| 词条 | War Music (Vampire Rodents album) | |||||||||||||||
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| name = War Music | type = studio | artist = Vampire Rodents | cover = Vampire_rodents_war_music.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1990|8|20}} | recorded = {{Start date|1989}} – {{Start date|1990|1}} | venue = | studio = | genre = Industrial, experimental rock | length = 56:57 | label = V.R. Dossier (re-issue) | producer = Vampire Rodents | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Premonition | next_year = 1992 }}War Music is the debut studio album of Vampire Rodents, released in 1990 by V.R. Productions. It introduced the sound of the band, and several of the techniques they would use in their later works, such as sound clips and songs in different languages. Daniel has described War Music as being "a little primitive, but very funny".[1] Music and lyricsA simpler musical foundation consisting of drums, bass guitar and electric guitar was utilized to trick listeners into believing the duo were an industrial rock group.[2] Similar to other industrial music of the time, sampled movie and television dialogue was peppered throughout the compositions. This prompted some to draw comparisons between the Rodents and other prominent musical acts such as Skinny Puppy and Einstürzende Neubauten. The compositions also borrow snippets of sound from previously recorded and released music, such as "Momentous" from older funk tunes.[3] The album probably gained the most recognition for Vahnke's lyrics, which utilize dark humor to explore environmentalist and anti-human themes. Although primary an English language album, lyrics for two tracks were translated into another language: "Dumme Weisse Menschen", whose lyrics were written in German, and "PLA Man", which was written in Chinese. "Dumme Weisse Menschen", which opened the album, even caused some listeners to assume that the band comprised German musicians. The song, which translates to "stupid white people", was described by Victor Wulf as a critiquing of Western culture and an archetype of the band's philosophy.[4] Vahnke described the Chinese language song "Pla Man" as a polemic against the Beijing government and for its involvement in the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989.[5] The track Abortion Clinic Deli was inspired by the famous satirical piece, A Modest Proposal. Release and receptionThe record was completed in January 1990 and released on cassette for a limited run of 918 pressings under the label V.R. Productions. The album was then adopted by Dossier in 1991 and re-released on CD for a wider distribution. When War Music was re-issued, the song "Meat" was moved from being the album's opener to its closer. The album is currently out of print on both labels.[6] There were plans to re-issue the album with Premonition and an expanded track listing, including the unreleased songs "Lizardman", "Blind Acceleration", "Smartass", "Harelip", and "Annexation II". Robert Baird of the Phoenix New Times was somewhat enthusiastic about the album, saying that although "the band's darkly humorous, apocalyptic visions are set to a cyber-aggressive post-industrialist beat" that there is "a point to all the sickness and gore."[3] Track listing{{Tracklist| headline = Side one | all_lyrics = Daniel Vahnke | all_music = Daniel Vahnke, except "Momentous", "Press of Flesh", "Success" and "Abortion Clinic Deli" by Victor Wulf | title1 = Meat | length1 = 3:42 | title2 = Dumme Weisse Menschen | length2 = 4:08 | title3 = Fragrance of Christ | length3 = 2:20 | title4 = Extinction | length4 = 4:22 | title5 = The Ninth Floor | length5 = 1:53 | title6 = Mummified | length6 = 3:47 | title7 = The Tide Returns | length7 = 3:10 | title8 = PLA Man | length8 = 3:52 }}{{tracklist | headline = Side two | title1 = Autocannibalism | length1 = 4:40 | title2 = Crack Babies | length2 = 2:18 | title3 = Momentous | length3 = 3:19 | title4 = Press of Flesh | length4 = 3:14 | title5 = Holiday | length5 = 4:30 | title6 = Friktion | length6 = 1:01 | title7 = Success | length7 = 4:00 | title8 = Abortion Clinic Deli | length8 = 2:15 | title9 = Sexrite | length9 = 4:26 }}{{Tracklist | collapsed = yes | headline = CD track listing | title1 = Dumme Weisse Menschen | length1 = 4:08 | title2 = Fragrance of Christ | length2 = 2:20 | title3 = Extinction | length3 = 4:22 | title4 = The Ninth Floor | length4 = 1:53 | title5 = Mummified | length5 = 3:47 | title6 = The Tide Returns | length6 = 3:10 | title7 = Pla Man | length7 = 3:52 | title8 = Autocannibalism | length8 = 4:40 | title9 = Crack Babies | length9 = 2:18 | title10 = Momentous | length10 = 3:19 | title11 = Press of Flesh | length11 = 3:14 | title12 = Holiday | length12 = 4:30 | title13 = Friktion | length13 = 1:01 | title14 = Success | length14 = 4:00 | title15 = Abortion Clinic Deli | length15 = 2:15 | title16 = Sexrite | length16 = 4:26 | title17 = Meat | length17 = 3:42 }} PersonnelAdapted from the War Music liner notes.[7] Vampire Rodents
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References1. ^Villa, Stefano. [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.ondarock.it/altrisuoni/vampirerodents.htm&ei=qAdITN63BqCBnAfCm-nKDQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCYQ7gEwAg&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Blue%2BNile%2522%2B%2522daniel%2Bvahnke%2522%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff Vampire Rodents: Science Collage]. Vampire Rodents biography (translated). Retrieved on July 22, 2010. 2. ^{{cite journal|first= |last= |url=http://www.msu.edu/~tarjason/Dysmetria.htm |title=Vampire Rodents Interview |journal=Dysmetria Magazine |date=September 13, 1992 |accessdate=September 15, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000709152445/http://www.msu.edu/~tarjason/Dysmetria.htm |archivedate=July 9, 2000 }} 3. ^1 {{cite journal |first=Robert |last=Baird |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1991-05-01/music/arizona-hot-tracks |title=Arizona Hot Tracks: Vampire Rodents War Music |journal=Phoenix New Times |date=May 1, 1991 |page= |accessdate=July 9, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite journal|first= |last=Chase |url=http://www.msu.edu/~tarjason/TechWorks.htm |title=Interview with Victor Wulf and Anton Rathausen of the Vampire Rodents |journal=Technology Works |date=1991 |issue=12 |accessdate=September 15, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000518193302/http://www.msu.edu/~tarjason/TechWorks.htm |archivedate=May 18, 2000 }} 5. ^{{cite journal|first=Mark |last=Laliberte |url=http://pilot.msu.edu/user/tarjason/TChaos.htm |title=Technical Chaos Interview by M. Laliberte |journal=Technical Chaos |date=October 17, 1991 |accessdate=September 15, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990203041428/http://pilot.msu.edu/user/tarjason/TChaos.htm |archivedate=February 3, 1999 }} 6. ^{{cite web |first= |last= |url=http://themindofmicrowaved.blogspot.com/2007/06/vampire-rodentsether-bunny-interview.html |title=Vampire Rodents/Ether Bunny Interview 2007 |publisher=themindofmicrowaved.blogspot.com |date=June 2007 |accessdate=July 9, 2015}} 7. ^{{cite AV media notes |title=War Music |titlelink=War Music (Vampire Rodents album) |others=Vampire Rodents |year=1990 |type=booklet |publisher=V.R. Productions |location=Phoenix, Arizona}} External links
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