The Spinning the Compass video has been mentioned on the Steampunk Tribune:
http://www.steampunktribune.com/2011/02/spinning-compass-by-dark-power.html
Quite fortunate to receive a lead to a new video from Mr. T. Slatter about a new release by The Dark Power, titled "Spinning the Compass"! Rich with Steampunk visuals and allegory and filed at London's Crystal Palace Park, one can also see memorable works of art by Mr. J. Slatter (yes, it is his brother)! Please do enjoy… then do pay a visit to his amazingly beauitful website, which provides insights, images and more from this cavalcade of Steampunk imagination, at: http://www.thedarkpower.com/…. then visit Mr. T. Slatter's locale for more information regarding his musical endeavor, at: https://www.tomslatter.co.uk/!
Author Archives: TomSlatter
Unmix of a New Song
Here's an 'unmix' of a new song – The Beast of the Air.
The best songs are about universal themes that all people can relate to. This one is about hunting Sky-Kraken from an airship. It's an 'unmix' – ie. a rough draft that hasn't been mixed properly with a rough vocal track – finished version to follow. What thinks? This means I finally have an internet connection again – Huzzah! New goodies to be made public shortly for mailing list members, so if you want some extra free music and stuff go to this link: http://www.reverbnation.com/tomslatter and enter your email where it says 'Join the mailing list' – no spam, just an email about once a month and access to my fans only page at www.tomslatter.co.uk. Thanks for listening TomMaster of the Sidings
We all like a murder ballad, right?
A Master of the Sidings Jack Rage is a master of the SidingsA wreck in the thick of things
A railway man Jack Rage is aware of the tidings
But love is afflicting
This railway man Tonight, Tonight the meat tastes bad
Tonight, tonight in this vulgar town The Railway man haunting the streets.
Beam of grey light and Jack Rage Attacks.
The Railway man lives for his engines,
A sparkle of light, grey tattered squares,
Tonight, Tonight,
And the railway man conquers his heart Jack Rage is a master of the sidings
He skips through the carriage
One by one Jack Rage isn't master of his own heart
A new blood flows through this Railway man Tonight, Tonight in this vulgar town
Tonight, Tonight you shouldn't look down The Railway man is haunting the back streets,
Object of affection and Jack Rage attacks,
The Railway man lives for his engines,
The weak points are obvious, clutch at her throat
Tonight, Tonight,
And the railway man conquers his heart
A Year in Songwriting
I've a new post on my Songwriting Blog. ' A Year As An Indie Songwriter':- http://www.songwright.co.uk/2010/12/30/a-year-as-an-indie-songwriter/
Christmas Steampunk
A christmas present from The Dark Joseph – a canvas print of one of the shots from the steampunk photo shoot from a few months ago.
A Second Experiment
I think this one might just work:
Spining the Compass – The Video
Here’s the video for Spinning the Compass, finally finished by the very talented Mr Power.
I’m really rather fond of it.
In other news, having recently moved I’m currently without internet connection. My postings here will therefore continue to be sporadic. However, soon you get to hear the last song in The Miser’s Will. That’ll be fun.
Podcast, Video, Random Waffle
Hello!
October has been a very busy month workwise, with several evening events and the organisation of a large-scale concert (audience of 300 – a very successful night) distracting me from my own music.
I haven’t been entirely inactive, however.
Podcast
I’ve put together a little podcast. It isn’t as elaborate and silly as the first 2 were (When I’ve more time these will be far more complicated and silly) but it does contain two acoustic songs of mine that you won’t have heard before.
Video
I’ve been playing around with the video app on my phone, and have put together a little slideshow of recent steampunk pictures from the video shoots we’ve done recently.
Random Waffle
I’ve started preliminary planning for solo album number two – With two exceptions the songs are written and I just need to make a start on the recording. I’m really looking forward to that as I’ve learned a lot about recording and mixing over the last year.
The next big thing to turn up will be the video for Spinning the Compass. Joe has been constructing this-
– Which is needed for a couple of shots in the video. We’ve also shot a fight scene and all sorts of silliness. There’s some pics and little videos from the shoot over at my posterous site, and if I’m feeling generous I’ll email a little video preview to my mailing list later today (which you can join by entering your email address in the box at the top right of your screen).
So, all sorts of things coming soon. I haven’t vanished, honest!
Podcast 5 – 2 songs from an Unrecorded album
Spinning the Compass – A video
This weekend, Joe and I shot some more footage for the video of Spinning the Compass.
I also had a go at creating a posterous blog of the day. You can see what I came up with here.
