KMFDM discography
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| KMFDM discography | |
|---|---|
 Sascha Konietzko performing live | |
| Studio albums | 23 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Video albums | 6 |
| Singles | 24+ |
| Soundtrack albums | 13 |
| Remix albums | 5 |
| Collaborations | 2 |
| Other appearances | 3 |
| Remixes | ~100 |
The industrial rock band KMFDM has released more than two hundred songs in their over-forty-year-long career spanning more than fifty unique releases.
Artwork[edit]
Beginning with the British release of 1986's What Do You Know, Deutschland?, British artist Aidan "Brute!" Hughes has designed the artwork for nineteen of KMFDM's twenty-one studio albums and all but two of their singles. He has also designed the artwork for their three remix albums and two live albums, and their 2010 compilation releases.[1]
All of his work shares a distinct visual style inspired by Golden Age comic artists, Russian Constructivists, Italian Futurists, and woodcut artists.[2] The design and complexity of the works have varied over time from primarily simple mono- or bi-color motifs (early albums) to highly detailed multi-color schemes (Attak, WWIII).
The remaining cover artwork has been a mixture of photos and work done by other artists.
Albums[edit]
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Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[3] | US Ind.[3] | US Dance[3] | |||
| Opium |
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— | — | — | Initially sold as cassette tapes at live venues. Released in 2002 on First World Records. |
| What Do You Know, Deutschland? |
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— | — | — | Was not released domestically in the US until 1991 by Wax Trax! Records.
Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
| Don't Blow Your Top |
|
— | — | — | Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
| UAIOE |
|
— | — | — | US release on Wax Trax! Records did not contain the songs "More & Faster"/"Rip the System"/"Naff Off", whereas the domestic, German-based label Cashbeat Records version did (and the UK version by Strike Back Records adds the additional song "Virus" as well). Wax Trax! instead offered a domestic US release of a 12" single entitled 'More & Faster' containing the 3 aforementioned songs. The song "Virus" could also only be found on a Wax Trax! single release.
Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
| Naïve |
|
— | — | — | Removed from distribution in 1993 due to an unlicensed sample of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" on the track "Liebeslied". It was reissued as Naïve/Hell to Go in 1994 with several tracks remixed, and reissued again in 2006 with tracks from both releases on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. Only the original release of Naïve contains the original version of "Liebeslied" and has become a collector's item. |
| Money |
|
— | — | — | Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
| Angst |
|
— | — | — | Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
| Nihil |
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— | — | — | Nihil is one of only a handful of KMFDM releases that do not feature cover artwork by Brute!. The cover features a painting by Francesca Sundsten, wife of drummer Bill Rieflin. Reissued in 2007 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. 209,000 copies sold.[4] |
| Xtort |
|
92 | — | — | Reissued in 2007 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. 200,000+ copies sold.[5] |
| Symbols |
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— | — | — | Reissued in 2007 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
| Adios |
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— | — | — | Adios was intended to be KMFDM's final album due to an escalating rift among the core members of the band. It marks the last appearance of core members En Esch and Günter Schulz on a KMFDM record. Reissued in 2007 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
| Attak |
|
— | 11 | — | Attak marked the return of KMFDM after a three-year hiatus and the last to feature Tim Sköld as a main collaborator (he would later contribute to Blitz and the collaborative record, Skold vs. KMFDM). See also MDFMK. |
| WWIII |
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— | — | 3 | The last album to feature contributions from Raymond Watts until 2019's Paradise. |
| Hau Ruck |
|
— | 48 | 5 | While it was initially promoted with a working title of FUBAR, Hau Ruck broke a long-standing KMFDM tradition of five-letter album titles. It includes a cover of "Mini Mini Mini" by Jacques Dutronc. |
| Tohuvabohu |
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— | 29 | 4 | In biblical Hebrew, the phrase "tohu va bohu" means "without form and void" or "chaos and utter confusion". |
| Blitz |
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— | — | 9 | Includes a cover of "Being Boiled" by The Human League. |
| WTF?! |
|
— | — | 8 | Originally titled Zilch |
| Kunst |
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— | 49 | 10 | |
| Our Time Will Come |
|
— | — | 12 | |
| Hell Yeah |
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— | 20 | 14 | |
| Paradise |
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— | 45 | — | |
| Hyëna |
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— | — | — | Sources:[6][7][8] |
