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01. Robocop Kraus - The Pilot's Sister
02. Robocop Kraus - Hollywood hat schon immer unsere Ideen geklaut
03. Robocop Kraus - Landing Is O.K.
04. Robocop Kraus - In France Undercover
05. Robocop Kraus - Jimmy Is A Murderer
06. Robocop Kraus - She Crashed Her Car In The Backyard
07. Robocop Kraus - Love Controllers
08. Robocop Kraus - One Night In Bangkok
09. Robocop Kraus - This Is Our Situation
10. Robocop Kraus - Poor Soul Relax
11. Robocop Kraus - Love Hungry Man
12. Robocop Kraus - She Said It's O.K.
13. Robocop Kraus - Audience (Alternative Version)
14. Robocop Kraus - Tips For Performers (Alternative Version)
01. Robocop Kraus - Filler
02. Robocop Kraus - This Is Not Science Fiction
03. Robocop Kraus - Free Masons In The House
04. Robocop Kraus - Warehouse
05. Robocop Kraus - Ain't That Something
06. Robocop Kraus - Velvet Speck
07. Robocop Kraus - Polka
08. Robocop Kraus - Ignore It
09. Robocop Kraus - Sometimes I Wonder If You'd Been A Dog In A A Previous Life
10. Robocop Kraus - And Not Quite Made
11. Robocop Kraus - The Transition
12. Robocop Kraus - Property
13. Robocop Kraus - Let's Stay In Bed
14. Robocop Kraus - One For The Witches (WIFS Cover)
ARTIST
TITLE
Why Robocop Kraus Became the Love of My Life
FORMAT
2CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
TR 524CD TR 524CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/25/2022

Long time no hear: after an extended hiatus and just the occasional gig, Robocop Kraus have rewired and reunited. They're back in the game. Almost a quarter of a century has passed since the band was formed, a period which saw them release on labels like L'Age D'Or, Epitaph, and Anti. Now they have put together a compilation featuring all of the tracks which, for one reason or another, were not available on their regular albums, with an intriguing number of rarities and previously unreleased material. Meticulously detailed liner notes courtesy of the band. Artwork by Lorenzo Zimmermann.

"Why Robocop Kraus became the love of my life. Good question, if indeed it is a question (no question mark in sight): Founded in the late 1990s by members of former (secondary modern and grammar) school bands in the small Middle Franconian town of Hersbruck, endowed with the most rudimentary technical skills on their respective instruments (the deal was that every band member would play an instrument he had yet to master) and unafraid of hammering out songs from blatantly pilfered or well-worn musical ideas, the band was, to all intents and purposes, set up to fail. Nevertheless, Robocop Kraus became the love of our lives: five albums between the years of 1999 and 2007, the first on the band's own label Swing Deluxe, the last on the internationally renowned Epitaph label. Hundreds of shows across Europe, the USA, Russia, and Japan. Encounters and friendships with people and bands, adventures and events in squats, bars and clubs. Enough answers? Things quietened down in 2010, a lengthy break with just the odd show here and there. But last year, 2021, we had to concede that Robocop Kraus really are the love of our lives: a concert request was spontaneously accepted -- surprising even the promoter, not to mention ourselves. Back to the rehearsal room. Now we are six and we have more instruments too. We had to listen back to the old songs so we could practice, and as we rummaged through the archives we happened upon the 28 songs now gathered here together for you. They range from our very first recordings to songs for (and in) 2022. EPs, compilation tracks, a few all-time faves like 'Poor Soul Relax' and previously unreleased songs or alternative versions..."