Anthony Rother (born 29 April 1972) is an electronic music composer, producer and label owner living in

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, Germany.

Music style

Rother is considered a pioneer of a form of electronic music that developed in Europe in the 1990s, which combined elements of Italo dance music, synthpop, and electro fused with

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rhythm. Rother's electro sound ("Sex With the Machines", "Simulationszeitalter", "Hacker") is characterized by repetitive machine-like beats, robotic,

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-driven vocals, melancholy, futuristic mood and lyrics that often deal with the consequences of technological progress, the relationship between humans and machines, and the role of computers in society. "Music producers from across Europe such as Anthony Rother and DJ Hell (Germany), Vitalic (France), and Dave Clarke (UK) similarly began mining various 1980s dance music (principally Italo, electro and synthpop) styles for inspiration. This new strain of European electro used many of the sounds of 1980s technology (analogue synthesizer bass sounds, FM string pads, robotic vocals and vocoders) with a four to the floor rhythmic insistence drawn from techno." In addition to electro, Rother also composes

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music ("Elixir of Life", "Art Is a Technology"). He has also produced music for

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and

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Discography

*''$ex with the Machines'' (1997) *''Simulationszeitalter'' (2000) *''Art Is A Division of Pain'' (2001) (as Psi Performer) *''Little Computer People'' (2001) (as Little Computer People) *''Hacker'' (2002) *''Live Is Life Is Love'' (2003) *''Elixir of Life'' (2003) (ambient) *''Magic Diner'' (2003) (ambient) *''Popkiller'' (2004) *''Art Is A Technology'' (2005) (ambient) *''Super Space Model'' (2006) *''My Name Is Beuys Von Telekraft'' (2008) *''Popkiller II'' (2010) *''62 Minutes On Mars'' (2011) *''The Machine Room'' (2011) (ambient) *''Verbalizer'' (2011) *''Netzwerk Der Zukunft'' (2014) *''Verbalizer'' (2014) *''Koridium'' (2015) *''Terazoid / Octagon'' (2015)

Compilations

*Various – ''In Electro We Trust'' (2004) *Anthony Rother – ''This Is Electro (Works 1997 - 2005)'' (2005) *Various – ''We Are Punks'' (2007) *Various – ''We Are Punks 2'' (2007) *Various – ''We Are Punks 3'' (2008) *Various – ''Fuse Presents Anthony Rother'' (2009) *Anthony Rother - ''Past Represents The Future'' (2012) *Various – ''Robotics EP'' (2021)

Remixes

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Miss Kittin Caroline Hervé (born 15 July 1973), known professionally as Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worke ...

The Hacker Michel Amato, better known by his stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by electronic artists like Kraftwerk, new wave artists such as the ...

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Discography

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