Simon Delacroix (born 18 April 1982), better known by his stage name the Toxic Avenger, is a French DJ, songwriter, and record producer.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Simon Delacroix |
Born | France | 18 April 1982
Origin | France |
Genres | Electro house, dance-punk |
Occupation(s) | DJ, songwriter, record producer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Iheartcomix Records Roy Music (in agreement with Universal) |
Website | thetoxicavengertheband |
His first success was "Super Heroes" that resulted in a contract with Iheartcomix record label. He is known for his album Angst released on Roy Music label on 16 May 2011.[1] He also released the music video directed by Wahib for the title track "Angst". He also released a number of EPs, and has had various collaborations with a number of artists including Canadian act Chromeo, Robert Bruce of the UK act South Central[2] in "Never Stop" featuring Bruce and music video directed by Antoine Wagner. He also collaborated with French rapper Orelsan, particularly in his 2010 EP N'importe comment.
He performed under a mask[3] up until his 2009 EP Toxic Is Dead, in 2009, symbolizing the death of the personality he'd donned in the group Ed Wood Is Dead.
He was also subject of a documentary SuperHero 2.0 broadcast on French music station M6.[1]
Delacroix's stage name is a tribute to the cult B-movie of the same name.
In 2013 his song "Angst:two" appeared in Nissan Qashqai commercial.[2]. While more recently in 2020, his song "Kids" has featured in a Yves Saint Laurent commercial.[4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 2009: Scion CD Sampler Volume 26: The Toxic Avenger (Scion AV)
- 2011: Angst (Roy Music) (charted at #194 in SNEP French Albums Chart)[5]
- 2013: Romance and Cigarettes
- 2016: Ξ (Roy Music)
- 2019: GLOBES (Roy Music)
- 2020: Midnight Resistance (Enchanté Records)
- 2022: Yes Future (Enchanté Records)
- 2024: Missions (Enchanté Records)
EPs and singles
edit- 2007: "Superheroes" (Iheartcomix Records)
- 2008: "Bad Girls Need Love Too" (Boxon Records)
- 2009: "Toxic is Dead" (Iheartcomix Records)
- 2010: "N'importe Comment" (with Orelsan) (Roy Music)
- 2010: "Angst:One" (Roy Music)
- 2011: "Never Stop" (feat. Robert Bruce) (Roy Music)
- 2011: "Alien Summer" (feat. Annie) (Little Owl Musical Recordings)
- 2012: 3/2/1 EP (Roy Music)
- 2012: "To the Sun" (feat. Tulip) (Roy Music)
- 2013: "Angst:Two" (Roy Music)
- 2015: "Over Me" (Roy Music)
- 2016: "GLOBE Vol.1" (Roy Music)
- 2017: "GLOBE Vol.2" (Roy Music)
- 2017: "GLOBE Vol.3" (Roy Music)
- 2018: "I" (Roy Music)
- 2018: "II" (Roy Music)
- 2019: "Black" (Enchanté Records)
- 2019: "Modular Session #1" (Enchanté Records)
- 2020: "Home Call (From Road 96)" (G4F Records, DigixArt, Enchanté Records)
- 2021: "Shifted" (Enchanté Records)
- 2021: "The Toxic Avenger Remixes" (Grá Mór Phonic Records)
- 2022: "All My Heros" (Dancing Dead)
- 2022: "BREACH" (Ubisoft Music)
- 2022: "Du haut du 33e étage" (Tricatel)
- 2022: "Carbon Toxique" (Enchanté Records)
Remixes
editYear | Artist | Title |
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2007 | Ballet Imperial | "Superhuman" |
Blur | "Song 2" (The Toxic Avenger & Trash Yourself Remix) | |
Dragonette | "Take It Like a Man" | |
Fredzefred | "All the Motherfuckers" | |
John Bourke | "What Is Love" | |
Le Castle Vania | "Tigertron" | |
ManroX | "This Manrox" (The Toxic Avenger Yeah Yeah Remix) | |
Snowden | "Kill the Power" | |
The Black Milk | "Kissin" | |
The Secret Handshake | "Too Young" | |
Tommie Sunshine | "Dance Among the Ruins" | |
2008 | Art Whiplash | "Party, Sex & Bullshit" |
Aux Raus | "Wire" | |
Fckn Crew | "Carnage" | |
Health | "Glitter Pills" | |
Hermanos Inglesos | "Komodo" | |
Holiday for Strings | "Two of You" | |
Ladytron | "Ghosts" | |
Late of the Pier | "Space and the Woods" | |
Neon Stereo vs. Marcie | "Fuck Me Baby" | |
Playdoe | "It's That Beat" | |
Pomomofo | "Island" | |
Roger Sanchez | "Another Chance" | |
Saint Pauli | "I Need Rhythm" | |
Sexual Earthquake In Kobe | "Love With" | |
The Beach Boys | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Chépuky feat. Toxic Avenger Remix) | |
The Fire and Reason | "NME" (The Fire and Reason vs. The Toxic Avenger - "NME V2 TXC") | |
The Frail | "Who Am I?" (The Frail vs. The Toxic Avenger - "The Lights") | |
Tom Deluxx | "Assboxer" | |
Vegastar | "Mode Arcade" | |
2009 | Bonjour Afrique | "Heavy" |
Bring Me the Horizon | "Death Breath" | |
D-Bag feat. Naan | "Up to the Boy" | |
Family Force 5 | "Fever" | |
HeartsRevolution | "Switchblade" | |
Man & Man | "Les Grandes Vacances" | |
PacoVolume | "CookieMachine" | |
Q.G. | "Reign In Blood" | |
Sefyu | "Molotov 4" | |
Sonny | "Mora" (Mora vs. The Toxic Avenger) | |
Teen Heat | "Prep the Patient" | |
The Sterehoes | "Juliette N'est Pas Morte" | |
The Whip | "Muzzle No. 1" | |
2010 | Benny Benassi | "Spaceship" |
Cocoon | "Tell Me The" | |
Cyberpunkers | "Check This Out" | |
Kings of Leon | "Sex On Fire" | |
Make the Girl Dance | "Baby Baby Baby" | |
Make the Girl Dance | "Kill Me" | |
RohFF | "94" | |
Underoath | "In Division" | |
2011 | Age of Consent | "The Beach" |
Dax Riders feat. Yann Destal | "Raspberry Disco" | |
SomethingALaMode | "Show Me" | |
South Central | "The Day I Die" | |
Teenage Bad Girl | "Tonton Funk" | |
The Toxic Avenger | "Alien Summer" (The Toxic Avenger Self Remix) | |
Twin Twin | "ZXR" | |
Velvet Code | "Say You Love Me" | |
2012 | DiscoMirage | "Triangles" |
Morbid Angel | "10 More Dead" | |
2013 | Clarke | "Refuse Resist" |
Demon | "Luanda City Beats" | |
Raydio | "More Than One Way to Love a Woman" | |
Family Force 5 | "Can You Feel It" | |
2014 | The Toxic Avenger | "Speed" |
2019 | Magic Sword | "The Curse" |
Other
editReferences
edit- ^ JeuxActu.com: Toxic Avenger Angst One
- ^ Shockya: The Toxic Avenger is the Newest DJ in Town
- ^ The Kool Kids: The Toxic Avenger
- ^ "Yves Saint Laurent Tatouage Couture Velvet Cream Commercial". sounds-familiar.info. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ LesCharts.com The Toxic Avenger page