Monster Trucks and Robot Friends

Great use of tilt shift and time lapse photography used in this video by Keith Loutit. It makes the trucks look like toys and it all to look like stop motion animation. The tune 'Robot high school (In digital form remix)' - by My Robot Friend is great too... electro AND ROBOTS!

Repetition Kills You

Yes it's The Black Ghost's and 'The Repetition Kills You' again. This time it's the RAC remix and it's a welcome twist. You hear more from Damon Albarn and there's a more pronounced bass line. Props to Paul Tao for the link to this remix: http://senduit.com/c16096

Also The Black Ghosts video for 'Anyway You Chose To Give It' is in a competition on MTVU's The Freshman (no I haven't heard of it either) and you can vote for it here http://freshmen.mtvu.com and you can vote as many times as you like. They were 3rd last time I checked.

When Hell fills up the DeadDeadDead will rise

Garage Studios is a new Photography Studio right here in Brighton and I've been keeping up to date with their Flickr right here. So I was really excited when their darker more creative sibling DeadDeadDead launched their website with this ace photo yesterday... right in time for Halloween too. Check out the video of the set build here it's amazing how much effort went into it.

I designed the logo for Garage Studios (below) as a favour. I love it in Black and White but must admit to not being much of a fan of it in pink, but hey I'm sure they'll do well and pink is soooo Brighton baby.

Minilogue - Animals

Sorry I've been slack - I've been in Indonesia and Malaysia the last few weeks and to start the ball rolling again I've stolen this post form Popwhore:

This is so dope…This is a Video by the Swedish group Minilogue.

The art direction is very good and the characters are amazing, by the designers Kristofer Ström and Erik Bucholtz.

Designer Drugs and Little Boots

Great 80s twist on Little Boots' "Meddle" has just surfaced in my inbox. The 80s coke jam remix is a bit dancier, bit more electro and bit more up tempo.

The original "...was co-written by Greg Kurstin (producer of Lily Allen/Kylie Minogue/etc and one half of Bird And The Bee) and Joe Goddard of Hot Chip, with production by Joe as well. It’s the “Designer Drugs ‘80s Coke Jam Remix,” which really isn’t that far off from the vibe of this remix."

Meddle will appear on the Arecibo EP along with Stuck On Repeat (and the great Fake Blood remix) and is out mid November on digital and 12" on I AM SOUNDS records.

Little Boots - Meddle (Designer Drugs 80s Coke Jam Mix)

The joy of repetition really is in you...

Today the Black Ghosts release "Repetition Kills You" a track featuring guest vocals from Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz fame.

The song itself is quite good. Like the rest of the album it is produced well and has a catchy poppy feel. After Boy 8-Bits hugely succesful remix of "Anyway you choose to give it" I was glad when the rest of the album featured video game-esque synths and bleeps and that is evident here. I'm a huge fan of Damon Albarn and althoughI find him a little unnessary on this track, he does complement Simon Lords vocals well. Personally it isn't dark enough for me so I was excited when I found out the single features remixes from RAC, Phones, Diplo, Laidback Luke, and Emperor Machine. The Diplo and Laidback Luke versions don't offer much, but the Phones (Paul Epworth) mix is exciting and dark. The Emperor Machine mix is probably the most successful though and the funked up bass line adds a new dimension to the original.

You can download the original track here.
The video for the song can be found here.
You can buy it from iTunes here.

Punk-loving dancing robots

"Robots that recognise a certain kind of punk music are dancing at Institute of Contemporary Arts concerts.

They have been programmed to move up and down to music with specific characteristics."
From the BBC News site.

Punk-loving dancing robots.

More cowbell please DJ...

... and maybe a little Christopher Walken.

Make your own at MoreCowbell.dj

Somewhere in the Universe there must be somewhere better than New Hero?

The Somewhere in the Universe club night in Brighton has always attracted some superstar DJs at the Ocean Rooms, so I hope they still reel 'em in at their new spot at New Hero every Friday. If you're from Brighton and have never heard of New Hero it's because it's just changed names/owners from what used to be The Church and Club New York before that. It was a small dingy venue so I hope they've spruced it up a bit. I notice that Little Boots, whom I blogged a few weeks back, is playing there on the 19th September too.

The Saturday spot also looks promising with DANCE DANCE DEATH; a night which features some great DJs on rotation. From Skint's own Midfield General through to one of my faves Punks Jump Up who, amongst other things, created one of my favourite T-Shirts (see above).

The Mighty Book of BOOSH

As is probably obvious from my name I AM ELECTRO BOY; I'm a massive fan of Electro (obviously) and the Mighty Boosh. So I can't wait to get my hands on The Mighty Book of BOOSH full of wonderful photos, illustrations and graphics from the series. I had no idea BOLO the gorilla was the Boosh graphic designer, an ape of many talents.

