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The Brooklyn-based underground performance space / art collective Mighty Robot threw some of the best shows and parties New York City saw at the beginning of this young millennium, introducing the world to bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Les Savy Fav, and more.

Mighty Robot met a premature end in late 2005, but thanks to the power of digital media and the fine people at Contact Records, it's not forgotten.

On the DVD Sleep When You Are Dead, out June 30, Contact has collected 73 minutes of performances from various Mighty Robot events in and around their Williamsburg space. Bands representin' include Liars, Lightning Bolt, Oneida, Ex Models, Coachwhips, Hospitals, Sightings and more. Shows from 2004 and 2005 are featured, as is a documentary on the last two days of the venue's life.

Mighty Robot:

Junk Yard Show 2004:
01 Sightings
02 Liars
03 Lightning Bolt

Junk Yard Show 2005:
04 Hospitals
05 Ex Models
06 Oneida

Last Two Days Show 2005:

07 Fireball
08 Jah Division
09 Oakley Hall
10 Tallboys
11 Coachwhips

Mighy Robot Visual Work:
12 "Every Bite Tastes Like More" (music by Mighty Robot AV Squad)
13 "Funny I Don't Feel Like a Shit Head" (music by Ex Models)
14 "Sleep When You Are Dead"