The Robot Ate Me

The Robot Ate Me

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Robot Ate Me


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Origin = San Diego, CA, United States
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Genre = Experimental music, Art rock, Indie, Folk
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Years_active = 2002 - 2007
Label = Swim Slowly Records 5 Rue Christine Kill Rock Stars
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URL = [http://www.therobotateme.com/ therobotateme.com]
Current_members = Ryland Bouchard
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The Robot Ate Me was an experimental indie rock band formed by Ryland Bouchard in 2002. Their critically acclaimed albums alternate between accessible pop and obscure musical art projects that either tend to annoy or astonish. After releasing "Good World" in 2006 Babysue described the band as "one of the most unpredictable and obtuse underground bands around." In 2005, Bouchard moved to Anacortes, Washington then, in 2006, moved to Portland, Oregon where he currently lives. Bouchard has toured solo since 2005 and is known for having fairly unpredictable live performances. In 2003, Bouchard toured with David Greenberg, Are-Jay Hoffman and William Haworth. Also, the band Oh No! Oh My! got their name from The Robot Ate Me's song of the same name from the album On Vacation.

In 2007 Ryland Bouchard announced that he would no longer release records as The Robot Ate Me.

Discography

* "They Ate Themselves" (Swim Slowly, 2002)
* "Live at the CBC" (Swim Slowly, 2003)
* "On Vacation" (Swim Slowly, 2004)
* "On Vacation" (5 Rue Christine, 2005, Reissue)
* "Carousel Waltz" (5 Rue Christine, 2005)
* "Good World" (5 Rue Christine, 2006)

Band members

*Ryland Bouchard

Past members and contributors

*David Greenberg (drums)
*Are-Jay Hoffman (bass/violin)
*William Haworth (drums, horns, synthesizers)
*Alan Lechusza (woodwinds and orchestral arrangements on "Carousel Waltz")
*Edan Rosenberg (helped write lyrics for "Carousel Waltz")
*Daniel Gibson (completed the artwork for all the albums)

References

* [http://www.swimslowly.com Swim Slowly Records]
* [http://www.splendidezine.com/features/robot/ Splendid magazine interview]
* [http://www.vueweekly.com/articles/default.aspx?i=2526 Vue Weekly interview]
* [http://www.babysue.com/2006-May-LMNOP-Reviews.html Review by Babysue]
* [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/the-robot-ate-me-good-world/ Review by Popmatters]
* [http://www.petenema.com/article.php?story=concert-the_robot_ate_me-0704 Live Show Review, 2007]

External links

* [http://www.therobotateme.com The Robot Ate Me] - Official Website
* [http://www.myspace.com/therobotateme] - Myspace Page
* [http://www.swimslowly.com Swim Slowly Records] - Label owned by Bouchard
* [http://www.5rc.com 5 Rue Christine] - Information site about this and other bands (current label)
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:8hx7gjyr36ic Allmusic Guide Overview]
* [http://www.gracenote.com/music/search.html?q=robot+ate+me&f=artist&x=28&y=11 Grace note info on albums]
* [http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/factsheets/therobotateme/ killrockstars.com] - Fact sheet including tour info


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