Robot Dick!

I have the great privilege to have Tim Steeno as one of my best friends. Known him since the ending days of high school. He has since moved on to Dallas to persue his higher *cough* education, as well as a career as a drum 'n bass DJ. He stopped by last weekend to deliver some excellent news and material: his mix is making waves in the Texas scene...and he has a pro-quality CD for everyone's listening pleasure.

As teamed up with Soccer Mom to create the DJ duo Robot Dick, their self-titled album Robot Dick clocks just over 62 minutes and has 21 tracks. An average of roughly three minutes, but most tracks were mixed in and out in under 2 minutes. For those uninformed of what that represents, it means these two fools are mixing and matching hard and quick. Do not assume all that's happening are mere fade-ins and fade-outs connecting the tracks. They've layered, mixed, and flipped their way into a very smooth sound using mostly normal vinyl but also experimenting with Final Scratch.

The tracklist is as follows:

1. Klute - Psycho Somatic
   
2. Dykast - H-Def
   
3. Crossfire - Firebolt
   
4. Dykast - Amnesia
   
5. Universal Project - Danger Chamber
   
6. Bad Company - Mass Hysteria (Hive Remix)
   
7. JB + Benny Blanco - Demon Eyes
   
8. Cujo - Bitters
   
9. Mosus + Killjoy - I Like It Ruff
   
10. Drumsound + Simon Bassline Smith - Drain Pipe
    
11. DJ Abstract - Now is the Time
    
12. Deep Roots - Critical
    
13. Dragonsword - Silent Fury (Polar Remix)
    
14. Black Sun Empire - Gun Cellar
    
15. Arqer - Alien Miscarriage VIP
    
16. Concord Dawn - Raining Blood
    
17. Klute - Evo Sniffer
    
18. Echo - Out of Time
    
19. Eye D - Unicorn MF (Black Sun Empire Remix)
    
20. Kryptic Minds + Leon Switch - Blueprint
    
21. DJ Damage - Screaming Soul

This is a great CD and I'm not saying that because I know the DJs behind it. There is no mistaking the hardcore direction of this mix. Only one section doesn't drive and drive hard: the second half of track 12 through the first half of track 14. The vibe here is more LTJ Bukem and chill. This balances out the music and gives Robot Dick and the listener a chance to cool off. Almost everything else is hard and dark.

Robot Dick is a very welcome addition to my music collection because I don't have a good apocalyptic dnb CD to play when I need insane driving music. Probably the best and craziest track is "Unicorn MF (Black Sun Empire Remix)." Every time I hear it, I picture brutal and determined anime fighters whipping about and utterly trashing the area around them. Rawk.

This track, "Danger Chamber," and "Mass Hysteria" are songs that look you in the eye and demand you flip the bird to speed limits. I pretty much guarantee your parents won't like them and your neighbors will wonder what chasm of Hell opened next door.

Cujo is an alias for a man more popularly known as Amon Tobin, of whom I am a huge fan. I have Cujo's sole major US release and it doesn't sound anything like track 8. Of course, Amon Tobin/Cujo have deep breakbeat/drum 'n bass roots in all of his music and there are some releases of his that I don't have, so it's possible this side of the artist is one I haven't been exposed to yet.

Slayer fans should really enjoy track 16. *evil grin*

The disc ends as perfectly as it begins. DJ Damage's track has "epic ender" written all over it and "Psycho Somatic" opens things promptly and directly.

Everything has happened so quickly that Robot Dick hasn't had a chance to put up a good website. They want people to go to www.flamingoking.com, but saying it isn't ready for mass consumption would be putting it very politely. These are some busy dudes (once the CD was put into DJ circulation, things exploded for them) who have to adjust their lives around this new gig. For info and booking, e-mail Soccer Mom at paulie@epro-animation.com.

Best of luck to the both of you. *thumbs up*

UPDATE(11/26/2003 12:17pm)
Their Big Gig is tomorrow and I'm going to see it. Opening for Dillinja is no bullshit.

Posted by Drizzten at September 24, 2003 11:15 PM