The Micronauts

The nineties brought him the joy of discovery, apprenticeship and craze. He set up Eden, a collective and a pocket size fanzine, with a handful of like-minded clubbers. He produced many records for his solo and collaborative projects, Nature, Discotique, The Eurostars, Impulsion and obviously The Micronauts for labels such as Rave Age Records, Fnac Music Dance Division, Loaded, Phono, Distance, Independiente, Sony... Whilst gigs and remixes followed on, mostly in the UK. In 1999 Virgin's offshoot Science released The Micronauts single "The Jag" and its druggy video made by Hollywood director Gregg Araki. Then one year later came the mini-album "Bleep To Bleep". Both caused a storm amongst the left field scene. These hectic years were also those of scattering and unbalanced work relationships.

With the new millennium came the time to make a fresh start. Monier decided to concentrate on The Micronauts as a solo project, to develop his career in his native country of France, and to stay true to the ideals which allowed the house and techno creative explosion: underground, independence, innovation. He setup a web site, the-micronauts.com, a label, Micronautics, produced soundtracks and embraced the digital revolution. His music is available for download sales on the best internet shops. As a DJ he plays across the world and he's a laptop early adopter (please note: no mp3 involved here, only full res wav and aif!). As a producer he refines his sound, adding the latest software technology and synthesis methods to his already rich range.

You can hear it now on the new Micronauts album, "Damaging Consent" released on Citizen Records, the Dijon-based label that brought us Vitalic, JohnLordFonda, Teenage Bad Girl and The Penelopes. Exploring the boundaries of electronic dance music, it's a fascinating travel through electro, techno, acid, hip-hop and rock. From the opening throbbing disco pulse of "Reaction" to the banging Chicago acid implosion of "Get Down" and the electro edged "Superstar", The Micronauts powerful dance-floor science is rooted in twisted experimentations that take us on a journey through new mutations and sound.

Inevitably over the years major artists have asked Monier to remix one of their tracks: Pizzaman, Neneh Cherry, The Chemical Brothers, OMD, Underworld, Death In Vegas, Mirwais adn Madonna to name but a few. Most of these remixes are featured on "A Remixes Retrospective", the CD that accompanies his new album.

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/themicronauts

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