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1106:02Hoochie CoochieThe Micronauts & Bosco55108 55109 41335 55107
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2106:17Hoochie Coochie (Bosco Kick It Version)The Micronauts & Bosco55108 55109 41335 55107
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3103:44Hoochie Coochie (Video Version)The Micronauts & Bosco55108 55109 41335 55107
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4106:00Hoochie Coochie (Instrumental)The Micronauts & Bosco55108 55109 41335 55107
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5104:57Hoochie Coochie (A Cappella)The Micronauts & Bosco55108 55109 41335 55107
The Micronauts and Bosco, two well known French EDM artists, have teamed up to write their new song ?Hoochie Coochie?, a blend of leftfield electro techno and acid rock. Adding to the single is 'Bosco Kick It Version', on a new beat/nu disco/indie dance tip, and a music video directed by Sebastien Desmedt & Thomas Lemoine.
At the origin of the song, a dirty bass line, improvised by Christophe Monier (aka The Micronauts) with the game-synth Korg DS-10 on the Nintendo DS of his daughter. And for the finish, some of the odd plug-ins and other freewares which haunt his computers. Between the two and away from that playful and computerized vibe, Bosco write lyrics forbidden to children, and supplement the song by using some of the vintage classics populating their studio for big boys: Akai MPC2000, Eventide H3000 SE, Lexicon 200, Oberheim DX, Roland Juno 106, not forgetting the famous Korg MS-10, having precisely been used as model for the game DS-10.
THE MICRONAUTS:
The Micronauts is the solo project of composer and producer Christophe Monier. He decided to become a musician at age 4 after listening to ?The Firebird? by Igor Stravinsky. Then he learned classical piano, classical and jazz guitar. One of his professors in college of art was Iannis Xenakis. Monier is also half of the deep house band Rituel and runs the label Micronautics. Other projects he was involved are Discotique, The Eurostars, Impulsion and Nature.
The Micronauts begin in the mid 90s as a duet made of Christophe Monier and George Issakidis. The first track, ?Get Funky Get Down?, is also the first track to be remixed by Daft Punk. Quickly it?s the turn of The Micronauts to remix many artists, such as The Chemical Brothers, OMD, Underworld and Death In Vegas. Follows the signing on Science, a sub-label of Virgin UK, and the release of the single ?The Jag? in 1999, with a music video made by Hollywood director Gregg Araki. The beginning of 2000 sees the release of the mini-album ?Bleep To Bleep?, including the track ?Baby Wants To Bleep?.
In the middle of 2000, Christophe Monier decides to pursue solo the adventure The Micronauts. He remixes Madonna and Mirwais, amongst others. In 2004, he launches the label Micronautics to release its own material without intermediary, in real time. The label?s style is typical of The Micronauts, an eclectic mixture of house, techno and electro, tending heavily toward acid and experimental sounds. Success is immediate thanks to ?High Rise?, a hit on the underground techno scene.
Two years later, Vitalic?s label Citizen Records signs The Micronauts, and Micronautics is paused. A double CD is released in September 2007, made of a new album, ?Damaging Consent?, and of the compilation ?A Remixes Retrospective?. On the album is included the song ?Reaction?, which has a music video directed by Danakil (aka Cyrille de Vignemont).
After a period spent working as a producer, remixer and sound engineer, Christophe Monier relaunches his label Micronautics in 2012. Still centered on his music, the label is now open to his collaborations with other artists. And the first release of this new series is The Micronauts & Bosco ?Hoochie Coochie?.
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BOSCO:
Stephane Bodin and Francois Marche are Bosco, an electro duo whose sound ranges from lo-fi music to neo 80s synthpop, influenced by Ptose, The Residents or Beastie Boys.
They start in the late 90s and release two albums on the label Platinum, of Bordeaux (Curtis, Rubin Steiner). Then in 2001, they release the album "Action" on Catalog (Sporto Kantes, Telepopmusik, Williams Traffic), with Fred Schneider of The B 52's singing on a track. In 2002, they create the song "Novoscreen", with remixes by Marie Chantal (aka Chloe and Jennifer Cardini), Kiko and Queen Of Japan. In 2003, they work with Hedi Slimane, composing the soundtrack for a Dior Homme fashion show. Follows a long hiatus during which they form the band Prototypes with singer-performer Bubble Star and tour relentlessly in the US indie scene.
Bosco today produces albums for rock or electro rock bands, like The Magnetix and Frustration (Born Bad Records), Volt, Music Is Not Fun, etc. They have also just started a side project called Blackmail, with Sylvain Levene. A first EP was released in Decembre 2011 on the Parisian label Yuk-Fu, with remixes by Diplomatic Shit and Aladdin.
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The Micronauts et Bosco se sont associes pour ecrire ??Hoochie Coochie??, un morceau au son maximal, accouplant acid rock deprave et electro techno vicieuse. Le titre se voit decline en plusieurs versions dont une ?Bosco Kick It Version? qui ressuscite la new beat en l?agrementant de sonorites nu disco/indie dance. Un videoclip realise par Sebastien Desmedt & Thomas Lemoine vient completer l?ensemble.
