Rêves Mécaniques

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Rêves Mécaniques
The Hacker Reves Mecaniques.jpg
Studio album by The Hacker
Released 2004
Recorded 2003-2004
Genre Electroclash, Electronica, Dance, Techno
Label Different
The Hacker chronology
First Album
(2001) First Album2001
Rêves Mécaniques
(2004)
Two
(2009) Two2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rêves Mécaniques is the second solo album by The Hacker. It was released in 2004 on Different. The record features guest vocalists Perspects (Le Car), Mount Sims, and Miss Kittin.

The Hacker French musician

Michel Amato, better known by his 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 the Jeff Mills' track of the same name.

Le Car was an American electronic musical group from Detroit, Michigan, comprising Ian Clark and Adam Lee Miller. From 1995 to 1998, Le Car generated club techno and lo-fi electronica. Miller later went on to form ADULT.; Clark formed Perspects.

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The Hacker and Miss Kittin performed the song "Masterplan" at the Sónar festival, which was included on Miss Kittin's album Live at Sónar . [2]

Sónar Moriré perro

Sónar is an arts, design, and electronic and advanced music festival, founded in Barcelona in 1994 by Ricard Robles, Enric Palau, and Sergi Caballero. The festival has been divided into two parts since its inception: Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night, with Sónar+D, a three-day congress dedicated to Creativity, Technology and Business running concurrently since 2013. As well as the flagship event in Barcelona, Sónar hosts events around the world, with annual festivals currently taking place in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Reykjavik and Istanbul.

<i>Live at Sónar</i> live album by Miss Kittin

Live at Sónar is the first live DJ mix album by Miss Kittin. For the Sónar festival, Miss Kittin provided impromptu new vocals to her classic catalogue. During the festival, she was assisted by Aphex Twin, Modeselektor, Boom Bip, and The Hacker.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flesh & Bone" (featuring Perspects)Amato, Clarke6:43
2."Sequenced Life"Amato5:43
3."Masterplan" (featuring Miss Kittin)Amato, Hervé6:30
4."Village of the Damned"Amato6:44
5."Electronic Snowflakes"Amato3:38
6."Traces" (featuring Mount Sims)Amato, Mount Sims 5:38
7."It's the Mind"Amato7:01
8."Radiation"Amato5:15
9."The Brutalist"Amato8:41
10."Sleeping Machines"Amato4:15

Personnel

Source: [3]

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
French Albums Chart [4] 130

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Miss Kittin Live at Sónar Archived 2010-10-02 at the Wayback Machine . Sónar. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  3. ((( Rêves Mécaniques > Credits ))) Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  4. The Hacker - Rêves Mécaniques French Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-07-17.