Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house. He entered the dance music elite not only via his recordings (under a number of aliases, including Thee Maddkatt Courtship, Aphrohead and Sharkimaxx), but also for his ownership of Radikal Fear Records, one of the premiere Chicago labels of the 1990s.
Beginnings
Living in Chicago as an up and coming graffiti artist, the young Stallings was perfectly located to develop a keen interest in the emergent House music scene, which found its hub in Chicago. While a student at Rich East High School in Park Forest, Illinois in the mid-1980s, a chance introduction to Acid House pioneer DJ Pierre gave 15-year-old Stallings his break, and under the patronage and guidance of Pierre, he released his first single, "Phantasy Girl," in 1987.
Also in 1987, Felix gave up house music to go to Alabama State University to study media and communication. While he was there he soaked up all the music of the era, including Prince, A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr. At that point, he even started dabbling in hip hop and R&B tracks, both sounds and genres he continues to check and surround himself with today.
1990s
However, Stallings' quite religious parents disapproved of his growing interest in the club scene, and discouraged the development of his talent. After graduating from high school, he left Chicago and music entirely to attend Alabama State College. After losing interest in House for a few years, Felix decided to rejoin the business. With the help of DJ Pierre, he began producing and mixing again. By 1992, he had a hit with the single "Thee Dawn" on Guerilla Records. He became particularly popular in Europe, and the following year's "By Dawn's Early Light" and "Thee Industry Made Me Do It" cemented his reputation. At the age of 15, Felix collaborated with Pierre on the classic track "Phantasy Girl" as Pierre's Pfantasy Club. Not only a key record of that era of dance music, it also signaled the start of a friendship and music mentoring that remains to this day. In the early 1990s, Felix and Pierre helped pioneer the 'wild pitch' sound with tracks like "Thee Dawn".
One of the defining moments of the 90's for Felix was his single, "In The Dark We Live (Thee Lite)" under his pseudonym, Aphrohead. Originally released on the UK label, Bush, "In The Dark We Live" was licensed by New York-based label, Emotive Records and released in the U.S. The Dave Clarke remix of "In The Dark We Live" was championed by NY legend Junior Vasquez at the infamous after-hours nightclub, Sound Factory. Emotive Records commissioned Vasquez to remix it for its U.S. release.
Shortly afterwards Stallings formed Radikal Fear Records, and it was not long before the label became one of the foremost House labels in the world, releasing cuts from Mike Dunn, DJ Sneak, and Armando as well as Felix himself and many others. During 1995, he released his debut full-length Alone in the Dark (as Thee Maddkatt Courtship) on Deep Distraxion, followed by Radikal Fear compilation, The Chicago All Stars and a mix album entitled Clashbackk Compilation Mix. Another LP, Metropolis Present Day? Thee Album, followed in 1998. In 1999, he returned with the summer electro single My Life Musik which formed part of a new label deal with London Records. It also signaled the start of studio history with his school buddy Tyrone 'Visionary' Palmer, who would later sing on Slam's seminal single This World. The album, I Know Electrikboy however, remains something of an anomaly. Due to internal label politics, the album never saw the light of day in the UK or US, although some finished copies have mysteriously made their way into the market.
