Anthony Rother

Anthony Rother ( born April 29, 1972 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German psi49net Electro- musician and founder of the record label, Steel Industries, Datapunk and Telekraft Recordings.

Rother has produced under various pseudonyms such as Family Lounge, Little Computer People, Lord Sheper or Psi Performer. In his work, a strong influence of Kraftwerk, and early Detroit techno reveals. A stir his reinterpretation made ​​of Kraftwerk Trans Europe Express titles and numbers / computer world. Besides his own productions under different pseudonyms Rother is also a sought-after remixer.

Life

Founded his first band Rother 1988. Through his friendship with Heiko Laux Rother had the opportunity to publish his first album at the label Chancellery Records.

In previous albums Rother often sat apart with technological phenomena such as biotechnology and hacking. By integrating vocoderisierter texts ( " biomechanics, life is encoded, feelings generated, perfected nature", in biomechanics) and citations (eg, a television news report on data theft, in protector ) Rother shows rudimentary technology critically and thus represents a dar. particularity in force as hedonistic and technology enthusiasts techno scene

His album released in 2004 Popkiller is a mix of synth pop and Neoelectro and was admitted ambivalent by some fans due to the relatively inconsequential vocoder texts. Nevertheless, it was voted by the readers of Groove Magazine as the third best album of 2004. The surveys of the magazine Rother is also chosen for several years continuously as one of the best German techno live acts.

Contrary to most bandied the Internet rumor Anthony Rother is not the son of former Kraftwerk member Michael Rother.

Rother currently resides in Offenbach am Main.

Discography

His first work was in 1988, " I want you" along with a few friends in the band TFD crew. His most important publications also include the following albums: