Wings of Steam

There is no doubt music plays a large part of any subculture, and as steampunk culture grows, we will certainly see more steampunk bands which collectively will carve out their own aural identity that we will be able to call “steampunk music.”

Abney Park, Dr. Steel, and Vernian Process are three of the most prominent musical groups pioneering a new genre. In this episode, we will explore their origins and listen to a bit of their work.

Abney Park:

Dr Steel

Vernian Process

MTV had a recent article on steampunk, reporting on the growth of the movement as a subculture. As is to be expected, MTV focused the mainly on the fashion and music aspects of the culture and didn’t mention steampunk’s ideals at all. They also made a few mistakes, misspelling Jake Von Slatt’s name and making Steamcon sound like it’s taking place this month when it’s not until October of next year. The video (posted above) did a better job introducing steampunk than the article, and even included a couple of music videos by Dr. Steel and Abney Park.

MTV article: here. Accompanying photos: here.