Name: The Flower In The Junkyard by Steam Captain Carter in Party Like It Is 1859
Duration: 3 min 35 s
Description: Caught outside I spot something hopeful. The spectre of isolation and loneliness and being seperated from those you love. I wonder where that comes from...?

Yes...don't hold back...do it like this, sentimental!!

"There's a flower growing strong in this desolated land" ..now...I am a simple sentimental man, but that line works. It works so well. With the melody, the build up. Everything.

Strong voice! Instrumental is interesting but a little bit odd :)

love steampunk, wonderful song, nice vocals !!

been such a delight to go thru this. always stay true to your steampunk steamyness here, oh dear captain! sending my regards from another time, somewhere a galaxy near those ashes of your dead world..... yours. cmd sf

Join Steam Captain Carter for his heart-warming and thought-provoking recital of 13 of the most industrious of steampunk performances. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll dance in free-form disco.

Party Like It Is 1859

This version of my song, "Hangtime", is dedicated to Steve Low for giving me the idea of doing this song acoustically/unplugged. Many thanks Steve -- hope you enjoy it! 

-- Jonas :)

"For Steve Low"

all compositions and art - peter wessell
all instruments -peter wessell

1 Creation

War in Jalrune

Pigs of Legion

I’ve sailed the seven seas, 
I’ve searched the skies above,
I’ve shed my blood and tears,
Cause nothing comes without a price

From rotten roots it springs
In veiled despair it dwells
From withered flesh it nurtures 
Seeds of corruption and wicked lies

O Idiot Blind God,
What future do you see
Don’t hide behind the mask
Of benevolence, it never fooled me

What has no beginning nor end
Cannot truly be understood
A creation as flawed and obscene 
Must be extinguished, burnt down to its roots.

Burn it down to the roots.

Lost in the seven seas,
I prayed to the skies above,
For a light to guide my spirit 
I sacrificed all, for that was the price

Where nothing’s meant to remain
Desolation welcomes me home
As flesh heals, I become like thee
Ignorant, silent, and alone.

Seven Seas

Träume Sind Schäume

Just one phrase of bass may remind you of one famous legendary song, but it’s just your assumption!

Don’t say it’s Monday

Lyrics:

Part I
There is a minotaur,
Locked inside my head,
He wanders around my secret passageways.

No land,
No hint, 
Just a thread in my hand, 
Inside this Labyrinth.

A shadow crosses my sight, 
Where the branches break.
Then I found those crippling eyes,
It will keep me awake.

No land, 
No hint, 
Just a thread in my hand, 
Inside this Labyrinth.

Part II
Out in the darkness
He's waiting for a mistake,
I can't outrun this madness,
I have no escape.

Out in the darkness
They smell the blood of the prey,
Until the day of the heartless,
The Grave of betrayal.

Part III
When the night comes to you in a mirror,
Look around for the stone, 
You will find my name.
You will find my name.

Here 's your soul,
I give you freedom,
In the dawn,
You will find my name.
Find my name.

Part IV
No land,
No pain,
No blood in vain.

Part V
There’s was a minotaur,
Living in my head,
Sometimes I hear his ax swinging ,
But I don’t really care.

Drums: Leandro
Bass: Leo
Guitar & Vocals: Yoshi
Written by Yoshi

Labyrinth

Etude preparatoire; sketched on piano, for strings.
I post preparatory studies because I am the beneficiary of advice from much more accomplished composers here present, who generously offer me advice to help me attempt to improve, for which I am enormously grateful.

Preparatory Study for Strings (Piano)

A dark steampunk tale about a tragedy. 

Funnily enough, while I was recording this I heard this terrible yowling outside. There were two cats, yowling together, facing each other. It looked like they were a harmony group. Didn't sound like it though.

So, this song makes cats sing along. Make of that what you will.

One Less Apprentice In The Steamworks Tonight

Inner monologue about the death of hope in musical form.

2pm In Victorian Streets

01 - NI - Session Guitarist - Picked Acoustic - Pawnshop Guitar
02 - Heavyocity - Ascend modern Grand - Ascendant Wings 
03 - Heavyocity - Ascend modern Grand - Delicate crystals
04 - Heavyocity - Ascend modern Grand - Syncopated Eigths
05 - OT - TM - Mixed Choir Multi
06 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Under Pressure

Ascendant Winds - First Part

The Vagabond

A cover of @LawyerOnTheLoose brilliant song The Masquerade - An Original Fairground Barker's Chant (https://soundcloud.com/lawyerontheloose/the-masquerade-an-original-fairground-barkers-chant). I've tried to add my own take on the song, and modified here and there.

The Masquerade

A cover of Eno's "Fat Lady Of Limbourg" because I just love this song so much. My own interpretation and arrangement. Hope you enjoy.

The Fat Lady Of Limbourg

Caught outside I spot something hopeful. The spectre of isolation and loneliness and being seperated from those you love. I wonder where that comes from...?

The Flower In The Junkyard

*The Steamship Sails Again.*

A series of experiments in steampunk music, covering the fall of humanity, hubris, scientific malpractice, victoriana and the long dark tea time of the soul. Influences: Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Ben Caplan, The Dresden Dolls, Kaizers Orchestra, Gogol Bordello and Leningrad.

The Flower In The Junkyard

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