{"id":38046,"date":"2026-01-30T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/the-mechanical-sheep-irresistible-industrial-on-the-pulse-of-time\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T07:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:26:13","slug":"the-mechanical-sheep-irresistible-industrial-on-the-pulse-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/the-mechanical-sheep-irresistible-industrial-on-the-pulse-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MECHANICAL SHEEP: Irresistible industrial on the pulse of time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-080f2eacfaeb23c6b2b9c57c74d1c32a\" style=\"color:#6e79a7\"><strong>SPONSORED POST<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mechanical-Sheep-Sponsored-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mechanical-Sheep-Sponsored-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mechanical-Sheep-Sponsored-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mechanical-Sheep-Sponsored-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mechanical-Sheep-Sponsored-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mechanical-Sheep-Sponsored.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mathew Bonehead<strong>(Cires<\/strong>) founded the sound project <strong>The Mechanical Sheep<\/strong> in 2024, in which he indulges his passion for EBM, industrial and dark electro. However, what you hear is anything but &#8220;new&#8221;, but rather resembles a journey through time. The demo recordings were made over a long period of 30 years. Forgotten fragments, which he now takes on as <strong>The Mechanical Sheep<\/strong> and gives them form with modern means. Special emphasis is placed on the lyrics: Novels, poetic poems, old legends and mystical fairy tales serve as the basis for the themes. The debut single &#8220;2+2 = 5&#8221; is a good example of this overall concept. Inspired by <strong>George Orwell&#8217;s<\/strong>&#8220;1984&#8221;, the piece pulsates with time. What was once written as a dystopian warning once again turns out to be frighteningly topical.       <\/p>\n\n<p>Watch the video for &#8220;2+2 = 5&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/g6pJMvtoUm8?si=ZgVkWOpTHdec1Jwc\" title=\"The Mechanical Sheep - 2+2=5 (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g6pJMvtoUm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14dade5df0fbf115cf15648f91f79f42\" style=\"color:#51565c;font-size:6px\">This sponsored post benefits: The Mechanical Sheep<br\/>This sponsored post was financed by The Mechanical Sheep<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mathew Bonehead(Cires) founded the sound project The Mechanical Sheep in 2024, in which he indulges his passion for EBM, industrial and dark electro. 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