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7 unusual facts about Robots in Disguise


Alexandre Sap

In 1997 he started his own independent record company Recall Group signing many Artists including The Servant, Jehro, Thomas Dydahl, Grand National, Mylo, Robots in Disguise, Fires Of Rome and Dan Black.

Fabien Moreau

In 2005 he joined independent record company Recall Group signing many Artists including The Servant, Jehro, Thomas Dydahl, Grand National, Mylo, Robots in Disguise, Fires Of Rome and Dan Black.

Robots in Disguise

Plume (Delia Gaitskell) and Denim (Suzanne Powell) met and formed the band when they were both students at the University of Liverpool.

This is partially due to Plume dating Boosh member Noel Fielding at the time.

They also appeared at The Mighty Boosh festival, Saturday 5 July 2008 at the Hop Farm in Kent.

Robots in Disguise's second studio album, Get RID! was released in 2005 through Recall and Ben Prime, produced by Chris Corner.

The band's third studio album, We're in the Music Biz, was released through President in 2008, and was again produced by Chris Corner.


Alpha Trion

In Transformers: Robots in Disguise, a subtle nod is given to Alpha Trion's status when Optimus Prime mentions that both he and his brother Ultra Magnus were created by Alpha Trion.

Chipperfield's Circus

Chipperfield is now living in Berlin and is a successful DJ playing clubs across Europe and has worked with artists as diverse as Peaches, Robots In Disguise, IAMX, Angie Reed, Stereo Total, Planning To Rock, Bruce LaBruce, Heidi Mortenson, MEN, Kids On TV, Milenasong, The Fall, Damon Albarn, Stephen Malkmus and producers Alan Moulder (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins), Flood (PJ Harvey, U2) and Bruce Lampcov (David Bowie, Suede).

The Mighty Boosh

It featured musical acts, Robots in Disguise, The Charlatans, The Kills, Gary Numan, and The Mighty Boosh Band, as well as comedy acts Frankie Boyle and Ross Noble.


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