HKC
Turning Japanese
Submitted by dr™ on April 14, 2010 - 11:46pm.It has been a while since I posted a proper, hastily-recorded mix. This one is imbued with Japanese themes [robots/technology/ramen/harajuku/geisha/etc.] and spans the last three decades of electronic dance music. I recommend preparing yourself some quality sashimi and chilled sake as a fitting accompaniment.
お楽しみください！
O tanoshimi kudasai!
ROBOTAKU
[320k, 137MB, 1 hour]
Tracklist
The Human League - Toyota City [1981]
Steril feat. Sue M. - Nothing's Ever Finished [2003]
AIR - Cherry Blossom Girl [Simian Mobile Disco Mix] [2003]
Human Body - Acid Bizard [2005]
Caltrop - Manta Romantix [2001]
Kraftwerk - Dentaku [1991]
Tampopo - Add Boiling Water [2001]
David Carretta - Disco Dance [2008]
Mutron - Ryuhgoojyo [2003]
Turismo - Akihabara [1999]
Polygon Window - If It Really Is Me [1992]
YMO - La Femme Chinoise [The LFO Mix] [1992]
Klystron - Polycell [1998]
Mutron - Rotten Zipangu [2002]
Hong Kong Counterfeit - Japanese Plastic [2002]
Arpanet - Illuminated Displays [2002]
Japanese Telecom - Nipponese Robots [1999]
Martin Matiske - Japanese Science [2006]
Logic System - Unit [1981]
Malcolm McLaren [R.I.P.] - Madame Butterfly [Un Bel di Vedremo] [1984]
Let's Go Disco
Submitted by dr™ on January 9, 2010 - 10:28pm.RS™ presents I <3 The 80s Vol. 3
Submitted by dr™ on July 23, 2008 - 4:35pm.It's time once again to revisit that wonderful decade which, besides questionable fashion choices, gave us, in my opinion, some of the most innovative music of our lifetimes: The 80s. As you know from previous posts (Vol. 1, Vol. 2), this robot tends to enjoy cover songs from this particular time period. Not only do they make for nice trips down memory lane, but they intertwine your memories of the past with the modernized noises of the moment, while validating your particular musical tastes.
Our first selection is the lead-off track from the just-released Bowie tribute compilation, Life Beyond Mars. Performed by the lovely and talented girls of Au Revoir Simone, Oh! You Pretty Things originally appeared on Sir David's 1981 LP, ChangesTwoBowie. Other artists trying their hand at The Thin White Duke's catalog include Joakim, Matthew Dear, Susumu Yokota and The Emperor Machine.
Au Revoir Simone - Oh! You Pretty Things
Track two comes to us via the French "bodypop" trio known as Celluloide. Originally released by Sushi & her Banshees back in 1980 (!), this tune can be summed up thusly: Quirky, analogue bleeps and beats with goth-y undertones = Happy robots dancing in the shadows.
Celluloide - Happy House
Now is when we crank it up several notches (to 11) by going with Cursor Miner's version of Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love. Technically not an 80's cover (the original saw its debut on Van Halen's eponymous LP in 1978), it still retains that trashy, metal vibe of early 80s Sunset Strip.
Cursor Miner - Ain't Talkin About Love
Getting grungier still, we progress to a cover of a cover with Electronicat's interpretation of Soft Cell's Tainted Love. Fred Bigot (aka Electronicat) gets double bonus points for changing the vocals to French (the language of love) and fuzzing out to the max (tainting, if you will) the melody. Akin to watching Pier Pasolini's Salò.
Electronicat - Amour Salé
The first of two songs on this list penned by his Purple Highness, this one came out during the height of the Electrocla$h frenzy, on Larry Tee's Badd Inc.: Luxury, Excess, Extravagance comp. Featuring a gay, robotic Prince (judging from the name of this artist).
Prance - Controversy
More Siouxsie, more guitars/synths run through the fuzzbox, more detached android vocals, lyrics about chicken chow mein and chop suey...
HKC - Hong Kong Garden
Co-founder of XLOVER, Bryan Black (also of MOTOR) used to be Prince's keyboard tech back in Paisley Park's heyday. This one features a guest appearance from yet another sexy member of the royal family, Princess Superstar.
XLOVER - Darling Nikki
