Automaton is the prodigal love child of 2 major UK soundsystems. 
The infamous hip hop event 'Scratch Club', and the fabled electronic music event 'Earko' 

He is the promoter and resident DJ at both of these legendary events which have seen him perform alongside such diverse acts as john peel, public enemy, aphex twin, qbert, luke vibert, plaid, the scratch perverts and countless other top acts from the hip hop and electronica genres. 

having spent 15 years fusing the sounds of electronica and hip hop together Automaton has become a stalwart of the UK electronic music scene and pioneer of the emergent UK glitch hop scene

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