Josh's Personal Vocal Influences:
Dave Vanian, David Bowie, Danny Elfman, Trevor Tanner, Mark Burgess, Peter Murphy, Robert Del Naja, Ronny Moorings, Michael Gira, Brendan Perry,
Al Bowly
Martin Irigoyen Various Instruments, Production, Mastering
Martins Personal Influences:
Daniel Ash, David J, Wayne Hussey, Bill Gould, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore, Jim Martin, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, John Sykes, Astor Piazzolla, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Dark, Moody, Neo-Classical, Militant, Thunder Storms, Old Cathedrals, Dark Dusty Circus Tents, Abandoned Hospitals, Urban Decay, Ghost Trains, Haunted Submarines, Airships, Steam Engines, Rotting Clocktowers, Scorched Battlefields, The Industrial Revolution, Steel Mills, Ancient Forests, Deep Caverns, The Ocean Depths, and various other Atmospheric images.
When it is finished "Behold the Machine" will be available to download for free, however we do accept donations via paypal.
So if you like this work and feel it's worth your time and money to contribute to it, please feel free to make donations through vernian@post-punk.com.
Cheers,
Josh & Martin
~ Review Excerpts ~
"...The musical landscape and signposts will doubtless
appear familiar but you'll soon lose yourself in it quite
happily, not caring that you don't really know where you are."
- Mick Mercer (Review of The Forgotten Age)
"...Indeed, the rhythmic machine sounds and classically-based
melodies intertwined throughout Vernian Process's music give the artist's
soundscapes the feel of a fin-de-siecle Victorian age poised between a
new age of thundering steam engines and the traditional sensibilities of classical composers."
- Neal L. Dodge ~ The Clockwork Wasteland
~ About Vernian Process ~
Vernian Process is a musical collective. At the core of this group is Joshua A. Pfeiffer. Josh founded this project in 2003, with the sole intentions of creating music that could accompany Steampunk adventures in his own mind. Josh is a self taught artist, his only background in music composition coming from his familiarity with musical structure through his work as a DJ.
Josh never intended to define Steampunk as a musical genre when he created this project. It was simply an extension of an interest he has had for well over 20 years. At the time this project started there was virtually nothing out there that claimed Steampunk as a major influence. Which is why he decided to build his material around that theme.
In 2007 Josh began recruiting other musicians to collaborate with, and slowly but surely this became a reality. Now he is currently working with artists from other projects such as the Unextraordinary Gentlemen, and the Clockwork Dolls, as well as solo artists and even fans that just wanted to help contribute to the project. In the same year he also created the rather tongue-in cheek genre "Steamwave". Since his biggest inspirations were Steampunk, Darkwave, New Wave, Post-Punk, Industrial, and Trip-Hop. he felt the title fit appropriately.
In 2008 he helped found a new artists collective dedicated to Old World inspired music called "Gilded Age Records".
But perhaps the biggest change to Vernian Proces happened at the tail end of 2008. when Joshua was contacted by Martin Irigoyen. Martin and Josh quickly hit it off, and started reworking all of the previous material Josh had been writing for Behold the Machine. Now the two are poised to release the album on February 8th 2009, in order to coincide with the b-day of Jules Verne.
One thing you will never see is Vernian Process branded Top Hats or Goggles. There will never be Vernian Process branded Corsets, or Bloomers. There may be a T-shirt or two, some stickers and buttons. But that's about the extent of it. We are much more concerned with releasing quality music for the love of creating and sharing art, than we are with becoming a Steampunk Hot Topic (besides... aren't there already enough bands doing that?)
Of course this ties to Joshua's personal opinion that Steampunk is really just a wonderful aesthetic and not a passing fad or fashionable style. It is something he has been deeply connected to for the majority of his life, and he will be just as connected to long after the trend passes.
~ Discography ~
Digital Downloads
2003 - Steam Age Symphony E.P.
2004 - Discovery L.P.
2005 - Revolution E.P.
2006 - The Forgotten Age L.P.
2006 - Catalysts E.P.
2007 - The Symphonic Collection L.P.
Full Length/CD Releases:
2009 - Behold the Machine (Coming Spring, 2009)
Unhallowed Metropolis is Copyright (C) and Trademarked 2007 by Eos Press. This recording is not intended to trespass on their copyright and is meant as a fan work."
BRAVO Me Dears on DELTA QUEEN! You've Captured the Sounds of Voodoo and Bound it with Spell Binding Lyrics!..Dark and Hypnotic.. Rhythmic and Swampy! Love it! Love it! Love it!
Thanks a lot! I'm extremely interested, got anything in mind you'd like to see? I am working on a lot of mechanical projects now that I'm sure could be tied in some how, hit me up with any ideas! Thanks a lot for checking out my work, best of luck!
I think it's the player; it doesn't do it all the time, and I've had it happen to other bands' songs too. Damnably annoying, given the sheer awesomeness of the song in question. :(
Hi there! Just wanted to say that Her Clockwork Heart is now one of my favourite songs ever! It's just perfect in every way! (with the possible exception of how it keeps skipping about 40 secs from the end, which is very nasty if you happen to be singing along at full volume :() Have a great day! :D
hey def goin to catch you in September. we just released our first EP, culmination of projects mixed in a hanging fog, little lights poking through its mystery, morse code, calling out to you: ..
Hello! Thank you kindly for the add :) I've been listening to your music for a while now (I can remember such likes of 'Zeitgeist' + 'Rust part 2'!)and I thought it appropriate to say hello! Im sure you must get this an awful lot, but I find your work inspiring and really appreciate your talents as an artist. Looking forward to 'Behold the Machine', if only to prove Steam-Goth is a real subculture >..
hey whats going on .. jus coming thru with some love. trying my best to keep the network strong. if time permits i would like you to check out my two new songs. I GOT CONTROL & IT'S LIKE.. both songs are a part of My Space Movement Collaboration album... which will be available for purchase on snocap soon.. if you do get a chance to check them out please let me know what you think. i truly enjoy networking and i will check on you as well. keep it kool much love and peace from jay the ambassador to the nation of imagine...
STAY TUNED
Growth & Development (GND) coming soon.... [FREE DOWNLOAD] Available June 15th 2009 check me @ twitter.com/AmbassadorJay 832-292-7473
Hey Josh, hope you're doing great. We've been practicing Defense Against the Dark Arts and are going to film a live video of it at the beginning of June. I'll send it to you when it's done! BTW I like your instrumental tracks on here a lot. -Jonathan
Sirs, you have made me proud to be a listener to your music. You both have materialized every dream I have ever had through my years into one musical journey. I give my condolences for adding flavor to this very vanilla world.