UAIOE

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UAIOE
UAIOE (KMFDM album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
KMFDM
Released7 October 1989 (1989-10-07)
Recorded1988–89
StudioM.O.B. Studios, Hamburg
GenreIndustrial
Industrial rock
Length33:29
LabelCash Beat
ProducerKMFDM
KMFDM chronology
Don't Blow Your Top
(1988) 		UAIOE
(1989) 		Naïve
(1990)

UAIOE is the fourth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, released on 7 October 1989 by Cash Beat Records.

Background[]

Vocalist Raymond Watts had left the group midway through the recording of the previous album, Don't Blow Your Top.[1][2]

Release[]

UAIOE was released in 1989 on Cash Beat Records in Germany, on Deutschland Strikeback Records in the United Kingdom, and on Wax Trax! Records in the United States. A remastered reissue of UAIOE was released 12 September 2006, featuring new liner notes and photos of the band.[3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[4]
Robert ChristgauB+[5]

UAIOE received somewhat positive reviews. Andy Hinds of AllMusic said the work sounded more complete than previous releases, and called "More & Faster" the band's first classic song.[4] Robert Christgau said the album was "groovier than the noise norm" and said the guest vocalists "add personality".[5]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Sascha Konietzko and En Esch, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Murder"3:26
2."UAIOE"3:57
3."Loving Can Be an Art (Saturation Mix)" (Konietzko, Esch, Raymond Watts)4:13
4."More & Faster 243"2:55
5."Rip the System (Duck & Cover Mix)"3:20
6."Thrash Up!"3:17
7."En Esch"3:19
8."Ganja Rock"5:05
9."Thumb Thumb" (Konietzko, Watts, Esch)3:55
10."More & Faster" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)3:30
11."Rip the System" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)3:34
12."Naff Off" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)4:16
13."Virus" (Deutschland Strikeback release)5:40
Total length:50:27

Personnel[]

Production[]

  • F.M. Einheit – production (4)
  • Blank Fontana – engineering
  • Chris Z – layout
  • Justin Gammon – layout
  • Nick Head – mixing (2, 5–8)
  • Adrian Sherwood – mixing (3, 4)
  • Brute! – artwork
  • Fritz Brinckmanniherz – photography
  • Alice Turzynski – photography
  • Rick Fisher – remastering

References[]

  1. ^ Hinds, Andy. "Don't Blow Your Top Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Raymond Watts Interview". Convulsion Magazine. AK Distribution. 1992. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
  3. ^ MTV News Staff (11 September 2006). "For The Record". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Hinds, Andy. "Uaioe - Kmfdm". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Christgau, Robert. "CG: kmfdm". Retrieved 3 November 2011.

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