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) The Day of the Robot (1996) Colma (1998)

The Day of the Robot is the third studio album by Buckethead.

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: electric guitar
• Ninj: bass guitar, keyboards, drums
• Bill Laswell: low bass, drums, percussion

Production

• Recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, and Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn
• 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.