Member Since: 1/13/2006
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Taxi Nouveau is part of Montréal's new electronic music scene and is known throughout the international 8bit music scene. Recent performances include: Mix Sessions at the S.A.T., sets at the Arcadia and Fantasia festivals, and also numerous participations at underground electronic art events.
Taxi Nouveau perform his songs for Game Boy, laptop and modified Christmas cards. The electro-grime-8bit driver promises you a non-stop thrill ride. His musical performance combine songs from his album with new pieces specially created for funky clubs.
The man behind is Manuel Chantre, a freelance composer/sound designer/artist performer and DJ. He is also a part of the mysterious collective Pop Core. He has been making music for 14 years.
His first album is a selection of songs composed between 2004 and 2007. Created with intricately-woven sounds and borrowing from various electronic styles, it invites the listener to discover a world that hovers with intense joy and mysterious excitement.
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Influences: video games from the eighties, speedbike races, freedom, running, coffee, japanese animation, weird artificial moods, creatine, the smell of burnt microchips, the streets, punks, crystals, rushing, bleue sadness, pop culture, strange toys, dark german music, nowhereland, love, the future, weird dancers, fast ninjas, popcore friends, the nightlife and strange chats.
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Record Label: Audio Nouveau, Musique Nordique, 11h11
Type of Label: Indie