Bradley's Robot Explained

Bradley's Robot
Type:ep
Artist:Bradley Strider
Cover:BradleysRobot1993VinylPressing.jpg
Released:1993
Genre:IDM, ambient
Length:25:18
Label:Rephlex Records CAT 020 EP
Chronology:Richard D. James
Prev Title:Joyrex J9 EP
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:On
Next Year:1993

Bradley's Robot is an EP by Richard D. James under the alias Bradley Strider (referred to as Strider. B. on the label).

The EP was pressed in 12" vinyl format and does not come in a picture sleeve, but rather is housed within a (folded) 92.4 x 121.9 cm glossy green print on silver RePhLeX poster. The following message is etched in the record's run-out groove, on Side A: "PYJAMAS".[1]

On 9 May 2015, a version of the second track on side A was posted on James's SoundCloud under the name "27 leaving home - bradley".[2] ; later that year, he released a track titled "NgaiModu - Bradley Strider" that matched the first track on side A, with comments that it was originally from 1992/1993.[3] In 2023, the anthology Happy Land: A Compendium Of Alternative Electronic Music From The British Isles 1992-1996 was released on Above Board records, featuring side B, track 1, named "Linmiri ≠ Bradley Stryder". The anthology focused on music released during the debate over the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, which among other things targeted raves.[4]

Track listing

Side one

  1. NgaiModu – 5:54
  2. Leaving Home – 7:40

Side two

  1. Linmiri ≠ Bradley Stryder – 5:53
  2. (untitled) – 5:50

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strider. B.* – Bradley's Robot . Discogs.
  2. Web site: 27 leaving home - bradley . ((user18081971)) . 9 May 2015 . . 11 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090622/https://soundcloud.com/user18081971/27-leaving-home-bradley . 18 May 2015 .
  3. Web site: ((user18081971)) . 15 December 2015 . Ngaimodu - Bradley Stryder . SoundCloud.
  4. Web site: Taylor . Nick . 20 March 2023 . Two new compilations showcase rare '90s UK electronica . 2024-06-04 . Resident Advisor . en.