UAIOE
UAIOE | ||||
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Released | 7 October 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988–89 | |||
Studio | M.O.B. Studios, Hamburg | |||
Genre | Industrial Industrial rock | |||
Length | 33:29 | |||
Label | Cash Beat | |||
Producer | KMFDM | |||
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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[]
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Source | Rating |
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Robert Christgau | B+[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. | Title | Length |
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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[]
- En Esch – guitars, vocals, programming
- Sascha Konietzko – bass, vocals, guitars, synths, programming, production (1–3, 5–9), mixing (1, 9), remastering
- Rudolph Naomi – drums
- Morgan Adjei – vocals (1, 3, 4, 8, 9)
- Sigrid Meyer – vocals (4, 6)
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[]
- ^ Hinds, Andy. "Don't Blow Your Top Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Raymond Watts Interview". Convulsion Magazine. AK Distribution. 1992. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
- ^ MTV News Staff (11 September 2006). "For The Record". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hinds, Andy. "Uaioe - Kmfdm". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Christgau, Robert. "CG: kmfdm". Retrieved 3 November 2011.
External links[]
- KMFDM DØTKØM UAIOE lyrics at the official KMFDM website
- 1989 albums
- KMFDM albums
- Wax Trax! Records albums
- Metropolis Records albums