Simon Delacroix (born 18 April 1982), better known by his stage name the Toxic Avenger, is a French DJ, songwriter, and record producer.
The Toxic Avenger | |
|---|---|
 The Toxic Avenger en Live (Dj Set) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Simon Delacroix |
| Born | 18 April 1982 France |
| 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
edit| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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