punk’s remix – the first the famous duo had ever made – and set the stage for an extraordinary string of releases including The Chemical Brothers’ favourite “The Jazz” and a remix of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s synthpop classic “Electricity”. In 1999, The Micronauts released single “The Jag” along with a video filmed in Los Angeles by cult director Gregg Araki who later used this song in the soundtrack for his movie “Splendor”. “The Jag” was named by NME as one of their top 50 singles of the year, with NME also naming The Micronauts remix of Underworld’s “Bruce Lee” as the third best remix of the year. Monier released in 2004 the 12" “Anarchie”, which launches his label Micronautics and whose side A “High Rise” is viewed today by many as a techno classic. He then signed with Vitalic’s label Citizen Records, for the 2007 release of The Micronauts’ second album, “Damaging Consent”, combined with a retrospective of his best remixes. 2017 saw a 12” reissue of “Get Funky Get Down”: a pummelling, acid techno attack, which still sounds utterly fresh. The reissue was in anticipation of the release late 2018 of the album “Head Control Body Control” – The Micronauts’ third – and of lead single “Acid Party” – a 9-minute, mind-bending voyage through The Micronauts’ singular take on techno that was awarded the accolade of Mixmag’s Tune of the Month in August. Ranging from leftfield techno and acid to house, bass, electronica and indie dance, “Head Control Body Control” is an extraordinarily rich and diverse record; one that reveals fresh nuances and sonic delights with every visit, taking cues from both sonic pioneers and current innovators. Bold, inimitable, highly personal and yet universally relevant, it is a truly stunning achievement, and one that will surely stand among the best electronic album releases of the year.̸Get Funky Get Down (12") Phono 1995 The Jazz / The Jam (12") Loaded Records 1995 The Jag (12"+CD, Maxi) Science 1999 Baby Wants To Rock (12") Science 2000 Bleep To Bleep (2xLP+CD) Science 2000 Anarchie (12") Micronautics 2004 I Wanna Be Your Toy (12") Micronautics 2004 I Wanna Be Your Toy EP (CD) Radical Silence 2004 Sweat (12") Micronautics 2005 Off The Beaten Track (12") Micronautics 2006 Damaging Consent & A Remixes Retrospectives (2xCD, Album+Comp) Citizen Records 2007 Damaging Consent EP (12") Citizen Records 2007 Damaging Consent Remixed (12") Citizen Records 2008 Hoochie Coochie w/ Bosco (File, EP) Micronautics 2012 Hoochie Coochie Remixed w/ Bosco (File, EP) Micronautics 2012 Get Funky Get Down (Daft Punk, J Dubs, Nature & Original Mixes) (12”+File) Micronautics 2017 Acid Party (w/ Red Axes, Luca Agnelli, Luigi Rocca 303Lovers Remixes) (12"+File) Micronautics 2018 Head Control Body Control (CD+File) Micronautics 2018 Head Remixes (File, EP) Micronautics 2019
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