2000s
Back in the 1990s, Stallings continued releasing records at a prolific rate; the next year brought his first album as Aphrohead. 2001 saw the release of Kittenz and Thee Glitz, a critically-acclaimed LP that gained Felix mainstream exposure and worldwide coverage in dance music and fashion circles, and has often been mentioned as one of the pioneering releases of the electroclash movement. At the end of 2001, Felix won Best Album at the now-defunct Muzik Awards, beating the likes of Daft Punk that day. The ensuing fame brought Felix widespread popularity and remix work for superstars like Madonna, Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue. The proper follow-up, Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever, didn't arrive until 2004, but Stallings released a pair of mix albums, 2002's Excursions and 2003's A Bugged Out Mix, in between. Devin Dazzle, however, really caught the mood of the moment in clubland. Not only did he resurrect Vanity 6 – the all-girl group seen in the 1984 Prince flick ‘Purple Rain’ – with his own girl group, Neon Fever, he also managed to encompass DFA-like disco-punk (James Murphy guests on ‘What She Wants’) along with his more familiar ‘80s reference points, while ‘Watching Cars Go By’ and ‘Everyone Is Someone In LA’ are, respectively, near-perfect club and disco punk tracks. The former was remixed by Armand Van Helden and Sasha while the latter again tipped its melodic ear to Prince, this time the purple one's classic 'All The Critics Love You in New York.' Meanwhile, Tyrone Palmer, who sang on ‘My Life Muzik’, delivers the album highlight ‘Ready 2 Wear’, which was released as the last single with remixes from Paper Faces, AKA Felix's friend and confidante Stuart Price, just ahead of his production work on Madonna's 'Confessions' album. A self-confessed Felix fan, Sasha received a Grammy nomination for his remix of "Watching Cars Go By", which was later featured on Sasha's own 'Involver' album.
Felix also collaborated with P Diddy on the pair's 'Jack U' single and was also exclusive producer for his upcoming dance album, although the project has yet to see the light of day. The pair remain friends to this day, with Diddy performing alongside Felix at Space in Ibiza in 2005 and Felix performing at Diddy's after-party for The Main Event at this year's Winter Music Conference. But if you listen to Diddy's recent single 'Last Night' and wonder if Felix had a hand in it, you're right: it's just that his contribution wasn't credited. "He got me good," said Felix in a recent interview for Mixmag. "I told him that to his face. But he's a great guy and genuinely does love electronic music."
Various remixes of "Silver Screen (Shower Scene)" were used in video games such as Midnight Club 2, and SSX 3, and numerous movies including Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. His song "Rocket Ride" was featured in the game Need for Speed: Underground 2. "Everyone Is Someone in LA" was featured in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. His songs have also featured in TV shows from The Sopranos to Entourage and Silver Screen featured prominently in the party scene in Robert Downey Junior's 2005 movie 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.'
Felix's album, Virgo Blaktro and the Movie Disco, was released on , 2007. The album has 16 tracks and was released in the US on Nettwerk Records. Production was overseen by Felix's Atlanta friend Dallas Austin, who acted as executive producer for the record.
"Future Calls The Dawn" was released on , 2007 on Wall of Sound/PIAS with "Sweet Frosti" featured as the B-side. "Sweetfrosti" contains a sample of Devo's "Snowball", originally released in 1981.
"Like Something for Porno" is released as the album's lead single on , 2007 with remixes from Kris Menace, Teenage Bad Girl and Armand Van Helden while third single 'Radio' was released digitally in April 2008.
Since then, he's released his first Global Underground compilation GU 34 'Milan', his first for the Newcastle-upon-Tyne compilation and club label. The compilation is split into 'Milanfuck Rock Europa' and 'Fuck Rave (Americas)' sections.
The music video is currently viewable on Felix da Housecat's MySpace page.
Felix also teamed up with Kris Menace to release the Track "Artificial" in June 2008.
In 2009 Felix released He Was King, via Nettwerk Records. The album pays homage to artist like Prince and is heavily steeped in the elctrohouse touchstones Felix is known for. While he conceived He Was King as an "electronic pop" record, many of the songs on the album are straight up house bangers. Tracks like "Elvi$" and "LA Ravers" - which do not feature guest singers - are beat driven tracks aimed directly at the dancefloor.
