Anthony Rother (born 29 April 1972) is an electronic music composer, producer and label owner living in Offenbach, 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 four on the floor rhythm. Rother's electro sound ("Sex With the Machines", "Simulationszeitalter", "Hacker") is characterized by repetitive machine-like beats, robotic, vocoder-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 dark ambient music ("Elixir of Life", "Art Is a Technology"). He has also produced music for Sven Väth and DJ Hell.
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 ALBUM ADJ - MIX 2 - ADJ - MIX - Free download at Bandcamp Miss Kittin & The Hacker - "1982" (1998)
Awards and nominations
Berlin Music Video Awards The Berlin Music Video Awards is an international festival that promotes the art of music videos. +YearNominated workAwardResultRef.2025"We Are Futurists - Future Kids"Best AINominated
References
External links Datapunk, Rother's new record label PSI49NET, Rother's first record label
Myspace.com: Anthony Rother Official Instagram Page: Anthony Rother Anthony Rother @ Last.fm