Cargo Records

Disguises

This album was only released in a couple of countries and it has never had an official UK release. It has artwork by Noel Fielding of the Mighty Boosh.

"Disguises" is Robots in Disguise groundbreaking debut album from 2001. SUE DENIM and DEE PLUME are Robots in Disguise, two perfectly harmonizing automatons programmed to create crafty left-field punk-pop and paying tribute as female counterparts to the rock stage personas of David Bowie and Iggy Pop, respectively. The"Get rid" album has been an excellent seller since its release in July this year selling just under 3000 copies. The Robots are androidal Marias on a sex odyssey from Femalia. These Robots crunch computations of electro, synth pop, the Slits, and Lush. "Boys," the European hit a few years ago, whirs on Denim and Plume's sexily detached accents cooing hipster come-ons: "Boys in bands have a lotta fun/They make new sounds to get off on..." Sneaker Pimp Chris Corner is the girls' musical sculptor, handling drum programming, production, and engineering. He comes up with some propulsive fuzzy rhythms, particularly on "Postcards From...," which suggests Too Pure-era Stereolab, or the hooky synth-wave of "Mnemonic."