Discography
Albums
Metropolis Present Day? Thee Album! (1995)
Clashbackk Compilation Mix (1997)
Transmissions, Vol. 2 (1997)
Kittenz and Thee Glitz (2001)
Excursions (2002)
Rocketmann! (2002)
A Bugged Out Mix (2003)
Devin Dazzle & the Neon Fever (2004)
Playboy: The Mansion Soundtrack (2005)
Virgo Blaktro and the Movie Disco (2007)
GU034: Felix Da Housecat, Milan (2008) Release Date: 12/05/2008
He Was King (25/8/2009)
Singles and EPs
"Phantasy Girl" (1987)
"Anotha Level" (1987)
"Little Bloo" (1987)
"Marine Mood" (1987)
"Trippin' On A Trip" (1987)
"Footsteps of Rage" (1995)
"Smak Dat Ass" (1996)
"Dirty Mother" (1997)
"My Life Muzik" (1999)
"Silver Screen" (2002)
"Madame Hollywood" (2002)
"Madame Hollywood Remixes" (2002)
"Silver Screen Shower Scene" (Written by Tommie Sunshine)(2003)
"Cyberwhore" (2003)
"Ready 2 Wear" (2004)
"Watching Cars Go By" (2004)
"Jack U" (Feat. Diddy) (2006)
"Tweak" (2006)
"Future Calls the Dawn/Sweetfrosti" (2007)
"It's Been A Long Time" (2007)
"It's Your Move" (2007)
"Something 4 Porno" (2007)
"Radio" (2008)
"Artificial" (with Kris Menace) (2008)
"Kickdrum" (2009)
"Elvi$" (2009)
"We All Wanna Be Prince" (2009) (Free Download)
Remixes
Britney Spears- "Toxic (Felix Da Housecat's Club Mix)" (2004)
Buy Now! - "For Sale (Felix Da Housecat Remix)" (2007)
The Chemical Brothers - "Get Yourself High (Felix Da Housecat's Chemical Meltdown Mix)" (2003)
Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake - "Love Sex Magic (Thee Werq’n B!@#$%s vs. Danny Shaffer Extended Mix)" (2009)
Disco Boys - "Born to Be Alive"
Garbage - "Androgyny (Thee Glitz mix)" & "Androgyny (Thee Drum Drum mix)" (2001)
Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For? (The Rude Ho Mix by Felix Da Housecat)" (2005)
Holly Valance - "State of Mind (Felix Da Housecat's Dub)" (2003)
Madonna - "American Life (Felix Da Housecat's Devin Dazzle Club Mix)" (2003)
Madonna - "Die Another Day (Thee RetroLectro Mix)" (2003)
Mylène Farmer - "Je t'aime mélancolie (Felix Da Housecat Remix)" (2003)
Mylo - "Drop the Pressure"
Nina Simone - "Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix)" (2003)
Pet Shop Boys - "London (Thee Radikal Blaklight Edit)" (2003)
Pet Shop Boys - "I don't know what you want but I can't give it anymore (Thee 2 black ninja mix) (1999)
New Order - "Here To Stay (Felix Da Housecat Extended Glitz mix)" (2002)
Paola & Chiara - "Vanity & Pride (Felix Da Housecat Club Mix)" (2008)
We
Felix da Housecat Lyrics
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People said we never go far
Look at you so take me away from him
Turbo boost me into the stratus field
Looking fine, got you in my sight
I surrender wont put up the fire
You're my darling I adore you
I'll stand by you always stay true
(Chorus)
Space captain, would you take me on a rocket ride?
Don't say no cause i wont be denied
You're my boy, I'm your girl,
Take me out of this messed up world
Out the window, there's the tiny earth
In your arms, I know what thim worth
You and I, Loving outta space
here with you a perfect dream place
Far away, the distance earth like
Yours forever, silent space ride
Energize my inner fantasy
Go whatever this craft takes me
(Chorus)
trans centres all static
Together by electric fate
I'm a solar power princess
your technological soul mate
emotion at the speed of light
Jet fueled warship
A lusty in the red
Of a digital relationship
(Chorus) x 4
The song "We in 2-3" by Felix Da Housecat is a love song that describes a woman's desire to leave Earth and explore space with her lover. The lyrics encourage the man to take her away from her current situation and to embark on a space adventure. The opening line, "Hey boy, take me off the radar," sets the tone for the song's theme of escapism. The woman is looking to leave all her troubles and worries behind by traveling to space.
The second line of the song, "People said we never go far," shows that society does not believe in their relationship or believes that they are not capable of achieving their goals. However, the woman expresses her faith in her lover and his ability to take her on a rocket ride to escape reality. She refers to him as her "Space captain" and asks him to take her on a journey into space, away from their issues.
