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Cyber Crypt Requiem
@cyreq.uk
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Cyber Crypt Requiem is a haunted love letter to geek culture — where glitch meets gothic, satire fuses with code, and dead tech dreams whisper beneath neon tunes. #ChipTune #retrofuture #digitalfolklore #glitchgothic #ElectroPop #8Bit #RetroGaming #Geek
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I just want to say, a big FU to @spacequesthistorian.com

Nearly 20 hours of fucking Rednex stuck in my head!

If I ever see you, I’ll consider putting more than cotton your Joe mate!

:)
The Cotron Eyes Joe Show - Rednex
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Time to start playing with WLED

#led #wled #pixelArt
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Played a gig last night — lots of geeky songs.

Check me out with me C64 shirt on!

#retro #geeky #commodore64 #halloween #newwave
Getting ready for our gig last night. I have my Commodore 64 shirt and May has LEDs in her hair. I had glowing lights in my top hat and a painted face.
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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My new #queer #steampunk musical
Poster for my new musical — A Clockwork Heart. Shows two of the main characters, Minuet and Clockwork Rose
October 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Alright gang, here is my #geekdom haul! Check out my #8bit / #geek booty. #nerd #geek
A picture of my new shirts — Fallout, 8-bit Hacker, Commodore 64 and Spaceballs
August 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Been away for a while, frantically writing and getting my musical “A Clockwork Heart” ready.

First table read today!

#steampunk #musical #queer #lgbtqia
A picture of the script and songbook for my name musical
August 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Artwork for my latest song for my new musical - A Clockwork Heart.

This song is called “I’m Alive / Highest Bidder”. Things are about to turn quite dark for Rose…

#art #artwork #Steampunk #wib #musical
A picture of a clockwork girl on a box, she is holding up her dress so people can see her mechanical legs. A man in a green suite is standing there, taking bids on her as hands go up. Rose is going to be sold for the highest price
June 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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And tonight I do my talk about the Sandown Clown.

#UFO #Folklore
A picture of the stage with a screen ready for my talk.
June 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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I will finish act one of Clockwork Hear today! Here is the artwork for the latest song “A Man of Distinction”

Milestone!

Only one more act to go.

#wip #WritersCommunity #WritingCommunity #art
Artwork for the song A Man of Distinction — shows a well dressed man in a top hat, winking as he walks though the foggy streets.
June 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Could this day get any better? Breakfast in bed made by my 6 year old. #birthday #breakfastinbed
Boiled eggs and soldiers.
June 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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It’s my birthday and my family got me these. They know me so well!

Great designs and nice and thick and comfy.

Never skimp on socks homies! A good pair of socks are better than gold.
Photo of socks with space invaders on them. Photo of socks with space invaders on them.
June 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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She paints in silence, painting a porcelain face with a haunted grace. Each stroke a memory, each dap a whisper. A #vision born not of hope but of loss and longing. In her Workshop of Shadows, the ghosts never rest.

New song out today...

#vss365 #Art #NewMusicFriday #SongWriting #WIP
A stylised, hand-drawn illustration in muted colours. A woman with bobbed auburn hair, wearing a green dress, delicately paints the porcelain face of a mechanical doll she holds in her left hand. The scene is set in a shadowy workshop. Behind her, a draped cloth, gears, tools, and a bottle rest on a wooden workbench. The title “Workshop of Shadows” is written in elegant, pale script in the upper left corner. Below it is a circular emblem depicting a robotic bear’s head, marked with the words “Cybercrypt Requiem.” The overall mood is sombre, meticulous, and mysterious.
May 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Well this is annoying, I make my first vector image and worked really hard to make it all work. I spent a whole day on this! Out of curiosity I #wanted to see what an AI detector would think.

Guess what? It said it was quite confident it was generated by AI.

That sucks! #WIPSnips #WritingPompts
An image of an inventor creating a clockwork doll
May 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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I have been writing away; I am frantically working on the first scene of my new #musical -- A #Steampunk musical about a clockwork girl who is invented by a genius called Florence Ward.

