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Andy Rantzen is a Sydney, Australia based lo-fi electronic producer. Trained as a psychologist, Rantzen has been a lecturer at the University of Sydney. He is most well-known as part of the duo Itch-E and Scratch-E along with Paul Mac (Boo Boo & Mace is another alias for the same duo).
He has produced remixes for Severed Heads, INXS and The Wiggles, and has done soundtrack work for the film Sample People.

ALBUMS


Andy Rantzen
Was The Lesson Intended?
2024, 7", Paesaggi Records
Andy Rantzen
Return To The Source
2022
Andy Rantzen, Jochen Gutsch, Lawrence English
On The Completion Of My Master Work
2020
Andy Rantzen
Chambers Of The Palace
2019, 12", EP, Ninih
FSOM, Andy Rantzen
Track Six / Harmonic Eye
2019, 12", Efficient Space
Andy Rantzen
The Blue Hour Ep
2018, 12", EP, W/Lbl, Sta, Polarity Records (2)
Paul Mac* & Andy Rantzen
The Currawong Shall Return
2018, File, FLAC, Longform Editions
Andy Rantzen
Rain in the Morning, Sun in the Afternoon / Dark Sea
2018
Laccy, Andy Rantzen
Sp004
2018
Andy Rantzen
Blue Hour Vol. II
2018
Andy Rantzen
1/66
2017, Vinyl, ,
Dub/Experimental
Andy Rantzen, Trancendental Anarchists, Bruno Schmidt
SP002
2015
Hinterlandt & Andy Rantzen
Smoke & Mirrors EP
2014, 5xFile, MP3, EP, 320, Wood & Wire
Andy Rantzen
The Factory Of Unhappiness
2014, CDr, MiniAlbum, 4-4-2 Music
Andy Rantzen
The Master Drummer
2013, Lathe, LP + CDr + Album, Ltd, Num, S/Edition, 4-4-2 Music, ,
Minimal/Leftfield/Electro/Tech House/Breakbeat/Techno/Acid
Andy Rantzen
Let Them All In
2013, CDr, Album, 4-4-2 Music
RantZen* & Spinoglio*
Alien Funk (Version 4 & 10)
2007, 2xFile, MP3, Single, 192, 4-4-2 Music
RantZen*
Inzi Ma Mul Kar
2006, 2xFile, MP3, Single, 192, 4-4-2 Music
Andy Rantzen
The Blue Hour Vol. 3 : Deep Blue
2001, CD, Album, Creative Vibes
Andy Rantzen
City Music
1997, CD, EP, Mixed, Prozaac Recordings
Itch-E & Scratch-E
Sweetness And Light
2017
Greif* / Knapp
Noises From The Attic / Knapp
2014, Cass, Comp, RM, Forced Nostalgia
Pelican Daughters
Darkness Before Light
2009
The Blue Hour
The Blue Hour
1999, CD, Album, Air Recordings (2)
Boo-Boo, Mace & Nutcase
Gotta Move On
1997, CD, Single, Prozaac Recordings
Itch-E + Scratch-E*
Interference
1994
Itch-E & Scratch-E
Hooray For Everything!!!
2010
Pelican Daughters
Bliss
2010
Cherry 2000
The Dead Ride Hard
2009, CD, Album, Not On Label (Cherry 2000 (2) Self-released)
Pelican Daughters
Fishbones And Wishbones
2008
Cherry2000*
Criminal Damage
2005, CD, Electricult Records, Electricult Records
Various
Just Is
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Kookyburra Droppings, ,
Abstract/Broken Beat/Leftfield/Experimental/House/Downtempo
Boo Boo & Mace!*
Flowers In The Sky
1997, CD, Single, Dig, Prozaac Recordings
Itch-e & Scratch-e*
Bouncing Chamber
1995, CD, EP, P/Mixed, Volition, Sony Music, ,
Techno/Trance/Ambient
Itch-E & Scratch-E
Sweetness And Light
1994, CD, ,
Breakbeat/Trance/Techno/Ambient
Itch-E + Scratch-E*
Itch-E Kitch-E Koo
1993
Itch-E & Scratch-E
Irritable
1992

APPEARANCES +


Andy Rantzen
The Mandate Of Heaven
2019, 23xFile, MP3, Album, 320, 4-4-2 Music
Andy Rantzen
Worthless Offerings
2016, 15xFile, MP3, Album, 320, 4-4-2 Music
Andy Rantzen
Liberty
2015, 13xFile, MP3, Album, 320, 4-4-2 Music
Telafonica
The Punches Or The Lies
2007
Disco Stu
An Englishman In Ibiza
2002, CD, Album, Enh, Clan Analogue, ,
House/Electro/Euro House/Disco
Various
Are Ya Up For It?
