Steampunk, Death Metal, And Zeppelin Wars! |
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Steampunk, Death Metal, And Zeppelin Wars! |
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Jul 28 2010, 02:38 AM |
Yep, all those things in one kind of angry song. Lyrically this is my first Steampunk song, But also conversely - Its based off another Alastair Reynolds book (Some of you know a lot of my songs come from his writing) - So to honor the amazing Alastair Reynolds first Steampunk novel, I wrote my first steampunk song - Lyrically at least.
Musically, I went for simple structure and approach - Angry riffs, fast drums, and lots of cool little fills. So, please let me know what you think of this, I am quite proud of it - But as always, There is always something I can improve upon, so let me know your thoughts! Terminal_Skies.mp3 ( 10.34MB ) Number of downloads: 327 Lyrics, As always: Its basically about an epic aerial/ ground battle between a future apocalyptic earth gang of wastelanders as it were (mad max anyone?) and the overhead flying fleet of hundreds of zeppelins made for war trying to reach the last city on earth. And on a side-note: Whenever I mention "swarm" its a reference to the zeppelin fleet, and anytime I mention "wasteland" or "horde" its a reference to the mad max style army of evil dudes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Terminal Skies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ High above the barren earth Zeppelins rule the sky Steam fueled war machines Aerial dominance Fighting off the hordes Of corrupted wasteland minds Cannons roar through the air Bullets race through the wind Above infested forests The wasteland retaliates Bombardments from land and sky Ripping the swarm apart As we near the city Bullets rip through the hulls Coasting from the peaks of flight Crashing down to the spire The winds set ablaze The fleet coming down Our war comes to earth From Terminal Skies Our wings have been cut The skies taken away The fight comes to the ground At the last city of man Bullets ripping through their flesh Blades cutting through our limbs Violence escalating As our birds fall from the sky The winds set ablaze The fleet coming down Our war comes to earth From Terminal Skies The armada's of swarm Torn from friendly skies The last city of man Becomes the battleground for truth The wasteland pushes forward Taking there dead in stride Birds alight with wings of fire Still falling from the sky The last bullets fired The last cannons howl A day of death The swarm crushes the horde The winds set ablaze The fleet coming down Our war comes to earth From Terminal Skies © Brett Windnagle, 2010 |
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Jul 28 2010, 04:06 AM |
It's a sub-genre of Science Fiction in which the stories take place in worlds where steam-power is the main source of energy. Its usually 1800 to early 1900's in terms of time line (at least traditionally), The novel this song is based off of, called "Terminal World" - is actually several thousands and thousands of years in earths future - Albeit in a somewhat apocalyptic manner.
For super specificity - check this, Its pretty good description. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk#Origin |
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Jul 28 2010, 04:50 AM |
Regarding sound: professional, heavy, bad-mother-finger as always.
Regarding lyrics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor -------------------- ::jafomatic
http://jafomatic.net/tunes/ <-- Here lies the master collection of my collaboration and other improvisation recordings. |
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Jul 28 2010, 12:58 PM |
Again, I like the lyrics very much, Aerial dominance...
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Jul 29 2010, 09:23 PM |
Regarding sound: professional, heavy, bad-mother-finger as always. Regarding lyrics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor Thanks man! As for the lyrics, Metaphors are too long for the short structure I am using. I couldn't contain all the information I wanted into the structure with them. Instead I used symbolism, the word "bird" represents zeppelins, "hordes" represent an army, as does the word "wasteland" for the area they come from. And "swarm" for the entire fleet of zeppelins. I didn't want to make another 10-13 minute song, So I used this instead, simple and effective. Also, if anyone has the chance check out a little video I did for the solo parts of the song! |
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Aug 6 2010, 08:08 PM |
Sorry about that, It was supposed to be a night sky picture but when youtube compressed it, it came out like the area underneath your couch
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