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Submitted by dr™ on January 22, 2010 - 3:48pm.Now Playing
Submitted by dr™ on October 14, 2009 - 6:49pm.Autechre - Incunabula
Le Seduction Des Innocents - Chapitre I
Miro Miroe - Knights Of Arabia
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart [Foxbase Beta Mix]
Nightmares on Wax - Aftermath
Boyd Rice - The Way I Feel
Our Daughter's Wedding - Lawnchairs
Padded Cell - Moon Menace
Rustie - Bad Science
Tamaryn - Led Astray Washed Ashore
Raiders Of The Lost ARP - Tema5
Doctor's Cat - Feel The Drive
Fashion - Fabrique
The Human League - Boys And Girls
Jimmy Edgar - Bounce, Make, Model
Music Non Stop
Submitted by dr™ on July 15, 2009 - 9:11pm.¿Te Han Titán?
Submitted by dr™ on May 5, 2009 - 1:01am.Lest we forget our Electrolatino amigos, this Cinco de Mayo I have a very nice surprise.
10 years ago, a 3-piece electronic/rock group out of Mexico called Titán, that started out in the early 90's, had a dancefloor hit with the 1999 release of Corazón on the record label of our Lord's mother, Virgin. With this track, taken from their Elevator LP, they took a seemingly traditional-sounding folk song and transformed it for the Star Wars generation into a funky riff-driven, sample-laden, spy-fi breakbeat workout with an instantly catchy chorus. A slew of remixes followed by the period's Big Beat/Chemical Breaks stars. Comparisons were being made to another unlikely band of merry pranksters, the Beastie Boys. I, myself, thought they were poised for a big stateside breakout, but then...nada. Apart from one under-the-radar EP and a second, less-popular single (1, 2, 3, 4) from the album, they disappeared and faded back into semi-obscurity. Frankly, Titan did not receive the props I think they deserved.
A few years back, they released a second, punkier album in 2004 on a small Mexican label which you'd be hard-pressed to track down an actual copy of (your best bet would be finding it online). They also maintain the requisite MySpace page which contains a few tracks from that album. RobotSound recommends that you befriend them.
Today, exclusively on RobotSound, I bring you the forgotten remixes of Corazón, which never saw a commercial release. In this robot's humble opinion, these Ritmos Latinos are even better than their "Official" counterparts. Also on offer is a non-LP track, Motor, which similarly didn't become available--until now. I won't say how I came across these--let's just thank our local record Savior and say a few Hail Marys.
Pistas
Titán - Corazón (Los Extraños vs. Grupo Titan)
Titán - Corazón (Titone Bling Mix)
Titán - Corazón (Demo Version)
Titán - Corazón (Mi Corazone Conoce A Mastreta)
Titán - Corazón (Salvaje Mix)
Titán - Corazón (Barbarella Mix)
Titan - Motor
Plastic Passion and the Fluorescent TV
Submitted by dr™ on August 23, 2008 - 2:17pm.
Robot state of mind
Mikrokontrol
Passion Boys - Robot Sexie Time
Team Plastique
Stamba
Knightlife
Ronin
Weltklang
Non-Robot state of mind
The Bran Flakes
Gangi
Lola Dutronic
Fabienne Delsol
Tears Run Rings
Televise
Fluorescent - Death Mix
Swedish Summer
Submitted by vodka ed on July 28, 2008 - 9:33pm.
Most people already know that the Swedes are world-famous for their blondes, meatballs and stores of consumer-assembled furniture. What they might not realize however, is that Sweden continues to be a major player in the pop world. Yes, the music of ABBA continues to be a worldwide juggernaut, with countless hundreds of millions of records sold, along with the success of Mamma Mia! on the theater scene and now on the big screen. But post-ABBA Swedish pop music has spawned plenty of other internationally successful bands - A-Teens (ABBA for kids), The Cardigans and Roxette to name but a few (not to mention the fact that chances are pretty good that the hot US chart-toppers you hear were likely penned by a Swede). So, on my recent jaunt through the Scandinavian wonderland, I familiarized myself with the next New Wave of Swedish Pop.
Now, on to the smörgåsbord of...Summer Breeze. Though not all of these songs originate from Sweden, they still keep with the overall warm, breezy theme.
01 Cloetta Paris - Did We Collide
This will appeal to fans of fellow Swede Sally Shapiro. For a more Italo Disco selection, check out the lead single Secret Eyes of Cloetta's debut album of the same name.
02 Annie - Songs Remind Me Of You
Due out in October, here's another one that has the same amped up Stacey Q feel as #1. Pop heaven.
03 Blank + Jones - The Night Starts Here (feat. Stars)
One of the rare occasions you'll hear a Trance artist on RobotSound, this number is off of Blank + Jones' new release, The Logic of Pleasure. Bernard Sumner also sings a track on the LP.
04 Bon Voyage - Monster
Bon Voyage is the new project from Starflyer 59 (Christian alt-rock) frontman Jason Martin and his wife. You might be familiar with Jason's brother, Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric (Christian synthpop). Praise!
05 Zeigeist - Black Milk
More Swedes here. The girl vocalist, Princess, sounds a lot like Karin from The Knife.
06 The Kid - Transient Dance
You can hear the New Order influence in this track from these fresh-faced goth-poptarts straight outta Gothenburg, SE.
07 Grafton Primary - Relativity
The debut LP from these Aussie Indietronica rockers will be out soon-ish. I hear some retro-futurism here [Human League, Gary Numan, New Romantix-era DMX Krew].
08 Morgan Geist - Most Of All
One of the less recent selections, this 2006 track features Jeremy Greenspan of synthpoppers Junior Boys. Disco-tastic!
09 Kuryakin - Still Here
The sunshine pop keeps shining on with this track from Kuryakin's soon-to-be-released EP.
10 Aprilsrain - Left Alone
Representing the Bay Area, Aprilsrain allow for some splendid indie pop enjoyment.
11 The Sound of Arrows - Danger!
All the Swedish Indie record stores had these guys playing on their stereos. Watch out for this hot debut!
12 Ladyhawke - Paris Is Burning
This Kiwi girl is sure to keep you cool this summer. Some of her songs remind me of Luscious Jackson's disco-y stuff. Check the video here.
13 Air France - June Evenings
Some people are referring to this as Balearic Beat (what Ibiza Eurobots listen to after the drugs have worn off). To me, it's kinda like clubby Xymox from their later years.
14 Gentle Touch - Once You Used To
Easy, breezy, beautiful, Covergirl.
15 The Daysleepers - Release The Kraken
Venturing into Nu-Gaze territory, The Daysleepers hail from New York City. Luscious, ethereal indie rock.
16 Errors - Salut! France
Changing gears once again, these Glaswegian instrumentalists on Mogwai's label straddle the fence between indie and synthpop. Rest assured though. You'll still get your fix of Melodramatic Popular Song.
17 Jesu - Hard To Reach
Godflesh turned Nu-Gaze. Taking the name from the final track on Godflesh's 2007 swansong, Hymns, Justin Broadrick and friends have shifted into entirely new directions.
Midnight Moroder
Submitted by dr™ on June 27, 2008 - 1:14am.Another Friday, another 13 sinister choices from around the globe.
The Emergency [AU]
Ionic Vision [BE]
Alpha 606 [CU]
Jupiter Black [DE]
Minimal Rome [IT]
We Smoke Fags [UK]
Spider and the Flies [UK]
Femme Fatale [FR]
Suicide Booth [DE]
Celluloide [FR]
Zen-Kei [DE]
Position Parallele [FR]
Sintesi [SE]
