Monday, 23 June 2008
Felix da Housecat
Artist: Felix da Housecat
Genre(s):
Electronic
Dance
Breakbeat
House
Rock
Discography:
Virgo Blakto And The Movie Disco
Year: 2007
Tracks: 16
Devin Dazzle and The Neon Fever
Year: 2004
Tracks: 15
A Bugged Out Mix CD1
Year: 2004
Tracks: 14
A Bugged Out Mix CD2
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Madame Hollywood
Year: 2002
Tracks: 7
Kittenz And Thee Glitz
Year: 2001
Tracks: 17
Bugged Out Compilation
Year:
Tracks: 18
Second-wave Chicago house impresario Felix Da Housecat entered the elite via his recordings (as himself, Thee Maddkatt Courtship, Aphrohead, Sharkimaxx) as well as his ownership of Radikal Fear Records, one of the premiere Chicago labels of the nineties. An introduction to Chicago caption DJ Pierre during the mid-'80s gave the 15-year-old Felix Stallings, Jr. the kickstart he treasured, and with some help from Pierre, he produced his low gear exclusive "Phantasy Girl" in 1987.
His parents discouraged his growing society life-style, however, and after high graduation Stallings left the scene completely to take care Alabama State College. Over the grade of a few geezerhood, he confused all stake in house music, though his lady friend got him back up into it. After vocation DJ Pierre (world Health Organization had touched to New York's Strictly Rhythm label), Felix began admixture and producing over again. By 1992, he had a hit with the exclusive "Thee Dawn" on Guerilla Records. His popularity soared in Europe, and the following year's "By Dawn's Early Light" and "Thee Industry Made Me Do It" cemented his reputation.
Non long later on Stallings formed Radikal Fear Records, the label became one of the pinnacle house imprints in the world, thanks to releases from Mike Dunn, DJ Sneak, and Armando as well as Felix himself. During 1995, he released his debut uncut Alone in the Dark (as Thee Maddkatt Courtship) on Deep Distraxion. Hot on its heels came the label aggregation Radikal Fear: The Chicago All Stars and a Housecat DJ album titled Clashbackk Compilation Mix. Another production LP, City Present Day? Thee Album, followed in 1998. One class later, Stallings appeared extra busy; in add-on to his first-class honours degree album as Aphrohead, he too released some other Maddkatt Courtship LP, the highly praised I Know Elektrikboy. 2001 sawing machine the tone ending of Kittenz and Thee Glitz, a highly praised LP that helped him advance mainstream vulnerability through articles in glossy magazines across the globe -- non to mention remix work for the likes of Madonna and Kylie Minogue. The proper review, Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever, didn't get in until comfortably all over 2 days afterward, just Stallings set together a pair of mix albums (2002's Excursions and 2003's A Bugged Out Mix) during the intervening years.