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Biography of DJ W!ld | | | Real name / | | | Moniker(s) / | DJ WiLD ,CATWASH, EL CAMINO, MR HAZE |
Deep, dark, acid, sexy house music has always been closest to the heart of DJ W!LD. For many, the recent rise of DJ W!LD - the Circo Loco residency, the WMC and Sonar debuts, the joining of Cocoon’s world-renowned roster - has him pegged as one of the most exciting new talents on the scene. To those in the know, the accolades are simply long-overdue recognition for one of France’s long-serving underground house heroes. No matter your perspective, the truth is undeniable: DJ W!LD is one of the most deserving breakthrough acts of recent years.
DJ W!LD’s journey began at the end of the 1980s in Dijon, France, via a keen interest in graffiti street culture, disco, funk and hip hop. With a DJ moniker chosen in tribute to the cult 1983 film Wild Style, DJ W!LD’s formative influence was Laurent Garnier; it was Garnier’s unique and all-encompassing style that encouraged DJ W!LD to develop his own perspective on the music emanating from Detroit and Chicago. DJ W!LD relocated to Paris in 1996, where he gravitated towards the DJ booth, playing at popular Parisian clubs Palace, Queen, Rex, and collaborating with Peter Rauhofer as House Heroes, on the international hit "Magic Orgasm".
As the growing popularity of ‘French Touch’ filtered house in the late 1990s drew more and more attention to Parisian producers, DJ W!LD opted to not hustle for his moment in the spotlight; he instead poured his energies into the city’s underground club community, during the time of the harshest censorship and government policies. Soon afterwards, disillusioned by Paris’ increasingly commercial club landscape, DJ W!LD began to focus his attentions abroad. He was a regular guest DJ in New York, including a memorable set for nightclub institution Twilo, and from there he ventured further south. In Brazil he attended huge parties with more than 10,000 ecstatic revellers, and he was awestruck by both the scale of the crowds and by their level of enthusiasm for the most eclectic and unpredictable DJ sets. With his faith restored, DJ W!LD returned to Europe and began a residency with Brussels leading tastemaker club Fuse.
At the turn of the millennium, DJ W!LD crossed paths with Chris Carrier and Guillaume La Tortue, and their collaborative EP Carnaval/Comestible soon followed. From there, DJ W!LD’s longtime associations with the fashion world led to him composing music and soundtracks for legendary designers such as Thierry Mugler, Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood, Agnes B and Ora Ito, but it was 2005 that proved to be the major turning point, reconciling his much-loved DJ style with a floor-focused production approach. The music of Catwash, the duo made up of Chris Carrier and DJ W!LD, became an instant favourite of DJs around the globe, with tracks finding their way into the sets of Andrew Weatherall, Ricardo Villalobos, Richie Hawtin and Josh Wink, and licensed on Detour, Visitor, Crack & Speed and Get Physical.
DJ W!LD established his own solo imprint Catwash Records soon afterwards, but being marginalised by the growing dancefloor demand for electro and minimal fueled a desire to get back into the studio, and sparked a period of intense productivity which saw him completing a new track every one or two days. Many of these productions were courted and released by leading labels Off, Robsoul, Motivbank, Love Letters from Oslo and RAL, the bootleg label created by Ricardo Villalobos and Luciano. In 2009 DJ W!LD was announced as the new resident DJ for DC10’s Circo Loco, and the following year he made his debut at WMC and Sonar Festival. Not long afterwards, Sven Väth invited DJ W!LD to join the Cocoon family, and he went on to show-stopping debut sets in Japan with Circoloco, and at London's Fabric club and Berlin's Panorama Bar.
DJ W!LD’s upward trajectory continued though 2011, with the launch of his new label, W, numerous EPs for Luna Records, Magnetic, Adult Only and Soweso, and the release of his acclaimed debut album Palace, which offered a glimpse of acid house, techno, disco and soul through DJ W!LD’s eyes. Heading into 2012, the momentum is showing no signs of slowing: the forthcoming Palace remixes have drawn on the talents of DJ Sneak, Kerri Chandler, Art Department, Radio Slave, Jay Haze, Chris Carrier, SIS and Gauthier DM, his own productions and remixes will be soon be seen on hot labels like Robsoul, One Records and Viva, plus DJ W!LD’s forthcoming sophomore album D!rty, for Cabin Fever Records, will reveal another layer of his sound; one that harnesses the spirit of his energetic DJ sets, and stays true to the spirit of classic house with a view to future-forward dancefloor sounds.