2 Festivals and a wedding

Sorry it's been a while. The last few weeks I've been to Belgium for my 3rd annual Pukkelpop festival and also just up the road for the Brighton and Hove's 1st Beachdown festival.

This weekend I wasn't spared either as I attended the wedding of my good friends Will and Gail. I had a half hour set which comprised of the following dance floor classics (which went down very well I might add):

• Aint Nobody - Chaka Khan
• White Wedding - Billy Idol
• Let's Dance - David Bowie
• Romeo - Basement Jaxx
• My Sharona - The Knack
• Doctor Pressure - Mylo Vs Miami Sound Machine
• Rock the Casbah - The Clash
• Just What I Needed - The Cars
• Cars - Gary Numan
• Digital Love - Daft Punk
  

I had to stop it early and leave off Gary Numan and Daft Punk, but I was happy my work was done. Other tracks that nearly made it include: Lady - Modjo, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police, Music Sounds Better With You - Stardust, I Can't Go For That - Hall and Oates, Atomic - Blondie, We Are Your Friends - Justice, Superstition - Stevie Wonder, Out Of Space - The Prodigy, Sweet Dreams - The Eurythmics.

Tenori-On + Little Boots = Stuck On Repeat

It was the Fake Blood remix of Stuck On Repeat which first got me into Little Boots (also the lead singer of Dead Disco). But it's the interesting post on her youTube channel which has me awe struck. The flashy LED instrument she uses looks like it came from the set of TRON. The TENORI-ON (it even sounds like TRON) is billed as the "The digital music instrument for the 21st century." And judging by Little Boots' performance it doesn't disappoint.

"Media artist Toshio Iwai and Yamaha have collaborated to design a new digital musical instrument for the 21st century, TENORI-ON. A 16x16 matrix of LED switches allows everyone to play music intuitively, creating a "visible music" interface."

I want one! Even if I'll never work out how to turn the fucker on. Little Boot's EP Meddle is out on the 11th August and is produced by Joe Hot Chip.

BLU BLU

I love the wall art of Blu Blu. You may have seen what he did to the Tate Modern on the South Bank earlier this year. Impressive but their recent ambigous animation painted on public walls in Buenos Aires is absolutely incredible. See for yourself.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

i-SOBOT: The robot that likes to sew?

Tomy have come a long way since the previously posted George. Meet i-SOBOT the Guiness World Record's smallest humanoid robot. I want one! (Thanks to Dan at Realmacs for the photo).

Illustplosion

The brazillian designer Bruno Fujii is behind the great mix of digital and hand drawn experimental illustrations on illustplosion. It's inspired me to do some more illustration and I've got a wicked idea for my girlfriend's birthday present. Great Flash site too.

They Live!

I'm a huge fan of the John Carpenter classic 1988 film "They Live" staring Rowdy Roddy Piper against aliens disguised as humans. So when I found out breakbeat/electro peeps Evil Nine are basing their next album on said film, I couldn't help but get over-excited. It's not released until September, but there's a few tracks posted on Discobelle's site.

"Don’t be surprised if “They Live!” does for zombies what Daft Punk did for robots".

"After all, zombies are just like us — just give them a chance!"

George

I frickin love robots. A friend of mine Tom Welland sent me a link to robot porn loads of old school robots, which reminded me of one I had as a kid called George. You could programme this little guy to go forward a preset amount, rotate, go sideways, reverse, tidy your room* etc. He was amazing and may have started my love affair with robots.
* If only

Le Dunny

I love the new French Dunny series from Kid Robot. I'm off now to get one... hope it's one of the above. [EDIT: I got the french guy with the baguette and bottle of vin! Score. I also got a DIY monkey style Dunny (Munny) which will eventually end up looking like this illustration I did for graphicinvasion]

Super-Bastard Toys

I already have a horrible addiction to toys, and these little guys don't help. Check them out at www.undoboy.com

Antony Micallef

I regularly check Antony Micallef's website as his work never seems to stop impressing me. Ever since he packed in his regular day job sat opposite me at Epic, I'd always wondered if he'd do ok. Well, when collecters include Angelina and Brad and even Damien Hirst I think the answer to that is a resounding yes.

Mercury

I love the new Bloc Party song it's much better than their last tune. Like Flux though it has no guitars, but it does have the usual trademark drumming and there's even trumpets and a dirty bass noise kicking in half way through. Mercury can be heard on Zane Lowe's site here.

Sex with Robots

Apparently Sex with Robots is a club night at the Roadhouse in Manchester but I just love the name and flyer. I also stumbled across The Consoles' photo blog which includes said night and is a great example of how to do club photography well. I spent a whole evening firing off shots with my Lomo LC-A and coloursplash flash on Saturday, only to find this morning I'd ripped the film whilst rewinding it. Arse.