1997, CD, Smplr, BMG Australia Limited, ,
House/Big Beat
The Lab
I Will Find You
1997
Knapp
Knapp
2013, 8xFile, FLAC, Album, RE, RM, Forced Nostalgia
Pelican Daughters
It's Time My Friend...
2024, 7xFile, FLAC, Album, Se Dessaisir Publishing
Cherry2000*
Banned For Life
2019, 7xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Zenith Wa Records
The Overview Effect Ft. Luke Chable
Sweetness + Light
2017, File, MP3, Single, 320, Avanti (3)
Various
From Here To Tranquility – Volume 6 (The Renaissance)
2016, 2x CD, ,
Ambient/Dark Ambient
Various
70 Years Of Sunshine
2013, 2xCD, Comp, Monotype Records, ,
Experimental/Abstract/Ambient/Downtempo
Stafford Brothers, Tommy Trash & Steve Aoki
Sessions Seven
2010, 3xCD, Comp, Mixed, Ministry Of Sound, ,
House/Electro/Electro House/Electroclash/Ghetto House/Progressive House
Various
Tempest In Dub
2010, CDr, Comp, Tempest Recordings
Various
Re Cognition: The Clan Analogue Legacy Collection
2010, 2xCD, Comp + DVD, Clan Analogue, ,
Leftfield/Techno/IDM/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Generator: Broadcast In Hi-Tech
2010
Various
Sauna Sessions - Homo Rooting Music
2005, CD, Mixed, Sauna Sessions, ,
House/Dub/Acid/Electro
Various
Doppler Shift
2004, CD, Comp, Clan Analogue
Various
Sauna Sessions - A Gay Make Out Album
2004, CD, Album, Comp, Mixed, Sauna Sessions
Various
Solid Gold - Cognition Four
2001, CD, Comp, Clan Analogue, ,
Electro/Experimental/Disco
Itchee+Scratchee*
It Is What It Isn't
2001, CD, Album, Creative Vibes, ,
Techno/Downtempo/Electro
Various
Beat Encounter
2001, CD, Comp, Kookyburra Droppings, ,
Techno/House
Various
Sample People (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2000, CD, Comp, Festival Mushroom Records, ,
Alternative Rock/House/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Soundtrack
Friendly
Akimbo
2000
Friendly
The Sound Of You EP
2000
Various
GComm:2 (Living In Jamnation)
1999, CD, Comp, Gulp Communications, ,
Breakbeat/Breaks/Dub/Electro/Downtempo/Ambient/Experimental
Various
InsideOut
1999, CD, Comp, WEA, ,
Electro/Downtempo/Techno/House
Various
Beatscootin
1999
Various
Michael Halcyon Presents Oscillations (The First Transmission From Halcyon Recordings)
1998, CD, Comp, Halcyon Recordings, ,
Experimental/Ambient
Boo Boo & Mace Featuring Jo Maskell
Seven Days
1998, CD, Single, Prozaac Recordings, ,
Trance/Techno/Downtempo
Various
Nuffin Much
1998, CD, Comp, Kookyburra Droppings, ,
Experimental/Goth Rock/Downtempo
Various
03:00am Eternal
1998, 2x CD, ,
Trip Hop/Downtempo
Various
I Dunno (Kooky)
1997, CD, Kookyburra Droppings
Various
Raw FM - The Original Soundtrack
1997, CD, Comp, Mushroom, Mushroom, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
The Big Backyard Radio Series 1997 Part Two
1997, 7xCD, Comp, Promo, Lon, The Big Backyard, ,
Radioplay
Various
Trance Pacific Express
1997, 2x CD, ,
Trance/Breaks/Spoken Word
Various
In The Mix
1996, CD, Comp, Mixed, Volition, ,
Trance
Various
101 Unleashed
1996, CD, Comp, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney Records, ,
Techno
Various
Triple J Live
1996, 2x CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Aboriginal/Indie Rock
Various
Jaunt
1996, CD, ,
Dub/Downtempo/Minimal
Various
Boiling Point
1995, CD, ,
House/Trance
Various
Everybody Dance '94
