Miss Roberts - vocals, occasional drunken harmonica. Controversial visionary, eccentric, and collector of small insignificant objects.
Lynda Beast - on violin, cornet, saw & other things. A somewhat enigmatic figure....
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 - Bye for now - will return as a guest artist - "thanks for the hard work, especially on Glass Eye" (cos)
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...
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:
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..."
Club Integral @ Whitechapel Gallery, 18th December 2009.
Featuring music from Lotus Pedals, Nobodies, MayMing, Boycott Coca-Cola Experience and Jack Shirt. + DJ Chris Cornetto and projections from Jaime Rory Lucy of Rucksack Cinema
Lotus Pedals: - "Gorgeous live music from the supremely strange Lotus Pedals, who remained on stage throughout the show...shambolic, bold and beautiful...offers truly unique rewards." Beccy Smith - British Theatre Guide.
Hello, we are fans of your music. We would love to play with you if you need some support for a london date anytime, as I think we have things in common..
Also, we are having an EP launch party at the macbeth next wednesday night (18th) if any of you are in the area.. x
Hi guys, we looking for gigs at any cool blues/rock clubs you might
know of?? Check out our little gift below and see if you can think of
anywhere you'd like to see us play....Any ideas and we'll follow them
up with gratitude!
La Folie are back in town again and we playing at the O2 Academy on Friday 11th of Septmeber! It's £4 a ticket and you get in to Transmission afterwards for free! Entry to that is usually £5 so it makes blatent sense to come see us first and you save a quid as well! get in touch if you fancy coming down
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