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Live performance as part of Romantic Riots: Cowbells and Indie’uns at The Purple Turtle. Suited and booted in smart shirts and ties, with manic grins stretched across their faces, The Bad Robots took to the stage at the Purple Turtle in Camden. It was like entering a warped 50s high school prom-film, with the swing vibe brilliantly mutilated by an addiction to punk.

With an inherent feeling for rhythm The Bad Robot boys seized the crowd’s attention. Charismatic front man Ben held an engaging rapport with the audience, at times challenging the already hip-swivelling ladies to show what they’re made of.

More than a polite nod is given towards bands like Greenday, The Clash, and The Jam in their music. However their jerky contrapuntal synchronicity gives the band a fresh attitude, and their robotic riffs works in that good old-fashioned way rock does. One of the best moments of the gig was the on the spot barbershop triptet, their harmonies so on the mark that Ben yelled in excitement at the end “f**king beach boys Hell yeah!” Another inspired moment was a samba style drum riff that clipity-clopped oh so sweetly between cowbell and drum. It’s the kind of rock where the music punctuates the lyric lines building you up and bringing you down. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!

 

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Put your circuit boards in the air for The Bad Robots as they storm through to the final 5 of T4's mobileAct Unsigned. Over the next three weeks they will be optimising their output to secure a place in the final where the remaining two bands face the public vote. To help them along, register to vote in the final here. Once registered, you can become a fan of the Bad Robots by clicking on their name.

Two young lads who didn’t follow their mother’s advice of “Never trust a man with a beard” are drummer Nick and guitarist Carl from badass band The Bad Robots. They have recently teamed up with beardy Ben - who it seems has staunchly followed his mother’s advice of “never trust a man who wears beige” – to play honest rock and roll to music hungry Londoners. With their album finished, gigs a’plenty lined up, the Robots have an exciting but busy year ahead.

The Anglo-Australian connection is proving to be a commanding combination. Although from a vast and distant land Ben’s own hometown Perth was small and isolated. Despite being removed from the wider world the town was like a small aromatic stew bubbling with it’s own blend of creativity that bred the bellowing Ben. With miles of uninhabited land around you, you’d have to yell to be heard suggested Ben “it’s all about getting noticed from such a small town”. The Bad Robots music is full of belting lyrics and beats that swing the punk rock and ska circuit boldly.

Inspired by the early 90s, music that fed them through the formative years, their style was influenced by a “Greenday meets Bonjovi meets Nirvana” medley. There are twists to this, Ben has a definite ACDC Rose Tattoo streak to his beard, Carl’s mother is a beautiful singer, and Nick’s grandfather was an ace jazz drummer. Don’t be misled by the band’s name or stage persona’s though, ballet and amateur opera lurk amongst the skeletons in The Bad Robot closet. No wonder they jump around so jubilantly on stage, they’re really The Bad Ballerinas at heart. Jokes aside, they’re brilliant (but I’ll let you decide at what).



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