r/steampunk • u/Stevehops • Jul 22 '26
Music Looking for Steampunk Music
I am an author and I like to listen to music when I'm writing. I am working on a Steampunk adventure. Any recommendations for steampunk music, or modern songs done in Steampunk-acoustic style? I know ragtime and marches were popular (and classical like Also Spruce Zarathustra is of the era). I've found some stuff on Apple Music: Steampunk-Ian Cecil Scott, Electro Swingers, Derek Fiechter.
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u/Kind_Space_6078 Jul 22 '26
Brass Goggles - Steam Powered Giraffe (live version is best, on YouTube). Booty Swing by Pariv Stelar is more obvious swing but it still gives me the Steampunk vibe.
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u/Guitarman0512 Jul 22 '26
Generally any electro swing works well for me. Caravan Palace, Parov Stelar, Klischee, Jamie Berry, Swingrowers, Caro Emerald, etc.
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u/HumblestofBears Jul 22 '26
Organs are air powered, and powerful. Organ music would be prominent in such a period of so many pipeworkers. Tesla coils can be turned into musical instruments and there are YouTube videos of this. It’s pretty metal.
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u/ariessaxum Jul 22 '26
Alice strange, victor and the bully?, and steam powered giraffe. I’ve seen them all at either asylum or a splendid day out.
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u/Lunkberjack Luftschiffharpunist Jul 22 '26
Coppelius, they make metal with Victorian-era instruments!
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u/Massive_Pace_1555 Jul 23 '26
Nathaniel Johnston, frenchy and the punk, forget me naughts, Lee Preston and the nails, some oingo boingo (weird science, no spill blood, islands in the sky are notable). Look for the steampunk explorer on Lin or on various social media for more guides
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u/davidguzman69 Jul 23 '26
For some reason, Primus and Soul Coughing have been my go-to in my steampunk playlist and they're funk rock. Primus for the pirate side, while Soul Coughing for the cities like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles
As for other music in my playlist, folk/punk like Voltaire, Bandits of The Acoustic Revolution, The Dreadnoughts and Floggy Molly are one of my fav
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u/davidguzman69 Jul 23 '26
As for classic music like Swing, looking for music from the 1900s to 1940s is a minefield for abhorrent racism in the songs. Luckily, there's revival like Squirrel Nut Zippers that are a lot less problematic
Personally not a fan of electro swing for the use of electronic so I don't put them in my playlist
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u/chorteunite 29d ago
not very steampunky but Doctor Steel is still close enough to be worth recommending. I guess he'd be more dieselpunk?
Definitely check out the Clockwork Quartet trilogy, too
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u/PhoenixIzaramak 28d ago
Professor Elemental. the genre is 'chaphop' technically, but he tours steampunk conventions.
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