The Variant

As a child of the 80’s Commuter was Inspired by all electronic music he could find; ranging from acid house, EBM, Synthpop, Electro, Rap/Hiphop, New Beat,House, Italo,  early Techno and with a particular passion for Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk.
Since his recording debut in 2004 with the song ‘Electrostate of Mind , you can find his music on  labels like : Zone, Cultivated Electronics, Skryptöm, Elektrofon, Bass Agenda, AFU Limited, Space Factory, Goog, Citizen and BoysNoize records. Over the years, he has had the opportunity to remix various artists including Miss Kittin , John Lord Fonda, Captain Mustache or Nomenklatür,  and to collaborate on the Roentgen EP with The Hacker.
Commuter is also passionate about music technology and synthesizers and he works regularly as a sound designer for brands such as Arturia and Audiorealism.

Influences :
depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Dopplereffekt, Drexciya, Arpanet, Der Zyklus, Japanese Telecom, Anthony Rother, The Hacker/Miss Kittin, LFO, Yazoo, Vince Clarke, Recoil, Alan Wilder, David Carretta, Jeff Mills, Front 242, Liaisons Dangereuses,  Aphex Twin, Juan Atkins,Cybotron, Model 500, DAF, Atom TM,Nitzer Ebb, Daniel Miller, Alva Noto, Aux 88, OMD, Fad Gadget, Human League, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Cold Cut, Bomb the Bass, Soft Cell, Italo Disco, Old School House, Electro, New Beat, EBM, Acid, Early Rap etc.....

The Variant

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