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ROBOTNIK

2nd Radio Single "Weird Road" - 22 Oct 2008

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Robotnik's debut album 'Pleasant Square' was released to critical acclaim on Irish Independent label Angry Xmas Shop, May 9th 2008.
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"Breezy Melodies, assertive diction and scratchy acoustic guitar sounds never ever sounded as at home with trebly beats and primitive Jean Michelle Jarre synth sounds as they do on this hometown classic." - HOTPRESS 4/5
"…remarkable debut, which straddles Eighties synth-pop and thoroughly modern laptop lo-fi, he displays ambition and originality in spades…this is among the very best records of the year" - ALTERNATIVE ULSTER 8/10
"Pleasant Square is a simple pleasure that proves surprisingly invigorating." - METRO
"the fruits of his labour will hopefully find the enormous audience it deserves" - STATE
"an album of such scope, diversity and simple, unadulterated enjoyment."- ENTERTAINMENT.IE
"...he manages to tap the rich vein of melancholy that made him become an artist in the first place. The results of such introversion can be affecting and gorgeous..." - THE IRISH TIMES
"...pleasantly sweet melodies are never far from the surface on a range of lo-fi blends of electronica and gently strummed guitars that evoke memories of Depeche Mode and Talking Heads..." - THE STAR
"...Pleasant Square has plenty of ideas...a vocal that evokes Elliot Smith..." - TRIBUNE
"It’s at its most delightful on the sparsely folky Vinedresser and the irresistibly poppy People Walk Away; but I Found Jesus In The Year 2027 is also exuberant, and North Pole pulls you in with its deliciously subtle magnetism...this is an impressive smorgasbord from an undoubted talent." - SUNDAY BUSINESS POST
"...I did enjoy his tongue-in-cheek song Puddlestarter, a humorous take on The Prodigy's Firestarter..." - THE INDEPENDENT
"Pleasant Square is a sonic walkabout that takes in influences as diverse as Radiohead and The Flaming Lips without ever losing its own sense of identity or purpose." - CLUAS.COM
"Eclectic and catchy, ‘Pleasant Square’ is also an engaging, bubbly, tuneful listen and thoroughly deserves all the attention it’s going to get." - DROP-D.IE
"Experimental touches and a try-anything-once attitude mark this album out from the rest. Delightfully eclectic and eccentric, this is not for boring folk with bland tastes." - THE EVENT GUIDE
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Robotnik is Chris Morrin, a boy from Baldoyle, with 27 swings on the merry-go-round. Robotnik is an adventurous Lo-fi concoction of pop, electronic beats and melodic musings on relationships, fantasies and twentysomethingdom.
Once you listen to the music, you might be lead to the conclusion that Robotnik happens to be a lovechild of David Byrne, Beck and Yo La Tengo with Brendan Benson and Radiohead acting as midwives. However, we hope you will also consider Robotnik to be an original in his own right.Robotnik's path to the here and now swings by early memories of playing piano with his Aunt Alice, his teen garage band 'The Wesleys' and his sojourn into singer-songwriter territory with 'The Mucky Kid' EP in 2004."I bought my first laptop back in 2005 and started to get this shit load of free software. That's what prompted me to start pressing buttons and creating my first electronic tracks," explains Robotnik. Welcome on board.
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THE ALBUM IS AVAILABLE FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES. SIMPLY VISIT ITUNES.COM AND SEARCH FOR "ROBOTNIK" IN THE ITUNES STORE.
To Download PEOPLE WALK AWAY mp3 either text music 647 to 57501 (Rep. of Ireland only) on your mobile phone. Cost is only a 99c charge your phone bill. Or visit this link below and download online at downloadmusic.ie
I FOUND JESUS IN THE YEAR 2027 VIDEO
PEOPLE WALK AWAY VIDEO BETTER QUALITY VERSION OF VIDEO AT THIS LINK: http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6465915hyH27g3J
Robotnik - Dog With No Tail LIVE
THE PHANTOM FM INTERVIEW WITH EDEL COFFEY
THE CHANNEL 6 INTERVIEW :.. ..
LAZY BOY VIDEO..
I GET SO EXCITED : LIVE RECORDING OF REHEARSAL SESSION IN JANUARY 2008.
SEE MORE TRUTH TV EPISODES AT "TRUTH TV" ON MY TOP FRIENDS LIST. THE BRAND NEW SEASON 1 OUT SPRING 2008.
TRUTH TV : EPISODE 4 : WHEN I DIDNT SHOW UP TO PARTY ONE NIGHT WITH MY MATES.. ..
TRUTH TV : EPISODE 3 : AIDS DAY, 1ST DEC..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/23/2006
Band Website: robotnik.mu
Band Members: Chris Morrin and friends

