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KMFDM, now in their 23rd year, remain a musical entity to be reckoned with.
Through relentless experimentation and reinvention they have continued to
unleash a barrage of songs that allow their fans to dance with abandon, bang
their heads or dissect the band’s cuttingly cunning lyrics – sometimes all at
once!
KMFDM’s new album on Metropolis Records, Tohuvabohu, is no exception. ‘Tohuvabohu,’
an Old Testament word meaning “wild and chaotic,” perfectly captures the spirit
and energy behind the tracks contained therein. Sascha Konietzko, the band’s
founder and leader, conducts his army of analog synths and wields his razor
sharp lyrics and vocals. Chanteuse Lucia infuses her tracks with a fiercely
powered urgency alternating with soft beauty. The KMFDM core remains solid as
ever with Jules Hodgson, Andy Selway and Steve White providing the cranking
guitars and forceful beats that KMFDM is known for.
While staying true to the Ultra Heavy Beat, Tohuvabohu also dares to venture
into new territory, ultimately destroying everything in its path. The album
offers up servings of dance (“Looking For Strange”), metal (“Saft Und Kraft”)
and industrial (“Spit Or Swallow”), along with the somewhat unexpected elements
of darkwave (“Tohuvabohu”), sweeping epic (“Bumaye”) and even rock/pop (“Fait
Accompli”).
Tohuvabohu adds to the growing list of languages sung in the KMFDM catalog –
Latin, Hebrew, Lingala (an African language) and Spanish can all be found
within. The Spanish language cover of Liaisons Dangereuses’ dancefloor favorite
“Los Niños Del Parque” provides a perfectly retro/electronic departure as one of
the album’s most memorable tracks.
Continuing the band’s one of a kind relationship with their followers, Sascha K.
invited the fans to participate in the creative process via the Fan Phone. For a
couple of weeks fans from all over the world called in and recorded stories of
what KMFDM means to them. Kapt’n K., as he is known to the devoted horde, wove
their voices throughout the album’s opening track, “Superpower”, demonstrating
once again that KMFDM belongs to the people (and vice-versa).
KMFDM invites you to celebrate chaos with Tohuvabohu. “Get ready, set, all
systems go!” Released on Metropolis and available August 21st, 2007.
01. Super power
02. Looking For Strange
03. Tohuvabohu
04. I Am What I Am
05. Saft Und Kraft
06. Headcase
07. Los Ninos
08. Not In My Name
09. Spit Or Swallow
10. Fait Accompli
11. Bumaye
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