autoKratz is a London based electronic duo composed of David Cox and Russell Crank. They have released on both French electronic label Kitsuné Music and their own imprint Bad Life. History Formed in London in 2007, autoKratz were quickly signed to the Parisian record label Kitsuné, at a time when the French label was at the forefront of electronic music. Joining an artist roster that includes Hot Chip, Crystal Castles, Simian Mobile Disco and Digitalism. Their debut single "Reaktor" was premiered as 'Record of the Week' on Pete Tong's show on BBC Radio 1. 2008: Down & Out In Paris & London After having released a string of well received singles plus remixes for La Roux, Alex Gopher, Fischerspooner and Underworld, in 2008 they released their debut mini album, Down & Out In Paris & London. Named after the George Orwell book of the same name as a nod to their adopted hometown and that of their record label, the album received critical acclaim across a wide variety of publications, including the NME. Their single "Stay The Same", reached number 1 in the DJ magazine Hype Chart. In July 2008, it was reported in the British tabloid Daily Star newspaper and NME that they had become involved in an altercation with Sex Pistols John Lydon, when both were playing at the Live At Loch Lomond event. Lydon is alleged to have demanded autoKratz get out of the car they were in as he preferred it to the one he was given. 2008 saw them play over 50 dates across Europe including Glastonbury Festival, Summerset Festival in Belgium, culminating in a performance at Rencontres trans musicales. 2009: Animal Their first album Animal was released in June 2009, which also received favorable reviews from various publications including IDJ which gave it 10/10, Mixmag (Album of the month), Artrocker, Clash Magazine and the Financial Times. Underworld asked them to be main support them over two nights at Brixton Academy in November 2008. Since then AutoKratz have supported The Prodigy at Makuhari Messe Tokyo and completed their first Australian tour as part of the Park life Festival alongside Empire of the Sun, La Roux, Busy P, A-Trak, Tiga, Erol Alkan and Crystal Castles. In October 2009, they embark upon a six-week headline tour around Europe in support of their album. Throughout 2009/2010, they continued to tour across the world, with highlights including La Route