Automat are a hypnotic groove trio of veteran German musicians who weave together noirish, jazzy funk, neo psych, and pulsing post Krautrock.Guitarist/electronicist Jochen Arbeit (ex Die Haut and Einstürzende Neubauten), bassist/radio play producer zeitblom (Sovetskoe Foto), and in demand session drummer/programmer Achim Färber (Project Pitchfork, Phillip Boa) began informally playing together in 2011. By early 2012, they were playing live in clubs and growing a wildly enthusiastic fan base. Over the next two years they established an immediate, physical, machine like trance groove that attracted rockers and EDM fans.Their self titled debut album was issued in the spring of 2014 on Bureau B and featured guest appearances by Lydia Lunch, Genesis P Orridge, and Blixa Bargeld.