Mechanical Royalty

For the copyright term, see mechanical royalties.

2008 studio album by Spookey Ruben

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)  |

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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.'[2]

## Track listing (LP)

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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

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
sceneandheard.ca| (favorable)[3]

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"[3]

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

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

## References

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1. ^ a b "Spookey Ruben Releases New Album, Announces Tour". antimusic.com.
2. ^ "Spookey Ruben Goes Mechanical on New Album". blogto.com.
3. ^ a b Antoine Tedesco. "Review of Mechanical Royalty". sceneandheard.ca.

## External links

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* Hi-Hat's Website

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