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Rude Mechanicals

I've got my safety to consider

About Me

Irritating Fly - the single - out now on
Ex Gratia
A Pan-dimensional Creature manifesting itself in your reality as an Absurd Rock Band consisting of Miss Roberts and her symbiotic slaves. Post Punk Alt Funk Art Rock...maybe? Dancing, lessons in Toe Sucking, body fluid meditation and other complimentry therapies included. Come, come now to my dark dark dark dark pit of...darkness, and wallow in your decadent moistness....
Here are some great pics of the Rivington Gig, just click the photo:
- big thanks to Julius for the pics
MC Rebbe - The Rapping Rabbi says:
"...my latest discovery, Miss Roberts & The Rude Mechanicals, a head on collision between James Brown, The Cramps & Japanese Noh Theatre, that had everyone on the dance floor."..
...Le McFadden in the Morning Star says:
"...(the Rude Mechanicals) play with a commitment and ability that results in favourable comparisons to their admitted influences Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart. The Rude Mechanicals’ live set simultaneously leaves new converts petrified, quizzical, musically refreshed and convulsed at the bizarre outrageousness of it all..."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/11/2006
Band Website: rudemechanicals.org.uk
Band Members: Miss Roberts - vocals, harmonica, vocoder - trained as an artist at The Slade in London (it's rumoured that she may have been their lead guitarist, Dave Hill!). Controversial visionary, eccentric, and collector of small insignificant objects.

Guy Avern - bass, keyboards - Once played the bass with a plastic fish and on a separate occasion sat on a swivel chair with a yellow paper cone to his mouth shouting whilst spinning round very quickly. He doesn't know how wide he is but he still vibrates to music which makes him feel quite good.

Cos - guitar, bass, synth, backing vocals - spent several years at sea before going into music full time. Loves doing anything that makes him the centre of attention, including improv and standing in a room full of people talking at them - also farts about with video-art, installation and sound-design for dance and theatre - which is as pretentious as it sounds, but probably more fun - if you follow

Kittykat - oboe, keyboard, vocals, etc - A native of a remote antipodean colony, Kittykat (and various other doppelgangers) relocated to the Land of Eng in 2004. She used to play sensible things on the oboe in concert halls, a cover musician for the likes of Mozart, Beethoven and Bach, until she felt compelled to play new things in places were at least if it was bad, one could have a drink

Tommy G says: "I am a drummer... Sort of". We think he's rather good actually, but more than this we've been unable to get out of him...

Influences:

MySpace Music Lists at MySpace Toolbox !
Record Label: RIM Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NLAH Fundraiser gig, Mon 19 Nov

North London Action for the Homeless: fundraiser event Rude Mechanicals will be headlining an evening of fantastic acts at Ryans Bar, Stoke Newington next Monday, 19 November. The event is a fundrais...
Posted by Rude Mechanicals on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:52:00 PST

Rude Mechanicals at Roundhouse, 3 Nov 07

..> Rude Mechanicals at Roundhouse, 3 Nov 07 If you haven't checked out the newly revamped Roundhouse, then come down for a gig in the Freedm studio on Saturday 3 Nov. We're very excited to be pl...
Posted by Rude Mechanicals on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:19:00 PST

Cos Chapman (Rude Mechanicals) composes music for Soho Theatre

Cos Chapman has composed the music for the current acclaimed production of Moonwalking in Chinatown at Soho Theatre.   "It's enough to make one's head spin and the evening is exciting, involvi...
Posted by Rude Mechanicals on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:19:00 PST

gig at rivington gallery

Cos  guitarist's thoughts...Great gig! Many thanks to all who turned up to see us at The Rivington Gallery. The space was nicely full and folks were well into it! We knew things were going to go well...
Posted by Rude Mechanicals on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:46:00 PST

Change of Venue for Galvanised! Gig this Sat

Gig at Galvanised! FestivalSat 09 Jun 2007, 20:00 - THE SPACE STUDIOS 191-131, Mare StLondon, E8 3RHUSCost:£6Galvanised! Festival - we're on about 9.30 LIVE ACTS a.p.a.t.t.,Le Couteau Jaune,Cowtown,CH...
Posted by Rude Mechanicals on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:30:00 PST

write/record

Yeah well an age since the last one - never seem to find the time... We're going into a recording/writing phase for a couple of months so not activly seeking gigs - though if anyone asks nicely we're ...
Posted by Rude Mechanicals on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:27:00 PST

The past week anbd first blog

Yeah - well first thing this is Cos's bolg and not Miss Roberts - her life is generally stranger and cooler than mine. So:Last night it was the London Biennale private view for Human Technology at The...
Posted by Rude Mechanicals on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:47:00 PST