I threw together a short, nostalgic mix yesterday—'90 to '92 bleeps n' beats, with a couple modern tracks included for good measure. Enjoy the flashback.

Trax>>>
i - l.t.b.c.y.b.
Sweet Exorcist - Per Clonk
Cyclone - Stream
LFO - We Are Back (Remix)
Mental Cube - Q
Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Party In My Head
Fortran 5 - Heart On The Line (Voodoo Child Remix)
Ectomorph - Lost Angles (Manyangles Version)
Lowfish - 8_Op

Download: Bleeps n' Beats

Lil' minimix here for your holiday weekend. 25 minutes of robot mechanics and dark futurism.

Trax>>>
Scarletron - Monomaniac
Scape One - Ectosphere
Egypt Ear Werk- Egypt Ear Werk (Swedish Version)
Uncle Jamm's Army - Yes, Yes, Yes
Dez Dickerson - (I Need A) Modernaire Lover (Complexxion Version)
Man Parrish - Heat Stroke
Raiders of the Lost Arp - Funk001 (Raid)
Mat101 - Dirty
B12 - Telefone 529

Download: Dirty dr

RobotSound's next video installment comes to us with Avenue D's "Do I Look Like A Slut?" A hearkening back to the Electroclash fervor, Debbie D. and Daphne D., proteges of Larry T, bring the skank in this Booty-Bass-tastic ode to lookin' like a ho. I'm not sure how long this will stay up on YouTube, but hopefully it won't get flagged by the Morality Police, allowing scads of burgeoning nymphos to become empowered by its unblinking sentiments.

Unfortunately, I never got to see these girls perform in the flesh; the one time I attempted to at an Oakland warehouse party, the promoter shut things down at 3AM, when they were supposed to come on (and never bothered paying them to come out, the douchebag). As that had been my reason for going to the party in the first place (not to see Kid 606 or Gold Chains who played earlier in the evening), my only consolation was a hug from Daphne D. They called it quits a few years back, but you can still pick up CDs and DVDs through their website.

Another YouTube upload for you. This time I added a few images to accompany the music which should hopefully make for slightly more interesting viewing. Who knows - maybe I'll start actually making videos to go along with tracks soon. But for now, enjoy this 10-year old vintage Minimal Synth track from a RobotSound favorite, Bakterielle Infektion, a side-project of Roger Semsroth aka Skanfrom, Sleeparchive, Television Set, etc.

Sorry for the long delay. I'll try not to let it happen again.

Time to bring back our Random Robot Selecta which I'll attempt to make a regular feature moving forward. From the ever-prolific Uwe Schmidt (aka Atom Heart, Lassigue Bendthaus, Señor Coconut, etc.), this nearly 20-year old track is the only release he made under the Slot moniker. The first release on early 90s Frankfurt label, Cyclotron (also home to several Hypnotist releases), we get a nice bit of bleep techno very much in line with what GTO (as Tricky Disco) were doing at the time. Enjoy, and DANCE!

This past Friday, I had the pleasure of meeting a true synthpop star, Stacey Q. She made an appearance at The Chase's 2 Yr. Anniversary at Chop Suey in Little Tokyo here in LA. Luckily my friend told me that she usually does a meet and greet, so I made a point of bringing along a couple of her records which she graciously personalized. At 51 years old, she's going strong with a new CD, Color Me Cinnamon, and she's still got the energy to rock a crowd. While I didn't get to hear any beloved SSQ tracks, and her set was ridiculously abbreviated (2 songs...really?), getting to say hi and hearing her sing her big hit made my night.

Here's a few rarities from her distant past before you seek out her new material.

SSQ - Fire
Somewhat cheesy Jimi Hendrix cover. Move over Rover, and let Stacey take over!

SSQ - Playback
From the Enigma Variations comp, which is strangely not on the SSQ album of the same name.

And now for some French Girls singing pop songs to make your April Springtime that much more pleasant.

Bonne Printemps!

French Friday