Werkraum
Werkraum | |
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| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Folk music, Traditional music, Psychedelic folk, neofolk |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Cold Spring Records (UK) Ahnstern/Steinklang (A) Bucranion (D) |
| Members | Axel Frank |
Werkraum is the creative music works of German musician Axel Frank.
Overview
[edit]Frank released material on CDRs and multiple compilations in the late 1990s and early 2000s until debuting with a full-length LP on Cold Spring Records in 2004. In 2005 the release Kristalle, Werkraum's second album followed. With Early love Music in 2008, Werkraum receive a more and more worldwide recognition.
Frank was a member of the band Sturmpercht, where he played under the pseudonym Hanns Aufschring, while his work for live sessions and for studio- and mastering engineering continued. New and more progressive works for Werkraum were announced for 2009 and 2010. He's still active under different monikers in the electronic music scene and works as producer.
References
[edit]- Diesel, Andreas und Dr. Gerten, Dieter: Looking for Europe - Neofolk und Hintergründe., Zeltingen-Rachtig 2005, ISBN 3-936878-02-1
Discography
[edit]Albums and EPs
[edit]| Year | Title | Format, special notes |
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| 1999 | Werkraum I | CDR, Bucranion. |
| 2000 | Werkraum II | CDR, Bucranion. |
| 2004 | Unsere Feuer brennen! | Debut album, CD, Cold Spring. |
| 2005 | Kristalle | Second album, CD, collaboration with Changes (band) Ahnstern/Steinklang. |
| 2008 | Early Love Music | 3rd album, CD, collaboration with Changes (band) Ahnstern/Steinklang. |
| 2009 | Unsere Feuer brennen! | Re-issue, CD, Cold Spring. |
Compilations (selection)
[edit]| Year | Title | Format, Special Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | From Nowhere To Nothing | LP, Thaglasz. |
| 2000 | Death In June | Tribute to Death In June, book + CD, Thaglasz. |
| 2001 | Za Dom Spremni | LP, Thaglasz. |
| 2001 | Notre Domicile Est L'Europe | book + 4 CDs, Thaglasz. |
| 2002 | Der Waldgänger | DLP, Thaglasz. |
| 2002 | Security of Ignorance | 10 LP box, Thaglasz. |
| 2003 | Thagalasz 6 | 10" + book, Thaglasz. |
| 2003 | Tonwerk Flammenzauber I | CD, Eternal Soul/Bucranion. |
| 2003 | In Stahlgewittern II | 5 LP box, Steinklang. |
| 2003 | Wir rufen deine Wölfe | CD/LP, Aorta/Ahnstern. |
| 2004 | V.A. Eternal Soul | LP box, Eternal Soul. |
| 2004 | Tonwerk Flammenzauber II | CD, Eternal Soul. |
| 2005 | Perversion Vol. 14 | Disc packaged with volume 14 of the Italian Ritual Magazine. |
| 2005 | Mia Runa | DCD, Steinklang. |
| 2005 | Orkus 15 | Disc packaged with volume 15 of the German Orkus Magazine. |
| 2005 | Looking For Europe | Along with the book with the same name, featuring relevant folk and neofolk artists. 4 CDs in a box, Prophecy/Auerbach. |
| 2006 | Swarm | Label compilation, DCD feat. "La lutte des jeunes", an exclusive and previously unreleased track by Werkraum in the original line-up from 1996, Cold Spring. |
| 2007 | V/A - Steinklang Industries II 2-CD | Label compilation, DCD, Steinklang. |
| 2008 | V/A - Steinklang Industries III CD | Label compilation, CD, Steinklang. |
| 2008 | V/A - Wilde Jaeger 2CD | Compilation, 2CD, Steinklang. |
| 2008 | V/A - Orkus Compilation 41 CD | Disc packaged with volume 41 of the German Orkus Magazine. |
| 2008 | V/A - A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Vol 1 - Cosmic Space Music 2CD | Compilation, collected and edited by The Future Sound of London, 2CD, Platipus. |
| 2009 | V/A - Pagan Folk Und Apocalyptic Psychedelia CD | Compilation, CD, Ahnstern/Steinklang |
External links
[edit]Official
[edit]Interviews
[edit]- September 2005 interview with Axel Frank by Malahki Thorn, (USA)
- Interview in Folkworld Magazine from 2008 (UK)
Reviews
[edit]- Review of Unsere Feuer Brennen! by Malahki Thorn/Heathen Harvest (USA)
- Review of Kristalle by Tony Dickie/Compulsion (UK)
- Review of "Early Love Music" by The Shadows Commence (Sweden)
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