Nicolas Chaix, also known by his alias I:Cube, is a French DJ and an electronic music producer.
Background Paris based, he first gained limelight on Paris' underground dance scene in the mid to late 1990s, most notably through his remix of "Around The World" by Daft Punk in 1997. Daft Punk had remixed one of his titles, "Disco Cubizm", in 1996. Career In 1997, I:Cube released his first album, Picnic Attack.Hot Press, 12 Dec 03 - Music, Hip to be square - Barry O Donoghue
In 1999, the Basic Bastard album was released. It was reviewed in the 31 January 2000 issue of the CMJ New Music Report. The reviewer called it "a soulful and eclectic venture that infuses the subtleties of dub with the funk of electro", and that it embraced the elements of house, techno and trip-hop. The recommended tracks were, "Adore" "Gastro Funk" and "The Basic Bastard".CMJ New Music Report, January 31, 2000 - Page 27 MUST HEAR, I:CUBE Adore (Big Red) The track, "The Basic Bastard" samples "Hold on to Love", a 1978 song by Saint Tropez.Who Sampled - Saint Tropez > Hold on to Love, Song Connections, Sampled in 2 songs The Basic Bastard I:Cube 1999
His music appears on many compilation albums such as the Hotel Costes series.
Château Flight In 1996, DJ Gilb'R, who then a programmer at Radio Nova, received a demo cassette from I:Cube. Gilb'R was impressed, so he made him the first artist of his newly created label, Versatile. By 1997, Versatile had released several of I:Cube's records. Chaix and Cohen eventually began to collaborate as Château Flight (). Their first album, Puzzle was released by Versatile on October 30, 2001.
Discography As I:Cube 1997 - Picnic Attack 1999 - Adore 2003 - 3 2006 - Live At The Planetarium 2012 - "M" Mega mix 2018 - Double Pack 2023 - Eye Cube
With Château Flight Albums 2000 - Puzzle 2002 - Crash Test (with La Caution) 2004 - Remix 2006 - Les Vampires (Original Soundtrack)
References
External links RBMA Radio On Demand - Train Wreck Mix - I:Cube (Versatile, Paris)