Clockseed

Music and lyrics

Clockseed has a larger number of guest vocalists than its predecessor, with Daniel handling vocal duties on only four out of twenty-two tracks. All the vocalists involved were known through Chase, who sent out tapes to anyone who could lend their lyrics and vocals to a track. Daniel has noted that they all wrote their parts completely without his direction and called it a great fortune to receive such incredible results from people he had never met.

Jason Bazinet of Sounds of Mass Production has voiced his displeasure with his and Sean's work on "Revisioned", noting that they may have rushed the lyrics. Written by Chemlab vocalist Jared Hendrickson, "Low Orbit" is about two of his deceased friend appearing to him in his sleep. He has said the song was "influenced by my having had a series of dreams involving Craig and another friend who had died of a brain tumor around that time. They were haunting the orbits of my dreams."

Release and reception

Despite being out of print, the album can still be bought through the Vampire Rodents eBay page.

Aiding & Abetting gave it a positive review, saying that "while a little more accessible than Lullaby Land, Clockseed is still a compendium of discord and sonic discrepancies."

Track listing

All music composed by Daniel Vahnke.

Personnel

Adapted from the Clockseed liner notes.