The root of Fred Bigot´s music is in guitar. The way he makes music is all related to the way he plays guitar, including imperfections, lo-fi sound, noise, melody and the practice of improvisation.

Fred started playing in the late 80s whilst still at art school in Angers, influenced by the ambition and persistance of obscure garage bands featured on the Pebbles compilations. After moving to Paris the resulting sound travelled over into two of his following projects "Stamp" and "Boot Power" (1993), which featured a simple line-up of guitar and vocals backed up by the rhythmic stomps of the singer's tap-dance shoes. The next project "Gonzo" (1997), a brief incursion into techno, helped Fred develop his use and knowledge of exclusively electronic instruments and the drum-machine.
It opened up a new realm of experimentation, the perfect seeding ground for his project Electronicat (1998). Fred returned to his guitar, sampling it and focusing on the melodic attributes of beat, developing a particular sound he is now renowned for. The distorted but melodic guitar, the unquantised rhythms, the delay-heavy vocals and the buzzing rumbling 808 bass drum all became characteristic features of the Electronicat sound. His songs encompassed an array of influences in all respects - particularly glam rock, psychedelia, 60s garage rockabilly and experimental electronic music - and took it further making electronic music sound more rock n roll and vice versa.
To date he has released numerous albums and singles on international labels (Holy Mountain, Onitor, Disko b, Optical Sound, Ldrr). He has produced tracks for pour Beans, Miss le Bomb, Marina Ribatski (ex- Bondo de Role), remixes for Depeche Mode, Numbers, Bretzel Göring. Fred played all around the world alongside with artists such as Felix Kubin, Stereolab, Adult. He has collaborated with numerous artists and musicians, building up an impressive resume that includes projects with musicians J.G Thirwell, Gerhard Potuznik, Khan and contemporary artists Nicolas Moulin, Anu Pennanen and Pauline Curnier-Jardin.

Fred Bigot is a laureate of the Culturesfrance Hors les Murs programme for 2011 for music research in the USA.

Links:
Holy Mountain Records
Optical Sound
Les Disques en Rotin Reunis