Fan Death
Encyclopedia
Fan Death is a Italo disco
band which started in Brooklyn
, New York
in 2007 and is now based in Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
In 2008, Erol Alkan
remixed and released their debut single Veronica's Veil on his Phantasy Sounds label. Following this Big Love Records from Tokyo released the single Cannibal featuring remixes from CfCf and Manderson
. To date Fan Death has played shows with Florence and the Machine
, Metronomy
, Telepathe
, Late of the Pier
and Franz Ferdinand
as well as at the Afisha festival in Moscow and in Mexico City. It has been featured in international magazines such as NME
, The Fader
, Nylon Magazine
, The Guardian
, Dazed & Confused
and on the cover of Italy's Pig Magazine surrounded by naked men.
The band recorded an EP
in 2009. Also in 2009, it has remixed artists such as Ladyhawke, Frankmusik
, The Virgins
, Lindstrom
, Lost Valentinos
and Datarock
. The name is a reference to the South Korean myth
regarding the fear of suffocation
via electric fan. The band supported Vampire Weekend
on their first UK
and Europe
an leg of their world tour and released their LP "Womb of Dreams
" August 30, 2010 in the UK. In August 2011 the official Fan Death website announced the January 2012 release of a new EP titled "Awakenings
"
Italo disco
Italo disco encompasses much of the dance music output in Europe during the 1980s. It is one of the world's first forms of mostly electronic dance music and evolved during the late 1970s and early 1980s in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and other parts of Europe...
band which started in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 2007 and is now based in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
In 2008, Erol Alkan
Erol Alkan
Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Turkish Cypriot descent.-DJ and club promoter:In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various Indie nightclubs in London....
remixed and released their debut single Veronica's Veil on his Phantasy Sounds label. Following this Big Love Records from Tokyo released the single Cannibal featuring remixes from CfCf and Manderson
Manderson
-People:* Bert Manderson, , Northern Irish footballer* Charles F. Manderson, , United States Senator from Nebraska* Tobias Manderson-Galvin, , Australian actor, satirist, performance poet, dadaist and playwright...
. To date Fan Death has played shows with Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine is the recording name of English musician Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide music for her voice. Florence and the Machine's sound has been described as a combination of various genres, including rock and soul...
, Metronomy
Metronomy
Metronomy are an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. The current band consists of Joseph Mount , Anna Prior , Oscar Cash and Gbenga Adelekan...
, Telepathe
Telepathe
Telepathe is an electronic pop duo from Brooklyn consisting of core members Busy Gangnes and Melissa Livaudis. The band also includes other occasional musicians, such as Ryan Lucero....
, Late of the Pier
Late of the Pier
Late of the Pier are a four-piece dance-punk band from Castle Donington, England, currently signed to Phantasy. Their debut album Fantasy Black Channel was released on 11 August 2008 by Parlophone produced by Erol Alkan.- History :...
and Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand (band)
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...
as well as at the Afisha festival in Moscow and in Mexico City. It has been featured in international magazines such as NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, The Fader
The Fader
The FADER, or FADER, is an United States-based music/culture/fashion magazine that covers hip-hop, reggae, independent rock, pop and dance music from around the world.-Overview:...
, Nylon Magazine
Nylon (magazine)
Nylon is an American magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology and travel...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Dazed & Confused
Dazed & Confused (magazine)
Dazed & Confused is a British style magazine, that was set up in 1992 and published monthly. Its founding editors were Jefferson Hack and Rankin...
and on the cover of Italy's Pig Magazine surrounded by naked men.
The band recorded an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in 2009. Also in 2009, it has remixed artists such as Ladyhawke, Frankmusik
Frankmusik
Vincent Frank born Vincent James Turner is known professionally as Frankmusik is an English electropop musician. The name "Frank" is derived from the surname of his grandfather, whose name he took in tribute.-Early life:...
, The Virgins
The Virgins
The Virgins are an American band formed in 2006 in New York, consisting of Donald Cumming , Wade Oates , and Nick Ackerman .Their first outing on the road was a 7-week American tour in direct support for the Australian band Jet...
, Lindstrom
Hans-Peter Lindstrøm
Hans-Peter Lindstrøm is a Norwegian producer who works under the name Lindstrøm. He often collaborates with fellow producer Prins Thomas . Lindstrøm won a Spellemannsprisen in 2008 for Where You Go I Go Too...
, Lost Valentinos
Lost Valentinos
Lost Valentinos are a band from Sydney, Australia. They released two EPs under the band name The Valentinos but changed their name in mid 2007 to Lost Valentinos due to the threat of legal action by soul artists from the 1950s, Bobby Womack & The Valentinos...
and Datarock
Datarock
Datarock, derived from the Norwegian word for computer – datamaskin and the word rock , is a Norwegian electro rock band. The band formed in 2000 as Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien and soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes...
. The name is a reference to the South Korean myth
Fan death
Fan death is a widely held belief prevailing in South Korea that an electric fan left running overnight in a closed room can cause the death of those inside...
regarding the fear of suffocation
Suffocation
Suffocation is the process of Asphyxia.Suffocation may also refer to:* Suffocation , an American death metal band* "Suffocation", a song on Morbid Angel's debut album, Altars of Madness...
via electric fan. The band supported Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band from New York City that formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings. The Band has four members: Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson, and Chris Baio. The band released its first album Vampire Weekend in 2008, which produced the singles "Mansard...
on their first UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an leg of their world tour and released their LP "Womb of Dreams
Womb of Dreams
Womb of Dreams is the debut album by electro-disco band Fan Death. It was released on August 6, 2010.-Critical reception:Luke Winkie of musicOMH wrote that "The album becomes more traditionalist and more fun-loving around its middle...When Fan Death are clicking, they're a force to be reckoned...
" August 30, 2010 in the UK. In August 2011 the official Fan Death website announced the January 2012 release of a new EP titled "Awakenings
Awakenings
Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film based on Oliver Sacks's 1973 memoir Awakenings. It tells the true story of British neurologist Oliver Sacks, fictionalized as American Malcolm Sayer and portrayed by Robin Williams who, in 1969, discovers beneficial effects of the then-new drug L-Dopa...
"
Discography
- Veronica's Veil (2008) - (Phantasy Sounds)
- Cannibal (2009) - (Big Love Records)
- A Coin for the WellA Coin for the WellA Coin For The Well is the third EP by Fan Death. It was released February 1, 2010.-Track listing:Source: Discogs-Personnel:*Producer – Szam Findlay*Vocals – Dandilion Wind Opaine, Marta Jacuibek-McKeever...
(2010) - (Pharmacy Recordings) - Womb of DreamsWomb of DreamsWomb of Dreams is the debut album by electro-disco band Fan Death. It was released on August 6, 2010.-Critical reception:Luke Winkie of musicOMH wrote that "The album becomes more traditionalist and more fun-loving around its middle...When Fan Death are clicking, they're a force to be reckoned...
(2010) - (Last Gang Records) - Awakenings (2012)