| Let Go |
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— | — | — | Forthcoming[9] |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Live albums[edit]
| Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2003 | Sturm & Drang Tour 2002 | Metropolis | Includes highlights from KMFDM's comeback world tour in support of their album Attak. |
| 27 July 2004 | WWIII Live 2003 | Sanctuary | Chronicles KMFDM's world tour in support of their album WWIII. |
| 4 September 2014 | WE ARE | Metropolis/KMFDM | KMFDM self-released video version in 2015 is titled 'We Are KMFDM'. The DVD version released in 2016 as a companion disc to the deluxe edition of the compilation/remix album 'ROCKS (Milestones Reloaded)' is simply entitled 'Live 30th Anniversary Concert'. |
| 26 October 2018 | Live in the USSA | earMUSIC | Songs compiled from the 2017 Hell Yeah Tour |
Compilation albums[edit]
| Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Year of the Pig | Wax Trax!/TVT | Collection of four previously released songs. Released on 12" vinyl. |
| 1995 | The Year of the Pig Collection | Wax Trax!/TVT | Collection of seven previously released songs included as a bonus disc with the Canadian release of Juke Joint Jezebel. |
| 17 November 1998 | Agogo | Wax Trax!/TVT | Collection of rare and unreleased tracks. It includes a cover of U2's "Mysterious Ways". |
| 17 November 1998 | Retro | Wax Trax!/TVT | Retro was originally a promotional disc released to radio stations as a playlist. It was reissued as a "greatest hits" compilation in 1998. All tracks are taken from earlier KMFDM albums. |
| 11 October 2004 | 84–86 | KMFDM | 84–86 is a two-disc collection of previously unreleased material from KMFDM's early career. It includes cover versions of "Get It On/Bang a Gong" by T. Rex and "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry. |
| 3 June 2008 | Extra, Vol. 1 | Metropolis/KMFDM | First in a series of three two-disc collections of songs from out-of-print singles and other rare tracks not otherwise available on the studio albums. |
| 5 August 2008 | Extra, Vol. 2 | Metropolis/KMFDM | Second in a series of three two-disc collections of songs from out-of-print singles. |
| 8 October 2008 | Extra, Vol. 3 | Metropolis/KMFDM | Third in a series of three two-disc collections of songs from out-of-print singles. |
| 28 September 2010 | Würst | Metropolis/KMFDM | Single disc greatest hits compilation. |
| 28 September 2010 | Greatest Shit | Metropolis/KMFDM | Double disc greatest hits compilation; first disc is identical to Würst. |
| 9 September 2016 | Rocks – Milestones Reloaded | earMUSIC | CD+DVD media book, including the DVD We Are KMFDM |
Remix albums[edit]
| Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 1994 | Naïve/Hell to Go | Wax Trax!/TVT | Reissue of Naïve with several tracks remixed and the unlicensed sample removed. Unique tracks included on the 2006 reissue of Naïve. |
| 9 May 2006 | Ruck Zuck | Metropolis/KMFDM | Remixes of songs from 2005's Hau Ruck. Includes a cover of "Der Mussolini" by D.A.F. |
| 19 February 2008 | Brimborium | Metropolis/KMFDM | Remixes of songs from 2007's Tohuvabohu. |
| 5 January 2010 | Krieg | Metropolis/KMFDM | Remixes of songs from 2009's Blitz. |
| 21 August 2020 | In Dub[10] | Metropolis | Reggae and dub mixes of previously released songs. |
Collaborations[edit]
| Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 1994 | KMFDM vs. Pig: Sin Sex & Salvation | Wax Trax!/TVT | Collaborative EP with PIG; out of print. |
| 24 February 2009 | Skold vs. KMFDM | KMFDM | Joint project between Sascha Konietzko and former KMFDM/MDFMK member Tim Skold. |
Singles/EPs[edit]
Most of these singles have been reissued as special edition 7" records (limited to 250 copies each) from March 2008 to February 2010 in a series called 24/7.
| Release date | Title | Label | 24/7 series number | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Kickin' Ass" | Z Records | 1, 25 | Out of print. | ||
| November 1988 | "Don't Blow Your Top" | Wax Trax! | 2 | Out of print. | ||
| June 1989 | "More & Faster" | Wax Trax! | 3 | Out of print. | ||
| August 1989 | "Virus" | Wax Trax! | 4 | Out of print. | ||
| August 1990 | "Godlike" | Wax Trax! | 5 | Out of print. | ||
| June 1991 | "Naïve" / "Days of Swine & Roses" | Wax Trax! | 6 | Split single with My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. Out of print. #21 Billboard Dance Club Songs | ||
| 25 June 1991 | "Split" | Wax Trax! | 7 | Out of print. #46 Billboard Dance Club Songs | ||
| 8 January 1992 | "Vogue" | Wax Trax! | 8 | Out of print. #19 Billboard Dance Club Songs | ||
| 28 April 1992 | "Money" / "Bargeld" | Wax Trax! | 9 | Out of print. #36 Billboard Dance Club Songs | ||
| 15 September 1992 | "Help Us—Save Us—Take Us Away" | Wax Trax! | 10 | Out of print. | ||
| October 1992 | "Sucks" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 11 | Out of print. | ||
| September 23, 1993[11] | "A Drug Against War" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 12 | Out of print. #17 RPM Alternative 30 | ||
| 15 February 1994 | "Light" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 13 | Out of print. #31 Billboard Dance Club Songs | ||
| 31 October 1994 | "Glory" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 14 | Out of print. | ||
| 28 February 1995 | "Juke Joint Jezebel" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 15 | Out of print. #27 Billboard Dance Club Songs | ||
