Chicago-based electronic artist, royb0t asks “How does it feel to be a witch in the computer age?” This comes as a frenetic blend of industrial techno, cyberpunk-tinged acid, and glitched-out breakbeats on the new full-length LP, Void Guide.
Following the densely bleak IDM-inspired BlackBurst Generator LP in 2020, royb0t has emerged from isolation with an eye to the dance floor.
The Void Glide LP injects a sense of levity into the darkness through a playful use of chopped-up samples, rave stabs, and surprising turns. But the driving beats and distorted synths maintain a sense of menace throughout the ten-track LP. These elements are all on full display in the dancefloor-ready single, “Cradle to the Rave”, which also features a music video that includes colorful analog glitch and 90s-inspired CGI visuals.
Void Glide is available on all major digital platforms including Bandcamp now!
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Nick Liberatore, the man behind the royb0t moniker, drew inspiration for his current sound by fusing his roots in the Chicago underground breakcore scene with the influence of his many late nights spent on the dancefloor at the now shuttered goth/industrial club Neo. These elements are apparent from the sinister thump and squelching distorted 303 lines of the title track to the glitched-up breaks and chopped samples of “We Don’t Miss”. Influences also include Gesaffelstein, The Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails, and Meat Beat Manifesto.