Empire State Human
ROBOT LOVE
>2002-2009

01. 'Legendary’
02 ‘Swinging Pendulums [Wave In Head mix]
03. ‘Apollo’
04. ‘Liquid Blue’
05. ‘Film Star’
06. ‘Dollar In Blue Collar’
07. ‘Hand On The Gun [Steve Bronski mix]’
08. ‘Paradise [Freezepop paradise lost mix]’
09. ‘We Are Industry [Tycho Brahe mix]’
10. ‘Robot Love’
11.  ‘Hi-Fi’
12.  ‘Devil In The Detail’
13. ‘Munich Robots’
14. ‘Chase The Ace’
15. ‘Sigh Of The City’
16. ‘Camera’
17. Leap Of Faith’
18. ‘I Work For The Government’
19. ‘No Wires’
20. ‘Time Travel’


Dublin based synthpop band Empire State Human are pleased to announce the release date of May 10th of the compilation album ‘Robot Love’. 
Covering the years 2002-2009﻿, the 20 track collection features songs from the first 8 ESH releases. Included are their collaborations with Steve Bronski, Count 2 Infinity, Wave In Head, Ganymede, Freezepop and Tycho Brahe.
'Robot Love' follows the release of their most recent ‘Primo’ compilation (which covered the years 2010-2021). ‘Robot Love’ is also released through Mish Mosh Records.

Lead singer and founding member Aidan Casserly says. “Empire State Human is a project I hold very dear to my heart. Creating Synthpop has been a substantial part of my creativity since the ESH debut album ‘Pop Robot’ in 2002. Electronic pop music has opened many doors for me and I look forward to ’Robot Love’ with great pride and excitement.”

Empire State Human has released 9 studio albums since 2002. Having worked with ex-Kraftwerk legend Wolfgang Flür and had a #1 in the US iTunes dance charts with a cover of John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween Theme’, leading to them playing live in New York, Dublin & Retrofest Scotland.

06. 'Dollar In Blue Collar'

05. 'Film Star'

04. 'Liquid Blue'

03. 'Apollo'

02. 'Swinging Pendulums [Wave In Head Mix]'

01. 'Legendary'

A story about a Synthetic that thinks it experiences love

TEMPTATION Is Love Real (DJ Version)(Dolby Atmos)

Someone told me robots never cry. 
I know that's not true. I cry, 
'cause I was programmed
to fall in love with you.

Robots Never Cry

💛 Happy Sunday, Citizens of Cooltown — and welcome back to your favorite radio show, PFB Radio #237!

LOVE OVERRIDE (MIXED) is officially here.

Three years ago, I promised myself I’d finish this album — and today, I can proudly say: Love Override is out now on all major music platforms.

This is my first concept album — the story of a machine who falls in love for the first time and experiences the full spectrum of emotion, from connection to heartbreak. Across 14 tracks, you'll hear every corner of my sound as a producer.

A very special shout out to my best friend Surge Kush — I couldn’t have done this without you. I love you, bro.

Now tune in and enjoy:
Love Override (Mixed) — mixed to perfection.

Tracklist:

Cooltown – Boot Sequence

Cooltown – Binary Affection

Cooltown – Echoes of Her Signal

Cooltown – Firewall Of Doubt

Cooltown – Dreaming in Data

Cooltown – Cooltown Static

Cooltown – Touch Override: Sweet Girl

Cooltown & Surge Kush – Subroutines in Bloom

Cooltown – Latency Between Us

Cooltown & Surge Kush – Meltdown of Logic

Cooltown – Core Memory: Her Laugh

Cooltown – Heartsync Error

Cooltown – Human Input Required

Cooltown – Shutdown Sequence: Forever

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Visit www.djcooltown.com — stream every episode, download the archives, and find all my socials at the bottom. 📻💾

Love Override

PFB Radio #237 (Love Override Mixed)

I will wait (Just Like That.)

Empire State Human
[Synthpop Band | Dublin, Ireland]
https://www.facebook.com/empirestatehumanofficial/

Retro electronic synthpop

Electro-funk music for lovers of love and shakers of hips. Lab Owl has been writing and performing varying genres of music for 20 years in different characters. From electronica to hip-hop to 8 bit to country punk, this avian mad scientist lives in the notes between styles and under the constant threat of meltdown. 

Lab Owl's first full length album, "Secret Eureka Frequency" will be released in November 2025. He would love to sign to a dope ass indie or hip-hop label and teach the world how to love like gods with swollen hearts.

💛 Cooltown - Love Override - https://cooltown.hearnow.com/




Cooltown is a blazing force in electronic music, fusing Techno, Funk, and House into high-energy sets that light up dance floors like a burst of neon yellow. Hailing from Los Angeles and now based in Portland, he’s earned a reputation for flawless transitions, dynamic performances, and a signature Progressive Funky Beats sound as bold as Team Yellow itself.

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With over 15 years in the game, Cooltown doesn’t just play music—he paints the night in vivid strokes of rhythm and color. His feel-good, high-voltage sound pushes boundaries and leaves a lasting glow long after the last beat drops.

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Since his journey began in 2008, Cooltown has produced over 100 records and signed tracks across the dance music spectrum with labels like Plasmapool, G-Mafia Records, and beyond. His music is packed with deep basslines, funky grooves, and euphoric melodies that move bodies and spark connection.

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Heavily inspired by video game soundtracks, Cooltown brings cinematic energy and storytelling into his productions, crafting layered tracks that feel like playable adventures—each one pulsing with emotion, momentum, and movement.

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Beyond the studio, Cooltown curates tastemaking playlists on Spotify and SoundCloud, becoming a trusted source of discovery for his fans—aka the Citizens. Whether it’s underground gems or future festival anthems, his selections always hit with heart.

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When he’s not creating music, Cooltown is gaming—diving into digital worlds with the same passion and precision he brings to every DJ set.

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His weekly podcast, PFB Radio, airs every Sunday, delivering fresh energy and cutting-edge sounds to a global audience. Now past 200 episodes, it features electrifying mixes and showcases from both rising talent and established artists.

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🍋 But Cooltown’s impact goes even further—he leads Team Yellow Events, a movement that's thrown over 100 shows and showcased more than 200 DJs. From secret raves to label takeovers, Team Yellow is a celebration of connection, color, and community on every dance floor it touches.

With big releases, standout sets, and fresh collaborations on the horizon, the future is shining bright—and it’s all yellow.

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palindrome is the alter-ego of bay area breakbeat&glitch-hop DJJD, who has been twisting faces and nodding headz for fans at undergrounds and clubs here since 2006.  Always a lover of the ambient and downtempo worlds as well, palindrome is committed to immersing the senses with atmosphere across a range of tempos and feels.  palindrome's dj sets draw on sounds and artists from around the world, while his original productions also traverse a wide set of genres, from Ambient to Jungle, and some cuts that defy easy classification like the 11+ minute epic "Doris's Day" written for a friend's new baby, Doris, as the imagined soundtrack to her first journey outside walking on two feet.

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