The Androids began as progressive rock band, much in the style of King Crimson - at one point they were reviewed as 'King Crimson meets David Bowie' - and this is evident in 'Time Machine' a track which they continued to play live at Punk Rock venues to varying degrees of bewilderment.Ī Napier College rag coined the new phrase 'Cosmic Rock' to describe The Androids, an epithet that apparently died with the band.Īlthough oplayed by John Peel, this double A side single was released prematurely, two better tracks - Time Machine (search on youtube for time machine androids) and the now lost 'Stranger in a strange land' represented their high point but were never commercially released. In the mayhem of the Punk Rock years, gigs were booked but canceled with among others 'Robert Fripp', 'The Revillos' and 'The Exploited.' David Connelly added keyboards and for a few years The Androids toured Scotland playing village halls, pubs, clubs Universities and Colleges releasing one single, 'Robot Riot' in 1981.Īt the high point of their brief career they supported both 'The Fall' and 'Doll by Doll' at the Nite Club, Edinburgh. Craig Justin Herbert (born 9 November 1975) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Barwell. Formed in Edinburgh by Michael Robertson and Craig Herbertson in 1976, Nicky Arkless and Kenny Dalgleish quickly joined and after a series of name changes and the advent of Punk, the boys from Portobello Comprehensive School became 'The Androids'.
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