Bunny Lake
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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).
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“.
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“. 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.
Otto Preminger
Otto Ludwig Preminger was an Austro–Hungarian-American theatre and film director.After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura and Fallen Angel...
’s movie Bunny Lake Is Missing
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Bunny Lake Is Missing is a 1965 British psychological thriller film directed and produced by Otto Preminger, who filmed it in black and white widescreen format in London. It was based on the novel of the same name by Merriam Modell. The score is by Paul Glass and the opening theme is often heard as...
(1965).
Band history
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“.
The band’s sophomore effort The Church Of Bunny Lake (2007) was produced by Christopher Just (Kitsuné, Chicks On Speed
Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....
). It „provides a skilful fusion of electronic dance music and the energy of rock'n'roll“. 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
Ivan Smagghe
Ivan Smagghe is a French DJ and producer. He was originally known as Ivan Rough Trade, after his job in the Rough Trade record store in Paris. His musical style has been described as electrohouse and "minimal electro.". Smagghe's Death Disco compilation was a key release in the electroclash...
, Mylo
Mylo
Myles MacInnes , better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.-Career:...
and Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier , is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz...
.
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.
Albums
- The Late Night Tapes (Angelika Koehlermann/Monkey Music, 2006)
- The Church Of Bunny Lake (Klein Records, 2007)
- The Beautiful Fall (Klein Records, 2009) tbc
EPs/Maxis
- Disco Demons EP (featuring remixes by DJ Glow, Christopher Just) (Klein Records, 2006)
- Strobe Love EP (featuring remixes by Shinichi Osawa, DJ Sandrinho, Christopher Just) (Klein Records, 2007)
- Into The Future EP (featuring remixes by Tronik Youth, The Aston Shuffle, Zombie Disco Squad) (Klein Records, 2009)
- 1994 EP (Universal Music, 2010)
Visuals
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.Videos
- All That Sex (directed by Suk & Koch, 2006)
- Strobe Love (directed by Christian Fuchs, Michael Loizenbauer, 2007)
- Twisted Forever (directed by Edwin Brienen, 2007)
- Into The Future (directed by Mirjam Unger, 2008)
Songs
- The club hit Disco Demons was re-recorded by Christian Fuchs and Suzy On The Rocks in Chinese for the Poptastic Conversation China compilation (which also featured Wir sind HeldenWir sind HeldenWir sind Helden is a German Alternative Rock band from Berlin, established in 2001 in Hamburg. The quartet is composed of lead singer Judith Holofernes and musicians Pola Roy, Mark Tavassol, and Jean-Michel Tourette. The group's style has often been considered similar to that of the Neue Deutsche...
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, and other renowned acts), in close collaboration with DJane and China-Pop specialist Pinie Wang.
- Disco Demons is featured on the soundtrack of Austrian horror film In 3 Tagen bist du tot #2, directed by Andreas Prochaska, which hit cinemas in 2008 and whose first part received several awards.
- The song She’s On The Run was used for the Turkish TV ad spot for Magnum ice-cream. The lead was played by Josh HollowayJosh HollowayJoshua Lee "Josh" Holloway is an American actor and model from Free Home, Georgia. He is best known for his role as James "Sawyer" Ford on the American television show Lost.-Early life:...
, known all over the world as the character Sawyer in the mega-successful cult TV series LostLost (TV series)Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
.