Shit Robot

I Got a Feeling Shit Robot

Shit Robot isn't the sort of name you hear every day, and as a result, Markus Lambkin's DJ / Producer alias isn't one that's easy to forget. But it's Lambkin's music that has truly left an indelible impression on dance music lovers' minds, and his newest release is no exception. On the heels of 2009's "Simple Things Work It Out" - itself the follow up to 2006's epic successes "Chasm" and "Wrong Galaxy" - Lambkin has delivered two new tracks that seem to effortlessly set just the right mood for the dance floor. Side A, "I Got A Feeling", plays like a song in two complimentary acts. In the first half, Lambkin builds slowly from minimal beginnings; in the second, he ups the ante with nods to house and a pleasant easing prior to restraint. In fact, it isn't until almost the exact midway point of the song that vocals - provided, notably, by Saheer Umar, one half of New York City dance duo House Of House - first appear. From here onward, things really get going with electro-handclaps, bassy synths, spontaneous buzzings, a driving beat and Umar's echoing vocals “Yearning” takes from both old and new, combining classic, straight-forward electronics in a fresh, new composition. It’s all shimmering keys, four-on-the-floor beats and steady bass; the song only stops to take its breath for a few seconds, when all the elements fall out and then slowly rebuild, turning into a sonic supernova of crystalline synths. Flip the record to hear the Emperor Machine remix that graces Side B. It strips things down, then adds alien lasers, funky guitars and electro-bass, old-skool keys and primal percussion – tambourines, cowbells and such – to the sound. At its least restless moments, the track settles comfortably into a funk groove and rides it until its natural end before breaking out – or breaking down – into a percussion-driven rhythm. From Side A to B, the song has been completely transformed – and is nearly un-Earthly at its most intense, full-fledged stride.