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Felix da Housecat is a hard-working producer, vocalist, DJ, and label owner whose gritty, hypnotic music draws from his Chicago house heritage as well as synth pop and electro-disco at their most glamorous. He became an underground phenomenon during the 1990s, releasing acid house and techno club hits like 1993's "In the Dark We Live (Thee Lite)" and full-lengths such as 1995's Metropolis Present Day? Thee Album, going by a laundry list of pseudonyms including Thee Maddkatt Courtship and Aphrohead, in addition to running the Radikal Fear and Clashbackk labels. 2001's Kittenz and Thee Glitz arrived at the height of the electroclash scene, and its success propelled Felix into the spotlight. He continued releasing conceptual new wave/funk-inspired albums like Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever (2004) and He Was King (2009). His output since the mid-2010s has alternated between darker, back-to-roots material on his Founders of Filth imprint and more mainstream club tracks, including singles with Benny Benassi, Dave the Hustler, and David Guetta.
Felix Stallings, Jr. was born in Detroit, but his family quickly moved to the Chicago area, and he first encountered house music on the radio during the 1980s. An introduction to Chicago legend DJ Pierre gave the 15-year-old Felix the kickstart he wanted, and he played keyboards on Pierre's 1987 single "Fantasy Girl." His parents discouraged his growing club lifestyle, however, and after high-school graduation Stallings left the scene entirely to attend Alabama State College. Over the course of a few years, he lost all interest in house music, though his girlfriend got him back into it. After calling DJ Pierre (who had moved to New York's Strictly Rhythm label), Felix began mixing and producing again. He debuted on Strictly Rhythm with a 1992 single called "Watcha Want," under the name Wizdom. He traveled to the London to meet with record executives, leading to the release of "Thee Dawn" on William Orbit's Guerilla Records and "What's Love About" on Freetown Inc. Singles also appeared on labels like Bush and Djax-Up-Beats. His popularity soared in Europe, and his first full-lengths appeared in the form of 1994's By Dawn's Early Light (as Thee Maddkatt Courtship) and Thee Industry Made Me Do It! (as Aphrohead).
Not long after Stallings formed Radikal Fear Records, the label became one of the top house imprints in the world, thanks to releases from Mike Dunn, DJ Sneak, and Armando, as well as Felix himself. During 1995 he released the full-lengths Alone in the Dark (as Thee Maddkatt Courtship) on Deep Distraxion and Metropolis Present Day? Thee Album on Radikal Fear. Hot on its heels came the label collection Radikal Fear: The Chicago All Stars and a Housecat DJ album titled Clashbackk Compilation Mix. In 1999, the productive Stallings released a self-titled Aphrohead CD and another Maddkatt Courtship LP, the highly praised I Know Elektrikboy (on FFRR), which marked his shift towards a more retro-futuristic sound. The year 2001 saw the release of Kittenz and Thee Glitz, which became one of the most successful albums of the electroclash era, thanks in part to the Miss Kittin-featuring hit "Silver Screen (Shower Scene)." The breakthrough helped Felix gain mainstream exposure through articles in glossy magazines across the globe -- not to mention remix work for the likes of Madonna, Britney Spears, and Gwen Stefani.
While working on a proper follow-up, Stallings put together a pair of mix albums (2002's Excursions and 2003's A Bugged Out Mix), additionally releasing albums as Aphrohead and Rocketmann (a self-titled effort recorded in 1995). The conceptual Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever arrived in 2004, featuring contributions by Tommie Sunshine, James Murphy, and Kate Wax. During this time, Stallings was nominated twice for the the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, first for his reworking of <
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Silver Screen (Shower Scene)
David Guetta, Felix Da Housecat, Miss Kittin
Dance - Spinnin' Records 発売日 2022/02/23
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Metropolis Present Day? Thee Album
House - [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue 発売日 1995/01/01
Qobuz厳選のディスコグラフィ16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Glitz Pt. Deux Remix Edition
Electronic - Founders of Filth 発売日 2017/09/29
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Virgo Blaktro and the Movie Disco
Electronic - Different Recordings 発売日 2007/09/30
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Devin Dazzle & The Neon Fever
Electronic - Founders of Filth 発売日 2017/09/29
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Discover
Felix Da Housecat, Chris Trucher
House - Nothing Else Matters 発売日 2021/03/26
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Narrative of Thee Blast Illusion (Original Mix)
House - No Shame 発売日 2015/07/10
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Thee Trk!
Felix Da Housecat, Chris Trucher
House - Classic Music Company 発売日 2019/10/11
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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My Life Is Music (Jonas Blue Remix)
Felix Da Housecat, The Visionary
House - Electronic Nature Records 発売日 2020/09/04
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We All Wanna Be Prince (Miss Kittin Remixes)
Dance - Nettwerk Music Group 発売日 2009/12/22
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ready 2 Wear EP
Chris Trucher, Dallas Austin, Felix Da Housecat
Electronic - Founders of Filth 発売日 2020/10/30
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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8 Cubed Remixes (Vol. 1) (Marco Faraone / Edetto Remixes)
Eats Everything, Felix Da Housecat
Techno - EI8HT 発売日 2023/03/17
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I Just Want to Be a Lesbian (feat. Romina Cohn)
Electronic - No Shame 発売日 2013/05/27
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Obsession X
Felix Da Housecat, Dave the Hustler, Erire
Dance - Spinnin' Deep 発売日 2021/08/13
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lady (Felix Da Housecat x Chris Trucher Remix)
Réma, Felix Da Housecat, Chris Trucher, Mavins
World - Mavin Records 発売日 2021/04/02
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo