Vitalic

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Vitalic is the main project of Pascal Arbez, born 1976. According to a joke made in an interview, Arbez is Ukrainian and emigrated from Ukraine to East Germany when the Berlin Wall fell, accompanied by his dog, "Mini Robot". Pascal was actually born in France and is of Italian descent. His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to the underground electronic music scene. However, he became good friends with Michel Amato, a.k.a. The Hacker, whom he met in the Rex, the "techno temple" of Laurent Garnier. The Hacker suggested he send his new tracks to DJ Hell, head of Gigolo records in Munich. Pascal did so, and International DeeJay Gigolo Records, released the cult Poney EP in 2001, which was a huge success shortly after its release. With the track "La Rock 01", Vitalic created a club anthem which was subsequently remixed by Sven Väth, which was a hit with clubbers in the summer of 2001. The track was also included on many compilation albums, even rock compilations.

In 2005, Vitalic's debut album, OK Cowboy was released on Different/Pias. Pascal states that all of the instruments used in the album are fake and are produced from a synthesizer. His official website states that "the only thing he can't fake is the emotion that galvanizes his music."

Contents

1 Discography

1.1 Albums
1.2 Singles / EPs
1.3 Remixes
1.4 Others nicknames, bands and side projects

2 External links

Discography

Albums

OK Cowboy (2005)

Singles / EPs

Poney EP (2001)
"To L'An-fer From Chicago" (2003)
"Fanfares" (2004)
"My Friend Dario" (2005)
"No Fun" (2005)

Remixes

"Living On Video"
"Swany, Lady B" (2002)
"Visions" (2002)
"Shari Vari" (The Hacker & Vitalic Remix)" (2002)
"1982", Miss Kittin & The Hacker (2002)
"You are my high" Demon vs. Heartbreaker (2002)
"Ghost train" Manu le Malin (2002)
"Cish Cash" (2004)
"Technologic", Daft Punk (2005)
"Who is it", Björk (2005)
"What Else is there?", Röyksopp (2005)

With his nickname DIMA: (sometimes Vitalic remixes himself with nickname DIMA)

"Take A Walk", Bolz Bolz (Neo-Romantic Dima Remix)
"Fadin' Away", The Hacker(Dima Remix)
"The Realm", C'hantal (Kilometric Mix)
"You Know", Hustler Pornstar (Dark Tech Mix)
"The Essence Of It", Elegia (Dima Mix)
"U Know What U Did Last Summer", Hustler Pornstar - (Dima Mix)
"Ice Breaker", Scratch Massive - (Dima Mix)
"My Friend Dario", Vitalic (Dima Prefers New Beat Mix)(2005)
"Red X", Useless - (Cymbalistic Remix By Dima)

Others nicknames, bands and side projects

Hustler Pornstar
The Silures, with Linda Lamb
Vital Ferox, with Al Ferox

External links

[Vitalic] at the All Music Guide
[] at Discogs.com
[] at MusicBrainz

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