robots mating (with aliens)

11 THINGS: Robots Mating (with Aliens)

Thursday, February 15, 2007

1. "The Robots" / Kraftwerk (1978): "Ja tvoi sluga, (I'm your slave)/ ja tvoi Rabotnik (I'm your worker) ..."
Mates with: Mannequins.
Produces: Agitprop.

2. "Uncontrollable Urge" / Devo (1978): "Got an urge got a surge/ And it's out of control ..."
Mates with: Excitement.
Produces: Uncontrollable urge.

3. "Mr. Roboto" / Styx (1983): "I'm not a robot without emotions/ I'm not what you see ..."
Mates with: Near future.
Produces: Screwed workers.

4. "Philip K. Dick in the Pet Section of a Wal-Mart" / Man or Astro-Man? (1995):
Mates with: Yesterday.
Produces: Tomorrow.

5. "Earth People" / Dr. Octagon (1996): "Earth people, New York and California/ Earth people, I was born on Jupiter ..."
Mates with: Kool Keith.
Produces: Black Elvis.

6. "Intergalactic" / Beastie Boys (1998): "Another dimension new galaxy/ Intergalactic planetary ..."
Mates with: Dance floor.
Produces: Pinch on neck of Mr. Spock.

7. "Livin' Astro" / Black Elvis (1999): "Flying saucers, spaceships move at warp speed/ MTV level three when I fly on BET/ Livin' astro, tell me how you feel/ One two, one two ..."
Mates with: Kool Keith.
Produces: Dr. Octagon.

8. "Roboshuffle" / Kid Koala (2000):
Mates with: Turntable.
Produces: More mating.

9. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" / the Flaming Lips (2002): " 'Cause she knows that it'd be tragic if those evil robots win ..."
Mates with: "She Don't Use Jelly."
Produces: Strange pleasure.

10. "Hell Yes" / Beck (2005): "Hell yes/ I'm movin this way/ I'm doin this thing/ (Please enjoy) ..."
Mates with: Dream Robots.
Produces: More questions about Dianetics.

11. 01101001 (2019): "0110000101101101."
Mates with: 01100001
Produces: 01110010011011110110001001101111011101000000110100001010.

Tim Sullivan, tsullivan@sfchronicle.com

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