Kunst (album)

Kunst
Studio album by
KMFDM
Released26 February 2013[1]
Recorded
GenreIndustrial rock, electro-industrial
Length46:45
LabelMetropolis/KMFDM
ProducerSascha Konietzko
KMFDM chronology
WTF?!
(2011) 		Kunst
(2013) 		Our Time Will Come
(2014)

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

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

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
COMA Music MagazineFavorable[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ a b Barkan, Jonathan (5 November 2012). "KMFDM Announces New Album, Release Date, AND Reveal NSFW Album Cover". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "KMFDM: Kunst". Metropolis Records. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Music News: KMFDM Return with KUNST!". COMA Music Magazine. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b Hughes, Aidan (6 November 2012). "New KMFDM album, 'Kunst', by BRUTE!". Bruteprop. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ "KMFDM – Kunst". 21 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  6. ^ Jeffries, David. "Kunst - KMFDM". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  7. ^ Hammett, William Dashiell. "Kunst - KMFDM". COMA Music Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.