Robots Like to Break it Down

aRcTip

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I brought this track with me from my latest trip to the future, a popular dance anthem for androids and robots.

Or it's just me experimenting with Ultrabeat and a test drum kit but couldn't help adding wacky robot-sounding stuff to the song project (and then a little homage too).

Bebot (an Iphone app) is making a guest apperance here and the voice is Fred from Mac OS. If I had a vocoder, I would probably have used it.

Any kind of feedback always welcome.

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Lyrics

Stop the music and go home.

Song Stats

Hits: 1150
Comments: 33
Fans: 23
Plays: 103
Downloads: 27

Uploaded: Dec 01, 2011 - 02:59:13 PM
Last Updated: Dec 01, 2011 - 02:59:13 PM Last Played: Apr 07, 2013 - 04:51:08 PM

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robots (18), androids (3), future (21), dance (762), party (42), bebot (2), police (13)

Comments

Henke	Henke said 538 days ago (December 1st, 2011)
	Cool stuff And being quite incapable of dancing myself, I am happy to know that it is acceptable to send in one's robot on the floor as a substitute in the future ;-) Nice grooves and retro-futuristic soundbed (TD meets Kraftwerk, or something). Thanks! Take care, Henke Check out my latest song called Spring

aRcTip	aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Henke Haha! Yep, but when they start to take battery acid, you got problems! Check out my latest song called Frolic

Skweryl	Skweryl said 538 days ago (December 1st, 2011)
	YESYESYES! ARCTIPSKWERYL! COOL I BET ROBOTS WOULD LIKE TO DO THE TAJIKISTANI BOP TOO! THIS IS REALLY COOL, GOT THE SKWERYL HOPPIN'! Check out my latest song called Funky Funny Bunnies

aRcTip	aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Skweryl Keep on boppin in the free world! Check out my latest song called Frolic

PatriciaGirl	PatriciaGirl said 538 days ago (December 1st, 2011)
	Kewlioness Hip Robop err Bebot. Cool programming and I love the sounds you use. Especially on the melodies I hear. Oh and I would definitely use a vocoder imo. It would make it more Robotic-eee. Arrigato Mr Robot-oo pg Check out my latest song called Derelict

PatriciaGirl	PatriciaGirl said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	lol...btw I love the dryer and washer can't forget them! Check out my latest song called Derelict

aRcTip	aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	PG Thanks! I just realized that a track with robot sound fx has strangely disappeared from the mix but I didn't notice it until now. Guess it wasn't that important, but yes a vocoder would fit nicely here. Hehe, I like the dryer and the washer too! But they don't break it down like that woman does, check her out! Check out my latest song called Frolic

Philip18

Philip18 said 538 days ago (December 1st, 2011)

Robots
Solid beat underneath the various elements that you introduce. I can almost hear you thinking about ways to make this interesting and varied as this develops and the instruments/sounds are introduced. Not a style of music I listen to a lot, but I can appreciate the skill and thought you have put into this. Much enjoyed.

Check out my latest song called Close to Midnight w/ alackbass, rok41, paul f. page, & KyasheMusic

aRcTip	aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Philip It's pretty easy to build something on the robot theme, I had to stop myself from throwing too much in. Thanks for listening and commenting Philip :) Check out my latest song called Frolic

Sigmund	Sigmund said 537 days ago (December 1st, 2011)
	Robots Like to Break it Down I know if I were a robot, I'd want to get out on the dance floor for this tune! Enjoyed - thanks! Sig Check out my latest song called Under Your Bed - feat. strangedream, rok41 & Steve Ritter

aRcTip	aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Sig Sounds great, thanks for stopping by Sig! Check out my latest song called Frolic

Reinholt56	Reinholt56 said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Hi aRcTip..... This robot mix was well worth waiting for. It's good for robots and androids to let their fibre-optic hair down once in a while. This theme would have them dancing wherever they were. You see they couldn't resist this type of robot-hop or android-shuffle. Take care. Paul Check out my latest song called When The Time Comes (An Ambiental Mix)

aRcTip	aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Thanks Paul Hehe... yeah, you got to keep them happy in some way or they'll turn against you. I'm looking forward to hear your holiday stuff! Check out my latest song called Frolic

Kicbal

Kicbal said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)

Future a go
Cool opening and some sweet arpeggiated runs. Cool bridge midwya through. This groove works and to me is crying out to really be blasted open, meaning the same groove, tempo etc. but morphing into some really aggro big beat drum and bass sounds. As it is it grooves, but seems to stay at one level. Listen to Röyksopp "Happy Up Here" to get my meaning. Anyway just a thought. Nicely done.

