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Robot Rock du Jour: Factory Floor – Real Love (2010)

beaker — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:25:42 +0000

I interrupt your regularly scheduled whatever to bring you this uncut diamond from the London underground.

Factory Floor has future classic written all over them. Shows in NY and Philly in late September and early November.

SCHEMATIC: Real Love (Album Version), Lying and Wooden Box…

Robot Rock du Jour: LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great (2007)

beaker — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:21:32 +0000

So, I pretty much avoid big time acts and there are very few “modern” bands that make what I deem to be exceptionally rad music. LCD Soundsystem, however, is the king + queen of them all.

I created this stop-motion video as part of my graduate program thesis work. 100 hours of wood cutting and photographing. If you dig it, peep my process photos.

SCHEMATIC: Videos for Home, Daft Punk is Playing at My House…

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Robot Rock du Jour: Daft Punk – Derezzed (2010) (TRON: Legacy)

beaker — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:58:54 +0000

TRON: Legacy + Daft Punk. Full coverage of the original film and remake soon.

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Robot Rock du Jour: Units – High Pressure Days (1979)

beaker — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:51:01 +0000

There is no substitute for the unadulterated, analog muskiness of an über rare, private pressing 7″ from a pioneering synthpunk band.

These recordings were digitized from near mint copy of this seminal work. Each track is mind-blowing and considerably more raw than the versions found on the 1980 LP, Digital Stimulation. Make sure to check out iNight, too

SCHEMATIC: Original recordings of Cowboy and Cannibals…

Units – Cowboy (7″ Version) (1979)

Units – Cannibals (7″ Version) (1979)

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Robot Rock du Jour: Alexander Robotnick – Problèmes D’Amour (1983)

beaker — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:56:22 +0000

Close your eyes.

Picture Rusty Griswold at a topless disco in National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985). Do you hear that song playing in the background? How awesome is it??!! Well, this was the track.

Alexander Robotnick, aka Maurizio Dami, rewrote Italo by attaching a ground wire to Electro and letting the current rip. He also set the bar for performance names. This fellow is a legend who still exercises his servos and gives one hell of a live performance.

SCHEMATIC: Rare dub and live versions, an interview and a very special song…

Problèmes D’Amour (Dub Version)

Problèmes D’Amour (Live Version)

Obsession for the Disco Freaks

Interview

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Snort: Sesame Street – Yip Yip Martian Radio

beaker — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:22:24 +0000

My genesis moment…

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Robot Rock Du Jour: ‘Lectric Workers – Robot is Systematic (1982)

beaker — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:35:26 +0000

I assure you, my friend, that this robot is indeed systematic.

Nearly 30 human years ago, this track was putting hairy-chested robots into full-frame meltdown on space disco floors all over Planet Italy. ’Lectric Workers members Franco Rago and Gigi Farina were also responsible for Decadance’s considerably darker, yet ultimately synthulescent On and On (Fears Keep On).

SCHEMATIC: Instrumental version, album cover art and record label scans…

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Keyser Söze Alert: Decadance – On and On (Fears Keep On) (1983)

beaker — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:15:42 +0000

Dark, italo alchemy at its finest!

Although somewhat of a false alarm since Decadance members Franco Rago and Gigi Farina were also responsible for ‘Lectric Workers’ tasty italo-biscuit Robot is Systematic, this is the one and only Decadance experiment. The twisted lyrics are a perfect match for the track’s underground, synthy goodness.

SCHEMATIC: Album cover and record label scans…

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Robot Rock du Jour: Futurisk – Player Piano LP (2010)

beaker — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:20:36 +0000

Hot off the press!!!

Aptly-named revival label Minimal Wave has compiled Futurisk‘s entire catalog and pressed it on collector-quality 180g vinyl, including this alternate take of their signature track, Meteoright. Destined to be a collectible. At $22, you’d be crazy not to pick one (or two) up.

SCHEMATIC: Need more Futurisk videos??? Get your fix HERE!!!

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Robot Rock du Jour: Crash Course in Science – Flying Turns (1981)

beaker — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:00:54 +0000

This EP/12″ gets me all wound up with some serious non-goth electro industrial madness!

Crash Course in Science was formed in 1979 while the three members were attending art school in Philadelphia.Flying Turns is off their 12″ Signals from Pier Thirteen originally published on Press Records in 1981.

SCHEMATICS: More videos and MP3s from the 12″…

Clean, first pressings sell for upwards of $100, with second pressings from 1986 on LD Records fetching only slightly less.

Cardboard Lamb (2:41)

Crashing Song (2:35)

Factory Forehead (2:56)

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