Clockseed

Clockseed
Studio album by Vampire Rodents
Released April 7, 1995 (1995-04-07)
Genre Electro
Length 67:29
Label Re-Constriction
Producer Joan McAninch
Vampire Rodents chronology
Lullaby Land
(1993)		 Clockseed
(1995)		 Gravity's Rim
(1996)
Daniel Vahnke chronology
Lullaby Land
(1993)		 Clockseed
(1995)		 Papa Woody
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Clockseed is the fourth studio album by Vampire Rodents, released on April 7, 1995 by Re-Constriction Records.

Music and lyrics

Clockseed has a larger number of guest vocalists than its predecessor, with Daniel handling vocal duties on only four out of twenty-two tracks. All the vocalists involved were known through Chase, who sent out tapes to anyone who could lend their lyrics and vocals to a track. Daniel has noted that they all wrote their parts completely without his direction and called it a great fortune to receive such incredible results from people he had never met.[2][3]

Jason Bazinet of Sounds of Mass Production has voiced his displeasure with his and Sean's work on "Revisioned", noting that they may have rushed the lyrics.[4] Written by Chemlab vocalist Jared Hendrickson, "Low Orbit" is about two of his deceased friend appearing to him in his sleep. He has said the song was "influenced by my having had a series of dreams involving Craig and another friend who had died of a brain tumor around that time. They were haunting the orbits of my dreams."[5]

Release and reception

Despite being out of print, the album can still be bought through the Vampire Rodents eBay page.

Aiding & Abetting gave it a positive review, saying that "while a little more accessible than Lullaby Land, Clockseed is still a compendium of discord and sonic discrepancies."[6]

Track listing

All music composed by Daniel Vahnke.

No.TitleLyrics/VocalsLength
1."Dowager's Egg"Christian Void2:56
2."Skin Walker"Sarah Folkman2:44
3."Low Orbit"Jared Louche3:42
4."Downwind"Daniel Vahnke2:41
5."Mother Tongue"Eric Powell3:07
6."Heliopause"Dee Madden3:39
7."Floater"Daniel Vahnke3:31
8."Scatter"Jim Coursey & Mark Edwards2:36
9."Zygote"Dan Gatto3:58
10."Revisioned"Jason Bazinet & Sean Ivy2:42
11."Unmoved"Rey Osburn2:47
12."Cocked, Loaded and Ready"Mel Hammond3:40
13."Another Planet"Daniel Vahnke3:45
14."Saturation"Steven Seibold2:48
15."Clockseed"Dave Creadeau & Boom chr Paige4:19
16."Terra Amata"Linda LeSabre5:32
17."Tattoo Me"Daniel Vahnke4:02
18."Ravages of Ease"Maria Azevedo2:41
19."Teapot"Hae Su Oh2:36
20."Iron Clad"Blake Barnes2:46
21."Tenochtitlan II"Pall Jenkins1:42
22."Little Canoe"Betty0:15

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1995CMJ New Music MonthlyUnited States "Dance"22[7]
"*" denotes an unordered list.


Personnel

Adapted from the Clockseed liner notes.[8]

Additional musicians

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 Re-Constriction CD REC-017

References

  1. ↑ Bush, John. "Clockseed". Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Vampire Rodents/Ether Bunny Interview 2007!. Daniel Vahnke interview. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.
  3. ↑ Gariboldi, Marco. Vampire Rodents (Daniel Vahnke) (2009). e-mail interview, retrieved on August 26, 2010.
  4. ↑ Jester. Interview with Jason Bazinet of SMP. Retrieved on August 26, 2010.
  5. ↑ pHil. Chemlab - Teaching you how to bleed Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine.. Jared Louche interview, Retrieved on August 26, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Vampire Rodents: Clockseed". Aiding & Abetting. April 1995. Issue #74, cited August 26, 2010
  7. ↑ "CMJ - Rock Dance". CMJ New Music Monthly. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  8. ↑ Clockseed (booklet). Vampire Rodents. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1995.
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