Felix da Housecat Discography
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 Felix da HousecatHe Was King Release Date 2009 Label Nettwerk Rating:  Felix da Housecat has made no secret of his admiration for Prince, and one thing Felix has in common with his idol is a chameleonic spirit. Felix, like Prince, has not been afraid to try different things on different albums; he started out with house music but went on to embrace everything from electroclash to techno. And He Was King, it turns out, is largely a Euro-dance album. Felix recorded this 2009 release in Antwerp, Belgium, which is a good place to record if you are going for a very European sound -- and that European influence is impossible to miss on infectious synth pop grooves like &"Spank U Very Much," &"Plastik Fantastik," &"Do We Move Your World," and &"Turn Me on a Summer Smile" (all of which Felix produced or co-produced). Felix has been quoted as saying that he wanted He Was King to be a "fun" album; the abovementioned songs do, in fact, have a strong sense of fun, as does the humorous opener &"We All Wanna Be Prince" (which combines an obvious Prince influence with Euro-pop elements). Occasionally, He Was King detours into hardcore rave territory. &"L.A. Ravers" and &"Elvi" are pure techno, and neither of them go out of their way to appeal to those who aren't seasoned fans of rave music. But the rave-friendly parts of He Was King are not typical of this 46-minute CD on the whole. For the most part, He Was King emphasizes pop accessibility -- and it often does so with catchy, likable results. Alex Henderson, Rovi |
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | We All Wanna Be Prince | Croisy, Stallings | 3:32 |
| 2 | Plastik Fantastik | Black, Romasanta, Stallings | 3:28 |
| 3 | Kickdrum | Croisy, Stallings | 3:49 |
| 4 | Do We Move Your World | Croisy, Djouma, Stallings | 4:34 |
| 5 | We | Djouma, Stallings | 4:19 |
| 6 | Spank U Very Much | Croisy, Stallings | 2:31 |
| 7 | Do Not Try This at Home | Stallings | 4:07 |
| 8 | Turn Me on a Summer Smile | Croisy, Stallings | 3:38 |
| 9 | Elvi$ | Callis, Croisy, Oakey, Stallings | 6:05 |
| 10 | Ravers | Croisy, Stallings | 3:46 |
| 11 | Machine | Croisy, Stallings | 3:30 |
| 12 | He Was King | Black, Croisy, Djouma, Stallings | 3:22 |
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