Alter Ego (German band)
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| Alter Ego | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Acid house |
| Years active | 1992–present[1] |
| Website | ongaku.de |
| Members | Roman Flügel Jörn Elling Wuttke |
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.[2]
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.
Selected discography
Albums
- The Lost Album (2012)
- What's Next?! (2008) (remix album)
- Why Not?! (2007)
- Transphormed (2005)
- Transphormer (2004)
- 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
- "Giving You Up" - Kylie Minogue (2005)
- "Psychological" - Pet Shop Boys (2006)
- "Human After All" - Daft Punk (2006)
- "Trauermusik" - Partial Arts (2007)
- "Hypercommunication" - Poni Hoax (2008)