A l?origine de ce morceau, une ligne de basse crade a souhait, improvisee par Christophe Monier (alias The Micronauts) avec le jeu-synthe virtuel Korg DS-10, sur la Nintendo DS de sa fille. Et pour la finition, quelques-uns des plug-ins bizarres et autres freewares qui hantent ses ordis. Entre les deux et a contre-pied de cette direction ludique et informatique, les Bosco ecrivent un vocal interdit aux enfants et completent le titre en utilisant quelques-uns des classiques vintage peuplant leur studio de grands garcons : Akai MPC2000, Eventide H3000 SE, Lexicon 200, Oberheim DX, Roland Juno 106, sans oublier le fameux Korg MS-10 ayant justement servi de modele au jeu DS-10.
THE MICRONAUTS
The Micronauts est le projet solo du compositeur et producteur Christophe Monier. L?ecoute a l?age de 4 ans de ? L?Oiseau de feu ? d?Igor Stravinsky lui procure son premier choc esthetique et le pousse a devenir musicien. Il etudie ensuite le piano classique, la guitare classique et jazz. Un de ses professeurs en fac d?art est Iannis Xenakis. Aujourd?hui, Monier est aussi la moitie de Rituel et dirige le label Micronautics. Les autres groupes dont il a fait partie sont Discotique, The Eurostars, Impulsion et Nature.
The Micronauts debute au milieu des annees 90 comme duo forme de Christophe Monier et George Issakidis. Le 1er morceau, ? Get Funky Get Down ?, est aussi le 1er morceau a etre remixe par les Daft Punk. Rapidement, c?est au tour de The Micronauts de remixer de nombreux artistes, tels que The Chemical Brothers, OMD, Underworld et Death In Vegas. Puis c?est la signature sur Science, un label de Virgin Angleterre, et la sortie en 1999 du maxi ? The Jag ?, accompagne d?un videoclip realise par le metteur en scene hollywoodien Gregg Araki. Debut 2000 sort le mini-album ? Bleep To Bleep ?, avec notamment le titre ? Baby Wants To Bleep ?.
Au milieu de l?an 2000, Christophe Monier decide de poursuivre en solo l?aventure The Micronauts. Il remixe entre autres Madonna et Mirwais. Il lance en 2004 un label, Micronautics, pour sortir sa musique sans intermediaire, en temps reel. Le style du label est typique de celui de The Micronauts, un melange inclassable de house, de techno et d?electro tendant fortement vers l?acid et l?experimental. Le succes est immediat grace a ? High Rise ?, un hit sur la scene techno underground.
Deux ans plus tard, The Micronauts signe sur Citizen Records, le label cree par Vitalic, et Micronautics est mis en veille. Un double CD sort en septembre 2007, compose d?un nouvel album, ? Damaging Consent ? et de la compilation ? A Remixes Retrospective ?. Sur l?album se trouve notamment le morceau ? Reaction ?, qui beneficie d?un videoclip realise par Danakil (alias Cyrille de Vignemont).
Apres une periode consacree a travailler comme realisateur artistique, remixer ou ingenieur du son, Christophe Monier relance Micronautics en 2012. Toujours centre sur ses productions, le label s?ouvre aussi a ses collaborations avec d?autres artistes. Et la premiere sortie de cette nouvelle serie est The Micronauts & Bosco ??Hoochie Coochie??.
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BOSCO
Stephane Bodin et Francois Marche forment Bosco, un duo electro dont le son oscille entre lo-fi et pop synthetique neo annees 80, influence par Ptose, les Residents ou les Beastie Boys.
Ils debutent a la fin des annees 90 et sortent coup sur coup deux albums sur le label bordelais Platinum (Curtis, Rubin Steiner). Puis en 2001, ils sortent l?album ??Action?? sur Catalogue (Sporto Kantes, Telepopmusik, Williams Traffic), avec Fred Schneider du groupe The B 52?s qui chante sur un titre. En 2002, ils livrent le morceau ??Novoscreen??, qui sera ensuite remixe par Marie Chantal (alias Chloe et Jennifer Cardini), Kiko et Queen Of Japan. Puis ils collaborent en 2003 avec Hedi Slimane en composant la bande-son d?un defile Dior Homme. S?ensuit un long hiatus pendant lequel ils montent le groupe Prototypes avec la chanteuse-performeuse Bubble Star et enchainent les tournees dans le reseau inde US.
Aujourd?hui Bosco realise des albums pour des groupes rock ou electro rock, tels The Magnetix et Frustration (Born Bad Records), Volt ou encore Music Is Not Fun. Ils viennent aussi de monter un side project appele Blackmail, avec Sylvain Levene. Un 1er EP est sorti en decembre 2011 sur le label parisien Yuk-Fu, avec des remixes par Diplomatic Shit et Aladdin.
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