Anthony Rother is an electronic music composer, producer and label owner living in Frankfurt

Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...

, Germany

Germany

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.

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

Vocoder

A vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...

-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 computer

Computer

A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...

s in society.

In addition to electro, Rother also composes dark ambient

Dark ambient

Dark ambient is a subgenre of ambient music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones. Although it had its roots in the 1970s, Dark ambient emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of newer, smaller, and more affordable Effects units, synthesizer and sampling technology...

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

Sven Väth

Sven Väth is a Frankfurt-based DJ who has produced an extensive range of work since his career began in 1982. From 1985, he was part of the band OFF which released the hit "Electrica Salsa" in 1986...

 and DJ Hell

DJ Hell

This article is about Helmut Josef Geier. You may also be looking for Darryl Hell.Helmut Josef Geier, professionally known as DJ Hell is a German house-techno DJ...

. Currently, Anthony Rother concentrates on the creation of electro house music.

Discography

• Sex 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)
• The Machine Room (2011) (ambient)

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)

Remixes

• Miss Kittin
  Miss Kittin
  Miss Kittin is an electronic music DJ, vocalist, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy...
  
   & The Hacker
  The Hacker
  Michel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
  
  - "1982
  1982 (Miss Kittin & The Hacker song)
  "1982" is a song by French recording duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker. It is the first single from the EP Champagne and their debut album as a duo First Album . The song was one of the first songs of the electroclash scene, and was remixed by Vitalic and Anthony Rother.-Composition:"1982" is credited...
  
  " (1998)

External links

• Datapunk, Rother's new record label
• PSI49NET, Rother's first record label
• Myspace.com: Anthony Rother
• Anthony Rother @ Last.fm