Don't call it a comeback

The Forever launch party

Well, we came, we saw, we played some records, we got a bit drunk, we danced, we went on elsewhere and got a bit more drunk, we felt very poorly this morning. A good night all told.

Big thanks to everyone who came along, and extra big thanks to everyone who bought copies of the single. Extra extra big thanks to the staff at Little Man Coffee Co who clearly wanted to pack up and go home, but didn't get shitty even when we over-ran a "little" bit.
Extra extra extra big thanks to our superstar DJ support acts David Mysterious and Hard Hearted Hannah, and to the North of Chepstow team for making it all possible. Got you all in here (pointing at where our hearts would be if we weren't robots).

For those of you who couldn't make it (or those of you who did make it but weren't paying attention), here's part of the Dubrobots Soundsystem set. We've only put up the first half as the second half contained some unfinished remixes that we were road-testing, and we'd like to finish them before putting them online. So look forward to hearing them some time in 2018.

We'll sort out a tracklisting tomorrow, we're very tired this evening for some reason. We've now added a tracklist, and have also uploaded the set to our Mixcloud page, seeing as Soundcloud has been getting a bit delete-y of late.

It's out today!

Yes, the big day has arrived at last, Forever is available to buy today.

You can pick up a copy at Spillers Records or Retro-Vibe Records in Cardiff, or Andy's Records in Aberystwyth. Or if you're one of those modern types who has no use for CDs, you can download it from our Bandcamp page. Form an orderly queue*.

And don't forget our launch party tomorrow night (Sat 12th) at The Little Man Coffee Co - more details here. It'll be a blast - DJ sets from Dubrobots Soundsystem (our disc-jockeying human minion), David Mysterious and Hard Hearted Hannah. Still not tempted? Well, what if we tell you that there will be badges? Oh yes.

*Yes, you even have to form an orderly queue on Bandcamp. We're sticklers for good manners

Forever released next week

Only one week to go until Forever is released, so we thought now might be a good time to give you the full lowdown.

It's a four track, 27 minute single available at the very reasonable price of £3 (digital) or £4 (CD single). "Gosh, that is reasonable, but what are the four tracks?" we hear you ask. Well, shush a minute and we'll tell you...

1 Forever
2 Forever (in blue jeans)
3 Forever (changes)
4 Forever (and ever, amen)

Track one is the original version, crafted by our own fair robotic hands. The radio edit is available to listen to here, but if you buy the single you'll get it in all its 7 minute glory.

Track two is a radical overhaul by underground London-based dubsters Wry & Slobby. We were going to try to describe it ourselves, but realised we couldn't put it better than Swiss Adam over at the wonderful Bagging Area blog - "This remix by Wry and Slobby takes it even further and actually sounds like dub made by funky robots. The robots keep a human horn player as their underling. Occasionally they order him to play the horn, which drifts in and out in a Ghost Town sort of manner. The robotic bassline could make kitchen white goods join in the dance". Don't believe him? Listen to it here and judge for yourself.

Track three is something different again. We asked wayward pop maverick (and North of Chepstow labelmate) David Mysterious to sprinkle some of his enigmatic magic over the track, and what we got in return was exactly what we expected - i.e. not what we expected at all. Is it a remix? Is it a cover version? Is it a completely new David Mysterious track loosely inspired by Forever that we're claiming as our own (along with any royalties it might generate)? You decide. It's great though, whatever you want to call it.

For track four we thought "hey, everyone else is remixing this, so why don't we?". So we did.

So there you are, all filler no killer (is that right?)

"So where can we buy it?" (we didn't hear you ask this time, but in fairness a train just went past and it was pretty loud, but logic dictates that you must have asked). Well, if you want a digital copy, you can order it from our Bandcamp page. It will be released at midnight on Friday 11th December, and is available to pre-order now. If you'd like a CD, then you can pick up a copy from Spillers Records, Retro Vibe Records (both in Cardiff), and Andy's Records Aberystwyth. We don't know if they're opening at midnight especially, we'll check.

Alternatively, you can buy copies at the single launch night - Saturday 12th Dec at Little Man Coffee Co in Cardiff. The festivities start at 7pm and there will be DJ sets from the aforementioned David Mysterious, Hard Hearted Hannah of the fabulous Thee Manatees, and of course, the disc-jockeying arm of our operation, Dubrobots Soundsystem. We'll be playing the single and much much more (obviously if we just played the single all night, it would get a bit boring). And as if that doesn't sound tantalising enough, it's free entry - come on down, the price is right. More info here, for those of you who do the Facebook thang.

We think we may have broken the record for the most links in one blogpost. To commemorate this stunning achievement, we've decided to run a competition. The first person to click all the links wins a prize, maybe a badge or something. We've got a British Heart Foundation one knocking about, and we might still have a He-Man one somewhere. Answers on a postcard please. Terms and conditions apply. The white zone is for loading and unloading only.

