Abney Park (band)
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| Abney Park | |
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| Origin | Seattle, USA |
| Genre(s) | Steampunk, industrial dance, goth |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | www.abneypark.com |
| Members | |
| Robert Brown Finn Von Claret Kristina Erickson Nathaniel Johnstone Daniel C |
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Abney Park is a Steampunk band based in Seattle. The band mixes elements of industrial dance, and world music influences in their work.
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[edit] Band members
- Robert Brown - Vocals, Songs, Darbuka, Diatonic button accordion
- Finn Von Claret - Vocals
- Kristina Erickson - Keyboards, vocals
- Nathaniel Johnstone - Guitar, violin
- Daniel C. - Bass
[edit] History
Abney Park was formed by Robert Brown in 1997. In 1998 they released their first full-length album Abney Park, and in 1999 they released Return to the Fire. Tracks from these two albums as well as a couple of new ones formed their third release, titled Cemetery Number 1. In the early years of Abney Park, the band featured a gothic musical and visual style.
In 2005, the band released Taxidermy, which is a collection of new versions of songs from past albums, three live tracks and two covers. In the same year, they started to change their visual style, from goth/industrial to a form of steampunk. In 2006 they released the album The Death of Tragedy. After the release, their line-up changed as well, with the departure of Traci Nemeth, Krysztof Nemeth and Robert Hazelton, replaced by Magdalene Veen, Jean-Paul Mayden and Nathaniel Johnstone.
More recently, Magdalene Veen left the band and has been replaced by Finn Von Claret.
Abney Park has performed at festivals like Dragon*Con [1], Saturnalia, Utah Dark Arts [2], Bats Day, Convergence [3], Mask and Veil [4], and the Bay Area Maker Faire [5].
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Abney Park (1998)
- Return to the Fire (1999)
- Cemetery Number 1 (2000)
- From Dreams Or Angels (2001)
- Twisted & Broken
- Taxidermy
- The Death of Tragedy (2005)
- Lost Horizons (2008)
The band's music has also been featured in many compilation CDs, including Cleopatra Records' The Unquiet Grave vol. III [6], Annihilation and Seduction [7], Eighteen, and in several movie soundtracks, including Insomnis Amour, Goth, and Lord of the Vampires.[citation needed]