Check out my latest song called Dirt Oasis (rough mix)

aRcTip	aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Kicbal Yeah, I see what you mean. Great tip and comment, and thanks a lot for that! Check out my latest song called Frolic

michael2

michael2 said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)

coool
love this, such good machine sounds. I think Fred is totally appropriate for this one. great drum programming too. did you ever see the Flight of the Conchords number where the humans were dead and the robots had taken over? only one dance: the Robot Boogie. and everyone says affirmative instead of yes. anyways, great track. hit me up and i'll tell you how to use the vocoder in Logic (yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus).

Check out my latest song called yes you told me (that you're cynical)

aRcTip

aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)

Michael
Cheers M2! Yeah, it's about time for me to start practice drum programming, it's too easy to throw in a drum loop (but sometimes it's hard to resist).

That's the FOTC pilot isn't it? I remember the costumes and the binary solo: 010111000110101

Wow, I learned something new about american christmas folklore AND Logic from your comment, thanks. I'll remember that when my next robot track is up :)

Check out my latest song called Frolic

ramonaji	ramonaji said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	cool robot tune! Nicely done! Check out my latest song called Nobody Knows You (Italian Dance Remix by Andy Fox!)

aRcTip	aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Ramonaji Thanks for listening :) Check out my latest song called Frolic

Soundhound	Soundhound said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Sounds Like.... You had fun doing this one, cool track...... Nicely done........ Check out my latest song called Call To Arms...

aRcTip	aRcTip said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Thanks Soundhound Yep, when you're having fun and keeping it simple, it usually just flows! Check out my latest song called Frolic

Skean	Skean said 537 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Robots Like to Break it Down Sweet, you've done a great robot dance track, my body feel the robot rhythm. Nice work enjoyed. Check out my latest song called Asian Mystery

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 536 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	robo-pop i am robot........ known as discobot on the titanium floor....... cool piece. maybe more fred. Check out my latest song called Darkest Skies

Doug Somers	Doug Somers said 536 days ago (December 2nd, 2011)
	Shake it, 'bot "I'm the operator of my pocket calculator." BTW, Kraftwerk have nothing on this tune. Irresistible fun. I can't keep still! You must have had a good time doing putting this together. Doug Check out my latest song called The Asteroid [Doom2012]

crissew	crissew said 536 days ago (December 3rd, 2011)
	Robot dance music Cool use of delay and drum machine sounds here. Nice mix too. Enjoyed it! Check out my latest song called Devil's Argument!!!

egobandit	egobandit said 535 days ago (December 4th, 2011)
	robots everywhere should be listening, my android half was movin and groovin ! Love the way those electronic toms hit you right in the back of the head great on headphones! Check out my latest song called walkin out my door

H3nry	H3nry said 533 days ago (December 5th, 2011)
	Ro Bots n Be Bots Fun! Makes me want to stay on spin cycle! Check out my latest song called Mic check

magnatone	magnatone said 533 days ago (December 6th, 2011)
	Robots Like to Break It Down this is so inventive and addictive! i have no idea how one makes music like this, but i sure enjoy it! Check out my latest song called Blind Love (Seeing Heart) - Orchestral Version

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 532 days ago (December 7th, 2011)
	Break It Down I've been to the future and this was one of my favorite tunes way back then when things were modern. Great track. Love the ultrabeat sound you've created. I almost want to get Logic just for that alone. I also like your Bebot parts. It's cool to see a great iPhone app make it's way into a song. Nice work. Downloaded. Bob Check out my latest song called Green Machine

PaddyNavinCaryatid	PaddyNavinCaryatid said 528 days ago (December 11th, 2011)
	Robots In 3156 this is enjoying a revival. In fact in 3156 [ pretty much every hit from 3014 is back in the charts apart from Voltron's "Rock me, I'm a Deus" which of course was banned under the treaty of Betelgeuse due to it's use as a weapon of mass destruction in the Second Android Engagement. I still love it though. Check out my latest song called Get Out of Town (V.2)

smokey bacon jnr	smokey bacon jnr said 520 days ago (December 19th, 2011)
	Wobble bass! Love that big phat wobble bass you get in there. It's definitely the now club sound! I like the way the synth rhythms play off each other. Very cool track. Check out my latest song called Trailed in the Mud

Corporal Beef	Corporal Beef said 516 days ago (December 23rd, 2011)
	Robots Like to Break It Down Now that you've traveled to the future, has it become the past? Just wondering. Love the multi-melodies in this piece, as well as the instrumentation. Vocoders are boss, so I hope you get into them soon. Thanks for posting. Check out my latest song called 12.31.12

oldlibmike	oldlibmike said 493 days ago (January 14th, 2012)
	Fun! Very Kraftwerkish - terrific ear to put all the bleeps and blips into something so danceable. Check out my latest song called Tandoori