#and the dark appliance of infernal science

[fallenclan]

actually this song fits ravenstar so well that i had to throw together a real quick edit about it. imagine my vision

[kaijudyke]

i don't know basically anything about music theory but i feel like even if i did i wouldn't be able to articulate the way that the melody and lyrics in some songs just make my brain fucking vibrate

[thedupshadove]

You know how we constantly loose our minds over the juxtaposition between the Mechanisms' deep, poetic lyrics and their silly lyrics? Ouatis is special because they spend the entire album straddling the line.

[r0sebutch]

*laid in blood plays in the background*

image id: a five panel stick figure comic. the first two panels are of a toaster sitting on a counter. in the first, the lever is pushed down. in the second, the lever is up and an erlenmeyer flask is above the toaster with motion lines under it. the third panel is a stick-jonny, drawn in maroon. he has a beard, squiggles around his eyes, and a vest. he looks angry, and next to him, handwritten, are the words: “...raph? what’s that?” the fourth panel is a stick-raphaella, drawn in dark blue. she has long hair, wings, and a deadpan expression. next to her, handwritten, are the words: “the dark appliance of infernal science.” the final panel shows raph smiling wickedly as jonny scowls at her. jonny’s hand is a jpeg of a hand holding a gun. end id.

[ashes-orielly]

The dark appliance of infernal science sounds rad as fuck, actually.

[batsintheshadows]

okay so i can NOT stress enough how much i love, hate, and fear TBI WHY IS YOG-SOTHOTH THERE???? like......most of the other mechs stuff has like, sci-fi explanations. galahad got visions cos he sat in the captains chair and interfaced with the station. the underworld is brains n jars cos they make good processors for the hellish city computers. immortality comes about via "the dark appliance of infernal science" (twice!) and then theres yog-sothoth. no other explanation. here he comes, hes gonna fuck your shit up. there is no sci-fi bs hinted at to explain this. or at least none that i can see. its just.....yog-sothoth. even the MECHS bail when they hear he's coming. the MECHS! like, i think it was very well done and the album kicks my entire ass every time. but WHY? HOW?????? WHAT IS HE DOING HERE WHY DOES HE EXIST???? (tbh, i suspect they did this on purpose. this is the best reaction to a cosmic horror beast)

The Mechanisms, Abridged

OUATIS: the real enemy is imperialism

UDAD: the real enemy is a system that prioritizes wealth over lives

HNOC: the real enemy is fear and hatred of that which you do not understand

TBI: the real enemy is Ỳ͡og̢͘ ̢͘Sót̶̷h̶̀ǫ͢t͡ḩ̸͢ ̷w̧͜h̸o̵ ̵i҉̴͢s t̴͢h̷̛è̀͜ ̧B͢͞if͘r͢o͟͝s̴͞t͠ ͘͘a͞n̡d҉̀ ̴̨w̡ḩose͟ ̷̕d̷̀́r͟͠ea̸͝d̸͝͠ ̢͟͜iǹv̸͝o̢̧͘ç̴͏a͢҉͏t̀íon̨̛ ́͡n҉̧o̸͢w̷̸ ̸̡́s͝h͏̵͠a͏t҉͟t͟è͢͝r͟e̛҉d̷.̨

[theres-an-impulstor-among-us]

as a song rec, my mind instantly goes to Old King Cole by the Mechanisms for Ren. It can also work for Joel.

The tenacity and bloodshed of the song seal the deal.

-gp1300isbeingrandomagain

i could picture this being sung by Ren!

Old King Cole was not missold, of years he had a hundred score The dark appliance of infernal science would give him millennia more And he would watch as the suns burned out, collapsing from their core Oh, never to forgive he would eternal live, his hands dyed red by gore Factories churn, bodies burn Stars are shining bright It’s your turn, now you learn How King Cole feasts tonight

it totally fits his Red King persona. like, the group are having a traditional feast in Dogwarts and Ren starts singing this over drinks. idk if that makes sense, just something i liked the thought of!

and the spoken interlude fits too

Somewhere, in the centre of this labyrinth, stood a small, unremarkable room, roughly hewn from thick black rock, where King Cole sat on his white throne. His shrivelled form seemed all the more withered on its ivory bulk, surrounded, as always, by the three little pigs: silent guardians who never moved nor spoke as the blood pooled on the floor before their ruler. The feast was soon to begin.

right down to "surrounded as always by the three little pigs" which kinda refers to Martyn, Skizz, and Etho if you think about it LMFAO (i would like to say that i am not seriously likening them to pigs lol)

[r0sebutch]

this is it. the dark appliance of infernal science.

i used unholy science to mash together the mechanisms’ faces into one singular being

i present to you

the mechanism

[ID: an ai-generated picture of a person’s face. they have light skin, very wide open greyish eyes with a hint of eyeshadow, somewhat thick dark brown eyebrows, a small nose, a short, dark brown beard, an overall roundish face, and long, mostly straight, brown hair that appears at least shoulder-length. end ID]

[anotherhawk]

Yeah, she's a vampire, but I don't think she can be stopped by any normal means either.

I'm laughing for the garlic bread (where did he get it??) and I'm also imagining a conversation like

Tim: I know what you are!

Jonny: Say it.

Tim: You're a vampire!

Jonny: No, that's Dr Mum...I mean Ma Carmilla...I mean...

TS: Now We Don't Have Time To Unpack All That.

Tim: I'm suddenly realising that the not dying thing is the least of your problems.

Ohhh, yeah, it seems like there's lots of different people chasing immortality in the mechs universe - the Olympians, Old King Cole and his dark appliance of infernal science, Dr Pilchard, maybe the Asgardians (?), but the only ones who really just don't die are the crew, who also don't do anything with it. They just persist. Travel. Commit unspeakable acts of violence. Perform shows. And I imagine that to people like Dr Pilchard that's extremely irritating.

Tonight I am thinking about Tim on the moon with Jonny and TS with no context for why they are the way they are and continually going "what? what????"

Would you care to join me in this space? (I am thinking of perhaps writing something but I need to brainstorm more first)

Honestly, same! I've been playing around with a fic, or possibly a series, probably from Tim's pov that just has him trying to deal with Jonny and TS as soldiers that he is technically in charge of. There is so much potential there - I mean, can you imagine trying to do any of that military shit like parades or bed inspections, or formation marching etc with Jonny?? Or maybe even worse, TS being just too precise and enthusiastic? And I've seen some stories where they try to hide their immortality and general fuckedupness, but I just don't see it. I have a clear picture of Jonny literally dancing under artillery fire, only being lit up by the explosions while Tim and Bertie are just watching from a foxhole like WTF? And trying to grab for the Toy Soldier who is just like "Oh! This looks like jolly good fun, I must get involved!"

And imagine Tim and Bertie trying to deal with TS switching sides all the time. And Jonny having a great time. They're fighting a war for their lives, with people who are literally treating it like a game.

Please, please write something, I would love to read it!