Tracks Live Performed in Part 4 : [1 ] Bassline 1 Michel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of the early 1990s. His artist name comes from Jeff Mills' track with the same name. The Hacker started making music in 1989 at the age of 17 in Grenoble (France). At the time, Duran Duran was an early influence, but he later discovered the dark side of Electro through Electronic Body Music groups like Cabaret Voltaire and DAF In 1993, The Hacker took on the hardcore side of Electro and released a few 12"s with Benoit Bollini (aka The Money Penny Project) under the moniker XMF on the label of the same name. In 1995, he made his own music in classic Detroit style with Jeff Mills in mind. His first tracks were released on the Ozone and I! nterface labels. Three years later, The Hacker founded his own label, Goodlife Records (named for a classic track from Inner City) with his friends Oxia and Alex Reynaud. However, he still releases tracks on other labels such as A Strange Day on UMF and Method Of Force on Sativae. The tones of his debut album Mélodies En Sous-Sol (spring 2000) surmise his musical dreams where one can hear distant echoes of New Order, Dopplereffekt, and PCP. In the mid 1990s, The Hacker began producing electro-pop with
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