Vector Lovers is the moniker used by British
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means (electroac ...
producer
Martin Wheeler. Wheeler, as described by
Soma Records (his current label) is a "computer nerd" and "80s-obsessed knob-twiddler" and creates music which falls into the
intelligent dance music
Intelligent dance music (commonly abbreviated as IDM) is a style of electronic music originating in the early 1990s, defined by idiosyncratic experimentation rather than specific genre constraints.''"…the label 'IDM' (for avant-garde, 'intel ...
(IDM) and
electro genres. His music has been compared to and is influenced by such acts as
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (, "power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the first successful acts to popularize ...
and
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting).
Depeche ...
.
As Vector Lovers, Wheeler has released several singles and
EPs, as well as four albums. Early Vector Lovers' releases were through his own
Iwari record label (one very early release was made as 'Balloon' - the name was changed to Vector Lovers when he discovered that there already was a band called
Balloon
A balloon is a flexible bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, and air. For special tasks, balloons can be filled with smoke, liquid water, granular media (e.g. sand, flour or rice), or light s ...
). Music has also been released under the names
Rosenbaum and
Badly Born Droid.
In 2006, Wheeler contributed production duties to
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Anne Thorn (born 26 September 1962) is a British singer. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl from 1982 to 1999. She was a member of the band Marine Girls between 1980 and 1983 and since 2007 has been ...
's album ''
Out of the Woods'', released in March 2007.
Discography
Albums
*''Vector Lovers'' (2004)
*''Capsule For One'' (2005)
*''Afterglow'' (2007)
*''Electrospective'' (2011)
*''iPhonica'' (2013)
*''Capsule For One (Special Edition)'' (2022)
EPs
*''Roboto Ashido Funk'' (2003)
*''Electrobotik Disco'' (2004)
*''Suicide Android'' (2004)
*''Comptrfnk'' (2005)
*''Boulevard'' (2005)
*''Microtron'' (2005)
*''Piano Dust'' (2007)
*''Raumklang'' (2008)
*''Ping Pong'' (2008)
*''Remixed & Remastered 01'' (2011)
*''Solistice'' (2015)
*''Carousel'' (2016)
*''Pale Blue Star'' (2017)
*''Road / To Ruin'' (2018)
Singles
*"Post Arctic Industries" (2006)
*"A Field" (2007)
*"Late Shift" / "Babette" (2008)
*"Night Train Memories" (2012)
*"Kissing Princess Leia" (2015 mix) (2015)
*"Night Riding (Crash Premonition)" (2017)
References
External links
Vector Lovers on MyspaceVector Lovers Official SiteVector Lovers Bandcamp
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British electronic musicians
British record producers