Werkraum

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Werkraum is the creative music works of German musician Axel Frank.

1 Overview
2 References
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums And EPs
- 3.2 Compilations
4 External links
- 4.1 Official
- 4.2 Unofficial
  - 4.2.1 Interviews
  - 4.2.2 Reviews

[edit] Overview

Growing up in the fields of experimental music and post-industrial music with several other projects since the early 1990s, Axel Frank began to adapt a more melodic neofolk, electronic and dark ambient approach. Under the new name Werkraum (German for "Work Room"), Frank released this material on CDRs and multiple compilations in the late 1990's and early 2000's until debuting with a full length LP on Cold Spring Records in 2004. Frank continued to release material on various compilations until and after the release of 2005's Kristalle, Werkraum's second album, focused on more melancholic and psychedelic original folk music tunes, based in parts on traditional and early music.

Members of the British Gothic-Folk act Lady Morphia, German singer Antje Hoppenrath, Jason Thompkins of the U.S. band Harvest Rain and recently the members of the late sixties US Folk band Changes have also contributed to Werkraum. Frank has since become a member of Austrian Alpine Heathen Folk band Sturmpercht, while his work with Werkraum continues.

[edit] References

Diesel, Andreas und Dr. Gerten, Dieter: Looking for Europe - Neofolk und Hintergründe., Zeltingen-Rachtig 2005, ISBN 3-936878-02-1
Speit, Andreas u.a. (Hrsg.): Ästhetische Mobilmachung: Rechtsextreme Tendenzen in der Dark Wave- und Neofolkszene., Münster 2002, ISBN 3-89771-804-9

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums And EPs

Year	Title	Format, Special Notes
1999	Werkraum I	CDR, Bucranion.
2000	Werkraum II	CDR, Bucranion.
2004	Unsere Feuer brennen!	Debut album, CD, Cold Spring.
2005	Kristalle	Second album, CD, Ahnstern/Steinklang.

[edit] Compilations

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.