MiSSiLL

MiSSiLL is the pseudonym of Emilie Talieu, a DJ, graphic designer, graffiti writer and producer from Carcassonne, France. She also works under the name “the urban punk” and is associated with breakbeat, electro, hip-hop and related club styles.

Style and work

Her sound draws on hip hop, grime, ragga, dancehall, breaks, electro, funk, rock, bootlegs, baile funk and booty bass. One description of her style presents it as a dense mix of hiphop, grime, ragga, dancehall, breaks and electro. She is known for a versatile approach that allows her to fit between different kinds of acts, and for a performance style marked by high energy.

Recordings

Her recording debut is the track “Forward”, credited to Missill & PM featuring Dynamite MC’s, released in 2007 on Discograph. She then releases the mix-compilation Mash Up on Discograph, a set of 24 tracks packed into under an hour. Her latest album is Kawaii, released in 2011 on Atmospheriques.

Collaborations and performances

She plays at major French festivals and many European festivals, and performs alongside artists including Horace Andy, Coldcut, Laurent Garnier, RZA, Afrika Bambaataa, Supergrass, DJ Premier, Carl Craig and Gang of Four. Her performances also take her to clubs, festivals and tours across more than 25 countries on five continents, with crowds of up to 15,000 mentioned in 2005 and 2006.

Visual art and design

Alongside music, she makes her own artwork for CDs, websites, flyers, festival and show materials, album covers and videos. She also decorates clubs with her designs, including venues in France, Moscow and Turkey. Her wider creative work includes clothing design.