Forever preview

The wait is finally over. You can move back from the edges of your seats to a more comfortable sitting position and enjoy our new single "Forever" (or not enjoy it, according to personal preference).


It's available to buy from the 11th December, via the good people at North Of Chepstow Records, and digitally via our Bandcamp page - https://dubrobots.bandcamp.com/releases (you can pre-order it now).

There's also a video for those of you out there in digital-land who like visuals with your music. You can see that here.

We'll tease you with further info and other titbits over the next few weeks, so you'll probably end up slowly moving to the edges of your seats again, sorry.

Oh yes, we now have a Twitter account too - https://twitter.com/dubrobots. We are apparently @dubrobots. If you came to this page via Twitter, you'll already know this, and if you click that link you'll just end up going round and round in a Groundhog Day-style feedback loop for all eternity (or until you stop clicking the links, whichever comes soonest).

See ya later punking instigator!

Incoming...

New single coming soon

As promised, we have some exciting news for you. We've teamed up with the lovely people at North of Chepstow Records to release our new single "Forever". It's being released on 11th December as a digital download and limited edition vinyl-replica CD. Want to hear it? Well you can't yet, but stay tuned - good things come to those who wait.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, we're holding a launch party at the Little Man Coffee Company in Cardiff on Saturday 12th December. There will be DJ sets from Dubrobots Soundsystem, as well as labelmates Hard Hearted Hannah (Thee Manatees) and David Mysterious (David Mysterious). If that doesn't sound tempting enough, it's free! Yes, you're all on the guest list with a plus one (we say "all", we may have to check the venue's capacity).

For those of you who like to live your life through the prison prism of social media, there's a Facebook "event" here. Our record label are promising a snazzy time, and we have no reason to doubt them.

More details to follow...

Some exciting news coming soon

Stay tuned for some exciting news in the next few weeks...

And yeah, we know it's not Thursday today*, but we couldn't find a picture saying Tuesday


* - unless you happen to be reading this on a Thursday, then it is

Dubrobots Soundsystem live @ Ten Feet Tall 30-07-15

For those of you who missed it, or those who were there and want to relive the giddy euphoria, we've uploaded our set from last night's show with The Feminists and Thee Manatees.

So here's an hour and a half of dynamite dub disco dancefloor action. Or something.

Oh, and thanks to the lovely Strictly Kev who originally found, scanned and posted the above picture that we pinched without so much as a by your leave. It's cultural appropriation, innit?

Dubrobots soundsystem live @ ten feet tall 30-07-15 by Dubrobots Soundsystem on Mixcloud

Dubrobots Soundsystem support The Feminists

click picture to enlarge

No, we don't mean we support equality for women*, but we will be performing a DJ set supporting this bunch of maniacs at 10 Feet Tall in Cardiff on Thursday 30th July. The evening is being hosted by the lovely people of the North Of Chepstow collective, and there will be another support act from their roster (details TBC). And all this for only a fiver! Be there or be square, as the kids are all saying these days**.


* - we'd like to point out that we do, before any hard-of-thinking Twitter users start a shitstorm of outrage 
** - or they were, last time we checked (circa 1974) 

Dubrobots Soundsystem appearing soon

Stay tuned for news of a rare sighting of our human representatives on Earth, coming soon. Watch this space...

Dubrobots remix The Clash

Yes, Dubrobots have remixed the only band that matters (their words, not ours) - The Clash. As if that wasn't exciting enough, the remix is featured in DJ Food's latest mix for Ninja Tune's Solid Steel Radio Show. Yes, the DJ Food, and the Ninja Tune.

Fancy hearing it? Of course you do (unless you don't like The Clash, which would make you legally insane, or you don't like Dubrobots, which would be fair enough, but if that's the case, what are you doing wasting your time hanging around this website, eh? Eh? Get out of that, if you can).

Go here to listen to Rock The Casbah (Dubrobots 12")

Go here to listen to the DJ Food mix (and read some nice words about us, ahem)

PS We also like this fella who's also featured in the mix. Maybe he'll upload a few more mixes to his Soundcloud if both of you readers pester him enough.

Ta-ra for now, keep your eyes peeled for more news soon (ish)

EDIT : Due to popular demand, we've decided to make this available as a free download. You asked, we delivered. We're nice like that.

Go here to download Rock The Casbah (Dubrobots 12")

We're back! (soon)

It's been just over a year since we posted anything here, so we thought it was time to drop by and say hello. We haven't been lazy in the last 12 months or so... well, ok, we have, but we have done some stuff too. It's all a bit secret squirrel at the moment, but expect an announcement or two in the very near future. Or perhaps the near future. Or more realistically, the not all that far off future. The future, at any rate.


