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The Mechanisms were an Oxford based band created in 2010, originally as the backing band for Doctor Carmilla.[1] The band consisted of up to nine members, Jonny d'Ville, Ashes O'Reilly, Drumbot Brian, Gunpowder Tim, Raphaella la Cognizi, Marius Von Raum, Ivy Alexandria, Nastya Rasputina and The Toy Soldier.[2]

Between 2010 and 2020, they released four concept albums, two compilation albums and an additional single aswell as a live album that depicted the crews death.Their concept albums took folklore or fairytales and placed them in a dystopian or sci-fi setting, while their compilation albums would depict standalone stories including the backstories of the crew members.

Actors edit

Each member of the band and crew are played by musicians who perform under stage names.

Jonny d'Ville - Jonathan Sims

Ashes O'Reilly - Frank Voss

Drumbot Brian - Ben Below

Gunpowder Tim - Tim Ledsam

Rapaella la Cognizi - Rachel L. Hughes

Marius Von Raum - Kofi Young

Ivy Alexandria - Morgan Wilkinson

Nastya Rasputina - Anonymous

The Toy Soldier - Jessica Law

Concept edit

The Mechanisms were both a fictional crew of immortal space pirates that traveled through space performing songs and a real band that existed between 2010 and 2020.

Each member, with the potential exception of Raphaella la Cognizi and Marius Von Raum[3], were mechanised in a surgical process that rendered them effectively immortal by Doctor Carmilla. In most cases this was the replacement of an organ or body part, in Drumbot Brians case it was his entire body and in Nastya Rasputinas it was her blood. It was later revealed that this immortality would come to an end.[1]

Members of the band performed under stage names that in turn were their own character, each with a backstory and a role as part of the crew. All members were portrayed by named actors/musicians, with the exception of Nastya Rasputina who's actor remains anonymous.

Members edit

The Mechanisms consisted of up to nine members at any given time. Each member had their own role in the band and on The Aurora.

Jonny d'Ville - First Mate. He tells people that he was born several centuries ago in New Texas[4]. One Eyed Jacks tells his supposed backstory. His mechanism is his heart. In performances he narrates, sings and plays the harmonica.

Ashes O'Reilly - Quartermaster. Their backstory is told in Lucky Sevens. Their mechanisms is their lungs. In performances they sing and play the electric bass.[5]

Drumbot Brian - Pilot. He crash landed on a planet with no memories and worked as a scientist[6] until the events of Lost In The Cosmos in which he was thrown into the sky after being labelled a witch.[7] His mechanism is everything except his heart. In performances he sings and plays percussion, banjo, accordian and guitar.[8]

Gunpowder Tim - Gunner. Living sometime in Earths distant future, the reign of Queen George VII, he was sent to war on the moon. After his friend Berties death he went on a rampage that resulted in him blowing up the moon[9]. His mechanism is his eyes. In performances he sings and plays the guitar.[10]

Raphaella la Cognizi - Science Officer. Very little is known about her, she joined the crew around the same time as Marius Von Raum. Her mechanisms is her wings. In performances she sings and plays piano.[11]

Marius Von Raum - Medic. Little is known about him, joined the crew around the same time as Raphaella la Cognizi. His mechanism is his arm.[12] In performances he sings and plays the fiddle and the mandolin. [13]

Ivy Alexandria - Archivist/Navigator. Her mechanism is her brain. In performances she plays flute, trumpet, euphonium and recorder.[14]

Nastya Rasputina - Engineer. Also known as Anastasia Nikolaevna Rasputina. Youngest child to the Final Tsar Nikola, raised in a utopian society. Her backstory is told in Cyberian Demons. Her mechanism is her quicksilver blood. In performances she plays the viola.[15]

The Toy Soldier - A clockwork figure with no official role on-board who stole his voice from an Angel[16]. In performances it sings and plays the glockenspiel, the mandolin and others. [17]

Albums edit

Once Upon a Time (In Space) edit

Released August 4th 2012[18][19] this was their first album. A concept album based on various european fairytales, combining them with sci-fi elements, told through folk songs.

It tells the story of Cinders who was to be married to Rose however on their wedding day violence and war break out. Rose is kidnapped and forced to become the blueprint for mass produced soldiers, The Rose Reds. Cinders also survives the wedding day massacre and spends the next few decades searching for Rose

Ulysses Dies At Dawn edit

Released July 16th 2013[20], Ulysses Dies At Dawn is their second concept album.

