The ninth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, titled with a set of five unpronounceable, non-alphabetic symbols and commonly known as Symbols,[1][3] was released on 23 September 1997 by Wax Trax! Records. Officially referred to as simply self-titled 'KMFDM' in some media markets.
Recorded in Seattle, Symbols marked the introduction of Tim Skold. While his contribution to this album was as a guest, he would become a full-fledged member for Adios and Attak. Sascha Konietzko, the frontman of KMFDM, said the title had no special meaning, and was just an idea for a title the group had very early on, before a single album had been released.[4] En Esch said the idea for the album title came from the symbols used for curses in comic books.[5] The symbols appear in the printed lyrics of "Down and Out"; the corresponding point in the song is covered with a censor-like beep in the song, and is replaced with "(SYMBOLS)" on the official KMFDM lyrics archive.[6] Several song files had been purportedly wiped clean during a computer malfunction late in the recording stage, essentially leading to most of the songs having to be re-done basically from scratch.
Releaseedit
Symbols was released on 23 September 1997.[1] "Megalomaniac", "Anarchy", and "Leid und Elend" were included on the soundtrack of the video game Test Drive 5. "Megalomaniac" was also featured in the film Mortal Kombat Annihilation, and was the first single from its soundtrack.[7] "Anarchy" appeared on the European version of the soundtrack to the 1998 film Lost in Space.
Andy Hinds of AllMusic gave a mixed review, calling some of the band's ideas repetitive while praising the programming.[1] He also commented that the band keeps its sound fresh by bringing in new contributing artists for each new album, and noted the presence of Tim Skold and Nivek Ogre. He called the production top quality and the album "a fine place for newcomers to start," but said that Symbols offers people that have been following the band few surprises.[1] Kevin Williams of the Chicago Sun-Times called "Megalomaniac" an "incredible, irresistible opener" and said the album "could result in a KMFDM takeover of electronica."[8]
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^. KMFDM Inc. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
^Rule, Greg (1999). "KMFDM". Electro Shock!: Groundbreakers of Synth Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN9780879305826. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
^Iwasaki, Scott (December 5, 1997). "Punk, wave, even Zappa helped shape KMFDM". Deseret News. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
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^Bendersky, Ari (October 15, 1997). "Mortal Kombat Getting Ready To Annihilate America". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
^ abWilliams, Kevin (November 9, 1997). "KMFDM pours on industrial-strength rock". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 13.
^Reighley, Kurt B. (December 1997). "KMFDM, ['Symbols'] — Wax Trax!/TVT". Reviews. CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 52. pp. 49–50. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Google Books.
^ abTorma, Sami (November 7, 2007). "Nine die in Finland after YouTube post". Reuters. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
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The ninth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM titled with a set of five unpronounceable non alphabetic symbols and commonly known as Symbols 1 3 was released on 23 September 1997 by Wax Trax Records Officially referred to as simply self titled KMFDM in some media markets SymbolsStudio album by KMFDMReleased23 September 1997 1997 09 23 1 2 StudioBad Animals Studio and Luftschutzbunker Seattle Edelweiss Tonbetriebe KelownaStudio 1001 New York City GenreIndustrial rock electro industrialLength56 34LabelWax Trax TVTProducerKMFDM Chris ShepardKMFDM chronologyXtort 1996 Symbols 1997 Adios 1999 Singles from Symbols Megalomaniac Released 1997 Anarchy Released 1997 Contents 1 Background 2 Release 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 References 7 External linksBackground editRecorded in Seattle Symbols marked the introduction of Tim Skold While his contribution to this album was as a guest he would become a full fledged member for Adios and Attak Sascha Konietzko the frontman of KMFDM said the title had no special meaning and was just an idea for