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“THIS IS MY electronic pop record,” preens Felix Da Housecat midway 
through a world tour to promote his latest album ‘He Was King.’ 
“Whereas ‘Kittin…’ was straight up electro, ‘He Was King’ is straight 
Felix Da Housecat pop with a nice electronic feel.” Packed with club 
smashes like ‘Kick Drum’ and future synth-pop classics like ‘We All 
Wanna Be Prince’ and ‘Spank You Very Much’, his tenth album is 
arguably his most concise, complete work since ‘… Glitz’ ripped up 
the electro rulebook back in 2001.

But right now, Felix is all about the present and 2009 is a big year 
for Felix Stallings. Not only is he about to release his tenth - and 
quite possibly best - album, he’s also just graced the cover of club 
bible Mixmag with hip hop maestro Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. That’s because 
back in March, he headlined Mixmag’s Main Event 2 at Cameo alongside 
DJ buddies Simian Mobile Disco, A Trak, Junior Sanchez and DJ Mehdi.

“That party was surreal to me. I’ve never drink a couple of shots of 
tequila and couldn’t get buzzed because the party was so surreal. The 
party was the buzz! I was so LOCKED IN, as Puff would say. He said I 
played with confidence, that I didn’t give a fuck and that I was 
downright disrespectful. I was so focused! But that whole day was a 
party. I did 4 parties in 24 hours and was still standing at the end.”

Those close to him know that he’s had a tumultuous couple of years 
but 09 promises to be his best yet, both professionally and 
personally. “I totally agree. When I did ‘Virgo’ I got tired of doing 
the same electro/electro-clash sound: I wanted to do something 
different and get my passion back. People liked it but they wanted 
was more ‘Ready To Wear’ and ‘Silver Screen’. So now I’ve come back 
with ‘Kick Drum’. Already endorsed by Soulwax, Boys Noize and Erol 
Alkan, it’s the Felix-flavoured club smash we’ve all been waiting 
for. It’s a volte face, sure: ‘Virgo’ was an r ‘n’ b-style electro LP 
overseen by Atlanta producer Dallas Austin. Whereas ‘Virgo’ was made 
for the heart, ‘King’ is for the heart AND for the floor. Ever the 
workaholic, Felix maintains that he never actually went anywhere.

“Totally! My whole thing is I never went anywhere,” he nods. Now I’m 
doing what I want to do, I’ve gone full circle and I am at peace.” 
But he does admit to being stumped by the reaction to ‘Virgo 
Blacktro’. “I had just moved to Atlanta and was still all over the 
place. I wanted to do something different but my life was chaotic. 
This was my experimental album, my ‘Lovesexy’.” Ever the Prince fan, 
he considers his simile. “Well, it was either my ‘Lovesexy’ or my 
‘Around The World’. After Prince came with 'Purple Rain', he came 
with ‘Around The World’ and everyone was pissed off ‘cos everyone 
wanted another ‘Purple Rain.’ But I’m glad I did it because it made 
me more hungry!”

So the new album sees a more fresh, focused Felix return to the fray. 
A better mindset, stronger songs and a desire to take on the world 
again. “My mentality and attitude was the same as when I made 
‘Kittenz and Thee Glitz’. We all thieves – I do it too – but I got 
tired of people questioning my edge. I guess I got comfortable and 
just thought everything would slam. You do have to think about the 
radio, the people, the fans and yourself but it was so humbling that 
I did that record and people weren’t ready for it.”

‘He Was King’ is a title that leaves nothing to the imagination – and 
the record inside is a stately sixty minute adventure in electro-
stereo. “This is my ‘Parade’ or my 1999,” he giggles. “When I heard 
Parade I was like ‘maaaan! It was like Prince but a different kind of 
Prince. And this time, the record is more campy. I went back to the 
silliness. I wanted this to be more fun.”

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