Kunst | ||||
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Released | 26 February 2013[1] | |||
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Genre | Industrial rock, electro-industrial | |||
Length | 46:45 | |||
Label | Metropolis/KMFDM | |||
Producer | Sascha Konietzko | |||
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Kunst (German for "art")[2] is the eighteenth album by industrial band KMFDM. It was released on 26 February 2013 on Metropolis Records.[1][3]
Background
[edit]Kunst features contributions from guest musician William Wilson and Swedish band Morlocks.[2] The album cover was designed by longtime KMFDM cover artist Aidan "Brute!" Hughes.[4] He said the album cover, a "chainsaw-wielding amazon", which Facebook removed from KMFDM's page, was created to support Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot and Ukrainian protest group FEMEN.[4] The song "Pussy Riot" was also written in support of the former.[2]
Release
[edit]Kunst was released on 26 February 2013 on Metropolis Records.[2] The title track was made available on SoundCloud on 21 November 2012.[5]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
COMA Music Magazine | Favorable[7] |
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Kunst" | 5:01 |
2. | "Ave Maria" | 5:02 |
3. | "Quake" | 4:07 |
4. | "Hello" | 4:25 |
5. | "Next Big Thing" | 4:41 |
6. | "Pussy Riot" | 4:10 |
7. | "Pseudocide" | 3:36 |
8. | "Animal Out" | 5:06 |
9. | "The Mess You Made" | 6:05 |
10. | "I ❤ Not" | 4:32 |
Total length: | 46:45 |
Personnel
[edit]- Sascha Konietzko - vocals (1-8, 10), guitar (10), bass, synthesizer, drums (1-3, 6-10), loops (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10), recording, production, mixing
- Lucia Cifarelli - vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), production
- Jules Hodgson - guitar (1-9), bass (7), drums (6, 7), recording
- Andy Selway - drums (4, 5)
Additional personnel
[edit]- William Wilson - vocals (5), recording
- Johann Strauss - vocals (9), keyboards (9), drums (9)
- Innocentius Rabiatus - guitar (9)
- Annabella Asia Konietzko - vocals (10), loops (7)
- Brian Gardner - mastering
References
[edit]- ^ a b Barkan, Jonathan (5 November 2012). "KMFDM Announces New Album, Release Date, AND Reveal NSFW Album Cover". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "KMFDM: Kunst". Metropolis Records. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Music News: KMFDM Return with KUNST!". COMA Music Magazine. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b Hughes, Aidan (6 November 2012). "New KMFDM album, 'Kunst', by BRUTE!". Bruteprop. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "KMFDM – Kunst". 21 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Kunst - KMFDM". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Hammett, William Dashiell. "Kunst - KMFDM". COMA Music Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.