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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 basses with an uptempo rhythm. He is the electro-sex (sometimes called sex-tronica) precursor and pioneer in France.

Electrosexual created its stage name in reference to surrealistic non "(human) sexuality", considering machines and synthesizers as genitors. This concept has also been developed by artists including David Cronenberg, H.R. Giger, Psychic TV and Add N to (X).

In the summer of 2005, after a show in Berlin (Sage Club/Plastique party) where he performed for the first time as a solo act, his song Trapped Inside was selected to be released on the fifth anniversary compilation of the cult Berlin record label Das Drehmoment.

The same year, Electrosexual created his own record label Rock Machine Records (named after the 1987 novel by 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 and 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.^[1]

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 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 ^[2] & 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 and 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 EP "Partytime" Feat. Scream Club, released as a Digi-EP, with remixes by French Hip Hop artist Flore, aMinus ...

In 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 & Aérea Negrot, 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 "Fine As Fuck".

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 performed at many various events like the festival Waves in Vienna, Austria, the Paradiso, at Paris's Le Pigallion and La Machine du Moulin Rouge or in Berlin's Prince Charles and Berghain Kantine, SO36 and presented a sound and video installation at Berghain in 2015.

After a serie of single and EP's with various guest vocalists, Electrosexual releases in 2014 his debut full LP 'Art Support Machine' which is a mixture of retrofuturistic analogue electronics and kaleidoscopic synths. The album is influenced by 1980s synth pop, Techno and 1990s trance, and, in keeping with the vocal direction of recent records, only 4 tracks are instrumental on the whole 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 & Soul.

The recent single "The way they make you feel" received a special 9/10 mention by Mixmag Magazine UK.

Production and equipment

Electrosexual is currently known for the strong use of analog synthesizers in his music. As he stated in an interview with Add N to (X) front woman Ann Shenton for ZOOT MAGAZINE,^[3] 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.

Discography

Album

Extended plays and singles

Remixes

DJ mixes

Filmography

References

1. ^Ann Shenton, "Living Machines and Synthesiser Fetishism, Electrosexual Interview," Zoot Magazine, retrieved via http://www.myspace.com/electrosexual/blog/263561339, April 8, 2013.
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/scream-club-and-electrosexual-feat-mz-sunday-luv-and-zoe-vermillion/422957/break-you-nice.jhtml|website=MTV|title=Electrosexual, Scream Club, and Mz sunday Luv - Break You Nice Video}}
3. ^Electrosexual Interviewed By Ann Shenton of notorious electronica band Add N to (X) For ZOOT MAGAZINE {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |date=2009-02-07 }}
4. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAuW5cWXrKk Electrosexual & Scream Club Break You Nice Video Directed and edited By Electrosexual]
5. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o53ryvaiedc Fax Art Video Directed and edited By Electrosexual]
6. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jzVbaRsK2o I Feel Love Video Directed and edited By Electrosexual]
7. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fWGUkO5JY Video Co-Directed by Electrosexual]
8. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhQCOX50N8M Partytime Video Directed and edited By Electrosexual]
9. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fWGUkO5JY Video Directed by Electrosexual]
10. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOKPuO-XLF4 Video Directed by Electrosexual]
11. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhIdtSrOS8w Video Directed by Electrosexual]

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