DJ W!LD is now a regular fixture of it all: the best international clubs and festivals, the leading labels, the hottest remixes and the sought-after DJ mixes, the press, the hype and the underground chatter. Yet through it all, and into the future the spirit that drives him will remain the same: deep, dark, acid, a little bit w!ld and always sexy music.
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Selected discography of DJ W!ld
DJ W!LD
Discography
TBA : *Releases*
‘D!rty’ Album (Cabin Fever)
Palace Album final remixes (The W Label) with remixes from Kerri Chandler, SIS, Radio Slave, Chez Damier, Art Department, Gauthier DM…
Balade à trois / I’m not human (Klang Kultur Schallplatten)
Catania Blues (House Republic 06)
Beat n°1 / Crisis (Harry Klein Records)
Wow / Larry’s House (+dub) (Vicario musique)
Soy libra EP (Magnetic)
Fly with me (Viva)
W!LD Style EP (Robsoul)
Gorilla (One Records)
Circo fever EP (One Records)
TBA : *Remixes*
Tucillo – Samantha – DJ W!LD remix (Isgud Records)
SIS – Lolo – DJ W!LD remix (Cocolino Recordings)
Fries & Bridges – Forever this – DJ W!LD remix (Minority Music)
Silvie Loto – Night train / Natural selection - DJ W!LD remixes (250 Rec.)
Releases as DJ W!LD :
2011 – For you play EP (Jonk Records 02)
2011 – Lick it EP (Luna Records 09)
2011 – Hors-Série Volume 05 (Catwash Hors-Série Vol.05) with Sammy Dee, Chris Carrier & William Kouam Djoko
2011 - Born to be black EP (Adult Only 038)
2011 - Dance until I die EP (Soweso 10)
2011 – Suite de trèfle (Off Recordings 025)
2011 – Wish I didn’t miss you EP (Catwash Records 021) with Shaun Reeves
2011 – Palace Album (W02, W03, W04 & W05)
2010 – In my system / Bizaz (W01)
2010 – Soy libra (Bloop)
2010 – Pesto di disco EP (Robsoul 085)
2010 – I just can’t stand (Oslo)
2010 – I chase the devil (G003)
2009 – Not now I’m dancing (Bloop 013)
2009 – De ouro (G002)
2009 – La cigogne EP (Love letters from oslo 010)
2009 – Con estrellas EP (Soweso 002)
2009 – Brunch with sinatra EP (Robsoul 075)
2009 – Not now i'm dancing (Bloop 013)
2009 – Balkan (International Freakshow 013)
2009 – Cubana EP (Off Recordings 005)
2009 – Tangueros EP (Robsoul 071)
2009 – Hmmm des loops (Robsoul Limited 019)
2009 – Sol / Jambon Beurre (Motivbank 003)
2008 – Noche / Samba Do Diablo (RAL 4006)
2008 – Colombiana (Catwash Records Summer Part.02)
2007 – Blocage / Alerte à Rio / Sunrise (Catwash Records 011)
2006 – Bass me EP (Block Rec. 006)
2004 – God (Tropic Records)
2002 – Gostosa (Visitor)
2001 – Enata (Combustible)
2000 – Manaus (Combustible 05)
1999 – Comestible (Combustible)
1998 – Pénétration musicale (Twisted Records)
1997 – Magic orgasm (Twisted Records)
Releases as Catwash (DJ W!LD & Chris Carrier) :
2010 – “Fumar“ Album (Catwash Records LP001)
2009 – Blues brunch – Catwash remix (Adult only 35)
2009 – Berengei (Catwash Records 014)
2009 – Groovabilisme (Adult Only 033)
2008 – New Radio (Catwash Records Summer Part.01)
2008 – Brazil (Supplement Facts 009)
2007 – Walking on the moon shine (Adult Only)
2007 – Super body / Walking on the sunshine (Adult only 029)
2006 – Lipsticks (Catwash Records 006)