| 1995 | "Juke Joint Jezebel": The Giorgio Morodor Mixes | Wax Trax!/TVT | Out of print. | |||
| 31 October 1995 | "Brute" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 16 | Out of print. | ||
| 31 October 1995 | "Trust"/"Juke Joint Jezebel" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 17 | German-only single. Out of print. | ||
| 15 August 1996 | "Power" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 18 | Promotional release only. Out of print. | ||
| 12 October 1996 | "Rules" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 19 | Out of print. | ||
| 1997 | "Megalomaniac" | Dragnet Records | 20 | Out of print. #22 Billboard Bubbling Under 100 | ||
| 1997 | "Anarchy" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 21 | Promotional release only. Out of print. | ||
| 20 January 1998 | MDFMK | Wax Trax!/TVT | Out of print. | |||
| 5 February 2002 | "Boots" | Metropolis | First release following the reforming of KMFDM. | |||
| 1 December 2009 | "D.I.Y." | KMFDM | 22 | Limited release of 250 7" vinyl singles. | ||
| 1 January 2010 | "Adios" | KMFDM | 23 | Limited release of 250 7" vinyl singles. | ||
| 1 February 2010 | "Day of Light" | KMFDM | 24 | Limited release of 250 7" vinyl singles. | ||
| 14 September 2010 | "Godlike 2010" | KMFDM | Limited release of 1,000 CD singles. Also available indefinitely as a download. | |||
| 17 December 2010 | "Light 2010" | KMFDM | Limited release of 1,000 CD singles. Also available indefinitely as a download. | |||
| 8 March 2011 | "Krank" | KMFDM/Metropolis | #3 Billboard Dance Singles Sales | |||
| 15 October 2011 | "A Drug Against Wall Street" | KMFDM/Metropolis | Released as free download at the KMFDM home page in support of the October 15th, 2011 Global Day of Action "Occupy Wall Street" movement | |||
| 22 May 2012 | "Amnesia" | KMFDM/Metropolis | ||||
| 10 July 2015 | "Salvation" | KMFDM/Metropolis | ||||
| 23 June 2017 | "Yeah!" | earMUSIC | ||||
| 13 September 2019 | "Paradise" (Single Edit) | Metropolis | Digital single tract release.[12] | |||
| Early 2021 | "Juke Joint Jezebel 2021" (single 2021 edit) | KMFDM |
Other appearances[edit]
Soundtracks[edit]
| Release date | Title | Song[citation needed] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth | "Ooh La La" | Track re-released on Agogo. |
| 1995 | Bad Boys | "Juke Joint Jezebel" | Single Mix |
| 1995 | Hideaway | "Go to Hell" | Fuck MTV Mix |
| 1995 | Johnny Mnemonic | "Virus" | Pestilence Mix |
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat | "Juke Joint Jezebel" | Giorgio Moroder Metropolis Mix |
| 1995 | Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie | "Ultra" | |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | "Megalomaniac" | Single Mix |
| 1997 | Wing Commander: Prophecy | "Stray Bullet" | |
| 1998 | Test Drive 5 | "Megalomaniac", "Leid und Elend", "Anarchy" | Instrumental versions |
| 1999 | Beowulf | "Witness" | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Entire score | |
| 2009 | Brütal Legend | "Free Your Hate", "Rip The System" | |
| 2009 | NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack | "Love Is Like" | Different lyrics than album version |
| 2011 | Saints Row: The Third | "WWIII" |
Compilations[edit]
| Release date | Song | Album | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Mysterious Ways" | Shut Up Kitty: A Cyber-Based Covers Compilation | Re-Constriction Records | Cover of U2 song |
| 1994 | "Virus", "Godlike" | Black Box – Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years | Wax Trax! Records | 12" versions |
| 1999 | "Material Girl" | Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna, Vol. 1.[13] | Cleopatra Records | Cover of Madonna song |
| 2016 | "Make Love" | Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music To Cure Cancer, Vol.4: Retaliation[14] | Metropolis | Unreleased Track from 1994 |
References[edit]
- ^ Kroll, Katy (2016-09-12). "KMFDM Reflect on 3-Decade Career & Hating Their Biggest Hit". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "About the Man". Brute! Prop. Aiden Hughes. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c "KMFDM". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ Kroll, Katy (September 12, 2016). "KMFDM Reflect on 3-Decade Career & Hating Their Biggest Hit". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Olsen, Eric (October 5, 2003). "KMFDM Profile". blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- ^ Yücel, Ilker (April 22, 2022). "KMFDM Announces Dates for US Tour in Fall 2022". ReGen Magazine.
- ^ Cifarelli, Lucia. "Listening to master of new KMFDM album HYËNA, Coming at you in September!"
- ^ Konietzko, Sascha "HYËNA" Quote:"New album title?" "Yeah"
- ^ Cifarelli, Lucia (December 1, 2023). "New album "Let Go" coming 2.2.2024".
- ^ Yücel, Ilker (December 12, 2019). "Käpt'n K drops hints of KMFDM 'In Dub'". ReGen Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Amazon.com: A Drug Against War". Amazon. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ "PARADISE (Single Edit), by KMFDM". KMFDM. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Virgin Voices: A Tribute to Madonna, Vol. 1 – Various Artists". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ "Make Love - KMFDM | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic.
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