Premonition (Vampire Rodents album)

Premonition
Studio album by Vampire Rodents
Released	May 19, 1992
Recorded	September 10, 1991
Genre	Industrial, experimental rock, sound collage, ambient, modern classical
Length	69:53
Label	V.R.
Vampire Rodents chronology
War Music (1990) Premonition (1992) Lullaby Land (1993)

Premonition is the second studio album by Vampire Rodents, released in 1992 by V.R. Productions. It gathered them enough attention to get the band signed to Re-Constriction Records.

Music

The album features a heavy use of sound samples in many songs, which was a very prevalent trend in industrial music at the time. Samples used includes assorted Looney Tunes voice clips, dialogue from the horror film The Exorcist as well as narration from H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds.

The drum loop on "Babelchop" is taken from "Music to Save the World By", the 1981 synth-pop track by Alan Burnham. The second track, "Babyface", is a reimagining of Little Richard's song of the same name with altered lyrics.

Release and reception

The album was released independently for a limited time and quickly went out of print. There were plans to re-issue the album with War Music and an expanded track listing, including the unreleased songs "Lizardman", "Blind Acceleration", "Smartass", "Harelip", and "Annexation II".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Daniel Vahnke, except "Babyface" by Benny Davis; all music composed by Daniel Vahnke, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Babelchop"		4:45
2.	"Babyface"	Harry Akst	2:35
3.	"Monkeypump"		1:48
4.	"Recoil"	Victor Wulf	3:58
5.	"Ovulation"		2:45
6.	"Subspecies"		2:27
7.	"Burial at Sea"		4:24
8.	"Vulvasaurus"		1:16
9.	"Annexation"	Victor Wulf	3:37
10.	"Tenochtitlan"		1:38
11.	"Dresden"		4:49
12.	"Sitio"	Victor Wulf	4:00
13.	"Deicide"		3:50
14.	"Infection"		2:34
15.	"Rodentia Ostinati I & III"		2:04
16.	"Dante's Shroud"		2:17
17.	"Waterhead"		3:39
18.	"Demon est Deus inversus"		2:16
19.	"Book of Job"	Victor Wulf	4:35
20.	"Apparition"		2:37
21.	"Colonies"	Victor Wulf	8:23

Personnel

Adapted from the Premonition liner notes.^[1]

Vampire Rodents Daniel Vahnke (as Anton Rathausen) – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, sampler, keyboards, musical arrangement Victor Wulf – keyboards

Additional musicians Andrea Akastia – cello, violin Jing Laoshu – percussion

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1991	V.R. Productions	CS	VR4
	1992		CD

References

1. Premonition (booklet). Vampire Rodents. Phoenix, Arizona: V.R. Productions. 1992.

External links

• Premonition at Discogs (list of releases)