Dopplereffekt is an electronic music act from

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which has been active since 1995, and whose main member is

Gerald Donald Gerald Donald is a Detroit techno producer and artist. With James Stinson he formed the afrofuturist techno duo Drexciya, and he is the main member of Dopplereffekt. Biography Donald is notoriously silent on himself and even his involvement with v ...

. While the musical style and the act's image changed radically during a non-release period from 1999 to 2003, two steady characteristics are the display of a thematic affiliation with science and the obvious use of pseudonyms and the hence rumored but unconfirmed identities of the members. The main member is producer/artist

, also one half of the band

Drexciya Drexciya was an American electronic music duo from Detroit, Michigan, consisting of James Stinson (1969–2002) and Gerald Donald. Career The majority of Drexciya's releases were in the style of dance-floor oriented electro, punctuated with e ...

(with James Stinson). Another member is To Nhan Le Thi. The group released a compilation album, ''

Gesamtkunstwerk A ''Gesamtkunstwerk'' (, literally 'total artwork', translated as 'total work of art', 'ideal work of art', 'universal artwork', 'synthesis of the arts', 'comprehensive artwork', or 'all-embracing art form') is a work of art that makes use of al ...

'', in 1999, and were inactive until 2003; since then three albums have been released. The group also has political influences, with the cover of Dopplereffekt’s ''Gesamtkunstwerk'', in 1999, featuring a white hammer and sickle on a black background. In an interview,

stated that socialism is an ideal political concept in theory, with the purpose of the album cover being to pay homage to this political ideal.

Discography

* ''Cellular Phone'' 7" - Dataphysix MDX2 (1995) * ''Fascist State'' LP - Dataphysix DX001 (1995) * ''Infophysix'' LP - Dataphysix DX002 (1996) * ''Sterilization'' 12" - Dataphysix DX003 (1997) * ''Gesamtkunstwerk'' 2x12" + 7"/ CD - International Deejay Gigolo Records (1999; compilation of all previous releases plus one new track) * ''Scientist Mixes'' 10"/ 12" - International Deejay Gigolo Records * ''Myon-Neutrino/ Z-Boson'' (12") International Deejay Gigolo Records * ''Linear Accelerator'' 2x12"/ CD - International Deejay Gigolo Records (2003) * ''Calabi-Yau Space'' 2x12"/ 5" CD - Rephlex (2007) * ''Tetrahymena'' EP 12"/ CD - Leisure System LSR007 (2013) * ''Hypnagogia'' 12" - Leisure System LSR012 (2014), with Objekt (TJ Hertz) * ''Cellular Automata'' LP - Leisure System LSR020 (2017) * ''Athanatos'' EP - Leisure System LSR022 (2018) * ''Neurotelepathy'' LP - Leisure System (2022)

References and notes

External links

* http://www.last.fm/music/Dopplereffekt/+wiki * http://www.globaldarkness.com/articles/dopplereffekt_disco.htm * http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dopplereffekt * {{Authority control Detroit techno American electro musicians