Remember the kind of thing you used to listen to back in '06 when blogs beginning with 'disco' or ending in 'dust' made available all the electro snazzy gems from the depths of.. Paris and Lille? The catchy vocals with lyrics about love and dancing with your keytar combined with dangerous side-chaining electronic synths? Having remixed the relevant artists of the scene such as Dragonette to more poppy acts like Robyn, Royksopp to Muse, Ocelot sound like the core of that with an added US via UK kick, and a cute cat name for the year 2010.

Q&A
WHAT'S...
...so special about you, then?
We garner an advanced GNVQ in kicking ass and a PhD in fuck you between us.

 ...your worst vice?
From 1984 to 1989 Jimmy and I worked for the Metro-Dade Police Department as undercover detectives in Miami. It's not a period we like to talk about though as with anything in the 80s, the fashion was a little embarrassing. We did get to drive some nice cars and they made a little film about it a few years ago.
 
 …the story behind your name?
We like cats but wanted it to be more bad ass so at first we were Ocelot MTHRFCKRS, but between MSTRKRFT taking over the whole no vowels thing for everybody and our mums being disappointed in our decision making, we shortened it to just Ocelot. We still like cats though so it's ok.

 ...your worst fashion secret?
I cannot grow a moustache. Because of this I generally travel with four-five fake ones at any given time in case the occasion calls for one. They are like a fashion accessory for your face. Highly underrated.

...your favourite website?
http://animalswithcasts.com/ or http://www.dailykitten.com/
 
 ...at the top of your shit list?
Pizzas with mayo instead of tomato sauce and also... Jesus.

 ...are you listening to now?
"Your Testicles, Your Manhood, Your Power: Self Realization For the Modern Effeminate Man" AudioBook as read by Wilford Brimley
 
How would you describe your work?
You know how in Labyrinth you can clearly see David Bowie's junk in those pants? You think ,"No way did i just see that much of his man cannon." So you try pausing a few times until the tracking lines catch the frame just right and you can get a good look. Not in a gay way either, just that you can't believe they would allow it to show through that much. I mean it's a kids movie, right? Something like that could scar a child for life, just thinking about Bowie's throbbing uncircumcised junk just staring you in the face and upstaging the whole movie. Then you keep watching 'cause hey, it is a pretty fucking sweet movie.

We sort of sound like that.

You were quite prominent in the blog electro scene, remixing Dragonette, with links to IHeartComix etc, what blogs do you read, if any?
http://www.claws-and-paws.com/
http://corycattalks.blogspot.com/
http://www.dungeonmastering.com/blog
http://jewishdating.jretromatch.com/
http://cosfail.tumblr.com/

Your album is called 'No Requests', is this because you got annoyed by girls coming up to you whilst you play asking for Beyonce and 'Riverside'?
Not as much as when guys do.

Ocelot's new single Our Time (Kap10Kurt Remix) - Out 11th January 2010 on Wall Of Sound