Money (album)
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KMFDM
's sixth album, Money, was released in February 1992
, and recorded in Hamburg
, Germany
. It was originally intended to be named Apart, with each of the two core members, Sascha Konietzko
and En Esch
, recording half an album and combining their work, but ended up using only Konietzko's half along with additional songs. It received mixed reviews, but spawned a number of club hits. It went out of print in the late 1990s and was re-released in 2006.
and En Esch
split up during the tour with My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
in 1990. With the budget split in half, Konietzko and Esch each wrote half the songs for the album. However, Esch's half was rejected by Wax Trax! Records
. The record company gave them more money and Konietzko finished the album by including new remix
es of previously released material. A number of other tracks intended for the album ended up on other albums or singles.
, KMFDM's previous album. However, he said that the new tracks were "for the most part aggressive, ferocious songs... with surprisingly strong musicianship." He called "Sex on the Flag" the album's best song, and its chorus "addictive." He also said that the album's first two tracks were "exceptional and entertaining." He concluded by calling the album "very strong and fierce but... actually quite easy to listen to."
Chuck Eddy of Spin magazine was less complimentary. He said KMFDM was "concentrating on atmosphere now, not songs." He went on to say that "there are some neat little touches," but that "the drone-y dinks barely coalesce into hooks." His final thoughts were that "novelty bands should learn to stick to novelty."
KMFDM
KMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...
's sixth album, Money, was released in February 1992
1992 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....
, and recorded in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was originally intended to be named Apart, with each of the two core members, Sascha Konietzko
Sascha Konietzko
Sascha Konietzko , also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and producer. He is the founder, frontman, and "anchor" of industrial rock band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the father of industrial rock...
and En Esch
En Esch
En Esch, a.k.a. Klaus Schandelmaier, is a contemporary musician and has been a member of the bands KMFDM, Pigface, and Slick Idiot.-History:...
, recording half an album and combining their work, but ended up using only Konietzko's half along with additional songs. It received mixed reviews, but spawned a number of club hits. It went out of print in the late 1990s and was re-released in 2006.
History
Sascha KonietzkoSascha Konietzko
Sascha Konietzko , also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and producer. He is the founder, frontman, and "anchor" of industrial rock band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the father of industrial rock...
and En Esch
En Esch
En Esch, a.k.a. Klaus Schandelmaier, is a contemporary musician and has been a member of the bands KMFDM, Pigface, and Slick Idiot.-History:...
split up during the tour with My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult is an American electronic industrial rock band originally based out of Chicago, Illinois.-History:...
in 1990. With the budget split in half, Konietzko and Esch each wrote half the songs for the album. However, Esch's half was rejected by Wax Trax! Records
Wax Trax! Records
Wax Trax! Records was an independent record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver, Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher. They sold the store in 1978 and, in November of that year, opened a new one under the same name at 2449 North Lincoln Avenue in...
. The record company gave them more money and Konietzko finished the album by including new remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es of previously released material. A number of other tracks intended for the album ended up on other albums or singles.
Apart tracks
Apart would have included:- "Thank You" – the lead off track, later included on AgogoAgogo (album)Agogo is a rarities album by KMFDM. Agogo comprises numerous tracks either previously unreleased, released on other compilations, or otherwise not widely available.-Track listing:...
. - "Split" – version released as "Split-Apart", which appeared on the Vogue single.
- "Blood" – original version that was later released on the A Drug Against WarA Drug Against War"A Drug Against War" is a song by industrial rock band KMFDM from their 1993 album Angst. It was released as a single prior to the album, and was shown on the MTV cartoon Beavis and Butt-head on July 11, 1994. It was re-released as a 7" in 2009...
single. - Various En Esch tracks later released on Cheesy.
Critical reception
Money received both positive and negative reviews. Alex Henderson of allmusic.com called it "excellent" and state that "a blistering metal guitar, distorted industrial vocals, and a syncopated dance beat could indeed be united into a cohesive, exciting whole." Rick Roos from The Tech said "The main problem with the album is its lack of new material." He noted that there were only seven new tracks, and that the rest were either remixes or remakes of songs from NaïveNaïve (album)
Naïve is industrial rock group KMFDM's fifth album, released in 1990. It was recorded in Hamburg, Germany upon KMFDM's return from their first visit to America and subsequent tour with Ministry...
, KMFDM's previous album. However, he said that the new tracks were "for the most part aggressive, ferocious songs... with surprisingly strong musicianship." He called "Sex on the Flag" the album's best song, and its chorus "addictive." He also said that the album's first two tracks were "exceptional and entertaining." He concluded by calling the album "very strong and fierce but... actually quite easy to listen to."
Chuck Eddy of Spin magazine was less complimentary. He said KMFDM was "concentrating on atmosphere now, not songs." He went on to say that "there are some neat little touches," but that "the drone-y dinks barely coalesce into hooks." His final thoughts were that "novelty bands should learn to stick to novelty."
Track listing
Personnel
- Sascha Konietzko – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, synthsSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, programming - Günter Schulz – guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- En Esch – vocals (7)
- Dorona Alberti – background vocals
- Christine Siewert – background vocals (2, 10)