Alter ego (music)

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Alter Ego Live (2009)
Chart positions
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Singles
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  DE 57 02/28/2005 (4 weeks)
  UK 32 12/11/2004 (6 weeks)

Alter Ego is a music project by Jörn Elling Wuttke and Roman Flügel . Her productions range between techno , electronica and experimental music. Both also produce under other project names such as Acid Jesus , Holy Garage and Sensorama .

history

Jörn Elling Wuttke and Roman Flügel have been working as a production team since the late 1980s and both come from Darmstadt . In 1993 they founded the three labels Ongaku , Klang Elektronik and Playhouse with DJ Ata and Heiko MSO .

The Alter Ego project was also founded in 1993 . In 1994 the first Alter Ego EP was released on Sven Väth's Harthouse label , with which the duo attracted a lot of attention within the scene. The follow-up album Decoding the Hacker Myth was released in 1995 . In 1997, the last alter ego single was released on Harthouse with Absolute . In 1999 the track Betty Ford was released , which became one of the biggest club hits of the year. The track Rocker , released in 2004, brought them the 2005 Dance Music Award for the best track.

In 2004 they produced the theme song for VIVA fashion magazine Inside .

Roman Flügel was also successful as a solo artist. His club hit Is it still possible? was a very successful electro house instrument in 2005 and 2006 . The short and monotonous structure had a major influence on the development of the genre. Many internationally known DJs released remixes , including Steve Angello .

Discography

Albums

  • 1994: Alter Ego (Harthouse)
  • 1996: Decoding the Hacker Myth (Harthouse)
  • 1997: Harthouse 100 Live (Alter Ego is represented with six live tracks, Harthouse)
  • 2004: Transphormer (sound electronics)
  • 2005: Transphormed (Klang Elektronik) (Remix album)
  • 2007: Why Not ?! (Sound electronics)
  • 2008: What's next? (Klang Elektronik) (Remix album)

Singles and EPs

  • 1994: Nude Restaurant Remix (Harthouse)
  • 1994: Soulfree (Harthouse)
  • 1995: Alter Ego vs. David Holmes : Patrick Kraut (Harthouse)
  • 1996: Lycra Remix (Harthouse)
  • 1997: Luke Slater & The 2 lone Swordsman: Decode the Hacker Myth (Harthouse)
  • 1997: Wishmountain & Alter Ego: Decode the Hacker Myth (Harthouse)
  • 1997: Alter Ego vs. David Holmes: The Evil Needle (Harthouse)
  • 1997: Absolute (Harthouse)
  • 2000: Betty Ford (Sound Electronics)
  • 2000: Slaughterhouse (sound electronics)
  • 2001: Betty Ford Remixes (Klang Elektronik)
  • 2003: The Fridge / Absolute (sound electronics)
  • 2004: Rocker (sound electronics)
  • 2005: Raw (sound electronics)
  • 2005: Beat The Bush (sound electronics)
  • 2005: Tubeaction (sound electronics)
  • 2005: Gate 23 (Lost On Arrival ...) (Klang Elektronik)
  • 2006: Blitz / Blank (sound electronics)
  • 2007: Why Not (sound electronics)
  • 2007: Jolly Joker (sound electronics)
  • 2007: Fuck1ngham Palace (sound electronics)

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE UK
  2. ^ Bureau Mario Lombardo. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on July 15, 2020 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: dead link / previous.mariolombardo.com

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