Le Car was an American electronic musical group from

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, comprising Ian Clark and

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. From 1995 to 1998, Le Car generated club

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and

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. Miller later went on to form

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; Clark formed Perspects.

Recording history

Le Car were featured on the album ''Electro Juice'' and five compilation albums released by Austrian electronica label Sabotage alongside fellow recording artists such as Patrick Pulsinger, Def Con, and the Private Lightning Six.

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has also released tracks by Miller and Clark solo projects Artificial Material and Lesseninglesson respectively. Ersatz Audio released the compilation album ''Auto-Biography'' in the United States on August 31, 2000. The album garnered favorable reviews from critics. Diana Potts from

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noted of ''Auto-Biography'' that the album "embodies precise, simplistic, and creative production, while keeping it comprehensible and simultaneously challenging." In 2006, Le Car's song "Aluminum Rectangles" was featured on the DJ mix album '' A Bugged Out Mix'' by

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, which charted at number one-hundred seventy on the

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Discography

;Albums * ''Automatic'' (1997) * ''Auto-Biography'' (2000) ;EPs * ''Auto-Fuel'' (1996) * ''Auto-Graph'' (1997) * ''Auto-Motif'' (1998) * ''Remixed'' (2000) Source:

References

Electronic music groups from Michigan Musical groups established in 1995 1995 establishments in Michigan Musical groups disestablished in 1998 1998 disestablishments in Michigan {{US-electronic-band-stub