The Hacker
Heavily influenced by the electro and new wave music of the '80s, French producer the Hacker (Michel Amato) jumped to the forefront of the electro-clash and neo-electro scene when he teamed with Miss Kittin for the 2001 hit "Frank Sinatra." He began his career in the mid-'90s with the Futurist (Benoit Bollini) in the hardcore techno project XMF. As Amato's interest evolved from Duran Duran to Cabaret Voltaire and on to Jeff Mills and LFO he began making more traditional techno in the classic Detroit style. Beginning in 1995, the Hacker became his moniker for these more minimal releases and when he formed his own label in 1998, he named it GoodLife in honor of the big club hit by Detroit legends Inner City. That year he also began working with the like-minded Miss Kittin when the duo released their debut EP Champagne on DJ Hell's label, International Deejay Gigolos. By the time GoodLife released the Hacker's full-length debut, Melodies en Sous-Sol, in 2000 Amato's interest in Detroit had shifted to the city's electro-techno projects like Drexciya and Dopplereffekt. The audience for this new electro was growing across Europe so when the Hacker and Miss Kittin released "Frank Sinatra" in 2001 it was an instant dancefloor hit. Their debut full-length, appropriately titled The First Album, arrived that same year and was followed by a worldwide tour in 2002 after which the Hacker returned to solo work. Remixes, 12"s, and live DJ sets kept him busy until 2004, when his second album Reves Mechaniques arrived on GoodLife/Different. He placed classic electro acts like Front 242 and Model 500 next to new artists like Ellen Allien and the Revolving Eyes on his 2006 mix CD The Hacker A.N.D. N.O.W....
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Third Album
Techno - Released by Nobody's Bizzness on Mar 25, 2022
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First Album
Electronic - Released by MK TH Records on Jan 1, 2001
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Rêves Mecaniques
Electronic - Released by Different ([PIAS] Recordings) on Oct 18, 2004
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Le Théâtre des Opérations
Electronic - Released by Dark Entries Records on Nov 15, 2017
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The Hacker - Love/Kraft (Complete Edition)
Techno - Released by ZONE on Nov 10, 2014
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Tigersushi Periculum No. 5: Magical Voyage
Electronic - Released by Tigersushi Records on Feb 27, 2012
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Zone 18: Love/Kraft, Pt. 2
Techno - Released by ZONE on Nov 10, 2014
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Zone 4: Crainte / Errance - EP
Techno - Released by Zone on May 9, 2011
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Party In My Head
Electronic - Released by Nobody's Bizzness on Jun 19, 2009
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Zone 14: Love/Kraft, Pt. 1 - EP
Techno - Released by ZONE on Apr 21, 2014
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X Live
Electronic - Released by Different Recordings on Jun 2, 2008
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Flesh & Bone
Electronic - Released by Different ([PIAS] Recordings) on Sep 4, 2004
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Satori
Alternative & Indie - Released by Correspondant Records on Sep 3, 2012
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RAVEXISTENCE
Umwelt, The Hacker, Terence Fixmer, David Carretta
Electronic - Released by Rave Or Die on Jun 9, 2023
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Monopoly
Alternative & Indie - Released by Eskimo Recordings on Oct 20, 2023
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Danse Industria
House - Released by Turbo Recordings on May 1, 2003
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Mumu - Single
Techno - Released by InFiné on Nov 24, 2008
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Art et Industries
Dance - Released by Different Recordings on Aug 21, 2006
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