Vector Lovers is the moniker used by British electronic music

Electronica

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 producer Martin Wheeler. Wheeler, as described by Soma Records

Soma Records

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 (his current label) is a "computer nerd" and "80s-obsessed knob-twiddler" and creates music which falls into the intelligent dance music

Intelligent dance music

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 (IDM) and electro

Electro (music)

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 genres. His music has been compared to and is influenced by such acts as Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk

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 and Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

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.

As Vector Lovers, Wheeler has released several singles and EPs

Extended play

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, as well as three full-length albums. Early Vector Lovers' releases were through his own Iwari record label (one very early release was made as Balloon - the name was changed to Vector Lovers when he discovered that there already was a band called Balloon). Music has also been released under the names Rosenbaum

Rosenbaum

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 and Badly Born Droid.

In 2006 Wheeler contributed production duties to Tracey Thorn

Tracey Thorn

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's album Out of the Woods

Out of the Woods

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, released in March 2007.

Albums

• Vector Lovers (2004)
• Capsule For One (2005)
• Afterglow (2007)
• Electrospective (2011)

EPs

• Roboto Ashido Funk (2003)
• Electrobotik Disco (2004)
• Suicide Android (2004)
• Comptrfnk (2005)
• Boulevard (2005)
• Microtron (2005)
• Piano Dust (2007)
• Raumklang (2008)
• Ping Pong (2008)
• Remixed & Remastered 01 (2011)

External links

• Iwari
• Vector Lovers on Myspace
• Vector Lovers Official Site