The song's chorus repeats the phrase "Space captain, would you take me on a rocket ride?" several times. This indicates the woman's eagerness to escape from Earth and enter the vastness of space with the person she loves. The lyrics suggest that she will not be denied this opportunity, even if the man initially refuses. She proclaims that they are each other's "girl" and "boy" and urges him to take her out of the "messed up world" they currently reside in.
Overall, the song is a love letter to escapism and the desire to leave one’s problems behind to explore the unknown with the person you love. It's an ode to a pure, idealistic love that extends beyond the confines of our planet, and into the vastness of the universe.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey boy, take me off the radar
Let's escape from the attention of others
People said we never go far
Others doubted our potential to succeed
Look at you so take me away from him
I am drawn to you and want to leave my current situation
Turbo boost me into the stratus field
Accelerate our relationship to new heights
Looking fine, got you in my sight
I find you attractive and have my focus on you
I surrender wont put up the fire
I am giving into my feelings for you and won't resist them
You're my darling I adore you
I hold you in high esteem and cherish you
I'll stand by you always stay true
I promise to support you and be faithful
Space captain, would you take me on a rocket ride?
Will you take me on a thrilling adventure?
Don't say no cause i wont be denied
I refuse to let rejection stop me from asking for what I want
You're my boy, I'm your girl,
We are a couple with a deep connection
Take me out of this messed up world
Let's escape from the problems of the world together
Out the window, there's the tiny earth
Observing the world from afar, everything seems small
In your arms, I know what thim worth
Being close to you reminds me of your value to me
You and I, Loving outta space
Our love is unconventional and out of this world
Here with you a perfect dream place
Being with you feels like a dream come true
Far away, the distance earth like
The earth feels distant and insignificant when I'm with you
Yours forever, silent space ride
I will be with you for eternity, even in the silence of space
Energize my inner fantasy
Our relationship ignites my imagination and desires
Go whatever this craft takes me
I am willing to go wherever this relationship takes me
trans centres all static
We are in a state of heightened connection
Together by electric fate
Our connection is meant to be, like an electrical charge
I'm a solar power princess
I am self-sufficient and powerful
your technological soul mate
You are the perfect match for me, even in a technological sense
emotion at the speed of light
Our emotions and feelings for each other move very fast
Jet fueled warship
Our passion and relationship is strong and unstoppable
A lusty in the red
Our passion is intense and fiery
Of a digital relationship
Our connection may be facilitated by technology, but it is still real
(Chorus) x 4
Repeating the chorus four times
Writer(s): Bryan Barton Copyright: Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Contributed by Aiden B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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We We all come Here and now Feels good inside No need to hide (???) When evil comes knocking at your door You pray that you can save your soul You can run but you sure can't hide A piece of heaven you shall find You come to find out, do the math So sad to see, it's just a fact Why, why, why Why die inside Numbness seek to feel If life is real (???) [Chorus] We We lose control Falling into holes It, it's so dark Living in lies
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Let's figure out what the lyrics are. My best guess: We We are done Here and now Feels good inside No need to hide Have life for years When evil comes knocking at your door You pray that you can save yourself You can run but you sure can't hide A piece of heaven you shall find You come to find out turn it right Some signs say it's justified Why why why Why die inside Numbness seek to feel In life is real We We lose control Falling into holes It's it's so dark Living in lies [Chorus]
Futurist1972
I'm hooked on this track like a drug...a very good one
Infinite Axis
So good. I LOOOVE this track. Thanks for bringing it here.
Alexander Campbell
It's: We We all come Here and now Feels good inside No need to hide to hide to hide How do you feel When evil comes knocking at your door Oh pray that you can save your soul You can run but you sure can't hide A piece of heaven you shall find You come to find out to the math Some sad to see it's just a fact Why why why Why die inside Numbers seek to feel In life is real We We lose control Falling into holes It's it's so dark Living in lies
jonypistolas
The intro is amazing!! Felix you are a pro!
BavariasFinest
This is one helluva track.
Juan Nino
Best Felix song ever
Our Divine Potential
sooo 80s love it
Rogelio Velasco Lora
Thanks!!!!! i was looking this lyric for a long time