Mechanical Royalty

Mechanical Royalty
Mechanical Royalty
Studio album by Spookey Ruben
Released 2008, 2009
Recorded Unknown
Genre Indie rock
Label Hi-hat Recordings, Sonic Unyon
Producer Spookey Ruben
Spookey Ruben chronology
Ausfahrt Walsrode
(2006)		 Mechanical Royalty
(2008)

Mechanical Royalty is a limited edition EP released by the Canadian musician Spookey Ruben in 2008. A full length LP was released with the help of Sonic Unyon in 2009. Though the track-listing differs between the LP and the EP, all but one song from the EP remain ("Eyes Can See"). [1]. The album is described as a 'concept album about a kingdom of robots who are attacked by the humans who originally created them because they possess a magnetic force that keeps harmony in society that the humans want back for themselves.'[1]

Contents

Track listing (LP)

  1. "Cat & Mouse" - 1:52
  2. "Rachel" - 2:56
  3. "Just Another Way" - 3:08
  4. "If You Don't Wanna Know" - 3:25
  5. "U Don't Know What You're Missing" - 3:15
  6. "American Processed Cheese" - 2:21
  7. "Eyes Of Man" - 4:18
  8. "Mechanical Royalty" - 15:21
    • Agent Steel
    • Attack at krankshaft Castle
    • And Thus He Rusts (King's Lament)
    • The Quirks of Queen of Quartz and Quarks
    • Don Silicon
    • Secrets in the Motherboard
    • Triumph on Magnetic Hill
  9. "Superpoke" - 4:29
  10. "Testimony" - 4:25

Review

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
sceneandheard.ca (favorable)[2]

The music site sceneandheard.ca gave the Mechanical Royalty EP a favorable review, stating, "The overall feel of the album is, as always, techno (blips dot the album as do other computerized treatments), with a distinct retro feel that may be off-putting to some. But if you give it a chance (three or four solid spins) you start to appreciate the crafty tune-smithing and zany approach to music Spooky [sic] is known for during his decade-plus career"[2]

A review by Antimusic states, "Mechanical Royalty (a pun, alluding not only to the album cover and storyline of the title track, but also to a music business term) is an intense 70s/80s rollercoaster ride, but its Spookey's point of view that makes it feel inviting and brand new, consistently dishing up his excitement for music in his own special heartfelt way.[1]

Production

  • Written and Produced by Spookey Ruben
  • Co-produced by Carson Cohen, Gene Hughes, Chris Fudurich & Ed Krautner

References

  1. ^ a b c "Spookey Ruben Releases New Album, Announces Tour". antimusic.com. http://www.antimusic.com/news/09/june/05Spookey_Ruben_Releases_New_Album,_Announces_Tour.shtml. 
  2. ^ a b Antoine Tedesco. "Review of Mechanical Royalty". sceneandheard.ca. http://www.sceneandheard.ca/article.php?id=2553. 

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