Chinese Robots
In 2011, after two years of constructing and subsequently deconstructing his brand of British pop-influenced chemical noise-rock, Pierre-H formed Chinese Robots. With four other musicians, Chinese Robots is a fully mastered sonic force. The band deliberately blurs boundaries across indie (dEUS, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Sigur ros or Radiohead), industrial electro rock (Nine Inch Nails, Unkle, Soulwax, Massive Attack, Death in Vegas), the seventies (Franck Zappa, Brian Eno, Captain Beefheart) and the eighties (Depeche Mode, New Order, Joy Division). The result is a rich, surprising rock sound: soaring, danceable, noisy...yet somehow, resolutely pop.
In 2012, Chinese Robots recorded six powerful new demos, reflecting the band’s more rock’n’roll orientation, without losing their signature synthetic, ethereal sound. The first two songs were released on vinyl in June 2013 by Mind Riot Music and received the praises of the critics: “Magic”, “A must see”, “Rock made in France”...