2006 – Touch me (Catwash Records 004)
2006 – Nine tendos (Brique Rouge / Hypnotik)
2006 – Mohake Dreams (Catwash Records 003)
2005 – Perversions Part. 01 (Crack & Speed)
2005 – Acid enema (Catwash Records 002)
2005 – Pep a cat up (Catwash Records 001)
2005 – Believe in me (Get Physical Music)
2005 – Eyes Need Sugar (Get Physical Music)
2004 – Catwash (Adult Only)
2003 – Break it (Detour Recordings)
2001 – Ladbroke groove (Adult Only)
Remixes :
2011 - Phil Weeks – Slow Dance – DJ W!LD remix (Robsoul 104)
2011 - Michael McLardy – Give me reason – DJ W!LD remix (Back to you Recordings)
2011 – Subsonica – Eden – DJ W!LD remix (EMI)
2011 – The Junkies – Thug life – DJ W!LD remix (Rawthentic Music)
2011 – DJ Sneak – Special K – DJ W!LD remix (Magnetic Recordins)
2011 – Gulivert –Change – Catwash remix (Catwash Records 023)
2011 – Chris Carrier – Liquid harmony – DJ W!LD remix (Catwash Records 22)
2011 – Wenn nicht so – DJ W!LD remix (weplayminimal)
2011 – Mad & son – DJ W!LD remix (Off Recordings 22)
2010 – Funk I am – DJ W!LD remix (Jonk Records 002)
2010 – Magnolia’s day – DJ W!LD remix (Hell Yeah 076)
2010 – 7 o’clock – DJ W!LD remix (Etruria Beat 001)
2010 – Tribute – DJ W!LD remix (Deep moves 003)
2010 – Say what – DJ W!LD remix (Catwash Hors-Série Vol. 02)
2010 – Yo quiero – Catwash remix (Catwash records 019)
2010 – House gift – DJ W!LD Hierbas & Acidos remix (Catwash Records 018)
2009 – Bolivian – DJ W!LD remix (Monique Special)
2009 – Luis Conte – DJ W!LD remix (VIVa Music)
2009 – Samba de amor – DJ W!LD remix (Viva music 049)
2009 – Bad choice – DJ W!LD remix (Off Recordings 010)
2009 – Nightmare – Club 69 & DJ W!LD remix (Armada Music)
2009 – Wenn nicht so – DJ W!LD remix (weplayminimal 029)
2009 – Morningrama – DJ W!LD remix (Quantized Music 004)
2009 – El gitano Part. 02 – DJ W!LD remix (Monique Speciale 010)
2009 – Jenday – DJ W!LD remix (Adult Only 034)
2009 – New Orleans – DJ W!LD remix (Off Recordings 004)
2009 – Blues brunch – Catwash remix (Adult only 35)
2009 – Salome de Baharia – DJ W!LD remix (Monique Speciale 08)
2009 – Melosie – DJ W!LD remix (Sonat 002)
2009 – Bad Choice – DJ W!LD remix (Off Recordings 010)
2008 – La Fiancee De Corinthe – DJ W!LD oldskool remix (Catwash Records Summer Part.01)
2008 – Turns Up – DJ W!LD remix (Catwash Records Summer Part.01)
2008 – Way ward – DJ W!LD remix (Catwash Records Summer Part.01)
2007 – All devices on – Catwash remix (Crack & Speed 020)
2006 – Jack the beatbox – DJ W!LD remix (Brique Rouge)
2006 – Shake it – Catwash remix (Brique Rouge)
Other :
2004 – Website for designer Ora Ito
2001 – Music for Vivienne Westwood perfume “Boudoir†after show, London
2000 – Track “Physilhouse†appears on original soundtrack of french movie "Recto Verso" by Jean-Marc Longval, starring Smaïn and Michel Muller
1999 – Music for Agnès B after show, at PS1, NYC
1999 – Music for Arkitoure shows, NYC, Men’s summer collection
1998 – Music for Thierry Mugler Women Haute Couture and Prêt-à -Porter shows (winter collection)
1998 – Music for Thierry Mugler Men shows, Paris, summer and winter collections
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