The Day of the Robot

The Day of the Robot
Studio album by Buckethead
Released	April 30, 1996
Genre	Drum and bass, dark ambient, heavy metal, avant-garde, oldschool jungle
Length	43:09
Label	Subharmonic
Producer	Bill Laswell
Buckethead chronology
Giant Robot (1994)Giant Robot1994 The Day of the Robot (1996) Colma (1998)1998

The Day of the Robot is the third studio album by Buckethead. Known as his "Jungle" album due to the presence of UK "Beat Scientist" DJ Ninj, an occasional Bill Laswell collaborateur. It is currently out of print, making it a valuable collector's item, but can be found in the download store of TDRS Music.

The title "The Day of the Robot" is most likely a reference to The Six Million Dollar Man episode of the same name, while "Flying Guillotine" refers to Guillotine from Johnny Sokko's Flying Robot.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Alternative Press (11/96, p. 69) gave the album 5 stars out of 5 and said, "...has both a decidedly experimental side, as well as a knack for placing sounds in sturdy, though scary, compositional contexts....Buckethead seems to have found a new place for guitar gods..."

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Destroyer: Speed Flux Quadrant/Inclusion/Exhaust Release"	13:03
2.	"Flying Guillotine"	7:24
3.	"Quantum Crash"	6:02
4.	"Collision"	8:23
5.	"Caution Drop"	8:17
Total length:		43:09

Credits

Performers

• Buckethead: guitars.
• Ninj: bass and drums, keyboards.
• Bill Laswell: low bass, drums.

Production

• Recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA and Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York.
• Rhythm tracks for 2, 3, 4 and 5 created in the UK by Ninj.
• Produced by Bill Laswell.
• Design, illustration and photography: Dave McKean @ Hourglass.
• Source photographs supplied by Buckethead.
• Front cover illustration of 'Buckethead No. 1': Bryan Frankenseuss Theiss.
• Fonts: Elliot Earls.