Retro-futuristic & Anachronistic Music

Life through sepia tinted glasses.

[retrofuturistique]

Sliding in from the past!

Good afternoon, all! I'm not sure how many folks are still around here, but I hope you've had a lovely summer. (Or a lovely winter, for those on the southern hemisphere.)

I'm looking at getting this blog queued up and running again, but I wanted to ask for your insight, if you had any. This is a link to a list of the bands that I track the tags for/have posted here. Would you please let me know if there are bands you think are missing from this list? Are there any that you'd like to see come by every once in a while? I try to stay in a steam/diesel/folk punk sort of area, but I'm open to any and all suggestions that could fit under the retrofuturistic umbrella. Especially if they're from different parts of the world. I don't have the time to follow the scenes like I used to and I want to make sure I'm not missing anyone new or exciting as I get the music back under me.

Feel free to drop your suggestions in the answer space below or the ask box and I'll get through them post haste.

Also, do you have a preference over whether or not I include Spotify posts? I have friends who personally find them annoying because they don't have Spotify accounts, but if you're okay with it I'll add those to the types of posts I find.

Thoughts?

[retrofuturistique]

The video for "Bustle Fluffah" by Andy Karl and the cast of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The write up about this petticoat dropping video can be found at Broadway.com. (via be-careful-what-you-fish-for)

[ETA: This was working when I posted it but it's telling me the stream is down now. If that's a problem you run into, you can watch it at the Broadway.com link provided.)

[beyondvictoriana]

Professor Elemental’s newest music video “I’m British”

Usually I don’t post British things, but the Prof is a friend of the blog, and he does apologise for racism (and Simon Cowell).

[collect-your-courage]

Nathaniel Johnstone - Elle Cambia.

[retrofuturistique]

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The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Will It Ever Be Quiet? 

(Not technically retro-futuristic in style, but it makes me contemplate the Industrial Revolution, so.)

[retrofuturistique]

Steam Powered Giraffe - Brass Goggles

[morganas-cat]

Heavy Metal Cello from Apocalyptica

Many thanks to Dawn.

[cloggo-deactivated20160913]

Real Steampunk Music, Brilliant video.

[aadammichaellee-blog]

[driftingfocus]

This is one of my new favourite groups.  I really love their style.

[retrofuturistique]

Abney Park perform the song 'Evil Man' in their studio. 

[serotoninteabiscuit]

[johnflaw-blog-blog]

Synchronized stomping FTW!

[emchy]

while i would love to hear more from the band about how they got the step crew involved and their take on using the butoh masks and other elements of voudou, and while there could be dissertations written about who and how this style of music is being honored, interpreted, and kept alive - there is an unmistakable power to this song that i am blown away by. this is Delta Rae.

[enjen]

MIA’s Paper Planes covered by Beautiful Small Machines, with banjo, Appalachian-style.

[goodshipsappho]

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    My apologies for the delay, dear patrons. Today, in lieu of the crews visit to KnightroKon, an anime convention, I have for you, “Steam-Powered Samurai” from Escape the Clouds “Circumnavigator” album. Escape the Clouds is a one man act, by Mark Rossmore. He collects influences for his music from all over the world, combining them with modern songwriting techniques. He has collaborated with the other musicians such as Unwoman and Eli August.

    The Circumnavigator album is an adventure for the ole’ listeners. With a range of influences and themes, this album is composed of skillfully arranged instrumentals and narrative lyrics when appropriate. What is perhaps most engaging part of the album is the way one can fall perfectly into the landscape of Rossmore’s instrumental pieces. The instrumentals themselves are so descriptive that it is no trouble to get lost in his instrumental pieces. 

       As for “Steam-Powered Samurai”, despite the fact that it does have narration to it, the instrumentals are completely immersive. The enunciation of the lyrics add a grand appeal to the song. The descriptive nature of the narrative perfectly paints the picture of your subjects in the landscape created by the instrumentals. The music allows you to enter it’s world, inviting and calling you to join in the narrative.

You can find out more about Escape the Clouds here http://www.escapetheclouds.com/index.cfm . The albums are also available on iTunes.

[ohmeursault]

Dear World,

Please, more of this.

<3

-P

via fuckyeahaccordions & ebonyivoryblack

[indierawk-blog]

The Decemberists - One Engine.

New music via Stereogum. From the upcoming movie, The Hunger Games, Colin Meloy and company certainly know how to keep the whole steampunk theme going.

[retrofuturistique]

Our online jukebox plays a blend of tunes from the jazz era alongside modern dieselpunk artists.

Only some of it is 'retrofuturistique'.  Some of it is just straight up retro.  But I thought you guys might enjoy it anyway.  I know I'll be playing it liberally as I write and live in the next month or so.

[hobbitystmarymorstan]

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The Puppini Sisters - Crazy In Love (The Real Tuesday Weld Remix)

Found in “The Penniless Writer” fanmix over @ sherlockbbc.livejournal.com

Basically, I love this song.

[fantasticfolklore]

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!

There’s a tremendous amount of scholarly study and mythological significance to the traditional Scottish story of Tam Lin— far more than can be addressed in a single post.  But to tide you over, here’s the wildest, sexiest arrangement of “Tam Lin” I’ve ever heard, by Tricky Pixie, off their 2009 album Mythcreants.  Give it a listen.