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Crux

by Mechanimal

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1.
Ghetto Level 04:48
If I stop breathing will you catch my breath If I lose a limb Will you be my leg, If I break my back will you support me When they tear me down Will you re-stitch me? I swear, I was stronger than this Then a moment escaped me Now I'm left with this I know you're there I know, I swear And I know you love me But is the lust still there? It’s a felony, she’s right in front of me I know she knows I’m a disaster It’s a felony, it’s right in front of me, I know she knows I’m a disaster Full frontal Annihilation My cells, Are damaging now And the bad blood is in me And I'm struggling how To tell you, to show you To leave you secure To make myself softer Before I leave you I've got it all, under control I've got it all, under control I’ve got a hyperactive imagination I’m radioactive in my system Its the bad blood That’s in my system But she knows I’m a disaster I’ve got it all, Under control I push it all under the rug, I’ve got it all under control I know she knows I’m a disaster It’s a felony That’s right in front of me I see she knows I’m a catastrophe It’s all the blood, That’s in my system I’ve got a Hyperactive, imagination She’s a disaster She’s a felony She’s right in front of me She sees I’m a disaster
2.
Sharon 04:16
O Sharon You are light supreme When our hearts of gloom crying And you step into our dreams Sister Take us flying O Sharon Angel of dreams When the dawn breaks softly And the mountains sing Sister Take us only Fading with you In a dream in Heaven Fading with you Far away Fading with you In a dream in Heaven Fading with you Far away Sharon You are night eternal For all silent eyes Angel From the shadows Fade to light Life Eternal For silent eyes Sister From the shadows Fading to light Fading with you Fading with you Fading with you Fading with you
3.
Stolen Flesh 04:06
I saw you’re upload and my heart skipped a beat I can't express to you what this meant to me Over our city In every breath you take She sets the table And she still sets your plate She's draped in crimson She's covered in lace A ghost cloud cover A ghost to embrace Ether in the atmosphere I smell her perfume I can smell her perfume I can smell it on you Slow shake by the tombstones Twist & shout by the cemetery gates Lift your glass to the future Let’s drink and dance Drink to the end Death becomes you Death is becoming my friends I walk with Death And she’s holding my hand; She smells of roses Of rot and decay She smells of flesh At the end of the day Roses in the hospital Roses in bed Vodka in your blood stream With all the morphine You’re stronger, numb Now you’re stronger than me Roses and vodka at the cemetery Slow shake by the tombstones Twist and shout by the cemetery gates Lift your glass to the future Let’s drink and dance Drink to the end Come as you are With pictures of you Pictures of youth These pictures break me down man Dress me in purple, Drape me with black Take me with you And don’t bring me back I’d rather dance you to the end of love I’d rather they Skin me alive Than be without you I’ll take my chances I know the consequences Inhaling without you I’m not breathing at all Slow shake by the tombstones Twist and shout by the cemetery gates Lift your glass to the future Let’s drink and dance Drink to the end
4.
Like an atmosphere model I know it feels weird But I’m living inside you You probably thought I was dead So, I write to my future self And to all my future friends To remember this story When we all go to Hell With easy money Easy girls Easy dope, man Easy death Easy lovers Easy friends Easy haters, man Easy pets I’ll meet you all as sun sets When everything glows red And I might give you my hand So we can all go to bed Monitor faces Sliding under DM’s Please leave me a comment On how you enjoying Hell With easy money Easy girls Easy freedom Easy death With easy power Easy drugs Easy knowledge, man Easy fans With easy heroes Easy fame Easy lovers Easy pain Easy haters Easy game Easy days Easy blame With easy money Easy girls Easy dope, man Easy death With easy lovers Easy friends Easy haters, man And easy pets With easy money Easy girls Easy freedom Easy death With easy power, man With easy drugs Easy knowledge, man And easy fans
5.
Scavengers 05:21
