Minimatic
aka Boogalox / Brother Moulinex / Monsieur Sonotone / Raymond Tempi.
Producer, musician, dj.
Born in Nice, French Riviera, 1970.
Riviera, seaside, deluxe cars and high boots, eternal sun, "Promenade des Anglais". Well, everything is said.
Black and white. Fatal love for easy tunes, smoothy arrangements, sad pop, punk rock.& passion for the deep soul-funk ghetto sounds, deep grooving from the roots black culture.
Always assuming his sense of sonic humor.
From his debut hysteric tracks ("La raie o milieu", " The oulatumi dance" on the Boutique Chic Collection (2004), Minimatic has created a personnal retro-60s-electro-boogaloo-soul-kitsch sound of its own, full of vintage instruments & modern electronic treatment to provide a colourful production.
From his covers , the noticeable Aha's "Take On Me" in a bossa mood (long before the "Nouvelle Vague" phenomenom.), Dylan's funkyfication (DylanMania/2009) to his remixes (Cassius, Janko Nilovic, Bela, Mondo Candido, Bajka, Bahama Soul Club.), he can be found on many sexy compilations around the world.
In a more cinematic and intimate way, he released a pure 70's moricone-sque OST ("Spaggiari revient") on Vadim Music (2007).
Involved in the electro-swing fever movement, his tracks & remixes recently appeared on some of the best compilations in this genre (Swing Party / Electro Swing III / The Art of Electro Swing.)
His more recent tracks, leads him in new directions with a more electric twist, keeping his own typical groove touch to nu-disco & electro territories.
Library music composer & producer for Telemusic, Parigo Music (albums "Mambo Mojo", "Kitchen Music".)
Composer & Sound Designer for Sixième Son Agency, leader in sound identity (Paris/1999)
Founder in 2008 of the TOUR EIFFEL RECORDS label, with its growing famous series of colourfull 7"EP, overboosting Gainsbourg's "Chez les yeye", hijacking Wu Tang and Peaches' acapellas, or electrifying a lovely french 60's icon (France Gall) in a nu-boogaloo danceflooresque style. More than 4000 copies already sold, and supported by many djs and radios all over the world, from Estonia to Japan.
As a Dj, from French Film Festival glamourous private parties in Cannes, to hype club in the heart of Warsaw, thru sweaty underground venue in Germany or big festival in Belgium, he has played all over France & Europe, bringing his groovy sound to the retro-modern hipsters audience.
>>> Minimatic has been sharing stage with : Smoove (UK), Senor Coconut (DE), Munk (DE), Dj Makala (ES), Henry Storch (DE), In Flagranti (US), Soulist (FR), Mo Horizons (DE), Buscemi (NL), Dj Zebra (FR), DJ6 (NL), Cosmo Vitelli (FR).
