www.pbs.org Steampunk art evokes an alternate reality where steam is the primary source of power. Technology, though highly advanced, has taken on a very different look and feel, and fashion is heavily influenced by Victorian styles. In this episode, we explore the Steampunk aesthetic and art movement. We speak with a Steampunk artist, a composer who created an entire piece of music inspired by Steampunk, and a performing arts collective whose work falls naturally into this intriguing world. Featuring: Joey Marsocci aka Dr Grymm: www.drgrymmlaboratories.net Third Rail Projects: thirdrailprojects.com David Bruce, Composer: www.davidbruce.net Ensemble ACJW: www.carnegiehall.org Additional Art By: www.flickr.com www.flickr.com www.flickr.com www.flickr.com danielproulx.blogspot.com urbandon.blogspot.com cyborgnecromancer.deviantart.com www.etsy.com www.instructables.com robinlatkovich.com acidkitty3.deviantart.com shirtoid.com ericpoulton.blogspot.com http chadheird.com Music by Anitek: www.jamendo.com Follow Off Book: Twitter: @pbsoffbook Tumblr: pbsarts.tumblr.com Produced by Kornhaber Brown: www.kornhaberbrown.com
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December 16, 2011 at 12:11 pm
@KawauRofl Well, then, thank you very much, me droog. I’m assuming that you know what I’m govereeting then, what with my goloss filled with Nadshat.
December 16, 2011 at 12:49 pm
@WhiteSpartanWolf You get thumbs up for ‘Appy-polly-loggies’ .
December 16, 2011 at 1:36 pm
was that a los tericolas sample at the end?
December 16, 2011 at 2:32 pm
@Gdorchaser13 Just as Dave Vanian and the Damned were a floundering punk band who decided to embrace the label ‘Goth’, so is Abney Park a one-time Goth band that has now embraced the label ‘steampunk’ to try to save their musical career. This whole ‘movement’ to me is just a redux of the whole Victorian Gothic ethic,…only with goggles and gears.
December 16, 2011 at 2:58 pm
@nomickok2 Think what you will my friend, it’s all a matter of personal preference, all subjective.
For me, as I deal in visual art, steampunk has a strong, solid feel, an exquisite style alike to no other, and something rather respectable, like a good suit or an old well built car treated with care.
When I see that paired with what I can only describe as bad cartoon music, IMO something doesn’t fit
December 16, 2011 at 3:32 pm
@calin4thewin
hmmm
since steampnk is an “allternate version of evolution” it should also aply to music. using vintage instruments to create what seems to be the evolution of music without electric guitars, autotune, computers etc.
that’s the way i see it and i believe that it relates to steampunk alot!
December 16, 2011 at 4:19 pm
@nomickok2 Oh yes I do actually, I listen to a lot of Mozart lately.
I just don’t find the way they use them here too pleasing.
The very final bit at 2:24 is IMO the only non-annoying part of everything they played, but more importantly, none of it seems to relate in any way to steampunk. I fail to see their place in this video at all.
December 16, 2011 at 4:48 pm
@calin4thewin
do you not enjoy classical instruments?
December 16, 2011 at 5:43 pm
The visuals are great but the “steampunk music” is quite horrible. Do not want
December 16, 2011 at 6:34 pm
@Koopsas Appy-polly-loggies accepted. I’m not a fan of ponies, so I don’t like seeing them everywhere D:
December 16, 2011 at 7:24 pm
@WhiteSpartanWolf I dont know man, ponies are like bacon, they make everything better (unless your allergic to bacon like a pal o mine, but he likes ponies reguardless.) If you dont like ponies than aplogies.
December 16, 2011 at 7:29 pm
@Koopsas Fuck no.
WHY DO WANT TO PONIFY EVERYTHING!?!
December 16, 2011 at 7:58 pm
i wish the world took this turn instead
December 16, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Steampunk seems to be melting into paranormal romance. I should have gotten into it sooner.
Don’t get me wrong; I loves me some fantasy, and love is lovely. But I’m afraid it’s going to turn into Twilight with goggles.
December 16, 2011 at 9:32 pm
florence and the machine’s style reminds me of steampunk
December 16, 2011 at 9:59 pm
I love steampunk
December 16, 2011 at 10:35 pm
its cool to think of steampunk as a new “ism” in art.
December 16, 2011 at 11:11 pm
@fuckgod666forlife a lot of them do. I’ve seen little clockwork robots, mechanical hands etc.
December 17, 2011 at 12:08 am
@betenoireindustries: Grymm does get tedious to watch on ALL these TV shows and Movies and hes practically on the media every day and doing such dasterdly deeds as promoting arts and trying to make the world a better place through arts… How dare he and his ugly mug! Enough is enough!
December 17, 2011 at 1:06 am
Its the Bioshock look
December 17, 2011 at 1:13 am
@fuckgod666forlife often steampunk stuff does, just not on the more sci-fi end spectrum.
December 17, 2011 at 2:05 am
where did he get thos rose colored goggles?!?! me want them
December 17, 2011 at 2:57 am
@ceceliamm yes, let’s see unwoman or ay-leen or jha. or anyone other than that doughy, illiterate self-promotion automaton jaborwhalky.
i adore grymm, but really, he’s in media quite enough as it is.
December 17, 2011 at 3:31 am
this whole Off Book series skews so disproportionately male when it comes to who is doing the talking and the doing. there are some token women who utter a few words or look pretty but they are more or less in the background.
December 17, 2011 at 3:37 am
@patrick247two agreed, i’ve seen people going nuts over historical accuracy, but when you’ve got a steam powered robot and crazy looking guns i think being factually accurate has gone out of the window, the period provides the aesthetics and emotion while leaving detail down to the creativity of people