In gears and in springs
In silent #signs
I build what I’ve lost
A thousand times…

#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
The cover of my new song, A Workshop of Shadows. It shows a woman working on a steam powered / wind up woman.
May 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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#WIPSnips

The #Prophet
…

Who’s that riding in a suit of grace?
The Profit, Lord, with a powdered face.
I’ve got not sin, I’m perfect, I’m good,
Making cash from guilt like white Jesus would
…

#WIP #Writingprompt #Writers #WriteSky #SongWriting #Art
A dark, gothic-style illustration shows a skeletal figure standing on a green hill beneath a cloudy night sky. The figure has hollow black eyes, small horns, and a faintly glowing golden halo above its head. Behind it, a large full moon casts a dim yellow light. The figure wears a simple black tunic and holds a red Christian cross in its right hand and a twisted green “pound” in its left that suggests a corrupted or serpent-like currency sign. The title “The Prophet” appears in tall, gold lettering at the top. In the top left corner is a circular logo featuring a robotic or cybernetic dog face, with the words “Cyber Crypt Requiem” wrapped around it. The atmosphere is eerie and unsettling, blending religious imagery with subtle sacrilege in a stark, simplistic style.
May 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips

I'm writing a musical, #gothic, #SteamPunk musical called A Clockwork Heart. Viola, #groaning under the weight of being a creation escapes into a world of self discovery.

Eyes like glass, but now they see,
A world that waits in front of me...
Illustration of a wind-up doll girl with a pale face, large round eyes, red lips, and short brown hair. She wears a dark burgundy dress with long sleeves and a Peter Pan collar, along with matching socks and black shoes. A blue wind-up key protrudes from her back. The background is a dark, textured blue, and the doll stands on the right side of the image. On the left side, in a pale, distressed typewriter-style font, the words “I’m Alive” are written. In the top left corner is a circular logo that resembles a stylized robot or toy bear face with the text “CYBERCRYPT REQUIEM” around it. The overall tone is eerie and gothic, evoking a sense of unsettling sentience.
May 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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#2WordPrompt

I am writing a musical, a strange, #gothic, #SteamPunk, #electroPop musical called A Clockwork Heart. It's dark to start as Viola moves onto #adventure, ultimately ending with #happier days.

...Not a puppet, not a toy,
I am sorrow, I am joy...

#WritingCommunity #Geekery
Illustration of a wind-up doll girl with a pale face, large round eyes, red lips, and short brown hair. She wears a dark burgundy dress with long sleeves and a Peter Pan collar, along with matching socks and black shoes. A blue wind-up key protrudes from her back. The background is a dark, textured blue, and the doll stands on the right side of the image. On the left side, in a pale, distressed typewriter-style font, the words “I’m Alive” are written. In the top left corner is a circular logo that resembles a stylized robot or toy bear face with the text “CYBERCRYPT REQUIEM” around it. The overall tone is eerie and gothic, evoking a sense of unsettling sentience.
May 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Good morning my Nerdy friends, how are we all? It's me, your friendly, weirdo, song writers calling out into the void! I want to make friends with anyone who loves #SciFi #Fantasy #RetroTech #80sMusic #MOS6502 #ElectronicMusic #ChipTune #Art #Music

Anything #Geek related.

Where is my latest #Cover
Illustration of a wind-up doll girl with a pale face, large round eyes, red lips, and short brown hair. She wears a dark burgundy dress with long sleeves and a Peter Pan collar, along with matching socks and black shoes. A blue wind-up key protrudes from her back. The background is a dark, textured blue, and the doll stands on the right side of the image. On the left side, in a pale, distressed typewriter-style font, the words “I’m Alive” are written. In the top left corner is a circular logo that resembles a stylized robot or toy bear face with the text “CYBERCRYPT REQUIEM” around it. The overall tone is eerie and gothic, evoking a sense of unsettling sentience.
May 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #SongWriting

Lucia Filia Luminis

Verse 2
I’ve traced your,
Name in shadow,
I’m in sorrow.

Candles flicker,
Through the doorway,
No tomorrow.

Bridge
Do you hear me?
Answer my call.

Stoney silence,
#Pieces of time,
Until the stars fall.
A haunting, hand-drawn illustration with a dark, textured backdrop. At the top, bold cream-coloured text reads “LUCIA FILIA LUMINIS.” Below, a spectral female figure reaches out towards a shadowy humanoid with an X where its face should be and a radiant star-like glyph on its chest. A black raven perches ominously on the figure’s shoulder, as distant birds wheel overhead. Behind them, ghostly red cathedral-like arches and candle-like shapes rise from the gloom. In the bottom left corner is a circular emblem bearing the words “CYBER CRYPT REQUIEM,” with a retro-futuristic, robotic skull flanked by wires and arcane tech glyphs. The atmosphere is otherworldly, mournful, and deeply symbolic—echoes of forgotten light in a realm of shadows.
May 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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In my new song, Lucia Filia Luminis, Lucia sings to her impossible love, a #wraith, a phantom, a spectre of death.

