Werkraum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Contents

[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, the members of the late sixties US Folk band Changes and from the Austrian Folk band Sturmpercht have also contributed to Werkraum. Frank has since become a member of Austrian Alpine Tradition Folk band Sturmpercht, where he plays a distinctive musical role, while his work with Werkraum continues. In the recent past, Frank also works as talented Studio- and Masteringengineer for international artits like In Gowan Ring or Waldteufel as well as for local and European independent labels.

[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.
2008 Early Love Music 3rd 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.

[edit] External links

[edit] Official

[edit] Unofficial

[edit] Interviews

[edit] Reviews

Languages