3am. Sleep refusing to come. So, I grabbed my baritone ukulele and recorded some new, acoustic arrangements of songs off Until the End and Circumnavigator.

Warriors Without a War

I'm grateful to announce that for the fourth time Escape the Clouds has been featured as Sepiachord.com's "Song of the Day"!

Until the End

An outstanding new steampunk music compilation has hit the shelves and is making waves across the Internet. Steampunk Vol. 1 and 2 - the companion soundtracks to G.D. Falksen's novel Blood in the Skies- features 21 songs by 21 steampunk artists from around the world. The last two tracks on each CD are chapter reads by the author.

Escape the Clouds is thrilled to be included on Vol. 2 with the title track to his newest album, Until the End. This is a signature collection for which all artists donated their music.

Both albums are available at Amazon.com:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Blood in the Skies

Here is the complete track listing:

CD 1:

1. Lullabye for Lizzie, by Hellblinki
2. The Killer, by The Magnificent Seven
3. Terpsichore, by Strange Artifact
4. Thick As Thieves {Loreli, Pt. III}, by Dr. Carmilla
5. The Beer Hall in Hell, by Veronique Chevalier
6. Valentine, by Sunday Driver
7. The Silent Have Names, by Platform One
8. On a 45, by This Way to the Egress
9. For the Killers, by Unwoman
10. House of Cards, by Frenchy and the Punk
11. Prologue to Blood in the Skies, Read by G.D. Falksen

CD 2 (sold separately):

1. Glory (Blood in the Skies Mix), by The Clockwork Dolls
2. Goggles, by The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing
3. The Cruel Intentions Of Time (Blood In The Skies Mix), by The Wet-Glass RO
4. Railroad Track, by Imaginary Airship
5. The Man Who Learnt to Fly, by Tom Slatter
6. Blood in the Skies, by Victor Sierra
7. Smoke & Mirrors, by Ghostfire
8. Eveen, by Life's Decay
9. Until the End, by Escape the Clouds
10. Savior of the Skies, by The Cog is Dead
11. Zeppelins, by The Absinthe Drinkers
12. Chapter 1 of Blood in the Skies, read by G.D. Falksen

The Red Penny Papers, publishers of my newest steampunk short story "Iron Jack", interviewed me this October for their web site. Read the full mini-interview here:

http://redpennypapers.com/2011/10/14/miniview-mark-rossmore/

The short story is available here:

- Mark R.

It's a pleasure to announce my newest steampunk story "Iron Jack" has been published by The Red Penny Papers. Their first anniversary issue includes five new tales of horror and fantasy, and is available online by clicking the cover image below.

The story itself is a dark, sexually-charged tale about a Victorian man whose life is upended by a machine.

I'd love to hear what you think of it. You may comment either on the story itself or via the Escape the Clouds Facebook page.

Nikki Magennis has created a terrific short animated film promoting a steamy new anthology of steampunk erotica titled "Steam Lust". The film is equal parts cheeky and charming, and is slightly NSFW due to some of the naughty bits.

I especially enjoyed the caravan at 1:00. There's so much going on. I love how the trapeze artists get… stuck. :)

I was honored that she chose my song Marrakesh off the album Bring the Rain for the soundtrack. She uses it to wonderful effect.

The film was put together using paper cut outs and a light table. For a detailed look into how the film was made, visit Nikki's blog at: http://steamlustanimation.blogspot.com/. One look at her workstation gives you an idea of just how much work was put into this.