The Tango
Since the Steampunk Opera makes consistent use of and plays with the tango, i did a lot of online exploration of it, and as it’s truly a deep and rich style, it’s worth doing a post on. The Narrator’s songs are all […]
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Steampunk Instruments
I am REALLY into today’s post. Around the web there are many extraordinary examples of people taking their guitar or tuba or violin and making them into a steampunk aesthetic. One day perhaps i will show you a collection. As […]
How To Make A Killer Video With No Money
Like THIS. Bat For Lashes: What’s A Girl To Do [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1wnOUH2jk8&feature=related] One of the greatest things about the net, and YouTube to be specific, is that while it has destroyed the record industry (and as a musician, good riddance […]
My Dream Of You
So today we’ll feature a video by a wonderfully talented artist, a fine humanitarian, a giant of artistic integrity and vision, a leader among…. ok, yeah, it’s me. (under my title Mocha Lab) This is off my Subduction album, a […]
Birdeatsbaby
Just fyi, i finished the music for the first act last night. But since i won’t be posting anything on that today, let’s take a look at another awesome Dark Cabaret band. Birdeatsbaby is self described as alt-classical-prog-punks, the description […]
The Steampunk Opera Overture (demo version)
I sit here in a tine old, village house in the mountains of southern Serbia madly composing away. My wife has taken our beautiful little toddler to Belgrade in order for me to work uninterupted. I rise each morning, eat, […]
The Dresden Dolls
Let’s have a little Dresden Dolls in our day, shall we? A great live recording, here’s the song Sex Changes. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV0hAA_VdRE] Self described as Brechtian Punk Cabaret, the duo of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione came up with the description out of […]