I call,
But you don’t
Answer me.
I touch,
Cold as stone,
Time set me free?

#vss365 #Song #NewMusic #Art #Folkore
A haunting, hand-drawn illustration with a dark, textured backdrop. At the top, bold cream-coloured text reads “LUCIA FILIA LUMINIS.” Below, a spectral female figure reaches out towards a shadowy humanoid with an X where its face should be and a radiant star-like glyph on its chest. A black raven perches ominously on the figure’s shoulder, as distant birds wheel overhead. Behind them, ghostly red cathedral-like arches and candle-like shapes rise from the gloom. In the bottom left corner is a circular emblem bearing the words “CYBER CRYPT REQUIEM,” with a retro-futuristic, robotic skull flanked by wires and arcane tech glyphs. The atmosphere is otherworldly, mournful, and deeply symbolic—echoes of forgotten light in a realm of shadows.
May 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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A haunting cry into silence, Lucia Filia Luminis drips with longing and spectral grief. Echoes of love lost, names washed away by tides and cold unanswered calls shape this lament where time and memory blur beneath flickering candlelight. A hymn to sorrow’s enduring shadow. #NewMusic #Art #CoverArt
A haunting, hand-drawn illustration with a dark, textured backdrop. At the top, bold cream-coloured text reads “LUCIA FILIA LUMINIS.” Below, a spectral female figure reaches out towards a shadowy humanoid with an X where its face should be and a radiant star-like glyph on its chest. A black raven perches ominously on the figure’s shoulder, as distant birds wheel overhead. Behind them, ghostly red cathedral-like arches and candle-like shapes rise from the gloom. In the bottom left corner is a circular emblem bearing the words “CYBER CRYPT REQUIEM,” with a retro-futuristic, robotic skull flanked by wires and arcane tech glyphs. The atmosphere is otherworldly, mournful, and deeply symbolic—echoes of forgotten light in a realm of shadows.
May 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Very excited to start playing The Crimson Diamond by @juliaminamata.bsky.social

That’s my Friday sorted!

#AdventureGame
A picture of my receipt from buying The Crimson Diamond.
May 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Behind the scenes of Metropolis (1927): Brigitte Helm sips juice in full Maschinenmensch armour while a hairdryer battles the heat. Sci-fi history in the making, caught in rare colour.
#Metropolis #SciFi #FritzLang #BrigitteHelm #BehindTheScenes #ClassicFilm #Cinephile #RetroFuture
A rare colour behind-the-scenes photograph from Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis. The image captures actress Brigitte Helm wearing the iconic Maschinenmensch (Machine-Human) robot costume. She sips orange juice through a straw, held by a crew member in a white coat, while another crew member uses a handheld hairdryer to cool her down. Her face is calm and focused, framed by braided hair held in place with a green headband. The bulky, metallic costume is detailed with futuristic curves and rivets, resembling early sci-fi visions of humanoid automata. In the background, a man in a flat cap leans casually on a rail, watching the scene unfold. Red geometric lines glow against the dark backdrop, evoking the film’s Expressionist set design.
May 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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How about this robot I drew for the single cover for my next song?
The single cover for Scrapyard of broken dreams. A robot that has been thrown away and on the way to being hashed.
May 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Workshop Of Shadows is coming along. A Steam Punk tale of lost love and mistakes.

#SteamPunk #Art #NeeMusic #Single #GeekCulture
Certainly, Paul. Here’s an alt text description, steeped in the atmosphere you conjure: Alt Text: A hand-drawn, scratchy illustration in dark, muted colours evokes a steampunk, retro-futurist style. The scene shows a sad, red-haired woman wearing goggles and a green Victorian-style coat—Florence, the inventor—holding a spanner in one hand. A single purple tear rolls down her smudged cheek. Opposite her stands a life-sized, feminine clockwork robot, reminiscent of Metropolis’ Maschinenmensch, with brass-toned body parts and a red, stitched-up broken heart in the centre of its chest. Both figures are surrounded by a stormy, textured background of swirling purples and greys. Above them, the hand-painted title reads “A Workshop of Shadows” in large, uneven lettering. In the bottom left corner is a circular “Cyber Crypt Requiem” insignia, adorned with gears and a robot’s face.
May 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM