KMFDM-Blitz details

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[i]Celebrating 25 years of the ultra-heavy beat, KMFDM proudly announces their new album on Metropolis Records, Blitz. Blitz heralds the return to the five-letter album name, an 18 year tradition that the band obliterated with their recent ten-letter name albums, Tohuvabohu and Brimborium, in 2007 and 2008.

Blitz contains 11 new sonic blasts from the Kapt’n and Krew, tipping the scales at over 52 and a half minutes. Under the direction of KMFDM founder, leader and vocalist Sascha K., Blitz is dominated by analogue synthetics with high-powered hooks. KMFDM’s female singer, Lucia, lends her vocal power to the groove-laden “Bait & Switch”, the dance-driven “Never Say Never” and others. The tracks are rounded out by some assistance from the KMFDM line-up of the last half-decade - Jules Hodgson, Andy Selway and Steve White.

One surprise element of Blitz is the return of wayward KMFDM-er Tim Skold, lending a hand throughout with instrumentation and production. Another unexpected re-appearance comes in the form of singer Cheryl Wilson, dueting with Lucia on the disco-amped “Strut”.

No strangers to naming things with unpronounceable icons, Blitz leads off with a track known only by a symbol. This image pervades the Blitz album artwork, pointing to a message for those who look closely. The Blitz artwork also features a powerful and riotous cover illustration by long-time KMFDM stalwart Brute!

Adding to the growing list of languages sung in the KMFDM canon (English, German, Latin, Hebrew, Lingala (an African language) and Spanish), KMFDM breaks new ground with “Davai”, sung in Russian. Of course there is still room in the catalog for another German language track and KMFDM delivers with “Potz Blitz!”

Joining the pantheon of illustrious KMFDM covers is The Human League’s seminal new wave juggernaut “Being Boiled”, given the full-on electro treatment by Sascha K. Blitz provides the complete KMFDM experience, running the gamut of the band’s expressive styles and themes, from the ultimate irony of “Bitches” to the political militarism of the final track, “Take’m Out”.

KMFDM invites you to experience full blown chaos with Blitz, the ultimate blast!

  1. Up Uranus
  2. Bait & Switch
  3. Davai
  4. Never Say Never
  5. Potz Blitz!
  6. People Of The Lie
  7. Being Boiled
  8. Strut
  9. Bitches
  10. Me & My Gun
  11. Take’m Out[/i]
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Cheryl Wilson…cool beans.

[black][size 3]The Human League - Being Boiled[/size][/black]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNrnmDmffRc

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up uranus? the title sounds a little ministry… l like the lost tour or something

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As always it seems promising, but that doesn’t always seem to hold up these days. I’ll definitely be picking this one up though.

And speaking of KMFDM. I just got the Split and MDFMK shirts today in the mail. Well worth what I paid for it. Realized my shortage in t-shirts these days.

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“Bitches”

YES.

This album sounds great already.

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allmusic.com says cheryl wilson did some work with r-kelly.

interesting cover though

anybody know what davai means in russian?

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davai means to give… as in give it to me

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One surprise element of Blitz is the return of wayward KMFDM-er Tim Skold, lending a hand throughout with instrumentation and production.

[laugh] What was so surprising? Where else did he have to go?

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Seriously. I doubt Trent returns his phone calls. He had a photo-op with Al, but it didn’t get any farther than that. Who else is he going to suck up to?

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Adding to the growing list of languages sung in the KMFDM canon (English, German, Latin, Hebrew, Lingala (an African language) and Spanish), KMFDM breaks new ground with “Davai”, sung in Russian.

French!

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Seriously. I doubt Trent returns his phone calls. He had a photo-op with Al, but it didn’t get any farther than that. Who else is he going to suck up to?

Martin Atkins?

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Ba-ZING.

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That’s just low…

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They posted a couple reviews for the new album on the UHB forum. Didn’t seem so positive, and the album’s more or less VERY diverse, like too many different things happening. Kinda makes me a little more interested. But if this proves to be a letdown, i’ll at least have the skold ome, which so far sounds very promising.

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I read those last night, and just as about a moth before, “Strut” and “Bitches” seem like the most enticing tracks.

[cool]

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Album is out there. Anyone else have or heard any of this? I haven’t heard it enough to really base a real opinion on it yet, but so far it’s been enjoyable - even a lucia track, Bait and Switch. Need to hear more, but it’s prolly the most poppy sounding they’ve done since 02. Very, very electronic and bass heavy, and even lesser guitars.

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Speaking of KMFDM, I just noticed that Extra Vol. 2 has a version of More ‘n’ Faster that I’d never heard before. Looks like they sandwiched it chronologically between the Sucks and A Drug Against War singles. Anyone know where that track originally appeared?

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I remember it being on the original SUCKS single, though it’s been years since I’ve owned that one.

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Im a lot more excited about the new Therapy? album that will be released on the 23rd of March.

It has not leaked yet but I heard it and you can definitely hear the dubstep influence that they were talking about. Great stuff.

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gave it a few listens…couple of tunes stand out but nothing exciting. [:(]