Felix da Housecat

Baltimore (2007)

Felix da Housecat (* 27. August 1971 in Chicago as Felix Stallings Jr. ) is an American House - and Techno producer and DJ .

Life

Felix first appeared musically in 1986 when he was still a teenager and recorded a remake of his hit "Phantasy Girl" with DJ Pierre ( Phuture ). After finishing school, however, he was no longer musically active, probably at the urging of his religious parents, and attended college in Alabama. His musical new beginning with the Strictly Rhythm label was once again supervised by DJ Pierre. With the single Thee Dawn he had a club hit in 1992. In 1994 he founded his label Radical Fear , which, in addition to his own publications, also released records by DJ Sneak and Mike Dunn, which is said to have not been commercially successful. Felix also published under other pseudonyms, for example Aphrohead or Thee Maddkatt Courtship , and on other labels such as Bush , Nervous , Soma , or Djax Up .

He made his debut album in 1995 with "Alone in the Dark" (as Thee Maddkatt Courtship ), followed by two compilation albums with productions by his label. In 1999 he published the Maddkatt album "I Know Electrikboy", which was named album of the year by Mixmag magazine .

His music is made up of simple, hypnotic techno or electro loops, most of which are accompanied by vocals. The melody instruments used are Roland TB-303- like sounds, as they are common in Acid House , as well as harmonic strings, which is why his productions have been called "kitschy" by reviewers several times. In addition to the studio productions, Felix da Housecat has also been a DJ since the beginning of his career.

After meeting Miss Kittin at a DJ performance in Switzerland, the 2001 album “Kittenz And Thee Glitz” was recorded within just three hours. The album, co-produced by Junior Sanchez, is considered a pioneer of electroclash and the resulting fame has since brought Felix remixes for Madonna , Kylie Minogue , Britney Spears , Chemical Brothers and others. His piece "Rocket Ride" is used in the computer game Need for Speed: Underground 2 , various remixes of "Silver Screen Shower Scene" were used in video games such as Midnight Club II and SSX 3 .

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
2004	Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever	UK97 (1 week) UK	First published: May 2004

More albums

• 1995: Metropolis Present Day? Thee album!
• 1997: Clashbackk Compilation Mix
• 1997: Transmissions, Vol. 2
• 1999: I Know Electrikboy
• 2001: Kittenz and Thee Glitz
• 2002: Excursions
• 2002: Rocket Man!
• 2003: A Bugged Out Mix
• 2005: Playboy: The Mansion Soundtrack
• 2005: Past, Present and Future House and Electro
• 2007: Virgo Blaktro and the Movie Disco
• 2008: GU034: Felix Da Housecat, Milan
• 2009: He Was King
• 2011: Son of Analogue
• 2013: Sinner Winner / Give Me Body
• 2013: I Just Want to Be a Lesbian
• 2015: Narrative of Thee Blast Illusion

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
1997	Dirty motha '	UK66 (2 weeks) UK	First publication: August 1997 with Qwilo
2001	Silver Screen Shower Scene Kittenz and Thee Glitz	UK39 (4 weeks) UK	First release: May 2001 feat. Miss Kittin
	Harlot Kittenz and Thee Glitz	UK79 (1 week) UK	First published: July 2001
	What Does It Feel Like? Kittenz and Thee Glitz	UK66 (1 week) UK	First release: August 2001 feat. Miss Kittin
2004	Rocket Ride Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever	UK55 (2 weeks) UK	First published: August 2004
	Watching Cars Go By Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever	UK49 (2 weeks) UK	First published: November 2004
2005	Ready 2 Wear Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever	UK62 (2 weeks) UK	First published: February 2005

more publishments

• 1987: Phantasy Girl
• 1995: Footsteps of Rage
• 1996: Smak Dat Ass
• 2002: Madame Hollywood
• 2003: Cyberwhore
• 2006: Jack U
• 2006: Tweak
• 2007: Future Calls the Dawn / Sweetfrosti
• 2007: Something 4 Porn
• 2008: radio
• 2008: Artificial (with Kris Menace)
• 2009: We All Wanna Be Prince
• 2013: Sinner Winner
• 2013: I Just Want to Be a Lesbian

Remixes

• Buy Now - "For Sale (Felix Da Housecat Remix)" (2007)
• Disco Boys - "Born to Be Alive"
• Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For? (The Rude Ho Mix by Felix Da Housecat)" (2005)
• Britney Spears - "Toxic (Felix Da Housecat's Club Mix)" (2004)
• Syntax - “Bliss (Felix Da Housecat's Vocal Remix - Commercial 12 ″ Edit)” and “Bliss (Felix Da Housecat's Dub - Commercial 12 ″ Edit)”
• The Chemical Brothers - "Get Yourself High (Felix Da Housecat's Chemical Meltdown Mix)" (2003)
• Holly Valance - "State of Mind (Felix Da Housecat's Dub)" (2003)
• Nina Simone - " Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix)" (2003)
• Madonna - "American Life (Felix Da Housecat's Devin Dazzle Club Mix)" (2003)
• Madonna - "Die Another Day (Thee RetroLectro Mix)" (2003)
• Mylène Farmer - "Je T'Aime Mélancolie (Felix Da Housecat Remix)" (2003)
• Mylo - "Drop the Pressure"
• Pet Shop Boys - "London (Three Radikal Blaklight Edit)" (2003)
• New Order - "Here To Stay (Felix Da Housecat Extended Glitz mix)" (2002)
• Garbage - "Androgyny (Thee Glitz mix)" & "Androgyny (Thee Drum Drum mix)" (2001)
• Paola & Chiara - "Vanity & Pride (Felix Da Housecat Club Mix)" (2008)

Web links

Commons : Felix da Housecat  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Felix da Housecat at Discogs (English)
• Electrikboy at the light switch ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), de-bug.de by Jan Joswig, January 26, 2000, accessed on Feb. 24, 2015.

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1. ↑ http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/m/maddkatt_courtship/biographie/index.htm
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK