Marcus Lambkin (born 1971) better known by the pseudonym Shit Robot is an
Irish
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electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
ian and
DJ.
Career
While working as a DJ in New York in 2000 he befriended
James Murphy, later of
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002 by James Murphy, co-founder of DFA Records. The band comprises Murphy (vocals, various instruments), Nancy Whang (synthesizer, keyboards, vocals), Pat Mahoney (dr ...
, and started a DJ partnership with him.
Lambkin moved to rural
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
in 2004 and started producing his own music, with a number of releases on
DFA Records
DFA Records is an American independent record label founded in 2001 by Mo' Wax co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, musician James Murphy, and manager Jonathan Galkin. They previously had a production team called The DFA, consisting of Goldsworthy and ...
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
Alexis Taylor
Alexis Taylor (born 20 April 1980) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist of the band Hot Chip. He is also the keyboardist of the band About Group and has released solo ...
of
Hot Chip
Hot Chip are an English synthpop band formed in London in 1995. The group consists of multi-instrumentalists Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin. They are occasionally joined by former member Rob Smoughton for ...
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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Shit Robot portrait robotin
Brain magazine
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Irish electronic musicians
Irish dance musicians
Irish house musicians
Musicians from Dublin (city)
DFA Records artists
1971 births
Living people