Anyway you choose to give it

Take the singer from Simian and DJ Touche formerly of the wiseguys and add lots of scary costumes and you get the Black Ghosts who release their first LP today. This duo created one of my favourite tracks of last year "Anyway you choose to give it" which you can download by clicking the banner below. The boy 8-bit remix is also worth a listen.

Paddle round the Pier festival

If you happen to be in the Hove Lawns area over the weekend you wont help but be caught up in this charity event. Paddle round the Pier has been going for over 10 years now, and maybe this year I'll actually dust off my board and take part. If you do go please show some love to my friends Carlo Sandblow who are on around 2pm on the Sunday. Oh and don't forget your wetsuits as this weekend's been forecast as showers and heavy winds. That's Summer over then.

Pantone Specs

Interesting concept for the bespectacled designers amongst us. Pantone Eyewear.

Geek Stock

Seeing Cut Copy tonight at the Concorde 2 which I'm really excited about. I will let you know how that goes as soon as I recover. On a similar live music note (excuse the pun) the charity event Geek Stock will be at the Albert in Brighton on Friday 11th July. Close freinds of mine My Deaf Audio will be covering Nada Surf (who blew me away earlier in the year at the Skala) and another band Poindexter will be covering one of my all time favourite bands Weezer. It's my birthday weekend too so it should be good. I designed the posters/flyers for the gig which I'm semi-happy with, they were a bit rushed so don't judge.
Also it's worth mentioning that all proceeds going to the Disasters Emergency Committee Charity for the Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal. You can also donate using this form here.

Boring by the Sea

Brighton's own Blood Red Shoes have been added to the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium next month so to celebrate check out Blamma Blamma's excellent remix of Getting Boring by the Sea.
If you haven't heard of Pukkelpop it's been going for 23 years and I've been to the last 3. It's smaller in scale to Glastonbury, a darn site cheaper than any festival in the UK and has a great mix of rock, indie and electro. After seeing Soulwax and Bloc Party up close and personal a few months ago, I can't wait to see them again with the likes of: Sigur Ros, The Cribs, The Breeders, Boys Noize, SebAstian, Simian Mobile Disco, Does it offend you, yeah? Midnight Juggernauts and Uffie to name but a few.

Spy Shot 6

Love cameras? Love robots? Get the Autobot Spy Shot 6

Ed Banger at the Ocean Rooms

I was at the Presets gig Friday, but the infamous Busy P, Medhi and Midfield General rocked the ocean rooms according to nutcase's photos.

And Justice for all

Gianni Rossi has created some amazing gig posters including this one for Justice. I'm also trying to get hold of a Daft Punk one he's designed to add to my collection. [EDIT: IF you contact Gianni he is selling numbered and signed 50x70cm (Around A1) prints for 25 Euros each and 8 Euros p&p. I've ordered Daft Punk on white and the Justice one above.]
Also, whilst I'm on the subject of gig posters the aptly named gigposters.com has a great collection of errr... posters from gigs. They're not particularly hi-res but there are links to purchase some of them as prints and links to the designers website and email.

Daft Punk is playing at my house

I recently got this awesome print from the inspirational illustrator Yurievi Ledesma of popwhore to complete my living room shrine to Daft Punk. I now have the Daft Punk table, neon lights, interstella 555 toys, a small collection of robots and Daft Punk - Technologic (Digitalism's Highway to Paris Remix) blaring out at every given opportunity. The popwhore site is also a great blog listing music and cool graphics and if you like the designs you can order the prints from posterlounge.

Hacksaw Lover

Sheeeeeee's a haaaaaaacksaw luuuuver, she'll get a hold on you believe it. I've already mentioned that I'm seeing the Presets tonight and whilst checking out the supporting Blah Blah Blah DJs I found this great track by Disco Trash Music: Hacksaw Lover rated as one of their top tunes. I hope they play it.

Apolcalypso now

I meant to start this blog whilst I was travelling Australia, but I ended up being way too preoccupied with more out-door related activities and not bothering. So now I'm back working full-time what better way to procrastinate? And while I'm on the subject of our antipodean cousins; I'm off to see the Presets on Friday. Their new album Apocalypso (nothing to do with Mel Gibson's film or the ice lolly Calypso) was sent to me by my Australian mate Cayle this week and it's already one of my favourites of the year so far. Swirling 80s synths, haunting vocals and electro beats. Love it x

[EDIT: A live review of the Presets gig can be found here. It was truly one of the best gigs I've been to and the sound at Digital is so crisp and powerful thank frig it wasn't at the BarFly as originally intended. "Mid-set they dropped the formidable electro wizardry of Are You The One? The strobe flickered. The lasers swirled. And smoke from an overworked cannon choked us - but we just about survived the apocalypse." Dominic Smith - The Argus.]

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