| Bunny Lake | |
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Live in Vienna, 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Vienna, Austria |
| Genres | Electropop |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | Klein Records |
| Website | www.bunnylake.net |
| Members | |
| Suzy On The Rocks Christian Fuchs Bernd Heinrauch Christof Baumgartner Leonardo |
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| Past members | |
| Dr. Nachtstrom | |
Founded in 2004, Bunny Lake is an Electropop band from Austria. The band’s name was inspired by Austrian director Otto Preminger’s movie Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965).
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Bunny Lake was founded in 2004 by singer Christian Fuchs and musician Dr. Nachtstrom. Christian Fuchs had previously been active as singer and lyricist of cult industrial rock band Fetish 69 and was also responsible for the TripHop project Toxic Lounge. Both bands released several albums on various labels including Nuclear Blast and Klein Records. Dr. Nachtstrom had previously been working as experimental electronics musician and produced several albums for avant-garde label Mego.
Singer Suzy On The Rocks and bassist Christof Baumgartner joined the band the same year. Bunny Lake’s debut album, The Late Night Tapes, was released in 2006; it was produced by Viennese Electro musician Gerhard Potuznik a/k/a GD Luxxe. The album „is the soundtrack to an excessive night of partying in which euphoria can only be reached at the risk of a massive hangover the next morning“[1].
The band’s sophomore effort The Church Of Bunny Lake (2007) was produced by Christopher Just (Kitsuné, Chicks On Speed). It „provides a skilful fusion of electronic dance music and the energy of rock'n'roll“[2]. The remix of the track Disco Demons is especially acclaimed and makes the playlists of some of the most renowned DJs of the international club scene such as Ivan Smagghe, Mylo and Laurent Garnier.
A change into a new direction was signalled by the single Into The Future (released in late 2008). The band’s third album, The Beautiful Fall, nears completion and is scheduled for released in fall 2009.
According to the band their music is massively influenced by cinema and especially by film noir and horror movies. It is therefore part of Bunny Lake’s concept to support their live performances with elaborately edited visuals (provided by live member Leonardo), whose purpose it is to highlight the imaginative and cinematic character of the songs.