http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk Part lizard - part machine - all party! Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:50:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As previously mentioned, Robot vs Dinosaur will be returning to Island Bar come Friday 21st November and as ever we've all manner of electronic thrills and spills in store. On the live front we've got a headline set from London-based techno merchant The Third Man (of whom we wrote about ... http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/11/11/next-rvd-21st-november/ Ai Records technomancer The Third Man, one of the participants on the imprint's recent triple-split EP alongside Plant43 and Najem Sworb, has recently released his debut album 'Clarion Call'. More of a mini than a full-length LP, the release sees him distilling his love of techno, acid and the classic ... http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/11/07/the-third-mans-clarion-call/ Robot vs Dinosaur are all set to DJ this Saturday as part of the upcoming Gigbeth festival, topping a bill of exciting and innovative new acts performing on the 4Talent stage, located in the Dragon Bar at Birmingham Barfly. Confirmed to perform are Rich Batsford, The Icarus, Iain Woods & The ... http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/11/06/we-is-djing-on-saturday/ So: Mechakitten, our long-mooted joint event with The Autumn Store, came and went just over a week ago. Thanks to everyone who took part and helped make it such a fantastic evening including Seeland, Arthur & Martha, Arc Vel (pictured) and Mexican Kids at Home for providing cracking live performances, ... http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/11/05/mechakitten-photos-up/ Mechakitten- the long-mooted joint event between Robot vs Dinosaur and indiepop promotions outfit The Autumn Store- is finally on the horizon, taking place at Island Bar this Saturday! The night features a rare headline performance from ex-Broadcast/Plone duo Seeland, plus motorik madness from London's Arthur & Martha, electronic epics from previous ... http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/10/22/mechakitten-approaches/ Giant mechagodzilla thank-yous to everyone who came down to October's Robot vs Dinosaur! Drink was poured, music was consumed and minds were blown: mostly our own, given how good the turnout was in spite of our not having a great deal of time to promote the night as of late. Special ... http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/10/21/rvd9-the-aftermath/ Don't forget that our October event's just around the corner, taking place at Island on Friday 17th. We'll be hosting live performances from Cyan341 (the headliner- ignore the flyer!) and Line, plus DJs and visuals from Chromatouch. Entry is £3, or just £1 if dressed as a robot or dinosaur- doors ... http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/10/14/incoming-rvd9/ Final reminder: we're DJing tonight at BUSK, as part of their BOOST event. Entry is free, with the night running from 10:30 'til 3am. More info can be found via their myspace, whilst BUSK itself can be found on Gough St opposite Island Bar. See you there? http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/10/08/djing-tonight-at-busk/ RvD June performer Arc Vel has released an mp3 single entitled 'Lin' via new digital music emporium Indmill. The single features three amazing tracks including a brand new number called 'Bed Sidde', which quite frankly took my breath away on first listen. Sounding like Ryuichi Sakamoto gleefully hurling Tortoise's equipment ... http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/10/06/charitable-arc-vel-mp3s/ Given that it would seem we've got events coming out of our ears for Autumn, here's a round-up of what we're up to over the next month or so... Don't forget, full details of all of our upcoming escapades can be found on our events page. First up: we're very pleased ... http://www.robotvsdinosaur.co.uk/2008/10/05/rvd-event-blowout/