I:Cube
I:Cube | |
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 I:Cube in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | DJ Ringardos, Faceball 2000, Icola, The Eye Cube[1] |
| Born | Nicolas Chaix |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | Techno, Downtempo, ambient, trip hop, lounge |
| Occupations | Producer, musician |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Versatile |
Nicolas Chaix, also known by his alias I:Cube, is a French DJ and an electronic music producer.
Background
[edit | edit source]Paris based, he first gained limelight on Paris' underground dance scene in the mid to late 1990s, most notably through his remix of "Around The World" by Daft Punk in 1997. Daft Punk had remixed one of his titles, "Disco Cubizm", in 1996. [citation needed]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1997, I:Cube released his first album, Picnic Attack.[2]
In 1999, the Basic Bastard album was released. It was reviewed in the 31 January 2000 issue of the CMJ New Music Report. The reviewer called it "a soulful and eclectic venture that infuses the subtleties of dub with the funk of electro", and that it embraced the elements of house, techno and trip-hop. The recommended tracks were, "Adore" "Gastro Funk" and "The Basic Bastard".[3] The track, "The Basic Bastard" samples "Hold on to Love", a 1978 song by Saint Tropez.[4]
His music appears on many compilation albums such as the Hotel Costes series. [citation needed]
Château Flight
[edit | edit source]In 1996, DJ Gilb'R, who then a programmer at Radio Nova, received a demo cassette from I:Cube. Gilb'R was impressed, so he made him the first artist of his newly created label, Versatile. By 1997, Versatile had released several of I:Cube's records. Chaix and Cohen eventually began to collaborate as Château Flight (French: Château Flight, lit. 'Castle Flight'). Their first album, Puzzle was released by Versatile on October 30, 2001. [citation needed]
Discography
[edit | edit source]As I:Cube
[edit | edit source]- 1997 - Picnic Attack
- 1999 - Adore
- 2003 - 3
- 2006 - Live At The Planetarium
- 2012 - "M" Mega mix
- 2018 - Double Pack
- 2023 - Eye Cube
With Château Flight
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]- 2000 - Puzzle
- 2002 - Crash Test (with La Caution)
- 2004 - Remix
- 2006 - Les Vampires (Original Soundtrack)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Discogs - I:Cube (Retrieved 25 August 2020)
- ^ Hot Press, 12 Dec 03 - Music, Hip to be square - Barry O Donoghue
- ^ CMJ New Music Report, January 31, 2000 - Page 27 MUST HEAR, I:CUBE Adore (Big Red)
- ^ Who Sampled - Saint Tropez > Hold on to Love, Song Connections, Sampled in 2 songs The Basic Bastard I:Cube 1999
External links
[edit | edit source]- RBMA Radio On Demand - Train Wreck Mix - I:Cube (Versatile, Paris) Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
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