Category Archives: robot rock

luv098

robot rock

Silver Sons Gleaming

four androids on stage gleaming in the sun, their shiny silver guitars and tiny black boxes blastin’ sonic information for automatic rockers.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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    Tracklist:
  1. Destroy Rock & Roll – Mylo – Breastfed Records (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  2. Summer Song – Yacht – DFA (2008) > buy link
  3. Make It So (Moonstarr Remix) – Daedelus ft. Michael Johnson – Ninja Tune (2008) > buy link
  4. World In My Eyes (dub in my eyes) – Depeche Mode – Mute (1990) > buy link
  5. America Is Automatic – My Robot Friend – defDrive (2006) > buy link
  6. A Walk In The Dark – Whitey – 1234 Records (2005) > buy link
  7. E Talking – Soulwax – P.I.A.S. (2005) > buy link
  8. Infinity Plus One (The Emperor Machine Extended Version) – Higamos Hogamos – DC Recordings (2009) > buy link
  9. Distrust (Extended Version) ft. Faris Badwan of The Horrors – Black Devil Disco Club – Lo Recordings (2011) > buy link
  10. In The Morning (Hot Chip Remix) – Junior Boys – Domino (2007) > buy link
  11. Don’t You Stop – Rockin’ Robin – Debut / Edge Records (1985) > (searching for buy link)
  12. Fancy Robots (Broke RMX) – Justine Electra – City Slang (2006) > buy link
  13. Stewardess (Matthew Herbert’s Another Beat Mix) – Micah Gaugh – Accidental (2006) > buy link
  14. Happy Without You (Riton Instrumental) – Annie – 678 Recordings (2005) > buy link
  15. 45:33 (side D) – LCD Soundsystem – DFA (2007) > buy link
  16. Let’s Get Clinical (Tom Middleton Twisted Radio Edit) – Maximo Park – Warp (2009) > buy link
  17. Blind (Hercules Club Mix) – Hercules and Love Affair – DFA (2008) > buy link

luv101

abstract house, dubstep, electro, robot rock, techno

Mixing Music Is My Sanctuary

this 3 turntable odyssey is a classic slice of robot rock. a little bit techno, a little bit house, a little bit electro, a little bit dubstep, a little bit broken. all good and all heavily layered.
drawing : DJ by Keith Haring 1983

* originally posted by Lexis for his outstanding music blog MusicIsMySanctuary.com on June, 21st, 2011.

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Tracklist:
  1. Otherman – Kode 9 & The Spaceape – Hyperdub (2011) > buy link
  2. Fish – Skelf – Mo Wax (2002)
  3. Slinky – Plastikman – Minus (2011) > buy link
  4. Y-intercpnkt – Phoenecia – Warp (1997) > buy link
  5. Griffin’s Song – Derrick Carter – Organico (1993)
  6. Your Body Is My Body – Ellen Allien – Bpitch Control (2005) > buy link
  7. Asha In The Tabernacle – Shackleton – Perlon (2009)
  8. we r are why. – Autechre – Warp (1996)
  9. Solar Wind – Shifted Phases – Tresor (2002) > buy link
  10. Strangest Changes – A Guy Called Gerald ft. Finely Quaye – Studio K7 (2004) > buy link
  11. 10ft Bass – The Octagon Man – Electron Industries (1997)
  12. Saturn’s Reply – Jamie Vexd – Planet Mu (2009) > buy link
  13. Signal – Siriusmo – Monkeytown Records (2011) > buy link
  14. Trick Snitch – Otto von Schirach – Touchin’ Bass (2006) > buy link
  15. Rico’s Helly – Two Lone Swordsmen – Emissions Audio Output (1996) > buy link
  16. 1968. Holes (12″ Remix) – Christian Vogel – Novamute (2005)
  17. King Tut, Fool! – Cousin Cockroach and Shox – Archive (2004) > buy link
  18. New Cities – Starkey ft. Kiki Hitomi – Planet Mu (2010) > buy link

luv060

abstract house, robot rock, techno

I Think I Made A Trance Tape

full disclosure : this isn’t really a trance mix.
it’s more of a spacey slice of robot rock; but if one trances out while enjoying the ride then so be it.
image : old skool trance mixtape cover from the collection of luv

