UAIOE

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UAIOE
Studio album by
Released7 October 1989 (1989-10-07)
Recorded1988–89
StudioM.O.B. Studios, Hamburg
Genre
Length33:29
LabelCash Beat
ProducerKMFDM
KMFDM chronology
Don't Blow Your Top
(1988)
UAIOE
(1989)
Naïve
(1990)

UAIOE is the third studio album by the German industrial band KMFDM.[1][2] It was released on 7 October 1989 by Cash Beat Records. Several 1970's "rock" bands are referenced: The album's title track borrows heavily from the lyrical tropes of Frank Zappa, whereas the song "En Esch" is, instrumentally, a cover version of Deep Purple's "Demon's Eye" (which also features the opening riff from Slayer's "Jesus Saves").[citation needed]

Release[edit]

UAIOE was released in 1989 by Cash Beat Records in Germany, by Deutschland Strikeback Records in the United Kingdom and by Wax Trax! Records in the United States. A remastered reissue of UAIOE was released on 12 September 2006 with new liner notes and photos of the band.[3]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauB+[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[7]

UAIOE received somewhat positive reviews. Andy Hinds of AllMusic said the work sounded more complete than previous releases, and called "More & Faster" the band's first classic song.[4] Robert Christgau said the album was "groovier than the noise norm" and said the guest vocalists "add personality".[5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Sascha Konietzko and En Esch, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
1."Murder"3:26
2."UAIOE"3:57
3."Loving Can Be an Art (Saturation Mix)" (Konietzko, Esch, Raymond Watts)4:13
4."More & Faster 243"2:55
5."Rip the System (Duck & Cover Mix)"3:20
6."Thrash Up!"3:17
7."En Esch"3:19
8."Ganja Rock"5:05
9."Thumb Thumb" (Konietzko, Watts, Esch)3:55
10."More & Faster" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)3:30
11."Rip the System" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)3:34
12."Naff Off" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)4:16
13."Virus" (Deutschland Strikeback release)5:40
Total length:50:27

Personnel[edit]

Production[edit]

  • F.M. Einheit – production (4)
  • Blank Fontana – engineering
  • Chris Z – layout
  • Justin Gammon – layout
  • Nick Head – mixing (2, 5–8), vocals (12)
  • Adrian Sherwood – mixing (3, 4)
  • Brute! – artwork
  • Fritz Brinckmanniherz – photography
  • Alice Turzynski – photography
  • Rick Fisher – remastering

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 70.
  2. ^ "KMFDM". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ "For The Record". MTV. Viacom. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b Hinds, Andy. "Uaioe - Kmfdm". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "KMFDM". Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  7. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 393.

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