I carry a bag It’s full of my loneliness A few crumbs for dinner And a pillow book for success Against forces of evil Look, how lucky I am In a hood with no mercy I grow up in a dark Violent city Full of death and despair No, this is not London This is Athens, GR Full of curated places We may bathe in the sun Discuss 12 step bullshit Or how we hate Marx. Sweet gardens of mothers Nude selfies and eggs Like fallen empires Never learned to respect Instead we all settled Searching for God On duty-free sales All offers expired On happy greed hunting Or in a sorry plight Still death terrifies most Let’s have one last bite From all trash we are served man From all leverage lies From all shit we are told man By their glorious sites. And we’re all standing here On the edge of doom With no exit strategy Just a ticket to gloom As we’re puking out sorrow Until we all fall down The great gamble is freedom Condemned by demands I know it’s business as usual I know when to duck I know the plot thickens, it’s tricky my man But you can have my hands Search through your wardrobe Where all is consumed Devoured by passion When all our friends were good. And I’ll pick the right color For my uniform shroud Then I’ll pick the right bullets To take us all fucking down.
6.
Razor Tube 06:11
Lines Long Whispers Song Noise Smoking Sweat Dawn Razor Waves Boys Skin Longing Sins Nothing Everything Frequency Song Liquid Mind Purple Eyes Poison Sky Data Memory All Gone Cancel Therapy Feedback On Portable Nightmare Flying High Platform Ritual Liquid Sky Faceless Dancers Glasses Lines Smiling Monsters Echoes Lies Glowing Darkness Android Shine Endless Timeline Nursery Rhyme
7.
I’m gonna burn my bridges I’m gonna burn them to the ground I’m gonna drown all of my friends I’m gonna watch all my friends go down I’m the destroyer I am your blue God I walk through ashes, I am fertility I breathe in concrete I exhale gasoline I am, the life of the party Oh no! Now the party crashed! On the roof of an Airbnb It’s just my dope, the twilight and me But, I can see everything I can feel everything! Under neon emptiness And all the unkept promises There still the love for the Bolsheviks I’m going back to the party It’s Dark thirty And I’m still on the move I’m on ground level And the grey has gone blue I’ve caught the hue Inner city blues Bouncing off the asphalt The dope, the twilight and you I’m gonna light my bridges I’m gonna watch them burn to the ground I’ll protect all of my friends And all my friends will protect you. I breathe in diesel I exhale neon I am electricity And I go through everything I’m the destroyer I am your blue god I am fertility I give life to everything
8.
On the hottest day of summer In the August heat and under its blood red moon On a window sill in Venice A wild flower was destined to bloom At the mercy of the Catholic Church And all four seasons of their muse They plotted notes on pentagrams They were programmed to abuse As the orchestra of the sister swans Entertained the royalty They plotted murder at the palace Screw the aristocrats, fuck the patriarchy They hid their weapons in cases Of the string ensemble violins They hid stilettos in their stockings Sharpened on both ends Halfway through the concert The cellos came to a sudden roar And the symphony of sisters Stood tall for the encore They fired off the first round Aimed at families They pulled out their sharpened knives To finish off the deed, The ladies packed up all instruments They cut off their long locks They put on the clothes of the male aristocrats And hid out inside the catacombs A symphony of ill repute A symphony in blood A swan sister symphony Destined to change what would
9.
Vanquish 06:05
If they bare guns We’ll bare their bones If they close schools we’ll crush their skulls We put them on The pedestal We let them drain Then take control We need a lord We make one up We cover souls In rubble dust The city’s cold Covered in ash From the Blue God That burned it down White flag’s on fire The den is gone Let’s run for cover And take our dogs These are our shepherds These are the wolves These are our nurses They’ll lick our wounds It’s antiseptic For wounded flesh Step over corpses To plant our flag It’s instrumental For when we march Over the caskets Of all the past Now take their weapons They’ve used them wrong Let’s educate them Then tear them down Vanquish their culture Paint in their blood On walls of Athens Red Parthenon They will attack us From land and sea They live amongst us They are our friends Tactical warfare And wiki leaks Run for the mountains Connection lost Run for shelter, Cover the youth Protect the elders Vanquish the truth Burn all belongings And build new homes Live off the land Live off the soil
10.
The wisdom of a red sea Runs in my veins Your gift, a funny silver box Disguised as a new pain. I found you among skeletons Like a trembling star I learned about your missing parts They could not reach your heart. Everything about me Everything is true Everything about you Is the missing clue. When the “Hate Crews” march Your shelter is mine I am strong enough to carry you Savior of our kind. I'll keep you safe inside my den With mutilated arms I learned the lessons of the past I'm strong enough to give you life life. Everything about me Everything is true Everything about you Is the missing clue. A shinny cosmic thunderstorm You are my secret bomb A pleasant gift as heavens dry Bring raindrops to my door.

