David Vorhaus

The story

American-born electronic music pioneer with a background in physics and electronic engineering. Started out as a classical bass player working with symphony orchestras before establishing White Noise in London in 1968 with BBC Radiophonic Workshop members Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson. Founder of Kaleidophon Studios in London, and inventor of the Kaleidophon instrument, an electronic double-bass-like instrument that he uses on some of his recordings.

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Records

• Mind Games · 1990 · compilation
• Kpm 1000 Series: Sound Conjurer · 1983 · compilation
• Kpm 1000 Series: The Vorhaus Sound Experiments · 1980 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• White Noise

The bands David Vorhaus played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with David Vorhaus in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with David Vorhaus in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like David Vorhaus

• The Beatlessame scene: experimental, GB
• Radioheadsame scene: experimental, GB
• Boards of Canadasame scene: experimental, GB
• The Future Sound of Londonsame scene: experimental, GB
• Blursame scene: experimental, GB
• Current 93same scene: experimental, GB
• Mogwaisame scene: experimental, GB
• Coilsame scene: experimental, GB
• Brian Enosame scene: experimental, GB
• Gary Numansame scene: experimental, GB
• Mike Oldfieldsame scene: experimental, GB
• Above & Beyondsame scene: experimental, GB

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of David Vorhaus’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.