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Tracklist:
  1. Ya-Ya-Ya – Larytta – Creaked Records (2007) > buy link
  2. Clonk (Freebass) – Sweet Exorcist – Warp (1990) > buy link
  3. Peacebone (Pantha du Prince remix) – Animal Collective – Domino (2007) > buy link
  4. Nelson – Pilote – Certificate 18 (2001)
  5. Coastline – Audiojack – 20:20 Vision (2006) > buy link
  6. Dark Water – Lazy Fat People – Border Community (2006) > buy link
  7. ADJ Wobbly Edit – ADJ – Touchin’ Bass (2007) > buy link
  8. Endless Happiness (EYE Remix) – Black Dice – DFA (2003) > buy link
  9. Earth – Smash TV – Bpitch Control (2006) > buy link
  10. Pringle Guts – Tipper – Trigger Records (2003)
  11. orange is derived from yello. side2, track 2 – Ritchie Hawtin – Minus (1998)
  12. Desire – 69 – Planet E (1994) > buy link
  13. Love That Acid (Paul Woolford mix) – James Talk – Saved Records (2005)
  14. Saavy – James T. Cotton – Spectral (2004) > buy link

luv087

abstract house, breaks, dubstep, electro, robot rock

You In My Igloo Now

a 3 turntable concoction of house, dubstep, electro and breaks that became the basis of the git down party set I played last January at the always amazing Igloofest. the future of Robot Rock; you in my igloo now.
image : still from video taken by Laef Anderson from inside the igloo during my set at Igloofest.

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Tracklist:
  1. Red Light Green Light (Switch re-edit) – Half Pint – Junior (2004)
  2. Friday At The Limit – Darqwan – Texture Records (2002)
  3. Bepot Bepot Beh!? – U-Boote – You Freaks On 45 (2005)
  4. Weekend Fly – Cooly G – Hyperdub (2009) > buy link
  5. Raised By Snakes (Maurice Fulton mix) – Telex – SSR Crammed Discs (1999)
  6. Idiot (Altered Natives remix) – Ikonika – Hyperdub (2010) > buy link
  7. Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaattaa & the Soul Sonic Force – 21 Records (1982) > buy link
  8. Zharp – LV & Okmalumkoolkat – Hyperdub (2010) > buy link
  9. Mudcleaner – Mugwump – Suicide Records (2004)
  10. Coleen (El-B remix) – The Heavy – Counter Records (2008) > buy link
  11. Raheem (The Frisco Room Dub Mix) – Safar – Strictly Rhythm (1994)
  12. Do Nah Bodda Mi (Red Light remix) – Roots Manuva – Big Dada (2009) > buy link
  13. Hi Life – Luke Howard – Afro Art Records (2002) > buy link
  14. Said Speed – Africa HiTech – Warp (2010) > buy link
  15. Yellow Tongue – Lee Perry w. Samia Farah vs. Kode 9 – On-U Sound (2010)
  16. Litoral (original mix) – Michel Cleis – Cadenza (2010) > buy link
  17. Thru The Blinds – Kromestar – Antisocial Entertainment / Cloqworq Recordings (2010) > buy link
  18. Solution – Kalbata feat. Clapper Priest – Soul Jazz (2008) > buy link
  19. Comfort Object – Triple Fat Systems – Strictly Rhythm (1995)
  20. You In My Hut Now (TNT Beat Dub) – The Raid – Inhouse Records (1997)
  21. Breaking Bad ft. Baby Face Jay – Terror Danjah – Hyperdub (2010) > buy link
  22. Canto Della Liberta – 3rd Face – Classic Music Company (2004) > buy link
  23. Ecstasy (Refix) – Jam City – Night Slugs (2010)
  24. Nosestep (Cosmin TRG Remix) – Aardvarck – Rush Hour (2010) > buy link
  25. What It Look Like (Todd Edwards remix) – Spank Rock – Ninja Tune (2010) > buy link

luv050

abstract house, robot rock

Out House

out the back door and down a little path you will find the old out house. inside there is a combination of Robot Rock and Abstract House for the mind, body & soul, i’m talkin’ some real good shit here.
photo : Cooter Jenkins

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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Back-Stabbers – Reverend Jasper Williams – Mainstream Records (1974)
  2. The Madness Of Moths – Vincent Markowski – DC Recordings (2006) > buy link
  3. Thingamajawn Pt. 3 – Diplodocus – Money Studies (????)
  4. The Sky Was Pink (Holden Remix) – Nathan Fake – Border Community (2004) > buy link
  5. Far From Home (DFA Remix Instrumental) – Tiga – Different / DFA (2006)
  6. The Sky Was Pink (Holden Tool) – Nathan Fake – Border Community (2004) > buy link
  7. Pockets – Four Tet – Studio K7 (2006) > buy link
  8. Erotic Tool – Paul Woolford presents Bobby Peru – 20:20 Vision (2006) > buy link
  9. Erotic Discourse – Paul Woolford presents Bobby Peru – 20:20 Vision (2006) > buy link
  10. Smiling Off (Luomo Remix) – Black Dice – DFA (2005) > buy link
  11. Last of the Fumes – Two Lone Swordsmen – Warp (1998) > buy link
  12. Lump – James Holden – Border Community (2006) > buy link
  13. Diamond House – Sutekh – Soul Jazz (2007) > buy link
  14. Shoot – Sebastien – Ed Banger Records (2005) > buy link
  15. Tweak It Yourself – Carl Craig – Planet E (2001)
  16. Head Ache – Jackson – Warp (2005) > buy link
  17. The Rhythm! The Message? – Beige – Leaf (2000) > buy link
  18. Outamimonclic – Noze – Circus Company (2003) > buy link
  19. Floating Points – Ellen Allien & Apparat – Bpitch Control (2006) > buy link

luv094

abstract house, dubstep, footwork 'n' juke, heart of the bass, robot rock

Take Control

dubbedhiphousebrokenjukehopwobblestep
get yourself on the floor
photo : Riz Maslen www.neotropic.net

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Tracklist:
  1. Pickled Spider – Mr. Scruff vs. Kirsty Almeida – Ninja Tune (2010) > buy link
  2. Sexual Healing – DJ Nate – Planet Mu (2010) > buy link
  3. Dub Styles (Micachu’s M.A.T.H.E.S. Remix) – Roots Manuva – Ninja Tune (2010) > buy link
  4. The Comeback – Traxman – Planet Mu (2010) > buy link
  5. Teknitian – DJ Rashad – Planet Mu (2010) > buy link
  6. Monkey Flip – Modeselektor feat. Nazizi & Abbas – Monkeytown Records (2011) > buy link
  7. Wall E Synth – Aardvarck – Eat Concrete (2011) > buy link
  8. Wobble Horror! – Rafferite – Planet Mu (2009) > buy link
  9. Typewritter Tune VIP – Distal & HXDB – Surefire Sound (2010) > buy link
  10. Fuller – Funkystepz – Hyperdub (2011) > buy link
  11. Dark Swing – Maddslinky – Sirkus (2001) > (searching for buy link)
  12. Ye Ye – Daphni – Text Records (2011) > (searching for buy link)
  13. WAD – Pearson Sound – Hessle Audio (2009) > buy link
  14. E10 Riddim (Police Ar Come Run) – Rossi B & Luca feat. Killa P. – Planet Mu (2010) > buy link
  15. Split Second (Scuba remix) – Mayhem – Subway (2008) > buy link
  16. Red Sand Dub – Scientest vs. Jack Sparrow – Tectonic (2010) > buy link
  17. Red Sand – Jack Sparrow – Tectonic (2010) > buy link
  18. Bruzin VIP – Terror Danjah – Hyperdub (2010) > buy link
  19. Choppa Riddim – Tayo meets Baobinga – Soul Jazz (2007) > buy link
  20. Ashley’s War Version 1 – Kenny Hawkes – Luxury Service Records (1996) > (searching for buy link)
  21. Mirror – Burial + Four Tet + Thom Yorke – Text Records (2011) > (searching for buy link)
  22. King of the Funky Zulus (Playing with Spears Version) – Moody Boyz – United We Conquer (1990) > (searching for buy link)
  23. God Smiled – Lee Perry vs. The Moody Boyz – On-U Sound (2008) > (searching for buy link)
  24. Hum – Ikonika & Optimum – Monkeytown Records (2010) > buy link
  25. Hookid – Morgan Zarate – Hyperdub (2011) > buy link
  26. Blen Rmx – Africa HiTech – Warp (2009) > buy link

luv082

abstract house, dubstep, electro, electronic listening music, robot rock, techno

Sound Array

this is a heavily layered collection of electronic music that starts with an earful of tracks from some of the finest architects of sonic structures, and ends up with a mix so vast you can climb inside and live in it.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. Angel Echoes – Four Tet – Domino (2010) > buy link
  2. Technology – Carl Craig – Blanco y Negro / Warner Music (1995) > buy link
  3. Bottle – Radio Boy – Antiphon (1997)
  4. Croydon House – Pinch – Swamp81 (2010)
  5. Too Good To Be Strange – Andrea Parker – Touchin’ Bass (2007) > buy link
  6. I Don’t Know Where I’m Going – Tim Exile – Warp (2008) > buy link
  7. Recomposed : Movement 5 – Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald – Deutsche Grammophon (2008) > buy link
  8. Chronic Tronic – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (2002) > buy link
  9. Minerals – Scuba – Hotflush Recordings (2010) > buy link
  10. Daisies, Cats and Spacemen – Leila ft. Roya Arab – Warp (2008) > buy link
  11. Tahktok (Villalobos “Hilery’s Chant” Remix Edit) – Mirko Loko – Cadenza Records (2010) > buy link
  12. Subsequence – Mouse On Mars – Thrill Jockey (2001) > buy link
  13. Suns Of Temper – Clark – Warp (2009) > buy link
  14. Among Myselves – The Future Sound Of London – Virgin (1994) > buy link
  15. Diamond Black – Rekid – Soul Jazz (2006) > buy link
  16. In The Void – Shackleton – Skull Disco (2008) > buy link
  17. Im Bann – Pantha du Prince – Rough Trade (2010) > buy link
  18. Photograph – Numan – Planet Mu (2010) > buy link

