My Robot Friend

My Automatic robot Friend can be an electro-pop task from NEW YORK made up of performance designer and maker Howard Robot. Given birth to Howard Rigberg and affected by Devo, Kraftwerk, and your pet Shop Males, he produced his full-length recording debut in 2002 with Warm Actions! Originally self-released, the recording spawned several singles (“The Repair,” “Walt Whitman,” “Why Won’t You Contact Me Back again?”) and was re-released in 2004 from the Proptronix label. The follow-up recording, Dial 0 (2006), premiered around the Scottish label Soma Quality Recordings. It features many collaborations, especially a visitor feature by vocalist Antony Hegarty (of Antony as well as the Johnsons popularity) on “YET ANOTHER Try,” plus cover variations of Luna’s “23 Moments in Brussels” and Blondie’s “Rapture.” Third recording Soft-Core (2009) was another collaborative work, featuring guest looks by guitarist Dean Wareham (of Luna and Galaxie 500 popularity), vocalist Alison Moyet (of Yazoo popularity), and drummer Joey Waronker (of Beck and R.E.M. popularity). Released on Two times Feature Information, the recording spawned the solitary “Robot SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.” Besides his documenting output, My Automatic robot Friend is well known for his live shows, which discover him inside a homemade automatic robot costume with lamps and all.