The Robot Ate Me
The Robot Ate Me has been the project of Ryland Bouchard since 2002 which h… Read Full Bio ↴The Robot Ate Me has been the project of Ryland Bouchard since 2002 which has gone through many distinct phases incorporating aspects of folk, jazz, psychedelia, electronica, and avant-garde rock.
He has been labeled by Daytrotter as “One of the most creative and potentially scary minds of our generation” and by Spin Magazine as "purely artistic, baffling, and almost completely uncommercial".
In 2002 he released They Ate Themselves, his first record as The Robot Ate Me and played his first shows in Los Angeles opening for notable touring acts such as Daniel Johnson, Tegan and Sara, Metric, Stars and The Blackheart Procession. Skyscraper Magazine described his first release as "Quite possibly the year's most arresting experimental pop record, They Ate Themselves is a dizzyingly vibrant trip through death and multi-layered dissonance."
The controversial and highly experimental On Vacation was released in 2004 in which Adam Gnade declared "It's not even music outside the margins. Here the margins were never there, and if they were to encroach, The Robot Ate Me would probably up and croak."
Punk Planet followed suit describing the album as "A hypnotic two-disc record that will score your twisted nightmares and fanciful dreams."
Splendid summarized "It is impossible to understand a Robot Ate Me album from a written description."
After the release of On Vacation in 2004 he signed with Kill Rock Stars and toured the US heavily the next few years playing close to 600 shows in the following three years. His shows relied heavily on audience participation and were known for being fairly unpredictable. As part of his shows he would sometimes be dragged across the floor by attendees, wear masks, scream loudly, have the audience play the supporting instruments for his songs without rehearsal, or abruptly leave after playing one song.
The 2005 release of Carousel Waltz brought a set of minimal American folk songs.
The album was lauded by Babysue as a "strangely compelling and uplifting vision of how love affects a person. Soft and focused, these unusual tunes are simultaneously accessible and peculiar. The Robot Ate Me remains one of the most unique acts on the planet. Brimming with credible substance, Carousel Waltz is yet another killer album from an artist who just keeps getting better and better with time..."
2006 brought the avant-garde Good World which comprised mostly of sparse clarinet lines mixed with minimal percussion and falsetto vocals by Bouchard. Pitchforkmedia asked "Has someone bludgeoned frontman Ryland Bouchard?".
Tinymixtapes declared: "Not since the glory days of punk has an album come and gone so fast and left one with more questions than answers."
In 2008 Ryland Bouchard released Seeds, a hand-made limited edition box set with close to two hours of music (divided between an A-Sides cd/vinyl and a B-Sides cd), a DVD of Super 8 videos, four 7" vinyl records, letter-pressed lyrics, a hand silk-screened shirt, bag, poster, and a set of illustrations by his longtime collaborator Daniel Gibson. Only 500 copies of the set were made.
In 2009, Bouchard completed a Take-Away Show video session for La Blogothèque where he performed songs from Seeds.
The 2009 double vinyl release Cowbirds and Cuckoos was released on November 15, 2009 by Swim Slowly Records.
He has been labeled by Daytrotter as “One of the most creative and potentially scary minds of our generation” and by Spin Magazine as "purely artistic, baffling, and almost completely uncommercial".
In 2002 he released They Ate Themselves, his first record as The Robot Ate Me and played his first shows in Los Angeles opening for notable touring acts such as Daniel Johnson, Tegan and Sara, Metric, Stars and The Blackheart Procession. Skyscraper Magazine described his first release as "Quite possibly the year's most arresting experimental pop record, They Ate Themselves is a dizzyingly vibrant trip through death and multi-layered dissonance."
The controversial and highly experimental On Vacation was released in 2004 in which Adam Gnade declared "It's not even music outside the margins. Here the margins were never there, and if they were to encroach, The Robot Ate Me would probably up and croak."
Punk Planet followed suit describing the album as "A hypnotic two-disc record that will score your twisted nightmares and fanciful dreams."
