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Daniel Vahnke discographyStudio albums 13 Compilation albums 1 Instrumental albums 1 Other appearances 21
This article details the complete oeuvre of Canadian composer Daniel Vahnke .[ 1] Between 1990 and 1996, Vahnke released six full-length studio albums both independently pressed and through a record label. Five of them were released as Vampire Rodents albums and one was ostensibly a solo album titled Papa Woody , which released under the name Ether Bunny.[ 2]
Vahnke formed Vampire Rodents with keyboardist Victor Wulf in 1989 to serve as an outlet for their sound collage experiments. In 1990, they debuted with War Music , which was issued independently by their own label V.R. Productions and showcased their irreverent approach to industrial rock . Their second record, Premonition , was released in 1992 and adopted a more experimental sound, with violinist/cellist Andrea Akastia helping the duo to expand their musical pallet. Based on the creative success of that album, Vampire Rodents were signed to Re-Constriction Records .
Lullaby Land , released in 1993, became the group's first critical success. Vampire Rodents became an outlet for Vahnke's solo work and he decided to take a more commercial electro-industrial approach with the beat-driven Clockseed , which incorporated dense string and horn arrangements and a plethora of guest vocalists. He released two albums through Fifth Colvmn Records in 1996: Gravity's Rim , which further experimented with the song format, and Papa Woody , Vahnke's personal tribute to big band and bebop music that had been in the works since 1993. After experiencing legal disputes with Fifth Colvmn, Vahnke retreated from the music scene and announced his retirement in 2009.[ 3] In 2017 Vahnke released the sixth Vampire Rodents album Noises in the Wall and the second Ether Bunny album Attention Please on his Rodentia Productions Bandcamp .[ 2] He continued to relaease projects into 2020, including: Music for Player Piano , Early Soundtrack Sketches, Vol. I , Early Soundtrack Sketches, Vol. II , Axon Tremolo , Gravity's Rim (Instrumental Version) , Cut to the Chase and ElevatorMan .
Compilation appearances [ edit ]
Soundtrack appearances [ edit ]
Year
Artist
Release
Role(s)
Song(s)
1990
Vampire Rodents
War Music
sampler , guitar, vocals
—
1991
Premonition
Sampler, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, orchestration , vocals
—
1993
Lullaby Land
Sampler, guitar, orchestration, vocals
—
1994
Various Artists
Masked Beauty in a Sea of Sadness
Sampler
"Lizardman "
1995
Various Artists
Thugs 'n' Kisses
Remixer
"Chemical Halo " (V. Rodents' Sax Mix)
Vampire Rodents
Clockseed
Sampler, guitar
—
Vocals
"Downwind ", "Floater ", "Another Planet ", "Tattoo Me "
1996
Gravity's Rim
Sampler, guitar, bass guitar
—
Vocals
"Prophet Clown ", "Underneath ", "Gravity's Rim ", "Ice Borers ", "Parameter Seven ", "Obsidian ", "Porker ", "Creeper ", "Albatross ", "Fossilized "
Ether Bunny
Papa Woody
Sampler
—
Various Artists
Fascist Communist Revolutionaries
Sampler, guitar, bass guitar, vocals
"Blind Acceleration "
2017
Vampire Rodents
Noises in the Wall
Sampler
—
2018
Ether Bunny
Attention Please
Sampler
—
Axon Tremolo
Axon Tremolo
Sampler
—
Vocals
"Haven", "Axis", "Free Again", "Sky Wide Open", "Focus", "Horizon", "Sleepy Boat to Heaven"
Vampire Rodents
Gravity's Rim (Instrumental Version)
Sampler
—
Daniel Vahnke
Early Soundtrack Sketches, Vol. I
Sampler
—
Early Soundtrack Sketches, Vol. II
Synthesizers
—
Piano
"Piano Room #13", "Piano Room #12", "Piano Room #11", "Piano Room #10"
Sampler
"Down to Business", "Rat Nest I & IV"
Music for Player Piano
Piano
—
2019
Vampire Rodents
Cut to the Chase
Sampler
—
Remixer
"Chemical Halo " (V. Rodents' Sax Mix), "Gout " (V. Rodents' Mix), "Good Vibrations " (V. Rodents' Mix), "Combine " (V. Rodents' Mix), "Valentine" (V. Rodents' Mix), "Reconciled " (V. Rodents' Mix)
Vocals
"Cut to the Chase ", "Blind Acceleration ", "Lizardman "
2020
Elevator ManN
ElevatorMan
Vocals
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