Electronicat is the alter ego of French musician and performer Fred Bigot, whose work is characterized by its constant switch between experimental noise and pop music.
His early collaborations include work with
Kasper T. Toeplitz on the project "Sleaze Art", work with various choreographers (e.g. Sylvain Prunenec), theatre directors (Celia Houdart) and artists (e.g. Cecile Babiole).
From 1997 until 2000 he collaborated with visual artist Cecile Babiole on an audio/visual show "Hot Spectrum", playing at
festivals such as Phonotaktik in
Vienna or
FCMM in Montréal, after which he decided to perform solo. Combining samples of his own voice with guitars, analogue synthesizers and
drum machine loops he created a pounding, fuzzy, wah-wah distorted
psychedelic electro sound.
In this context he decided to work together with other[citation needed] internationally renowned electronic music producers, such as
Gerhard Potuznik and Patrick Pulsinger and employ the vocal skills of other musicians such as Khan (Captain Comatose),
Catriona Shaw (
Queen of Japan) and
J. G. Thirlwell. Alongside this, he maintained activity in the experimental music circuit.
He has released on a plethora of labels from Disko B to current London newcomer 'UpperCuts', has remixed numerous underground (e.g. Schlammpeitziger) and mainstream (e.g.
Depeche Mode) musicians. In turn he has also been remixed by artists such as
Zbigniew Karkowski,
Kid 606 and other musicians on the
electronic music circuit.[citation needed]
Discography
Albums
Chez Toi, Disko B, 2007
Voodoo Man, Disko B, 2005
21st Century Toy, Disko B, 2003
Birds Want to Have Fun, Angelika Koehlermann, 2002
Cat a tac, Oni.Tor, 2001
So I Love You, Noise Museum, 2000
Electronicat, Noise Museum, 1999
Singles
"Dans les Bois", Disko B, 2004
"Frisco Bay", Disko B, 2003
"Amour Sale", Disko B, 2002
"Shuffle Tiiiime", Alice in Wonder, 2000
Remixes
Life Less Machine, (Cato Canari), Jet Set Records, 2007