Marcus Lambkin (born 1971) better known by the pseudonym Shit Robot is an

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ian and DJ.

Career

While working as a DJ in New York in 2000 he befriended James Murphy, later of

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, and started a DJ partnership with him. Lambkin moved to rural

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in 2004 and started producing his own music, with a number of releases on

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from 2006. He released his debut album '' From the Cradle to the Rave'' in September 2010 to positive reviews from Entertainment.ie and NME. The album features contributions from

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and James Murphy amongst others.

Discography

Albums

*''From the Cradle to the Rave'' (DFA Records, 2010) *'' We Got a Love'' (DFA Records, 2014) *''What Follows'' (DFA Records, 2016)

Singles

*'Wrong Galaxy' (DFA Records, 2006) *'Chasm' (DFA Records, 2007) *'Simple Things (Work It Out)' (DFA Records, 2009) *'I Got A Feeling' (DFA Records, 2010) *'Take Em Up' (DFA Records, 2010) *'Tuff Enuff' (DFA Records, 2010) *'Losing My Patience' (DFA Records, 2011) *'Teenage Bass' (DFA Records, 2012) *'Feels Real' (DFA Records, 2013) *'We Got a Love' (DFA Records, 2013) *'Do That Dance' (DFA Records, 2014) *'Do It (Right)' (DFA Records, 2014) *'Where It's At' (DFA Records, 2015) *'OB-8' (DFA Records, 2016) *'Cubed / Rotation' (DFA Records, 2018)

References

External links

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