Robotobibok- Instytut Las

Marcin Ciupidro - vibraphone
Artur Majewski - trumpet, el. piano
Michal Karbowski - electric bass
Kuba Suchar - drums, MiniMoog

Robotobibok (a blend of two Polish words for robot and skiver) was formed in 1998 in Wroclaw, Poland. From the very beginning, their music has seemed to combine modern electronic music with the energy of improvised jazz. Strong and acoustic drums, bass and trumpet intertwine with dreamy vibraphone and characteristic 70's analogue electronica. `
The result evokes the atmosphere of 70's electric jazz and early electroacoustic experiments. The core of Robotobibok's music is their post-jazz rhythm section, ostensibly inspired by the newest electronica, but going further and building more intricate structures. Robotobibok also try to develop their own language in improvisation; individual instruments sometimes do solo, but none of them dominates in the end.
Robotobibok's three records: Jogging (2000), Instytut Las (2003) and Nawyki Przyrody (2004) were released by its own label, Vytvornia OM (Technology in service of meditation), which also released other befriended projects (Tomasz Gwinciński, AGD).
For the last four years, the band has been relentlessly touring (among others, Knitting Factory - New York 2002, Paradiso - Amsterdam 2004; AB - Brussels 2004), also at various festivals: "XI Warsaw Summer Jazz Days 2002", "Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival 2003" in Berlin, "Eurosonic Festival 2004" in Groningen, "16th Dour Festival" in Dour and "26th Saalfelden Jazz Festival". Robotobibok have played next to Nils Peter Molvaer and Khamer, Chicago Underground Duo/Trio, Tied and Tickled Trio, De Kift and Fennesz.