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The History of the Giant Robots.
The Giant Robots is not a vintage band, they don’t play music for old people, deaf animals nor they play the blues. The Giant Robots is an original Rock and Roll group created in 1996 (or was it in 1966 maybe?). They celebrated their 25th birthday, and their songs are still brief like it was twenty-seven years ago at their first live appearence in the abraxas club near Lausanne, Switzerland. Every song of the Giant Robots is a potential hit single, thank to their God-damned famous compositions.
The fivetett consists of Julia, Tanguy, Guy, Tania plus Michel. Legend would have it that Tanguy and Michel met on skis at rue du petit-chêne in Lausanne by crashing into a cow called Milka, which would have opened the doors to the rehearsal room of the famous local glories Les Aiglons. It’s obviously bullshit! It would also seem that Michel was trying to surf the famous wave of the Château de Glérolles by playing a piece of reverb sounded guitar. Of course there are no waves there, and Michel is a shitty surfer. Let’s assume they met in the campus radio studios in early nineties where their passion for garage rock’n’roll had no other goal than to evangelize the whole earth (and more).
Tanguy is the acknoledged handsome one of the group, and he also plays the drums whose pulsating playing launches the quivering sound of the band . Guy is the lead guitarist, plays with such force that his sound has been compared to a hundred of Fouga Magister aircrafts taking off. Michel is the lead singer and one of the most proficient rhythm guitarist whose reedy frame stands conducting center stage. Julia, 23, and Tania, 23, are the rockers in the band, playing bass and the organ.
After the debut 7’’ ‘‘Introducing…’’, the ‘‘Invasion’’ LP and the ‘‘Super Robots ’’ EP 7” which has included, for the very first time a hit song in french, they released the world acclaimed ‘‘Too Young to Know Better… Too Hard to Care’’ on the unfamous Voodoo Rhythm label. Their latest to date long play “Delightfully Refreshing’’ was released on Soundflat Records, the tittyshaking label from Cologne. Recorded in 5 days in the Toe Rag studio in London by the analogic guru Liam Watson, this album brings back the spirit of mid-60’s rock’n’roll – yéyé! 2023 will be the year of the release of their 4th LP “Fuzz You”, mixed at Jorge Explosion’s studio in Gijon, Spain with the hit single “Avanti la Macchina”, in Italian, to stick with their Latin origins. Fuzz on gents.
The Giant Robots has toured the whole Europa during all those years and are still & always ready to conquer the world (and more). The next show is around, stay tuned!
“ If you ain’t gonna dance at least after the 3rd song then you definitely need some Viagra action up your Butt’’ Reverend Beat-Man, 2006
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The Giant Robots – Get Away
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Delighfully Refreshing
What a thrill! After the world success of Too Young To Know Better, Too Hard To Care that went out in 2006 on Voodoo Rhythm, it has been seven years of drinking, smoking and lazying in order to have the Giant coming with some new material. But wait, not just a new LP, it’s a killer album recorded in one week at the now very famous Toe Rag Recording Studio in London under the conductor Liam Watson. You know, this studio where a roster of great rock’n’roll names went over to record unforgettable tunes. From Thee Headcoats to April March, The Kaisers or The White Stripes. They all loved the so special atmosphere of the place, with only vintage audio gear, excellent tea, and not one computer or new bullshit at all. The Giant Robots were also very proud to record their new songs in the city that saw The Beatles -among other- having big successes in the Swinging London period. Now sit down on your sofa, take a drink and put the needle on the vinyl to enjoy a piece of history.
SFR-051 LP Version and SFR-CD-024 CD Version SOUNDFLAT RECORDS (2013)
in the Tradition of 60’s French Pop Garage comes this Band from the French Part of Switzerland, Michel a Ultra Die Hard Mod from the romandie still believes in the 60’s.The way of Live was a thousand times better than today.. and he is right, or not !!! people did REVOLUTION not only talk about it like we do today and the Spirit of the 60’s you find also in the Recordings no Hi Fidelity shit with crap sub bass shit, it’s LO in recording and HI in Listening Pleasure. The Giant Robots exists since 1996 and one of their main inspiration are the Aiglons a french/swiss band from the mid 60’s. What’s good on the Giant Robots is that its Garage Beat.. these days everybody says from black flag over to the hives they do garage punk.. but what it’s all about you here in this record, Back to the Grave Garage Punk with a French touch it’s not aggressive it’s music to get girls and boys to bed and fuck with them and this it’s what its all about or not ? music to get Girls to bed with you, and if you ain’t gonna Dance at least after the 3rd song then you definitely need some Viagra action up your Butt. (Original text from Voodoo Rhythm Label!!!)
CD: VR1234; LP: VR1234VOODOO RHYTHM (2006)
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A Super Robot E.P.
To respond to the popular demand, The Giant Robots decided to record a song in french on their second 7’’ ‘‘A Super Robot EP’’. ‘‘Viens Chez Moi’’ is a typically story of a guy wanting to invite a girl at his place. But… he has no home and must lie! The King Bees’ ‘‘I Want My Babe’’, ‘‘What’s the Matter’’ (instrumental) and the fuzzy ‘‘Devil Girl’’ complete the track listing.
GFR5/OR009 7’’ EP (2000)
‘‘Invasion !’’, their first album was recorded in 3 days in the old cave of the Château de Corseaux on the lakeside of the Lake Geneva. The Giant’s have been able to capture the live energy of the band and a raw sound similar to those heard on the first Rolling Stones or Sonics. On this album, the Giant Robots have shown their love and respect for some garage classics (Like a Rolling Stone, Ski Bum, Say You Love Me). They putted some sexy thrill on Come See Me of the fabulous Pretty Things with the charming voice of Julia. They also “improved” Supersonic of the little British band Oasis. And finally they were proud to record the song (Shame On Jane) that the great Jim Pewter, the surf music God, wrote for them. And there are plenty of great songs (Mr. Ray, Wild Girl, I Don’t Come Back, etc…) written by the Robots.
GFR4/DAB015 CD (1998)
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Introducing…
‘‘Introducing…’’ is the very first recording of the Giant Robots with 2 covers on it: ‘‘Take Me Away’’ (from american popstars Ween) and ‘‘City of People’’ (The Illusions). But there is a song which made the charts: it is the well known instro ‘‘Exhibition64’’ related to the big Swiss exhibition ‘‘EXPO 64’’ which took place in Lausanne. This is clearly a wink to Les Aiglons, but musically totally different. Last but not least ‘‘Don’t Leave Me now’’ complete the list of the four tracks on this EP.
GFR3/OR004 7’’ EP (1996)