With acts like Drexciya and Dopplereffekt keeping their identities sealed, trying to figure out who is who in the Detroit electro scene can be a never-ending mystery that only the most determined will ever unravel. The mysterious duo behind Adult. (whose period after the name is not to be left missing) first revealed themselves on vinyl in 1998 with the Dispassionate Furniture record and released another record that same year under the pseudonym Plasma Co. titled Modern Romantics, which appeared on the Köln-based Electrecord label. But it was the Dispassionate Furniture record on Detroit's Ersatz Audio label that instantly drew attention to this mysterious duo, who referred to themselves on the record as Vulpine and Kuperus (most likely Jack Vulpine (aka Adam Le Miller) of Le Car and Nicola Kuperus, the woman responsible for the label's trademark surreal imagery). This record strayed a bit from earlier Ersatz Audio releases with its integration of vocals into the signature style of raw analog synth and old-school drum-machine-driven electro. Furthermore, the duo based the music around the motif of furniture and a frustrating inability to secure comfort. In other words, something weird was going on. Adult. then followed up this release shortly afterwards in 1999 with the Entertainment EP on Ersatz Audio, yet another vocal electro record featuring the noteworthy song "Human Wreck." By this second release, it was clear that Adult. had already developed a style based not only around their intricate collage of retro electro sounds but also around the almost punk-like attitude of their raw, robotic vocals and the confident yet undeniably odd lyrics. In this same year, Adult. built upon their presence by remixing Ectomorph's "The Haunting" for Intuit-Solar's Comin' From tha D series of records and contributed the song "Lost Love" to the Oral-Olio compilation on Ersatz Audio. By 2000, the duo behind Adult. had made a name for themselves as one of the more intriguing artists in Detroit, releasing the New-Phonies EP on Rotterdam's Clone label and remixing G.D. Luxxe's "I'm Always Busy" for another Detroit-area label, Interdimensional Transmissions. Furthermore, Adult. has also focused their efforts on live performances in some of the more techno-friendly areas of Northern Europe and, most notably, at the high-profile Detroit Electronic Music Festival in May 2000. The next year, the duo released Resuscitation, a full-length album consisting of remixes and reworks of previously released tracks. The duo's cynical humor of mainstream life continued on with the impressive Anxiety Always, which appeared in April 2003. Adult. switched to Thrill Jockey for 2005's D.U.M.E. EP and the full-length Gimmie Trouble, which also introduced guitarist Sam Consiglio. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide