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Robots in Disguise Origin Liverpool, England Genres Electropunk Years active 2000–present Labels Recall (2001–2005)
President (2006–present)Associated acts Sue & The Unicorn
IAMXWebsite www.robotsindisguise.co.uk Members Sue Denim
Dee PlumePast members MGB.&FAP. Robots in Disguise are an English electropunk band. The group is composed of Dee Plume (Delia Gaitskell – vocals, guitars), Sue Denim (Suzanne Powell – vocals, bass), and a rolling live line-up of backing musicians. Robots in Disguise have released four studio albums.
They are based in Berlin, Germany and London, UK.
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History
Formation and early years (2000)
Plume and Denim met and formed the band when they were both students at the University of Liverpool.[1] Dee Plume studied politics. Robots in Disguise then recorded and released an extended play entitled Mix Up Words and Sounds through Splinter, produced by Chris Corner.
Robots in Disguise and Get RID! (2001–2005)
The band's eponymous début studio album was released through Recall in 2001, produced by Chris Corner. Robots in Disguise featured the single "Boys". The cover for Boys featured a mimic of Roxy Music's Country Life. Robots in Disguise's second studio album, Get RID! was released in 2005 through Recall and Ben Prime, produced by Chris Corner. It featured the singles "Turn It Up" and "The DJ's Got a Gun". The album cover showed simply the girls wearing tight jeans saying "Robot" on them.
We're in the Music Biz (2006–2008)
The band's third studio album, We're in the Music Biz, was released through President in 2008, and was again produced by Chris Corner. It featured the single "The Sex Has Made Me Stupid", as well as new single "The Tears". We're in the Music Biz seems to have an innocent looking album cover, with the girls wearing shirts and ties, but in fact, they are topless and the 'clothes' are simply body paint.[2]
Wake Up!" and "Happiness v Sadness (2009–present)
The band were recording the fourth studio album in London, but ran out of money to complete it near the end of 2009. Relying on pledges of fans to financially support the project,[3] and releasing the single "Wake Up" on May 3, 2010, including a remix by Electrosexual & Scream Club. "Wake up" was inspired and helped by Barry M cosmetics, which also financed a music video-cum-ad featuring "Robot Blue" lipstick and costuming.[4] With 138% of their pledger goal met by fans, the first single "Chains" was released Jun 27th and the studio album was released ten years after their first studio album on July 11, 2011.[5]
The Mighty Boosh
Dee and Sue appeared several times in the British Television series The Mighty Boosh, as various characters such as electro band members and goth girls. Robots In Disguise have been touring with The Mighty Boosh Live for their 2008–09 tour, performing in the after-shows. They also appeared at The Mighty Boosh festival, Saturday 5 July 2008 at the hop farm, Kent.
Outside of Music
Sue is a model for London based jewelery company Tatty Devine. This lead on to a collaboration between Robots In Disguise and Tatty Devine for their tour merchandise. The Tatty Devine accessories are inspired by the art-work for the single Tears. There is an eye with a tear dripping from it, rings that look like tears as well as a name necklace that says ‘Robots’ (this particular piece is used for the fan-club). In 2010 Tatty Devine made an exclusive Lipstick necklace to coincide with the blue lipstick made by make-up brand Barry M for Robots.
Discography
- Robots in Disguise (2001)
- Get RID! (2005)
- We're in the Music Biz (2008)
- Happiness V Sadness (2011)
References
- ^ Robots In Disguise @ Liverpool.com
- ^ Robots in Disguise: We're in the Music Biz review The Sunday Times
- ^ "Robots In Disguise: Album 4!!!". Pledge Music. http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/260. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ Barry M - Robots in Disguise
- ^ Happiness v Sadness is out now!!!
- ^ http://thevelvetonion.com/2011/05/10/the-not-so-old-queen-robots/
External links
- Robotsindisguise.co.uk, official site
- Sue And The Unicorn at MySpace, Sue Denim's solo project
Extended plays Mix Up Words and SoundsSingles "Boys" · "Argument" · "Turn It Up" · "The DJ's Got a Gun" · "The Sex Has Made Me Stupid" · "We're In the Music Biz" · "The Tears" · "Wake Up!"Categories:- British pop punk musical groups
- Musical groups established in 2000
- Electronic music duos
- British electronic music groups
- Living people
- The Mighty Boosh
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