Alter Ego (band)
Encyclopedia
Alter Ego is a German
acid house
music group, comprising Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke. They achieved notability in 2004 with their track "Rocker", which became one of the year's defining dance
anthems, especially in Europe
, and getting played on rotation amongst the most popular electroclash
DJs such as Felix Da Housecat
and 2 Many DJs. The track peaked at #32 in the UK Singles Chart
.
In the 2004 Groove Magazine Readers Poll, Alter Ego won three categories, taking out the award for 'Best Single' for "Rocker", 'Best Album' for Transphormer, and also 'Best Live Act'. French group Black Strobe
took out 'Best Remix' honours with their remix
of "Rocker".
In 2005, Roman Flügel went onto produce the track "Gehts Noch", which was a worldwide hit, and was regularly played by many international DJs.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
acid house
Acid house
Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...
music group, comprising Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke. They achieved notability in 2004 with their track "Rocker", which became one of the year's defining dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
anthems, especially in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and getting played on rotation amongst the most popular electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
DJs such as Felix Da Housecat
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
and 2 Many DJs. The track peaked at #32 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
In the 2004 Groove Magazine Readers Poll, Alter Ego won three categories, taking out the award for 'Best Single' for "Rocker", 'Best Album' for Transphormer, and also 'Best Live Act'. French group Black Strobe
Black Strobe
Black Strobe were formed in Paris in 1997 by producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe, and were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single Me And Madonna...
took out 'Best Remix' honours with their remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
of "Rocker".
In 2005, Roman Flügel went onto produce the track "Gehts Noch", which was a worldwide hit, and was regularly played by many international DJs.
Albums
- What's Next?! (2008) (remix album)
- Why Not?! (2007)
- Transphormed (2006)
- Transphormer (2005)
- Decoding the Hacker Myth (1996)
- Alterism (1996)
- Memories from Overseas (1995)
- Alter Ego (1994)
Singles
- "Rocker" [Universal CD] (2005)
- "Rocker" [Ultra 12"] (2005)
- "Betty Ford EP" (2000)
- "Slaughterhouse" (2000)
- "Absolute" (1997)
- "The Evil Needle" (1997)
- "Decoding the Hacker Myth Remixes, Vol. 1" (1996)
Remixes
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