''Robo Ghost'' is the second studio album by Scottish rock and

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Keser Keser are a Scottish band from Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. Keser are signed to UK indie label Alex Tronic Records, and have released three albums to date, '' Esoteric Escape'', '' Robo Ghost'' and Audeamus. The first two albums were reco ...

Overview

''Robo Ghost'' was recorded in 2008–09 at the studio of

Alex Tronic Records Alex Tronic Records (ATR) is a record label based in Scotland who primarily release electronic music. Their current artists include Alex Tronic, ÅsA, Becki Bardot, Keser, Pockets of Resistance, Binary Zero, Iain Carnegie, Marvin Wilson, Ma ...

in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Croan. The album features guitar-driven electronic music and is predominantly

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Track listing

# "Jimmy Wah" – 4:56 # "Chiaroscuro" – 5:08 # "Splice the Glitch" – 4:33 # "If I Only Took a Photograph" – 4:08 # "Acts of Dog" – 6:13 # "Sesevenen" – 3:37 # "Shiny Green Suit" – 3:05 # "Diablo Canyon 1" – 3:43 # "3 Point Play (Set Piece)" – 3:19 # "Nonchalant Repartee" – 4:04 # "Nerd Ensemble" – 3:11 # "Arizona State" – 11:22

Personnel

* Paul Croan –

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* Gavin Clark –

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, programming * Kevan Whitley –

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, keyboards, programming * Dan Bartley – album

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Trivia

Most of the song titles on the album are references or tributes to

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'', the American humourist Maddox, and several movies, including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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Release history

''Robo_Ghost'' was released worldwide in 2009 via UK label

. The label's distribution includes Cargo Records for the UK and Arabesque for the rest of the world.

References

{{Authority control Keser albums 2009 albums Alex Tronic Records albums