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Robot Rock du Jour: Tik & Tok – The Tube (1982)

beaker — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:51:54 +0000

This is probably the last robot dance outfit I’m going to post for a while.

UK’s Tik & Tok were pretty far out there, looking more like Fischerspooner predecessors than robots. Luckily for them, their darker, more minimal synth tracks were way, WAY better than their robotic dance routines. The only place I’ve ever seen The Tube is on a 2004 Rephlex pressing that has all of Tik & Tok’s better (i.e. more minimal) tracks and sells for under $10!

SCHEMATIC: A couple more videos and some album artwork…

Crisis (1982)

Soulless Synthetic Heart-Steps Of Unconcerned Androids (1983)

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Robot Rock du Jour: Fotostat – Fotostat (1983)

beaker — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:56:44 +0000

Machines that think they’re human pretending to be robots. I-R-O-N-Y. Love it. The track is decent, but nothing mind-bending.

SCHEMATIC: Fotostat strut their circuits to Kraftwerk, more vids, technics ad, 7″ tracks, album artwork and label scans…

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Snort: Robot Dance Competition (1983)

beaker — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:42:11 +0000

Metal Mickey calling the shots in this UK dance competition from 1983. Peep those costumes! The red heads get my vote…

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Party Time: Saturday Robot Party @ The Idle Hour (Baltimore, MD)

beaker — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:52:53 +0000

VIGR is in the house. 4+ hour rare vinyl set. Need I say more? Hope to see you there! I’ll try to keep track of the setlist…

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Robot Rock du Jour: La Bionda – I Wanna Be Your Lover (1980)

beaker — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:26:14 +0000

Back in 1980, these Italian brothers gave Daft Punk a blueprint for combining vocoder-laden electronic music, cosmic story lines and robot animé. Be kind, please rewind.

SCHEMATIC: Candid photos, original cover art and record scans…

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Snort: Rémi Gaillard – The Astronaut Golfer

beaker — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:22:41 +0000

This frenchman is pretty much off his rocker.

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Robot Rock du Jour: Aviador Dro (1980 + 1982)

beaker — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:24:22 +0000

I don’t know why I’m on this jamón synth kick lately, but after you peep these vids, I doubt you’ll blame me!

Madrid-based Aviador Dro recorded some of the most leftfield minimal wave synth punk ever made. The following videos are from their obscure period in the early 1980s. Check those pre-acid synth lines! To top it all off, their penchant for industrially-themed costumes gave the music a whack post-apocalyptic feel. Substantially all their music in the 1980s was published on their own label, DRO. Enjoy!

El Nascimiento de la Industria (1982) off the DRO compilation “Navidades Radiactivas”

SCHEMATIC: Four more videos to up your nerd experience points…

Laser (1980) off their first 7″ release “La Chica de Plexiglas”

Nuclear, Sí (1982) off the 12″ release “Nuclear, Sí”

La Televisión Es Nutritiva (1982) off the “Alas Sobre El Mundo” LP

Selector de Frecuencias (1982) off the “Alas Sobre El Mundo” LP

Selector de Frecuencias – Live (1984) broadcast on “El Programa La Edad de Oro Visita”

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Space Aviation Artifact Auction

beaker — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:23:40 +0000

Goldberg Coins is holding an auction this Saturday featuring flight manuals, space suits and actual pieces of various space shuttles and rockets. The catalog is available online here. If you’re a collector or looking for an awesome, albeit expensive, costume for halloween, this is your jam.

Apollo 17, Scale Replica A7LB EVA Space Suit (EMU)

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