What is Engine Punk again?
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| Mad Max and the last of the V8 Interceptors |
So...
Engine Punk is the joy of making, expressed in metal, composites and tyre smoke - a tribute to accessible technology - an indulgence of finely engineered excitement - high-octane works of imagination, fantasy and mech-anarchy.
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| What a beauty! Marcel Sylvand's Zoomster. Photo : Nitro |
Engine Punk is nostalgia for the twentieth century and a celebrations of all the freedoms we had.
Note past tense (unfortunately)
Engine Punk is Steam Punk with a go-faster stripe.
Engine Punks talk the torque and race the race.
Engine Punks are openly retro-sexual, speed celebrants with a chequered eroticism (but not that bloke who has sex with his car)
The faster they go, Engine Punks are driven to face down the demons that whisper, "You could go faster still!"
In art it is rolling sculpture, automotive anarchy and a celebration of the open road where everything can be won or lost in the rev of an engine. Yup, that's Mad Max
In music it is garage and punk, lo-fidelity to the point of being no-fidelity
A mate of mine set up this blog to define Engine Punk
http://enginepunk.blogspot.com/
My own Engine Punk blog also features examples as "Vintage Things"
http://anarchadia.blogspot.com/
I suspect many members of the car clubs to which I belong might be Engine Punks but do not know it yet.
Actually, I made the whole thing up. I admit it that it was my idea all along but without the influence of lashings of orange juice, magic marker pens and Easy Start. I can't even blame external influences.
Engine Punk is Steam Punk with a go-faster stripe.
Engine Punks talk the torque and race the race.
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| Form over function - a motorcycle conception by Zero Engineering (like there's a lot of engineering actually, actually) Photo : Zero Engineering |
Engine Punks are openly retro-sexual, speed celebrants with a chequered eroticism (but not that bloke who has sex with his car)
The faster they go, Engine Punks are driven to face down the demons that whisper, "You could go faster still!"
In art it is rolling sculpture, automotive anarchy and a celebration of the open road where everything can be won or lost in the rev of an engine. Yup, that's Mad Max
In music it is garage and punk, lo-fidelity to the point of being no-fidelity
A mate of mine set up this blog to define Engine Punk
http://enginepunk.blogspot.com/
My own Engine Punk blog also features examples as "Vintage Things"
http://anarchadia.blogspot.com/
I suspect many members of the car clubs to which I belong might be Engine Punks but do not know it yet.
Actually, I made the whole thing up. I admit it that it was my idea all along but without the influence of lashings of orange juice, magic marker pens and Easy Start. I can't even blame external influences.
I needed a tag for my books so borrowed heavily from Steam Punk. I would say Engine Punk is similar but more modern, with higher revs and more concerned (obsessed) with speed. Those go-faster stripes make a lot of difference. Steam Punk also seems to be an underground fashion look nowadays whereas I haven't a clue what the Engine Punk look would be.
Actually, that's not true. I think it would be Mad Max and Zodiac Mindwarp. I don't feel qualified to comment despite having coined the term Engine Punk. I've never been entirely comfortable intimidating others with my sartorial elegance (incredible to those who know me but true). Thinking about it I expect Engine Punks let their cars and bikes have the lime light but I was very impressed by these photos of the road warriors and post-apocalyptic babes who attended the Mad Max-themed Road Warrior Weekend.
But I've started something with Engine Punk. And it seems to be gaining wheels...
Hope that helps
Hope that helps
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