Werkraum
| Werkraum | |
|---|---|
| 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
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.
References
- Diesel, Andreas und Dr. Gerten, Dieter: Looking for Europe - Neofolk und Hintergründe., Zeltingen-Rachtig 2005, ISBN 3-936878-02-1
Discography
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, 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)
| 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
Official
Interviews
- September 2005 interview with Axel Frank by Malahki Thorn, (USA)
- Interview in Folkworld Magazine from 2008 (UK)
Reviews
- 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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