Electrosexual


Electrosexual is a French electronic musician, composer, performer, record producer and music video director living in Berlin. They have worked with other musicians such as Peaches, Aérea Negrot, Billie Ray Martin, Hanin Elias and David Carretta.
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Career

Electrosexual's passion for early electronic engines and primitive sounds from analog synthesizers inspired their mingling rough bass with an uptempo rhythm. They are the electro-sex precursor and pioneer in France.
They are an advocate of LGBT rights.
Electrosexual created their stage name in reference to surrealistic non " sexuality", considering machines and synthesizers as genitors, following in the footsteps of David Cronenberg, H.R. Giger, Chris & Cosey and Add N to (X).
In the summer of 2005, after a show in Berlin where they performed for the first time as a solo act, their song "Trapped Inside" was selected to be released on the fifth anniversary compilation of Berlin based record label ´Das Drehmoment´.
The same year, Electrosexual created their own record label, Rock Machine Records, 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 and queer politics themed lyrics and club performances. Their first song "Fine as Fuck" features vocals by Peaches, is the very first 12" Picture Disc vinyl to be released on Rock Machine in 2006. They collaborated and played live together for the next years and released two more EPs: "Break You nice/ Screaming & Crying" Featuring Shunda K was released in 2010 as a limited edition on white vinyl, including remixes by Hard Ton, Leonard De Leonard and Divider. The video for the single "Break You Nice" was the first directed by Electrosexual and was broadcast on MTV and VH1 for several months.
The same year, Shunda K of Yo Majesty asked Electrosexual to co-produce her first solo single "Here I Am To Save The World".
In March and April 2010, Electrosexual and Scream Club were the support act for Robots in Disguise on their "Wake Up Tour" in the UK. They performed the "Wake Up" Electrosexual & Scream Club Remix as an encore.
Sue Denim of the Robots in Disguise recorded vocals for Electrosexual's EP "Partytime" featuring Scream Club, released as a Digi-EP, with remixes by aMinus, Kumbia Queers and French hip hop artist Flore.
At the end of 2010, 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 2012" by the blogosphere.
Electrosexual has remixed material by other artists, including Billie Ray Martin and Aérea Negrot, David Carretta's "Lovely Toy", I Monster’s "Sucker For Your Sound", Mirah’s "Cold Cold Water", Ssion’s "Ah-Ma", Peaches featuring Scream Club "Fine As Fuck" & Shero´s Berlin Moon.
They composed the official themes for the 2011 and 2012 "Ecrans Mixtes" LGBTQ movie festivals in Lyons, where they also performed.
Electrosexual performed at events including the Waves festival in Vienna, the Paradiso, at Paris's Le nouveau Casino, Le Pigallion and La Machine du Moulin Rouge or in Berlin's Kit Kat Club and Berghain Kantine, SO36 Munich´s Rote Sonne and presented a sound and video installation for the Digital Arts Show ´Turn Around´ in Berghain in 2015.
After a series of single and EPs with various guest vocalists, Electrosexual released in 2014 their debut album, a mixture of retro-futuristic analogue electronics and kaleidoscopic synths. The album is influenced by 1980s synthwave, techno and prototrance. Only four tracks are instrumental on the LP.
Art Support Machine explores the Machine as the supreme vision of the human condition, and is focusing on the concept of the identity of the Machines, their gender, sexuality and soul.
The album has received strong support from Laurent Garnier “Loving this, will play everywhere”, Hard Ton and Acid Washed
The 2014 single "The way they make you feel" received a special 9/10 mention by Mixmag UK magazine.
In 2024 they released the song on French electronic key figure Kiko´s album Digital Family, also including collaboration tracks with Etienne De Crecy, Oxia and The Hacker

Production and equipment

[Image:Electrosexual_performing_live_in_Amsterdam_at_the_Paradiso,_2010.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Electrosexual performing Live at Amsternam's Paradiso with a Yamaha CS5 and Moog Rogue in 2010.]
Electrosexual is currently known for the strong use of analog synthesizers in their music. They stated in an interview with Add N to (X) front woman Ann Shenton for Zoot Magazine, that they use 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.

Discography

Remixes

  • Unconscious Honey - Darkroom Tease
  • Karma She – "Why She Dance" KlubKid Records
  • Jørgen Thorvald – "Hypno" Nu Body Records
  • Sherø – "Berlin Moon" KlubKid Records
  • Sky Deep – "Yes I Did" Reveller Records
  • Millimetric – "Deflection" Nu Body Records
  • Rituel – "Dreams"
  • Plasticzooms – "Quite Cleary" Vinyl Junkie Records
  • Autist – "Chien"
  • Plasticzooms – "Veiled Eyes"
  • Billie Ray Martin & Aérea Negrot – "Off The Rails"
  • Billie Ray Martin & Aérea Negrot – "Off The Rails"
  • Ost + Front – "MNSTR" – Out Of Line Records
  • Adan & Ilse – "Like Me" – Unknown Pleasures Records
  • Autist – "Low Passion"
  • Lois Plugged & Fruckie – "Spleen" – Boxon Records
  • aMinus – "Morning After thrill" –
  • Fantôme – "Love" Cleopatra records/Rough Trade
  • Dualesque – "Uncomplicated"
  • Desireless & Operation of the Sun – "Sertao"
  • Tubbe – "Liebe Fertig" Audiolith Records
  • aMinus Feat Magritte Jaco – "Don't Mind Me now"
  • Hedi Mohr – "Little Red" Feat. Red Noise Black Mink Rec
  • Tkuz – "In The Box" Black Leather
  • Dead Sexy Inc. – "Lonesome Poupée"
  • Equitant – "Body Vehement" Black Montanas
  • The Niallist – "Work It"
  • Steve Morell & Monika Pokorna – "Lady Pheres" Pale Music International
  • Peaches Feat Shunda K. – "Billionaire"
  • Transformer di Roboter – "Baghdad Disco" Leonizer Records
  • Vesto Caino – "Dolce Vita" Sony/Columbia
  • Minor Sailor – "Doctor Said" Les Boutiques Sonores
  • Robots in Disguise – "Wake Up" President Records
  • Fil Ok – "Listen To Me" OK Music
  • I Monster – "Sucker for Your Sound" Twins of Evil Records
  • Ssion – "Ah-Ma" Sleazetone Records
  • Candy Clash – "79" Sister Records
  • Keen K & P Muench – "Connection Flight" Perfect Stranger Records
  • Dusti – "New York Slaves" Rock Machine Records
  • Mirah – "Cold Cold Water" K Records
  • David Carretta – "Lovely Toy" Space Factory disques
  • Punk Bunny – "Next Caller" & "G-Spot" Crunch Records
  • Lesbians on Ecstasy – "Tell Me Does She Love the Bass" Alien8 Recordings
  • Houston Bernard "Str8 Acting" – MOFA Schallplatten

DJ mixes

The Acid Tape The Beat Tape Art Support Mixtape The Wrangeltape Long Live The New Flesh The Razortape, Vol. 1 The VogueTape, Vol. 2 The VogueTape, Vol. 1
  • ''The Rock Machine Mix Series, Vol. 1''