luv019

electro, electronic listening music, robot rock, techno

Mums Hidden Doorways

i ❤️ electronic music.

photo : Jonathan Shedletzky

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Tracklist:
  1. Galaxy – BFC – Planet E (1990/1996) > buy link
  2. excerpt from Doorways I Haven’t Found – Rod McKuen and The San Sebastian Strings – Warner Bros. (1967)
  3. Nervous – Solvent – Suction (1999)
  4. Mops – Metamatics – Dot (2000) > buy link
  5. Passage – Ruxpin – Mikrolux (2003) > buy link
  6. Wantelur Saw – Klutch – Lo Recordings (2000) > buy link
  7. Turn the Filter On – Two Lone Swordsmen – Emissions Audio Output (1997) > buy link
  8. Megacubed – il.ek.tro – Klang Elektronik (1998) > buy link
  9. Spidermonkey – Team Doyobi – Skam (2000)
  10. Spotanous Reconstruction – Mouse On Mars – Sonig (2001) > buy link
  11. j222 – Nautilis – Planet Mu (2002) > buy link
  12. Suzanne – Ido – Space Factory (2004) > buy link
  13. Odd Job (Soul Oddity – Get Fresh mix) – Phoenecia – Schematic (1999) > buy link
  14. Odd Jobs (Ectomorph & Godfather mix) – Phoenecia – Schematic (1999) > buy link
  15. DJ Tokyo (Tipper’s Troll mix) – Soul Oddity – Fuel (2003)
  16. Alles Sehen (Saftey Scissors Rmx) – Ellen Allien – Bpitch Control (2003) > buy link
  17. Eph – Plaid – Warp (1998) > buy link
  18. Track 3, Side A, Joyrex J9 E.P. – Caustic Window – Rephlex (1993)
  19. excerpt from The Mummy Piece – William S. Burroughs – Giorno Poetry Systems (1982)

luv071

robot rock

Jack The Whipper Snap

Jack the Whipper Snap asked me to make a mix that’s jackin’ and this is what happened. dedicated to all the new Jacks as well as the Jack Masters.

self-portrait by Jack

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Tracklist:
  1. Tilt pt.2 – Arkade Funk – D.E.T.T. Records (1983)
  2. !Poke! (Your Turn 2 Work Me Mix) – The Endless Poker’s – D.J. International Records (1986)
  3. Lamron Ton – The Innocent – Icon Recordings (2003)
  4. Unlimited Dance Sounds – Tidee-T – Clever / Carrere (1984)
  5. Journey With The Ally – Derrick Carter’s Sound Patrol – Organico (1994)
  6. Manic Danser – Jack Master – Jack (1992)
  7. How Does It Make You Feel – Africa HiTech – Warp (2010) > buy link
  8. Beat Ya! – James Cotton – Spectral Sound (2003) > buy link
  9. Strange Love (Up Stroke) – Ricky Rouge – Juice Box (1993)
  10. Monks On Fire (Instrumental) – Hex – Deep South Recordings (1994)
  11. Coming Back To Bass (Self indulgent, over produced, over budget kamikazee remix) – Maggotron – Jamarc Music (1990)
  12. Work It To The Bone (Instrumental) – LNR – House Jam Records (1987)
  13. Lover – Ellen Allien – Bpitch Control (2010) > buy link
  14. The Slant – T.E.T. – Vinyl Solution (1994)
  15. Sleaze Me Off (Instrumental) – A-J-Scent – RZ10 Records (1989) > buy link
  16. IN-TEN-SI-T (Dash Rip Rock Mix) – Mickey Oliver – Hot Mix 5 (1988) > buy link
  17. You’re A Nice Girl Remix – Last Step – Planet Mu (2005) > buy link
  18. Acid Poke – Adonis – Desire (1988)