about

A survival guide in the age of regularity by listening to electronic music.

"Crux" is an in-depth exploration of the past, present, and (possible) future of everyday life with the aim of personal awakening. It focuses on an idea that can account for the melding of seemingly incompatible musical worlds and theories with respect to the mechanisms of each one of them. It could easily be described as the absolute “crossover” album of Mechanimal, or simply the one where the ideas and obsessions of its members meet at the heart of the mechanical animal.

"Crux" is the Mechanimal manifesto. It consists of electronic music, spoken word, cut-up images and videos, deconstructed slogans, ideas and actions. A multidimensional collage inspired by the harsh reality, or otherwise the violent regularity that is "enforced" (by the new music industry to home entertainment and by "fake news" to climate change), and at the same time criticized.

Believing that everything is political and that we are all guilty of what is happening, Mechanimal, without limitation, use a fragmented sound palette to describe ten stories of reality deconstructed. From the death-trap of "Ghetto Level" and the raw industrial resonances of "Easy Dead" and "Scavengers" and from the pagan techno of "Razor Tube" and "Vanquish" to the feverish post-punk of "Red Mirror", Mechanimal want, not only to escape the inherent limitations of each genre, but also to break down the barriers that do not allow all genres to become one.

"Crux" recording sessions began in January 2019 and ended in August at the band's own studio. This album hosts guest musicians: Jimmy Polioudis (guitars on "Sharon" and "Easy Dead"), Henrik Meierkord (cello on "Scavengers" and "La Poverina Delle Ossa"), Vasiliki Mazaraki (violin on "Scavengers" and "La Poverina Delle Ossa”) and George Theofanidis (guitars in “Red Mirror”).

Mechanimal:
Freddie Faulkenberry: Vocals
Giannis Papaioannou: Electronics & production
Antonis Charalambidis: Drums on stage
Angelica Vrettou: Album cover & art direction

Out on LP, CD and digital album via Inner Ear.

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released January 27, 2020

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Freddie Faulkenberry: Voice
Giannis Papaioannοu: Electronics, beats & tapes
Angelica Vrettou: Video
Antonis Charalambidis: Drums on stage

With guests:

Jimmy Polioudis: Guitar on Sharon & Easy Dead
Vasiliki Mazaraki: Violin on Scavengers & La Poverina Delle Ossa
Henrik Meierkord: Cello on Scavengers & La Poverina Delle Ossa
George Theofanidis: Guitar on Red Mirror

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Music written & produced by Giannis Papaioannou
Words written by GP + FF
Recorded at The Den, Athens
Mastering by Stefan Konstantinidis at Fabrika Studio
Cover artwork: Angelica Vrettou
Album Inner Sleeve Design: Manos Daskalakis

“Stolen Flesh” is dedicated to Eleni Kidonaki

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Mechanimal is a modular band from Athens (GR), an industrial project in progress, a unique collective of musicians and video artists, recording in various permutations and staying true to the original roots of post-punk melancholy.

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