From Rockfeedback.com - is "Black Atlas" "Black Jettas?"

IMA ROBOT
album: 'public access' (virgin)
brief description: debut-ep from drummer joey waronker's new combo
year: 2003

"Much in the vein of that fabulous, new, whiny-vox, ultra-trendy, !!! (Chk Chk Chk) and The Rapture-esque, post-punk/disco, no/new/tidal-wave scene (or something), Ima Robot is the thrilling genre-amalgamation project of Beck/REM percussion-wizard, Joey Waronker and a clan of like-minded felons.

'12=3 (Here Come The Doctors)’ may prove that IR have a serious deficiency with maths, but seemingly not at grasping the basis of a calculated, urgent, thrilling, noisy and deeply fulfilling rock dancefloor-filler. It’s the best, most impressive lead-track of a debut-EP since Stellastarr* launched themselves into the wilderness a month ago.

‘Black Atlas’, meanwhile, is all desperate guitar-solos, vocalist Alex Ebert’s idiosyncratic yelps and stutters (’What the f**k is that,’ he bellows in the midst of a compelling hurdle of weary synths and 80s computer-console sound-effects) and the perfect precedent towards the smile-arching ‘Sex Symbols On Parade’ (where the key refrain throughout is ‘GIRLS – LOVE – ME!’) or New Order/Duran Duran bleeps of ‘The Beat Goes On’.

They may not be human. But these robots are presently programming the hottest party in town."

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12=3 (Here Come The Doctors)’ may prove that IR have a serious deficiency with maths

I love that the British call it "maths" sounds so wrong, yet it is correct. Hmmm...IR....I personally prefer Neuwave's proclamation 'The Bot'.

[Edited on 26-6-2003 by Phobiac]

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‘Black Atlas’, meanwhile...

How do you mess that one up?