This Saturday will be the first Robotsound event of 2009. What better way to ring in the New Year than with some stellar sounds of the last few decades. Come be a Midnight Moroder at:
Barcade
371 N. Western
8am - 2pm.

And of course, as always, it is FREE.

So don't waste your money on mediocre DJs when you can get the real deal for nothing (although we won't turn down free drinks =P).

The RobotSound krew are proud to bring you a new night in clubbing entertainment. After searching for a while for a worthy venue, we've secured the first Saturday of each month at our new favorite neighborhood bar/arcade. No cover, no VIP/Bottle Service BS, no Hollywood parking nightmares, and [hopefully] no Hipster Scum [we've alerted the security to keep out people with ridiculous Emo haircuts, studded punker belts or if they look like this skinny-jeaned rockstar wannabe]. Just tight beats, shakin' grooves, sexy synths, cheap beer and Spy Hunter.

Sounds will be brought to you by myself, along with co-horts Georgio [aka Pollo Loco, Max], Skinjob, and occasional "special" guests. Each month will have a new theme to keep things interesting. This month we pay tribute to the undead with some unholy disco, mysterious electro and dark body music...

Saturday 11.1 [Day of the Dead]
9pm-2am
Barcade
371 N. Western Ave.
K-Town

Another Friday, another 13 sinister choices from around the globe.

The Emergency [AU]
Ionic Vision [BE]
Alpha 606 [CU]
Jupiter Black [DE]
Minimal Rome [IT]
We Smoke Fags [UK]
Spider and the Flies [UK]
Femme Fatale [FR]
Suicide Booth [DE]
Celluloide [FR]
Zen-Kei [DE]
Position Parallele [FR]
Sintesi [SE]

I felt mysteriously compelled to compile some dark tracks on the site tonight (as I am wont to do on particular dates/holidays) since once again it's Friday the 13th. No death/black metal or anything inherently malevolent by nature. Just things off the HD that fit with the theme (somewhat).

So, in honor of the day and in the spirit of keeping music evil, here are 13 ways of turning to the dark side...

Chromatics - The Killing Spree
Ceremony - Nothing Inside
David Gilmour Girls - Crimson As Murder
Ladytron - I'm Not Scared
Darker My Love - Post Mortem, Post Boredom
Absolute Body Control - Into The Light
Kiko - 7 Minutes
Automat - Eau Trouble
The Consumer - Dissociaty Identity
Neon Electronics vs. The Hacker - Better Way
Gosub - Lost In Our Ways
New York City Survivors - The Shadow
Eggfooyoung - Bad Dream

I'd say enjoy, but that's not particularly scary. How about what Elvira, Mistress of the Dark used to say...Unpleasant Dreams!

Performing live in the US for the first time, Absolute Body Control stormed LA and NY this past weekend. This was a super-rare opportunity to see two originators of Minimal Wave, Dirk Ivens & Eric Van Woternghem (also of Dive, The Klinik, Monolith, Sonar, and Blok 57) definitively rock the house with body-controlling jams from throughout their lengthy 28-year existence. For the mainly 30-something crowd at Club M/R/X, ABC's long-overdue visit was fully welcomed as evidenced by the chant-along with Dirk on several songs. Despite getting hassled by the overzealous security, the RobotSound Krew enjoyed the vintage analogue goodness after downing some Duvels (in honor of the visiting Belgians of course) and ogling the local talent.

Here's a clip of ABC performing the Suicide-esque So Obvious in NYC on 4.4.08

It has been a while since I've offered a proper mix on RobotSound. Notwithstanding the fact that I've been listening to some decidedly retro-minded, un-robotic sounds as of late, it's time to return to our primary directive: Enabling robots like us to maintain their superiority edge on the sonic curve.

Our next audio hybridization installment comes to us from Spain, from the proprietor of Planeta Modular and it's a dark one indeed. Visions of dystopian futuristic soundscapes for the offworld colonies of tomorrow. Be seduced by the power of the darkside...

Darkman - Pleasures Received In Pain

1. Le Seduction Des Innocents - La Glorie D´Un Homme
2. Numb - Guilt
3. Le Syndicate Electronique - Dissidence
4. Benjamin Pecek - Power
5. Le Syndicate Electronique - Sacrifice
6. Fastgraph - Systematic
7. Anthony Rother - Don´t Stop The Beat
8. Fastgraph - Vsat
9. The Other People Place - Eye Contact
10. Ectomorph - The Haunting
11. Arpanet - Quantum State Recombination
12. Syncom Data - E.C.M.
13. Tollstoi - The Red Fader
13. Planet Detroit - Invasion From Planet Detroit
13. Partisan Midi - Tilt
14. The Operator - Local Host
15. The Dexorcist - Connect One
17. DBit - Medusa
18. Spinks vs. Kalbata - Contact Jerusalem
19. Kill Memory Crash - The O
20. E8 - Cruise Contol
21. Urban Electro - Subhuman Patrol
22. Drexciya - Depressurization
23. Brothomstates - Adozenaday

ADULT. - Nausea [Live in Belgium 09/09/01]
Colder - Silicone Sexy
Television Set - Loneliest Boy In My Town
Like A Tim & Gina V. D'Orio - Where Did Our Love Go?
Scala - Broken Down Beauty
Jega - German
Herrmann + Kleine - Wonder
Locust - Wrong
Lush - Falling In Love
Boyd Rice - How God Makes Little Girls