What are the characteristics of steampunk music?

Is the music supposed to be devoid of electronics? Is anachronism permissible or required? Can industrial and electronic elements be considered steampunk, or is it just some “goth intrusion?” Is it acceptable to reach beyond Victorian Europe — to ragtime, swing, world music, rock, bluegrass, etc.? read more

Clearly, if a band want to stylise itself as a steampunk genre, it should be named as one. Also, the music could be characterised by text written with steampunk in mind. But for better and much more satisfactory answer lets make some categorisation. read more

Steampunk is a romantic sub genre of science fiction/fantasy. The types of device typically found in Steampunk are enumerated in Ernest's answer as are the outward behaviours of steampunk characters within their universe. read more