Anyway, we're back off to our top secret mountain lair (see photo above), to continue our secret mysterious business. See ya later, punking instigator.

Beguiling

Well, the reviews are in, and they're positively gushing. Ok, one review is in, and it's not quite gushing, but it does say "beguiling". That'll do for us.

Not sure if we're important enough to make the print edition, but the review is online here.

If you wish to be beguiled, don't forget you can listen to our set here.

Edit - don't bother following that link to listen to our set, The Man has taken it down. We'll try to repost it on our new Mixcloud page, but we can't find it at the mo, so you'll have to wait. Of course, if you do follow that link, there's still plenty of goodness to be had, so maybe you should just click it anyway.

Skydaddy video

Both of our fans may remember that we mentioned we were attempting to make a video for Skydaddy, but we never finished it. Well, we never did finish it, but we've decided to bung it on Youtube anyway. It's here if you fancy watching it. Don't have nightmares.

Blimey, you hear nothing from us in over a year, then four posts in a couple of weeks. It makes us look really busy, even though we haven't actually done anything new.

Exclusive remix on our Soundcloud page

Head over to our Soundcloud page to hear an exclusive alternative mix of our "classic" Untitled 2, if that sort of thing interests you.

You never know, we may get round to posting some brand new music one day. Don't hold your breath though.

Moon Club gig and new Soundcloud page

Dig if you will a picture - a packed room full of hundreds of people united by the groove. Moving as one, and reaching a state of ecstasy, almost a state of transcendence. The music taking them on a journey to places beyond their imagination, places both strange and yet comfortingly familiar. Each person feeling as one with everyone around them, forgetting their worldly cares and worries, and giving their minds, bodies and souls over to the music. Is this what it sounds like when doves cry?

Well that's what you missed if you didn't make it to the Moon Club on Thursday night. Luckily, you can capture a flavour (or "flava" as the kids say) of the evening by heading over to our new Soundcloud page where our set is available to stream or download.

If you were there on the night, and you remember it differently, it's probably because the transcendental communal mind stuff affected your memory. That is how it happened.

PS if you notice a couple of tracks are a bit too loud, it's because the DJ booth was constantly being mobbed by ecstatic dancers, and not because we're technically incompetent titwits with cloth ears, oh no.

Dubrobots Soundsystem at the Moon Club tonight

As Samantha Fox said back in 1986 - this is the night (she also said "touch me, I want to feel your body", but we're not extending that particular invitation to you. Well, maybe some of you, we'll see). Yes, Cardiff's Moon Club is playing host to a DJ set  from Dubrobots Soundsystem tonight. What's that you say? "You haven't given us much notice, and we're planning a dutiful romantic evening with our loved ones tonight. We've bought flowers and chocolates and a novelty teddy bear and everything". Yeah, sorry about that. We would have let you know sooner (yesterday), but we were having trouble with our internet. Anyway, we're artistes, not bloody promoters. Jesus, must we do everything ourselves?

Anyhoo, for a very reasonable £4, you get us, and some other fine musical entertainment. The wonderful David Mysterious, the (probably) fantastic Hywel Pitts, and the (most likely) brilliant The Gentle Good*.

Here's the official poster for the evening. We prefer ours**, but we ought to show you the real thing too.

So come along and enjoy a set of romantic smoochers and tender love songs***. We're not on until 11, so you'll still have time after you've finished your candlelit meal that cost twice as much as it would have done last night.

Fear not if you can't make it. We'll be posting our set on this here site sometime in the next few days, unless we make a right balls-up of it. Which is quite likely.


* We haven't actually heard Hywel Pitts or The Gentle Good, but we have no reason to assume that they aren't fantastic and brilliant.

** We knocked it up this morning. Nice isn't it? The artwork is by Scott Balmer and we found it on the internet. Scott probably holds a copyright on it, but we saw it and thought "we're having that". Soz Scott.

*** We're not actually playing romantic smoochers or tender love songs. We might play Kiss by Prince, but that's as smoochy as it gets.

Skydaddy

Ladies and gentlemen, we're proud (or at least not too ashamed) to present our new single, Skydaddy. The plan was to have an accompanying video, but we've found out we're not very good at making videos. We're barely adequate at making music, so we were perhaps getting a little ahead of ourselves there. We may well come back to the video idea if a) we get the time, and b) we can be bothered. We'll see.

Anyway, here's the music. Artwork included in the download.

Tracklisting :

01 Skydaddy

02 Skydaddy Vs Hover Tramps

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Snips Whispers

It's our birthday, so we thought we'd give you all a birthday gift (isn't it meant to be the other way around?). Yes, we were born from an egg on a mountain top on this very day redacted years ago, and we are still funky and we'll never stop (although we may take our time these days, we're getting on a bit now). So please enjoy our gift to you, an exclusive new track, Snips Whispers. Happy burrrrthdeeeee!!!!!

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