Happy Robots
Rodney Cromwell - Memory Box
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Memory
Box'
-
the
new
album
by
Rodney
Cromwell
-
fuses
a
European
synthpop
sensibility
with
a
world
of
magical
realism.
It
was
inspired
as
much
by
the
literature
of
Alice
in
Wonderland,
Franz
Kafka
and
Anna
Kavan,
as
by
its
musical
influences
of
artists
such
as
Kraftwerk,
Neu!,
The
Cure,
Silver
Apples,
Oppenheimer
Analysis
and
Polyrock.
The
sonic
pallet
of
'Memory
Box'
is
rich,
colourful,
often
surprising
and
utterly
unique.
Since
the
release
of
his
debut
'Age
of
Anxiety'
album
in
2015,
Rodney
Cromwell
has
been
featured
by
the
likes
of
NME,
Electronic
Sound
Magazine,
Huffington
Post,
Paste,
BBC6
Music
and
national
RNE3
in
Spain
for
whom
he
recorded
a
live
session.
'Age
of
Anxiety'
was
included
in
a
wealth
of
Best
of
Lists,
not
least
that
of
Electronic
Sound.
He
has
appeared
on
compilations
alongside
Cavern
of
Anti-Matter,
John
Foxx,
Devo,
OMD,
Katy
Perry
and
many
more.
Rodney
Cromwell
is
the
project
of
Adam
Cresswell.
The
first
band
he
founded
was
SALOON,
who
were
John
Peel
darlings,
who
recorded
three
Peel
Sessions
and
the
Festive
50
number
1
of
2002.
They
released
three
acclaimed
albums
on
Track
&
Field
(UK)
and
Darla
Records
(US)
and
played
with
a
host
of
alternative
acts
including
Stereolab,
Electrelane,
Quickspace,
Laika,
Of
Montreal
&
Movietone.
He
followed
Saloon
with
ARTHUR
&
MARTHA
the
acclaimed
tweetronica
duo
that
released
the
sole
album
‘Navigation’
before
vanishing.
In
addition
to
performing
as
Rodney
Cromwell,
he
runs
the
Happy
Robots
record
label.
The
Rodney
Cromwell
live
set
is
a
joyful
mixed-media
extravaganza,
incorporating
analogue
synths,
video
visuals
and
live
instrumentation,
interjected
by
Rodney’s
‘offbeat
wit’.
His
debut
festival
appearance
at
Indietracks
in
2015
was
described
as
'like
a
spiritual
experience".
He
has
shared
stages
with
acts
inc
luding
Pram,
Marsheaux,
Death
&
Vanilla,
Rowetta
and
Steve
Davis.
His
sole
performance
in
2020
was
as
part
of
Damo
Suzuki's
backing
band.
He
will
be
promoting
the
album
with
a
series
of
live-dates
in
2022.
Cromwell's
recent
singles
'Memory
Box'
and
'Get
Me
To
Prague'
received
play
on
BBC
6
Music
as
well
as
national
play
in
Spain,
Finland
and
Japan.
'Memory
Box'
featured
in
the
Official
Festive
50
on
Dandelion
Radio.
To
coincide
with
the
album
we
have
early
confirmed
reviews
with
Electronic
Sound
Magazine
and
interviews
with
ElectricityClub.co.uk,
Pennyback
Music
and
You
haven't
heard
this
music
vodcast.
01
Intercom
02
Opus
Three
03
Memory
Box
04
Fluctuations
05
Waiting
Room
06
Butterflies
in
the
filing
cabinet
07
Cloud
Catalogue
08
The
Small
Print
09
The
Department
of
Public
Tranquillity
10
Wristwatch
Television
11
Calculations
12
The
Winter
Palace
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