Splendid summarized "It is impossible to understand a Robot Ate Me album from a written description."
After the release of On Vacation in 2004 he signed with Kill Rock Stars and toured the US heavily the next few years playing close to 600 shows in the following three years. His shows relied heavily on audience participation and were known for being fairly unpredictable. As part of his shows he would sometimes be dragged across the floor by attendees, wear masks, scream loudly, have the audience play the supporting instruments for his songs without rehearsal, or abruptly leave after playing one song.
The 2005 release of Carousel Waltz brought a set of minimal American folk songs.
The album was lauded by Babysue as a "strangely compelling and uplifting vision of how love affects a person. Soft and focused, these unusual tunes are simultaneously accessible and peculiar. The Robot Ate Me remains one of the most unique acts on the planet. Brimming with credible substance, Carousel Waltz is yet another killer album from an artist who just keeps getting better and better with time..."
2006 brought the avant-garde Good World which comprised mostly of sparse clarinet lines mixed with minimal percussion and falsetto vocals by Bouchard. Pitchforkmedia asked "Has someone bludgeoned frontman Ryland Bouchard?".
Tinymixtapes declared: "Not since the glory days of punk has an album come and gone so fast and left one with more questions than answers."
In 2008 Ryland Bouchard released Seeds, a hand-made limited edition box set with close to two hours of music (divided between an A-Sides cd/vinyl and a B-Sides cd), a DVD of Super 8 videos, four 7" vinyl records, letter-pressed lyrics, a hand silk-screened shirt, bag, poster, and a set of illustrations by his longtime collaborator Daniel Gibson. Only 500 copies of the set were made.
In 2009, Bouchard completed a Take-Away Show video session for La Blogothèque where he performed songs from Seeds.
The 2009 double vinyl release Cowbirds and Cuckoos was released on November 15, 2009 by Swim Slowly Records.
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The Robot Ate Me Lyrics
12 In the Fire Work work until you die. work work until you die.…
14 They Killed You They touch your hands they touch your arms they touch…
A Harp My voice was a harp! hoping to be plucked. in…
After the War After the war I read that you had survived, you…
All Good Things all good things take time but honor breeds what it brings …
Apricot Tea If you want to lay at the bottom of the…
Bad Feelings Look into her eyes And let her know why You wanna be Her…
Come Together You should make sure you feel alive Before you fall into…
Crispy Christian Tea Time Sometimes we play, crispy christian tea time, with barbies t…
Everyone Was Still I blinked and you were gone. everyone around me was…
Goodnight Cloud cloud, rain rain cloud cloud, rain rain on me…
In the Fire Work work until you die. work work until you die.…
Interlude Regret won't change who you are Unless you take its lessons…
Jesus and Hitler So Jesus and Hitler Were in The Backseat Trying To Make…
Just One Girl There is just one girl I love, And she is smiling…
Kept Our Hands Warm We walked down the stairs, we took off our shoes,…
Lately Lately when I speak out They laugh and take me in They…
On Vacation let's leave work early flee from the city run to the subur…
Our Bones Were Chalk Our bones were chalk twisting over the board, gentle and…
Regret Regret won't change who you are, Unless you take its lessons…
So We Stopped Here we left our hearts because they were too cold…
Sugar & My Rotted Teeth So I knew there wasn't water in the lake but…
They Ate Themselves They ate themselves, sliding at the bottom silver and smooth…
They Killed You They touch your hands they touch your arms they touch…
This Love Is Waiting make the world you wanna see fill these thoughts you cant…
Tied to the Car Tied to the car I waited for a knife to…
Tonight Lets get high with eachother While we still have time Lets g…
Watermelon Sugar I saw you in the statue of mirrors You were re…
We Ate Eachother Lets sit around, feast on eachother our cells broken apart…
What We Thought Was Fog Driving in fog, I didn't know where to turn I…
Where Love Goes Things started right But you never know Where your love will…
You Died... an Afterthough It was wrong I should have held back poured myself…
You Smile You Smile something isn't right, your fingers are a taught…