Though I'm not sure I should even admit to liking something so pop-y (I can safely blame VodkaEd for this kind of thing), I feel strangely compelled to share this with you. Some of you may even hate me for introducing it to them, but what the hell, you know? I try to provide quality entertainment for robots, and this is mindlessly fun entertainment, if anything. Currently, my guilty pleasure is a "perfect" mash-up of an insanely catchy arpeggiated synth riff overladen with Princess Superstar's sassy sing-along raps that's got club anthem with huge crossover appeal written all over it. So, without further ado, here's the bouncy, titillating video for Mason vs. Princess Superstar - Perfect Exceeder.

Never before have I so wanted to be an exercise ball

For those of you who want to have another go, take a peek at the Princess' goodies at her online shop and pick up a copy of this on cd or wax...like I did (just don't tell anyone, ok?)

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Shadow Dancer - Daytime Drinking
The Bloody Beetroots - rmx of Fox N' Wolf's Beat Me Up
Deadbots - Predator RMX - 7hI5 7r@cK iZ oN mY pR0FiL3! d03$n'7 i7 rOx0rz?!?
katelectro - The Scientist
The Ghost That Walks - Waves Scars
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We. - Nothing Comes For Free

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There are some purists who like their robots to be totally devoid of emotion. Then there are those, like me, who like the full range of robot "emotion" in their music (call me sentimental). So, let's imagine some sort of robotic "emotion chip" and consider some musical examples...

MELANCHOLY
Let's face it: robots go through existential crises too, whether it be from loneliness, heartbreak, or doubts about their purpose in the world. And humans can sympathize with robots: when the robot sings in Kraftwerk's Radioland, I get a lump in my throat...

= mr_hopkinson's computer™ does a haunting cover of The Smiths song Asleep on the album Mr_Hopkinson's Computer Sings, available here.
= Solvent does a lovely, bittersweet version of Slowdive's When The Sun Hits from Blue Skied An' Clear: A Morr Music Compilation.
= Memory Boy as a broken-hearted "emo" robot in There Is No Electricity from Ghostly International presents Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau.
= Wolfgang the robot has a touching back story behind Not In Love Not True.
= Microvax - Robarthes is a pensive French robot. Je pense donc je suis.

SWEET
Robots are cute: just look at Astroboy, or real life robots ASIMO and PaPeRo, they're adorable.

= Tobiah's epic chiptune I Love Your Music from the Glitter & Bleep (Joystick Pop) compilation, also available at Micromusic.
= ISAN - Iron Eyes, from the album Meet Next Life.
= Plastik Kettle - Green Travel, from the album Our Toys Are Better Than Yours (a great title). Fans of the Suction Records robots will like this.
= Plone - Plock, from the album For Beginner Piano. Shame on WARP for never releasing Plone's still unreleased 2nd LP.
= Mikron64 - Ikea, from the Etwas Zeit EP.

HOSTILE
Obey these sinister robots or they will crush you. Translation: "Destroy All Humans!"

= Industrial Bass Machine - Devastate The Planet from the excellent album, A Taste of Armageddon.
= Datathief - Night Raid from the SKAM compilation Skam 0161.
= Tinfoil Teakettle - Think Like Us, from the Suction Records compilation Snow Robots Volume 3.
= Datassette - Run Human!, from the Maintenance Werk EP available for download here.
= Mr. Velcro Fastener - Real Robots Don't Die from the album Lucky Bastards Living Up North.

ARROGANT
You have to love a robot with an ego: Pushin' more power than a Duracell. These are "funky" robots, here to give you what you need, and what you need is bass!

= Plaid's fantastic remix of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's Scorpio on their remix album Parts In The Post.
= Man Parrish - Boogie Down Bronx. Just a 'bot from the block. On the real.
= Exzact - Sub.Sonic. Base from the Second Wave EP.
= Solenoid - The Narcissist from the album The Narcissist.
= Multiplex - Rock Robot, from the Pinghaus Frequencies LP.

ROBOTIC
Sometimes robots just sing about being robots, okay? Whether it be data, hard disks, calculations, or being made of metal...or "making circuits" with pleasure bots.

= Console - 14 Zero Zero, from Rocket In The Pocket is one of the best robot songs ever.
= Bochum Welt - Feelings On A Screen. Yes, the title of this article is taken from this song.
= Abfahrt Hinwil - Syntax Data, from the Toytronic compilation, Neurokinetic.
= Hong Kong Counterfeit - Metal Disco [Legowelt vs. Orgue Electronique RMX].
= Gimmik does math in Rc Units from Slow Motion Process.

Given my affinity for posting covers of the music I was raised on, it was recently brought to my attention that I should profile the cpu-felt New Wave renditions of mr_hopkinson's computer™. Previously featured on RobotSound™ by way of My Robot Friend's Virtual Mixtape, this pensive laptop's fondness for covering indie classics of the 80s and 90s [think Stephen Hawking synthesizes Nouvelle Vague at the Sci-Fi convention] is matched only by his earnestness for proving that he is indeed, a sentient, if sentimental, machine. Personally, I think he should do a version of Joy Division's Isolation [only he should entitle it Pixelation]. And to prove that he's not just stuck in the past or in one particular genre, he also faithfully reproduces [I would daresay improves upon] some more recent pop offerings [Gnarls Barkley's Crazy and Kelis & ODB's Baby I Got Your Money] in connectivities with his female counterpart, The Audrey 3000™.

Please take the time to point your browser over to his myspace page and his bonus tracks page to experience for yourself the music of the silicon sensation that is mr_hopkinson's computer™.