Robots in Disguise

Robots in Disguise is an electro punk band from London and Berlin. Dee Plume and Sue Denim are its only two members as of 2005, apart from a drummer named Ann Droid, and occasionally at gigs, a bassist (usually either Noel Fielding or Chris Corner).

Sue and Dee met whilst students in Liverpool. They have released one EP: “Mix Up Words And Sounds” and two albums: “Robots in Disguise”, and “Get RID ”. Sue has also appeared in two episodes of the BBC comedy The Mighty Boosh, where Dee has appeared in three episodes. The Mighty Boosh has been named as the reason for their then recent recognition in the UK, but they have been gaining fans in continental Europe for years. Their first appearance was in the series one episode “Electro” where they played electro girls “Neon” and “Ultra” in a band called “Kraftwerk Orange”. Their second appearance was in series two episode “Nanageddon” where they played goth girls “Anthrax” and “Ebola”. (Dee was credited as “Dee Gaitskell” in this episode.) Dee’s third appearance was as a woman covered in shells in the episode “The Legend of Old Gregg”.

The girls are rumoured to have taken their stage names from the word for a writer’s pen name: “nom de plume” (Dee Plume) and the word for an assumed name “pseudonym” (Sue Denim).