1994, CD, Comp, Volition, Second Nature, ,
House/Euro House/Trance
Various
Australian & Stomping
1994, ,
House/Techno/Trance
Various
Fifty Years Of Sunshine
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Silent, ,
Leftfield/Abstract/Ambient
Various
From Here To Tranquility Volume 2 (Ambient Compilation)
1993, CD, Comp, Silent, ,
Downtempo/Ambient/IDM
Various
Possessed (Nettwerk Sound Sampler Vol. 4)
1993, CD, ,
EBM/Electro/Conscious/Industrial
Various
High (A Dance Compilation)
1992
Severed Heads
Twister
1992
All Ordinaries
Safety As A Science
1987, LP, Album, Indexed Records
Various
Triple J Hottest 100 2
2x CD, ,
Trance/Industrial/Punk/Indie Rock/House
Various
Mystic Minds Vol. 2
2022, 12", Comp, Mind Dance
Various
Oz Waves / Oz Echoes: DIY Cassettes And Archives 1980​-​1989
2021, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Efficient Space, Efficient Space, ,
Synth-pop/Experimental/Post-Punk/New Wave/Dub/Leftfield
Various
K/L
2021, LP, Comp, Mélodies Souterraines, ,
Synth-pop/Electro/New Wave/Experimental
seekers
Time (Soul)
2021, 12", Blu, seekers
Various
New Weird Australia, Made Of Wood And Wire (Expanded Edition)
2021, 33xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, New Weird Australia
seekers
Flash Dynamic Triade Color Test
2021
Various
Various Lurkers
2019, 12", Space Ritual (2)
Various
O/P
2018, LP, Comp, Mélodies Souterraines, ,
Experimental/Minimal/Ambient/Synth-pop/Leftfield/Downtempo/Electro/Dub
Sleep D
Clubsport #2 (LYL Radio 21.10.17)
2018, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Not On Label (Sleep D Self-released), ,
Techno
Various
3AM Spares
2018
Various
Oz Waves
2017, LP, Comp, Efficient Space, ,
Synth-pop/Experimental/Post-Punk/New Wave/Dub
Various
Magnetic South: A Collection Of Rare And Unreleased Masking Tapes Recordings 1984 -1986
2017, LP, Album, Ltd, S/Edition, Kashual Plastik
Carl Craig + Sonja Moonear
Cocoon In The Mix
2016, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Cocoon Recordings, ,
Techno/Minimal/Tech House/House
Various
Intone - Voice Abstractions
2015
Various
Tempest in Dub Volume 2
2014, 12xFile, FLAC, Comp, Tempest Recordings
Various
Between Earth & Sky
2009, CDr, Comp, Tempest Recordings
Various
Kooky
2007, CD, Comp, Ltd, Club Kooky
various
Pop Songs For Edith Metzger
2006, CDr, Album, Comp + File, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, WAV, Alb, 4-4-2 Music
Various
In Version
2006
Various
Reclaim Melody
2004, CDr, Comp, Enh + 13xFile, MP3, 192, 4-4-2 Music, ,
Trip Hop/Neofolk/Glitch/Techno/Deep House/Experimental
Various
The Album That Shall Not Be Named (Volume One)
2003, CDr, Comp, Overload Media
Various
Ah-Tchoo
2003, CD, Comp, Ltd, Ear Pimp Music
Jeff Dread
Dub For The Masses (Vol.2)
2001, CD, Comp, Mixed, Creative Vibes
Various
Twenty Disco Greats - Cognition Two
2000, CD, Comp, Clan Analogue
Various
Gay In The Life: Adventures In Queer Underground
2000, CD, Comp, Odd Man Out, DanceNet, ,
Electro/Experimental/Disco
Various
Freaky Loops
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Creative Vibes, Clan Analogue, Elefant Traks, ,
Electro
Various
Sheriff Lindo Presents Dub For The Masses Vol 1.
1999, CD, ,
Dub/Breakbeat/Downtempo/Techno
Various
03:00am Eternal
1998, 3x Vinyl, ,
Downtempo/Ambient
Various
Sheriff Lindo Presents Dub For The Masses Vol 1.
1999, ,
Dub