Scooter

Germany, 1993–now

Hamburg's rave machine — H.P. Baxxter's shouted catchphrases over relentless happy-hardcore and techno made Scooter one of Europe's most enduring and unashamed dancefloor acts.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Scooter and 0 artists Scooter influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Scooter?

• The Prodigy — Scooter came out of the same early-90s rave explosion — The Prodigy's hardcore-rave energy is the model Scooter turned into shouted happy-hardcore anthems.
• Kraftwerk — As a German electronic act, Scooter descends from Kraftwerk's foundational man-machine electronics — the national forebears of their synthesized dance sound.