Kate Wax
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| Kate Wax | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Genre(s) | Electroclash Electro-pop Electro-dark Experimental techno Techno |
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| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Remixer, Producer | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals | |
| Years active | 2001 till present | |
| Label(s) | Mental Groove Output Recordings | |
| Website | http://www.kate-wax.com http://www.myspace/KateWaxLive | |
[edit] Biography
Kate Wax, is a successful electronic musician and music producer. A bold name which embodies everything, a secret treasure you've been hunting for all your life mightcontain. Mysterious, sexy, brutal yet softly arousing your senses, unforgiving, catchy, real, knowingwho's hiding behind the name becomes a necessity, an irresistible desire.Behind that name stands a true woman who could very well be a flagship hero for a whole generationof young adults who grew up during the rise of the machines. But being a role model isn't Kate Wax's priority. She is unique, she has her own world, a strange, daring,and breathtaking universe which she can only offer to you through one medium: music. This universe of her own was built through her Tibetan and European origins, her childhood with hergrandmother, her travels around the world. It also found its foundations in pain, the fear of not fitting in,the never-ending search for inner peace.Desperately looking for the most effective way to open the doors to her inner world, Kate Wax startedwith graphic design, her first relationship with the machines. Talent was there, success was only a fewsteps away. But it wasn't enough... So the young soprano-trained chorist woke up one day and decided she had to go for it. She quit. And got closer to the machines.The machines that fascinated her, the machines which Autechre and Aphex Twin were bringing to themost extreme limits in front of Kate Wax's illuminated eyes and ears. Kate Wax spent long nightsteaching herself music softwares and electronics instruments. A true learning experience, an initiationritual. She had found her kingdom, her way out, our way in.Becoming a part of her existence, the tunnel leading to the celebrated light, the machines allowedKate Wax to give birth. The birth of her music.Names are thrown...PJ Harvey, Bauhaus, Cabaret Voltaire, Run DMC, this, that, electro-pop, hiphop,grime, blues, lo-fi, techno, punk, Bach’s Cantatas... At the end of the day, Kate Wax is probably all of this. Or none of this.Kate Wax does it her own way, she's in control.Her music pushes the boundaries of these various genres and emerges as a splendid and cohesive pieceof postmodern music, thanks to an incredibly seductive and emotion-driven voice, an out-of-this worldcharisma, a vocal delivery that can adapt to any situation, and lyrics playing perfectly with the balancebetween abstract and straight to your face.Kate Wax has surpassed the exploitation of technology and the supremacy of the machines.She uses the cold to bring back the warm, the human nature.Felix Da Housecat wasn't wrong when he let Kate Wax steal the show on his album, the same can besaid of Ellen Alien, Trevor Jackson, Roman Fluggel and all the other artists who fell in love with Kate Wax.She proved them right with her stunning and critically-acclaimed album 'Reflections of the Dark Heat',a self-written and produced odyssey taking us in Kate's heart, mind, and soul. A volcano of charismawhich displays the multiple faces of Kate Wax...the vamp, the rebel, the dark eyes girl in the corner,the dancefloor goddess, the weird friend who makes you feel safe.This album, Kate Wax takes it to new heights, with her incredible stage presence,the addition of a live drummer, a well-constructed live and a warm connection with her audience.At the end of the show, when the smoke clears, Kate Wax stands tall as a unique artist.A true showgirl. A real adventure...The Dark Heat Tour to be experienced till the end of 2007.
[edit] Discography
May 2003//LP Hosomaki Mix Vol2 with Kate Wax, Luciano, St. Plomb...Tracks DIY and Angel Blues on Mental Groove Records
April 2004//DIY Remixes from DJ Assault, Crowdpleaser, St-Plomb on Viking Music
May 2004//Black Sheep EP on Viking MusicKate wax in collaboration with Felix da Housecat on Emperor Norton
May 2004//Let your Mind be your Bed and Romantique on the LP Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever
November 2004//Rocket Ride Single
November 2004//Lunatixx Compilation with Kate Wax, Plastique de Rêve, Crowdpleaser on 7B Records
June 2005//Maxi Pleasure Zone on Mental Groove Records
June 2005//Album Reflections of the Dark Heat on Mental Groove Records
March 2006//James Holden Mix At the Control on Resist Music
July 2006//Catch the buzz 12" Dub Remixes from Roman Flügel, Kalabrese, Crowdpleaserplaylisted by Yvan Smagghe (Blackstrobe), Electric Indigo, M.A.N.D.Y., Ricado Villalobos...
August 2006//Beetles and Spider 10" on Output Recordings
August 2006//10DaysOff Compilation with Kate Wax, Hot Chip, Tiga...
February 2007//Kate Wax Killing Your Ghost (St. Plomb remix) & Emperor Machine (Dub Mix) on Tiny Sticks Records & Mental Groove
March 2007//The Dark Heat Collection Volume I and II with classics, live versions, exclusive new tracks and remixes from Ellen Allien & Apparat, Roman Flügel, Playgroup...
March 2007//Kate Wax Geneva-Paris connection remixes from Tacteel, Surkin, Dj Raze, John B Rambo...
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