Don’t Panic - Anthony Rother

Don’t Panic

Anthony Rother [Datapunk]

#13 in this month's The 20

• Written by: Terry Church
• Filed under: The 20: anthony rother datapunk

Anthony Rother represents the model after which many of today’s producers follow — but few others can ever seem to match the hype.

The trick with ‘Don’t Panic’, the latest in the Rother roster, is the playfulness counterbalanced by the depth and intensity.

Indeed, Rother’s sound can transfer with ease into the techno realm of fellow Frankfurt, Germany, resident Sven Väth (he’s produced on some of Väth’s more intense outings) and could also stand up in some of the biggest clubs without the annoying pokes of an amateur.

His Dataclash Mix throws in a Detroit Grand Pubahs raw vocal and Dopplereffekt instrumental style treatment to grand effect, and the track becomes something that would work in electro and techno sets alike.

One could say that it’s Anthony Rother’s history within the scene, producing music since the late 1980s, that garners him automatic acceptance.

But there’s always the other, truer side of the argument, that the reason he’s been vital for as long as he has been can be attributed to the fact that his skills are firmly in check.

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