From his start in the hardcore techno scene to his successful partnership with Miss Kittin, Michel Amato a.k.a. The Hacker is one of today's most respected and innovative French artists. Electro, New Wave and EBM serve as the musical background of his productions, e.g. on his albums 'Mélodies En Sous-Sol' (1999) and 'Reves Mecaniques' (2004). He has further collaborated with Kiko, Alexander Robotnik, David Caretta and remixed for the likes of Mark Almond, Fischerspooner, Air or Nizer Ebb.
The Maxi-Single Zone 4: Crainte / Errance - EP
is featured in Update #062:
Hardfloor & E.R.P., Dexter, Versalife
Hot on the heels of Instra:mental's 'Resolution 653', our favourite album last month, we present a round-up of excellent electro-inspired releases this week, backing up our claims of an impending resurgence of the classic genre.
Take acid legends Hardfloor more...
The Maxi-Single Zone 4: Crainte / Errance - EP
was reviewed:
The Hacker and Gesaffelstein team up for two tracks of raw electro-techno: 'Errance' is a slow-swinging, echoing track with a certain Bauhaus flavour, 'Crainte' is more uptempo and industrial, remixed by current hotshot, Clement Meyer.

