Hailed as the "Master of Abstract", I: Cube, producer and dj, has over the past ten years played a major role in the french electronic scene. He combines ice and fire in his music,where funky basslines live next to atmospheric pads... He`s the author of many remixes and LP`s as well as three albums on Versatile, Picnic Attack (1996), Adore (1996) and 3 (2003).
He also forms the duo Chateau Flight with Gilb`R.
From early on Nicolas Chaix aka I:Cube created a universe.
He grew up without TV but instead tuned into
alternative parisien radio stations (Nova, early FG,Libertaire) and heightened his curiosity with sound clips from "laboratoire radiophonique" from France Culture (the equivalent of the BBC). By adding frequent borrowings from the local disco and attendance to early free parties: you obtain a melting pot of influences, which in turn he has fused into a rich and iconoclastic musical culture.
In the early nineties, he starts to experiment with his first sampler (a casio SK-1) and sends his demos to Gilb`R, who at that time was a programmer for Radio Nova.
Gilb`R was starting up his own label, Versatile and was keen on this young parisien`s sound.
In 1996, I:Cube was the logical first artist to be signed on the label. He released his first maxi Disco Cubizm the same year, featuring a remix by Daft Punk- his first working alliance.
I: Cubes Disco Cubism (1996) release came at the perfect time to break boundaries and move with the "french touch" wave. His two following EP`s helped create a buzz and the release of his first album Picnic Attack was welcomed by worldwide music press.
His second album, Adore (1999), marked a turning in I:Cube`s artistic career. From now on, he rooted his open and meditative universe in the publics mind, avoiding to box himself into a definitive style. He developed a sound instantly recognizable from the first few notes.
In addition to his albums, I:Cube concentrated on a more dancefloor experiment and completely engrossed himself under the pseudo "Faceball 2000". On I:Cube Remixes he showed the extent of his talents through the re-edit (2001), with the remixes of Doctor L, Demon, Leftfield and also Ana Rango.
I:Cube returned with his own compositions in 2003 and his third album "3". Again exploring new territories, for instance by inviting RZA from the Wu Tang Clan on the title "Can you deal with that?"
In 2006, I:Cube is back with a new album "Live At the Planetarium". This album was recorded Live at La Villette Planetarium in June 2005. In this performance, he returns to his first love, with influences from Ambient masters(Biosphere, Future Sound of London or Detroit Escalator...).