Influences: Bob Dylan, Yo La Tengo, Neutral Milk Hotel, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, The Clash, Joe Strummer, Radiohead, Neil young, Depeche Mode, David Byrne, Talkingheads, Flaming Lips, Underworld, Joy Division, Kate Bush, Boards of Canada, The Postal Service, Arcade Fire, Beck, Aphex Twin and my aunt alice who let me play her piano at 4 in the morning at her place when i was 5 years old. Old dads records - oh and DANIEL JOHNSTON, my only true hero in life.....oh and local legend JINX LENNON. Oh yes and Sparklehorse :-)
Sounds Like: robotnik
Record Label: Not Signed
Type of Label: None

My Blog

"Well done Robotnik, youve restored my faith in laptops" - HOTPRESS 4.5/5

"well done Robotnik, you've restored my faith in laptops" - HOTPRESS 4.5/5 **************************************************** Robotnik 'Pleasant Square' - 4.5/5 Often the electronic meets acoustica ...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:32:00 PST

"Pleasant Square is a simple pleasure that proves surprisingly invigorating." - METRO 4/5

 "a blast of breezy genius&..synth pop with a smily smile on its face, owing more to Giorgio Moroder's Together in Electric Dreams than Kraftwerk's The Model" METRO  'People Walk Away' single of...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Wed, 21 May 2008 01:09:00 PST

"the fruits of his labour will hopefully find the enormous audience it deserves" - STATE 4/5

"the fruits of his labour will hopefully find the enormous audience it deserves" - STATE 4/5 Ireland's New Music Mag. State Magazine. Robotnik's debut album review. Thanks to everyone involved with t...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Wed, 21 May 2008 12:49:00 PST

ALBUM OUT NOW - HOW TO OWN IT

Hey all,Its been an amazing 12 months, or should I say, 27 years! Finally, I can be proud to announce that my debut album "Pleasant Square" is OUT NOW and available to purchase worldwide for anyone to...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Fri, 09 May 2008 06:45:00 PST

MTV playlists PEOPLE WALK AWAY!!

Hey guysIm delighted to say that MTV2 have choosen to playlist the video for PEOPLE WALK AWAY. Its a big surprised and Im well chuffed! The video will be broadcasted on a show called 120 Minutes. 120 ...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:51:00 PST

WATCH PHANTOM FM INTERVIEW!!

HelloIve uploaded an interview I had with Edel Coffey back in Feb.Cheers Edel!Simply go to this link or check it out on my main myspace page :-)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpHq41AeZz0Im off to Germ...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:40:00 PST

RELEASE DATE/DOWNLOAD PEOPLE WALK AWAY MP3!!!

April 4th:Today is the official date of the release of my first digital single PEOPLE WALK AWAY!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOORAAAAAA!!!!A plain and simple song, the lyrics were actually inspired by the smiley f...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:13:00 PST

WATCH PEOPLE WALK AWAY VIDEO!!

Hey everyone Below is the music video for PEOPLE WALK AWAY. I hope you like it and please feel free to let me know what you think of it. The video is simply created from lots of chalk and a blackboard...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:17:00 PST

PEOPLE WALK AWAY VIDEO - CHANNEL 6 DEBUT

The music video for "PEOPLE WALK AWAY" will be shown on national television on channel 6 next week to celebrate the first radio single off my forthcoming debut album. The video took a long time to mak...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:53:00 PST

DOWNLOAD PEOPLE WALK AWAY FOR FREE!!!!

PEOPLE WALK AWAY has been shortlisted to the top 20 of Vodafone's Bright New Sounds competition. You can download for free by clicking on the link on my main myspace page or the link just above.You ha...
Posted by ROBOTNIK on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:46:00 PST