Robots in Disguise
Robots in Disguise | |
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Electropunk | |
Years active | 2000–2011, 2019–present |
Labels | Recall (2001–2005) President (2006–present) |
Members | Sue Denim Dee Plume |
Website | www |
Robots in Disguise are an English
History
Formation and early years (2000)
Plume (Delia Gaitskell) and Denim (Suzanne Powell) met and formed the band when they were both students at the University of Liverpool.[2] They recorded and released their first EP entitled Mix Up Words and Sounds through Splinter, produced by Chris Corner.
Robots in Disguise and Get RID! (2001–2005)
The band's
We're in the Music Biz (2006–2008)
The band's third studio album,
Wake Up! and Happiness v Sadness (2009–present)
The band recorded their fourth studio album in London in late 2009, but ran out of money before its completion. The band relied on fan pledges to financially support the project,[4] and released the single "Wake Up" on 3 May 2010, which included a remix by Electrosexual & Scream Club.
"Wake Up!" was inspired by Barry M cosmetics, who financed a music video-cum-ad featuring "Robot Blue" lipstick and costuming.[5]
With 138% of their pledge goal met by fans, the studio album was released on 11 July 2011.
The Mighty Boosh
Dee and Sue appeared several times in the British Television series
Discography
Albums
- Robots in Disguise(2001)
- Get RID! (2005)
- We're in the Music Biz (2008)
- Happiness V Sadness (2011)[6]
Singles
- "Boys" (2001)
- "Arguments" (2002)
- "Bed Scenes" (2002)
- "Turn It Up" (2004) #141 UK Singles[7]
- "Girl" (2005)
- "DJ's Got a Gun" (2005)
- "We're in the Music Biz" (2008)
- "The Sex Has Made Me Stupid" (2008)
- "The Tears" (2008)
- "Wake Up" (2010) #20 UK Indie Singles Breakers[8]
- "Chains" (2011)
References
- ^ "Me and @dee__plume are getting together soon to start writing the long awaited (ha) 5TH ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ALBUM!!!". Twitter.com. 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Sue Denim & Dee Plume". KassnerMusic.com.
- ^ "Robots in Disguise: We're in the Music Biz review". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Robots in Disguise: Album 4!!!". PledgeMusic.
- ^ "Barry M – Robots in Disguise". Barry M.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010.
- ^ "The Not So Old Queen Robots". The Velvet Onion.com. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Robots in Disguise Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Rock VF, Rock music hits charts". www.rockvf.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Breakers Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
External links
- Robotsindisguise.co.uk, official site
- Sue And The Unicorn at Myspace, Sue Denim's solo project