- Mechanical Cabaret
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Mechanical Cabaret are a British synthpop project founded by the musician Roi Robertson, based in North London, and signed to the German record label Major Records Medien GmbH[1]and published by Warner/Chappell Entertainment GmbH.
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Early Years: 1999 - 2004
In June 2002 Roi released his first album We Have An Agenda. The song "Nothing Special" from the CD was picked up on by some American film-makers and used as part of the official Metropolis Records soundtrack for the film Gypsy 83, along with bands like The Cure and Bauhaus.
By 2003 they played live support to The Damned, Sheep on Drugs, and toured the United Kingdom again, this time supporting Sigue Sigue Sputnik along with Greenhaus. Later that year, Roi contributed lyrics and vocals to a Greenhaus track called 'Try Harder' which appeared on their album 'Another Life'. Steve Bellamy from Greenhaus later went on to work with Roi on the recording, engineering and production of the second Mechanical Cabaret album Product For Your Insecurity.
In 2004, whilst continuing to play live shows around London and the UK, Mechanical Cabaret released the double A-side single "Cheap and Nasty/See Her Smile" on Umami Records. This included a Nag Nag Nag Remix of "Cheap and Nasty" which was the first official Nag Nag Nag remix, by Jonny Slut and his band Atomizer featuring fellow DJ Phil OK.
2005 - 2007
Mechanical Cabaret played various support slots in 2005, playing with Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk, Suicide, Doug McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb, Mesh, Covenant, and T. Raumschmiere.
In April 2006, Roi released his second album, Product For Your Insecurity on CD. Along with the new album came an offer from electro-pop legends Mesh to support them on their European Tour that spring.
Roi also remixed 'Like A Bird' from the album 'Synthetik' by long standing Mute Records' artists Komputer (formerly 'I Start Counting' and 'Fortran 5'). This was released in September 2007 by Mute Records.
In 2007 Roi signed to Hamburg based Major Records Medien GmbH, the European home also of Nitzer Ebb, Ladytron and IAMX, and signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Entertainment GmbH. Major released the song ‘Disbehave' from 'Product For Your Insecurity' as a single at the end of the year.
2008 - 2010
Roi spent 2008 in the studio recording and turned down all live performances, in order to finish what was to become the next Mechanical Cabaret full length album.
The Mechanical Cabaret album Damaged Goods and the single GBH were both released by Major Records Medien GmbH on March 20 2009. During this year they performed live around the UK, most notably supporting A Flock of Seagulls in London, as well as playing shows with Alec Empire, and Motor, fresh off their tour supporting Depeche Mode in Europe.
In 2 January 2010 - the single Careful, Careless was released from the Damaged Goods album.
On September 10th 2010, Mechanical Cabaret released a new single, recorded together with Inertia, on Cryonica Records - a cover version of the Joe Meek/Geoff Goddard hit from 1961 'Johnny Remember Me'. The CD features their joint cover version, and also a remix made by each band.
Releases
Albums
We Have An Agenda - Soiled Records 2002
Product For Your Insecurity - Soiled Records 2006
Damaged Goods - Major Records Medien GmbH 2009Singles
Cheap and Nasty/See Her Smile - Umami Records 2004
Disbehave - Major Records Medien GmbH 2008
GBH - Major Records Medien GmbH 2009
Careful Careless - Major Records Medien GmbH 2010
Johnny, Remember Me (recorded with the band Inertia) - Cryonica Records 2010
Ne Plus Ultra - Major Records Medien GmbH (Released September 24th 2010)Other
Nothing Special - Gypsy 83 OST - Metropolis Records 2003
See Her Smile (Radiophonic Mix: Edit) - Advanced Electronics 5 CD Compilation - SPV Records 2006
Disbehave (Mesh ASBO Mix) - Elektrisch!2 Compilation - Major Records Medien GmbH 2007
See Her Smile (Radiophonic Mix: Full length) - Elektrisch!3 Compilation - Major Records Medien GmbH 2008
Let's Go To Bed - Orbit Electro Compilation - Major Records Medien GmbH 2009Remixes of other Artists by Mechanical Cabaret
Mesh - Step By Step, Elektrisch! 2 Compilation - Major Records Medien GmbH 2007
Client - Xerox Machine, Elektrisch! 2 Compilation - Major Records Medien GmbH 2007
Komputer - Like A Bird, Single - Mute Records 2007
Helalyn Flowers - Love Like Aliens (Hentai Tentacle Sex Mix by Mechanical Cabaret) - Alfa Matrix Records 2009References
External links
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