Robbie's Rudebox - More than you can handle?



I've been a little disappointed with Robbie's new single, Rudebox.  I get that it's supposed to be part of some new concept album and all, but it seems so inferior to some of his early stuff.  However, I've been seeing some good press on it, and it's got a who's who of collaborators, so I thought I'd share.

ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 'RUDEBOX'_Ok then back to basics...
From: http://www.therobbiewilliamssite.com/

Robbie Williams returns to business with the release of a brand new single 'RUDEBOX' on September 2nd through EMI. 'RUDEBOX' is the first single to be taken from his forthcoming new studio album, which will follow soon after. 'RUDEBOX' is a nasty, dirty, bass infused electro-funk-pop monster produced and written with fellow Stoke On Trent natives/compadres Soul Mekanik aka Danny Spencer & Kelvin Andrews.

"RUDEBOX is wonky pop music, influenced by the underground," says Andrews, "It was just three lads from Stoke having fun in the studio, no rules and no knobheads." Forged around a sample from Sly & Robbie's seminal 'Boops (Here To Go)' and twisted around his own unique visceral lyrical stylings, the result is the sound of our Rob jamming the electro-boogaloo on a bustling New York street corner in 1983. The sound is unmistakably fresh, and unmistakably Robbie Williams! It could be no other.

"RUDEBOX is loads of different things, sometimes it could be a vibe delivered in a spaceship direct to the studio, sometimes it's a really nasty girl dancing scantily clad, or sometimes it's a giant Soundsystem...Sometimes it's actually just a box that tells you to f**k off! too" adds RW.

'RUDEBOX' sets the tone for the album which as previously reported also see's Robbie collaborating with the likes of the Pet Shop Boys, William Orbit and Mark Ronson and a host of others, on both new original compositions and covers of some of his favourite tracks. This is perhaps the most definitive Robbie Williams opus to date, where his truest personal and musical inspirations collide to create an intimate and explorative sound that will surprise some, but after eight albums, this here is the sound of Robert Peter Williams, born 1974 in Stoke On Trent, UK.

"They might say its "dance" or it's "electro" but it's just what I like! It started off as a busman's holiday this time around, but it's become something on which I've found myself. I was just doing my YTS (youth training scheme) up till now," he adds.

'RUDEBOX' has begun to blaze a trail of its own right on dancefloors across the world, with early mixes and dubs from the likes of Soul Mekanik, Chicken Lips & Riton already receiving support from the likes of Pete Tong (UK's Radio1), James Hyman (XFM), and DJ luminaries as broad as Sasha, John Digweed, Trevor Jackson, Erol Alkan, Boris Dlugosch & Sarah Main to name but a handful. The initial white-label release has already charted in the highly respected Buzz, Cool Cuts & Zzub club charts and continues to grow on a daily basis.

RW is in the midst of his record-breaking 'Close Encounters' World tour that hits Australia in November.
Do the RUDEBOX, get your rocks off, lose your shit and get nasty...

The single 'RUDEBOX' is released September 2

Track List:
1. Rudebox - produced by Soul Mekanik
2. Viva Life On Mars - produced by Soul Mekanik
3. Lovelight (Lewis Taylor cover) produced by Mark Ronson
4. King Of The Bongo - (Manu Chao cover) produced by Mark Ronson
5. She's Madonna - produced by Pet Shop Boys
6. Keep On - Produced by Mark Ronson
7. Good Doctor - Produced by Mark Ronson
8. The Actor - produced by Brandon Christy and Craig Russo
9. Never Touch That Switch - produced by Soul Mekanik
10. Louise (Human League cover) - produced by William Orbit
11. We're The Pet Shop Boys - (My Robot Friend cover) - Produced by Pet Shop Boys
12. Burslem Normals - Produced by Soul Mekanik
13. Kiss Me - (Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - cover) - Produced by Dave 'Joey Negro' Lee
14. The 80s - Produced by Jerry Meehan
15. The 90s - Produced by Jerry Meehan
16. Summertime - Produced by William Orbit
17. Bonus track - Dickhead - Produced by Jerry Meehan
Then just for shits & grins. Here's a quote posted from PerezHilton.com
"I'm still addicted to everything. If I play two games of table tennis, I'll be addicted to that. I'm cut between being a druggie and a professional athlete. I hate drugs, I love drugs. They haven't invented a new one that's not bad for you or less depressing than Ecstasy, or one that makes you less paranoid than coke. As depressing and heartbreaking as it is, as soul destroying and
relationship destroying as it is, it makes life fucking interesting."
- Robbie Williams tells The Sun

Posted: Thu - August 24, 2006 at 10:03 PM           |

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