Victor Wulf
{{short description|Canadian keyboard player and composer}}
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| genre = Sound collage, ambient
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| label = Cleopatra
| years_active = 1989–1997
| associated_acts = Dilate, Vampire Rodents
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Victor Wulf is a Canadian keyboard player and composer. He is recognized for his solo ambient music project Dilate and as a founding member of sound collage band Vampire Rodents.
Biography
Victor Wulf was involved in composing music for television since 1977.{{cite web | url=http://soundmaven.com/artist/Dilate/ | title=Artist Page:Dilate | publisher=Sound Maven | access-date=October 11, 2016}} In June 1989, Wulf and Vahnke founded Vampire Rodents, a project that incorporated elements of industrial rock and sound collage.{{cite web |first=Gabe |last=Wilkinson |url=http://themindofmicrowaved.blogspot.com/2007/06/vampire-rodentsether-bunny-interview.html |title=Vampire Rodents/Ether Bunny Interview 2007 |publisher=themindofmicrowaved.blogspot.com |date=June 2007 |access-date=October 11, 2016}} The duo released three albums: War Music (1990), Premonition (1992) and Lullaby Land (1993). During this time, Wulf was primary influenced by Can, Bernard Herrmann, John Zorn and big band music.{{cite journal|last=Chase |url=http://www.msu.edu/~tarjason/TechWorks.htm |title=Interview with Victor Wulf and Anton Rathausen of the Vampire Rodents |journal=Technology Works |date=1991 |issue=12 |access-date=September 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000518193302/http://www.msu.edu/~tarjason/TechWorks.htm |archive-date=May 18, 2000 }}
Wulf became less involved in the writing process with each album and he decided to leave Vampire Rodents after the release of Lullaby Land. Wulf founded his own ambient music project Dilate in 1995. After being picked up by Cleopatra Records, he released Cyclos in early 1996.{{cite web | url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p204768|pure_url=yes}} | title=Dilate Discography | work=Allmusic | access-date=October 11, 2016}} Octagon was released in 1997.
Discography
Dilate
Vampire Rodents
- War Music (V.R., 1990)
- Premonition (V.R., 1992)
- Lullaby Land (Re-Constriction, 1993)
References
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Category:Canadian ambient musicians
Category:Canadian male composers
Category:Canadian experimental musicians