Tales To Be Told edit

A compilation of songs released between November 2013[21] and July 2015. It contains songs that were produced as part of their Kickstarter projects, standalone songs as well as crew member backstories.

High Noon over Camelot edit

Released July 25th 2014,[22] High Noon over Camelot is their third concept album. It takes the tale of King Arthur and gives it a western twist.

Frankenstein edit

Released April 13th 2015[23], Frankenstein is a single, that retells Mary Shelley's work in a sci-fi setting.

The Bifrost Incident edit

Released January 27th 2017[24], The Bifrost Incident is their fourth and final concept album. Drawing from Norse Mythology, it tells a mystery of an interplanetary train that doesn't arrive on time.

Tales To Be Told, Volume Two edit

Released January 28th 2018[25], much like the first volume, Tales To Be Told Volume Two includes various standalone songs and crew member backstories.

Death To The Mechanisms edit

Released in on May 23rd,[26]Death To The Mechanisms is a live album recording of their concert perfomed in January of the same year.

Fiction edit

As well as various albums and standalone songs, there are plenty of short snippets of fiction available on the official The Mechanisms website.

Death to The Mechanisms edit

In July 2019, The Mechanisms announced their disbandment or death.[27] They performed two final concerts in January 2020,[28] during which they performed The Bifrost Incident in full aswell as a select number of songs from their other releases. The set list included a performance of 'Death To The Mechanisms' which details the death of each member.[29] The concert was recorded and later released as an album on Bandcamp in May[30] of the same year, and on Spotify and Apple Music in August.[31]

Jessica Law as The Toy Soldier only appears on the second half of the album due to being on hiatus at the time of The Bifrost Incident. She returned for 'Tales To Be Told Vol.2 and Death To The Mechanisms'.

Nastya Rasputina and her actor do not appear, having left the band and crew before the events of The Bifrost Incident.

  1. ^ a b Mechanisms, The (2011-02-25). "About". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ^ Mechanisms, The (2014-02-24). "The Crew". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ "The Mechanisms". Tumblr. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ^ Mechanisms, The (2011-02-28). "Jonny d'Ville". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  5. ^ Mechanisms, The (2011-02-28). "Ashes O'Reilly". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  6. ^ Mechanisms, The (2011-02-28). "DrumBot Brian". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  7. ^ Mechanisms, The (2013-10-05). "Lost in the Cosmos". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  8. ^ Mechanisms, The (2011-02-28). "DrumBot Brian". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  9. ^ Mechanisms, The (2012-10-26). "Teatime With The Kaiser". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  10. ^ Mechanisms, The (2011-09-10). "Gunpowder Tim". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  11. ^ Mechanisms, The (2012-11-11). "Raphaella la Cognizi". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  12. ^ Mechanisms, The (2012-11-11). "Marius von Raum". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  13. ^ Mechanisms, The (2014-02-24). "The Crew". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  14. ^ Mechanisms, The (2011-02-28). "Ivy Alexandria". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  15. ^ Mechanisms, The (2011-02-28). "Nastya Rasputina". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  16. ^ Mechanisms, The (2012-05-19). "The Story of the Toy Soldier". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  17. ^ Mechanisms, The (2011-02-28). "The Toy Soldier". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  18. ^ "Once Upon A Time (In Space), by The Mechanisms". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  19. ^ "https://twitter.com/TheMechanisms/status/222045937080606720?t=XI5V1GhrONQwtqHj7APvJA&s=19". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-11-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  20. ^ "Ulysses Dies At Dawn, by The Mechanisms". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  21. ^ "Tales To Be Told, by The Mechanisms". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  22. ^ "High Noon Over Camelot, by The Mechanisms". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  23. ^ "Frankenstein, by The Mechanisms". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  24. ^ "The Bifrost Incident, by The Mechanisms". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  25. ^ "Tales To Be Told, Volume II, by The Mechanisms". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  26. ^ "Death To The Mechanisms, by The Mechanisms". The Mechanisms. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  27. ^ "DEATH TO THE MECHANISMS". us6.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  28. ^ "WeGotTickets | Simple, honest ticketing". WeGotTickets. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  29. ^ "Death to The Mechanisms - Deaths Transcript". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  30. ^ "https://twitter.com/TheMechanisms/status/1264128424119066625?t=kfwmKC_p4hGypNDLFFSNZw&s=19". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-11-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  31. ^ "https://twitter.com/TheMechanisms/status/1291635329687007232?t=J6qMKBqROYGfe6MFHx0qUw&s=19". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-11-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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