a title the group had very early on before a single album had been released 4 En Esch said the idea for the album title came from the symbols used for curses in comic books 5 The symbols appear in the printed lyrics of Down and Out the corresponding point in the song is covered with a censor like beep in the song and is replaced with SYMBOLS on the official KMFDM lyrics archive 6 Several song files had been purportedly wiped clean during a computer malfunction late in the recording stage essentially leading to most of the songs having to be re done basically from scratch Release editSymbols was released on 23 September 1997 1 Megalomaniac Anarchy and Leid und Elend were included on the soundtrack of the video game Test Drive 5 Megalomaniac was also featured in the film Mortal Kombat Annihilation and was the first single from its soundtrack 7 Anarchy appeared on the European version of the soundtrack to the 1998 film Lost in Space Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Chicago Sun Timespositive 8 CMJ New Music Monthlyno score 9 Andy Hinds of AllMusic gave a mixed review calling some of the band s ideas repetitive while praising the programming 1 He also commented that the band keeps its sound fresh by bringing in new contributing artists for each new album and noted the presence of Tim Skold and Nivek Ogre He called the production top quality and the album a fine place for newcomers to start but said that Symbols offers people that have been following the band few surprises 1 Kevin Williams of the Chicago Sun Times called Megalomaniac an incredible irresistible opener and said the album could result in a KMFDM takeover of electronica 8 Stray Bullet received significant media attention after the Columbine High School Massacre due to the song s lyrics being posted on the website of one of the shooters Eric Harris before the massacre 10 The song was also played in the background of the final video posted by Pekka Eric Auvinen on YouTube before the Jokela school shooting in Finland 10 Track listing editNo TitleLyricsMusicLength1 Megalomaniac En EschSascha KonietzkoKonietzkoGunter Schulz6 072 Stray Bullet EschKonietzkoKonietzkoSchulz5 323 Leid und Elend EschKonietzkoKonietzkoSchulz6 104 Mercy EschKonietzkoEschKonietzkoSchulz5 005 Torture Nivek OgreKonietzko7 046 Spit Sperm Raymond WattsEschKonietzkoSchulz4 467 Anarchy Tim SkoldEschKonietzkoBill RieflinSchulz5 358 Down and Out EschKonietzkoAbby TravisEschKonietzkoSchulz6 409 Unfit WattsEschKonietzkoSchulz6 0110 Waste KonietzkoTravisEschKonietzkoRieflinSchulz3 39Total length 56 34Personnel editSascha Konietzko sequences programming loops vocals 1 6 8 10 drums 7 8 En Esch vocals 1 6 8 10 percussion 2 7 8 slide guitar 2 cymbals 4 6 tambourine 4 guitar 6 9 sequences programming loops 7 10 scratch piano 10 Gunter Schulz guitar programming 2 loops 4 9 backing vocals 6 10 percussion 7 8 Abby Travis vocals 1 2 4 7 8 10 bass guitar 6 9 Michel Bassin guitar 4 7 9 percussion 7 William Rieflin drums 6 10 loops 7 10 percussion 7 sequences 10 Raymond Watts vocals 6 9 Amy Denio saxophones 8 Nivek Ogre vocals 5 Tim Skold vocals 7 References edit a b c d e f Hinds Andy Symbols Review Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved March 12 2010 KMFDM History on April 4 1997 from archive org KMFDM Inc Archived from the original on April 8 1997 Retrieved May 8 2012 Discography Symbols KMFDM Inc Archived from the original on March 8 2010 Retrieved July 20 2012 Rule Greg 1999 KMFDM Electro Shock Groundbreakers of Synth Music Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 9780879305826 Retrieved May 8 2012 Iwasaki Scott December 5 1997 Punk wave even Zappa helped shape KMFDM Deseret News Retrieved August 3 2012 Lyrics Down amp Out KMFDM Inc Archived from the original on July 10 2012 Retrieved July 25 2012 Bendersky Ari October 15 1997 Mortal Kombat Getting Ready To Annihilate America Rolling Stone Retrieved July 19 2012 a b Williams Kevin November 9 1997 KMFDM pours on industrial strength rock Chicago Sun Times p 13 Reighley Kurt B December 1997 KMFDM Symbols Wax Trax TVT Reviews CMJ New Music Monthly No 52 pp 49 50 Retrieved May 23 2018 via Google Books a b Torma Sami November 7 2007 Nine die in Finland after YouTube post Reuters Retrieved August 3 2012 External links editThe lyrics of Symbols at the official KMFDM website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Symbols album amp oldid 1221044691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
