New Zealand dark electro band, ROBOTS IN LOVE smash the wall between rock and electronic music with debut album, Activate! With this new album, ROBOTS IN LOVE transforms uninhibited, naked emotion into a powerful, unforgettable sonic experience.
Some of the songs on Activate! take a “dystopian” perspective; “Break The Code” and “The Sequel” for example. Others like “Entwine” address both desire and anticipation. The album ends with “Fire Heals”, a devastatingly beautiful story of loss, wrapped in a stunning symphonic arrangement that will leave you craving more.
However, the most consistent and important theme of the album is perhaps that of “breaking free of the darkness”. Vocalist, Elenor says, “It’s my advice to people to venture into the darkness but not to stay there. For example, in “Wolves Cry” the lyrics are: “hear the danger and run from night, love is stronger into light”.
Musical inspiration for the album comes from the creative collision between vocalist / producer Elenor Rayner and drummer / producer Alex Burchell. Elenor says, “For an album that’s so precise and meticulously produced, it developed organically, and I think that’s what makes it work so well. There are no distinct influences on our music, the songs take their own shape as we work on them together.”
Two years in the making, Activate! creates a cinematic journey, demolishing genre boundaries and creating a sound that’s uniquely their own.
Activate! is available on limited edition CD in addition to digital format on all major platforms including Spotify and Bandcamp.
ROBOTS IN LOVE is a creative collision between vocalist / producer Elenor Rayner and drummer / producer Alex Burchell. Elenor’s emotive, dystopian synthscapes merge with Alex’s precision-crafted percussion to form a sound that’s both visceral and visionary.
“Modern dark music with electronic elements and majestic industrial vibes is having a strong insurgence around the world. Robots in Love is for sure a name with a special place betweenthe forerunners.” – Prog-Sphere.com
Elenor’s global reputation precedes her: with hundreds of production, remix, and vocal credits, including work with Sobriquet and The Crystalline Effect, she’s no stranger to creating unique sounds. Alex brings a methodical mindset and a modern edge from his experience as a prog rock/metal producer, (Angels Unchained), remixer (Magnetique), synthwave artist (Techno-Logique), and performer with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.
The band’s live lineup is completed by guitarist Henry Flynn Wall.
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