KMFDM discography
KMFDM discography | |
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Sascha Konietzko performing live | |
Studio albums | 19 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 10 |
Video albums | 6 |
Singles | 23 |
Soundtrack albums | 13 |
Remix albums | 4 |
Collaborations | 2 |
Other appearances | 3 |
Remixes | ~100 |
The industrial rock band KMFDM has released more than two hundred songs in their over thirty-year-long career spanning more than fifty unique releases.
Artwork
Beginning with the British release of 1986's What Do You Know, Deutschland?, British artist Aidan "Brute!" Hughes has designed the artwork for fifteen of KMFDM's seventeen 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.
All of his work shares a distinct visual style inspired by Golden Age comic artists, Russian Constructivists, Italian Futurists, and woodcut artists.[1] 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
Studio albums
Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
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1984 | Opium | Initially sold as cassette tapes at live venues. Released in 2002 on First World Records. | |
1986 | What Do You Know, Deutschland? | Z Records, Skysaw | Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
1988 | Don't Blow Your Top | Skysaw, Wax Trax! | Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
1989 | UAIOE | Wax Trax! | Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
15 November 1990 | Naïve | Wax Trax! | Naïve was 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. |
17 September 1992 | Money | Wax Trax! | Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
12 October 1993 | Angst | Wax Trax!/TVT | Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
4 April 1995 | Nihil | Wax Trax!/TVT | 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.[2] |
25 June 1996 | Xtort | Wax Trax!/TVT | Reissued in 2007 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. 200,000+ copies sold.[3] |
23 September 1997 | Symbols | Wax Trax!/TVT | Reissued in 2007 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. |
20 April 1999 | Adios | Wax Trax!/TVT | 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. |
5 March 2002 | Attak | Metropolis | Attak marked the return of KMFDM after a three-year hiatus. See also MDFMK. |
23 September 2003 | WWIII | Sanctuary | |
13 September 2005 | Hau Ruck | Metropolis/KMFDM | 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. |
21 August 2007 | Tohuvabohu | Metropolis/KMFDM | In biblical Hebrew, the phrase "tohu va bohu" means "without form and void" or "chaos and utter confusion". |
24 March 2009 | Blitz | Metropolis/KMFDM | Includes a cover of "Being Boiled" by The Human League. |
26 April 2011 | WTF?! | Metropolis/KMFDM | Originally titled Zilch |
26 February 2013 | Kunst | Metropolis/KMFDM | #10 Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums |
14 October 2014 | Our Time Will Come | Metropolis/KMFDM | #12 Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums |
Live albums
Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
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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 KMFDM | Metropolis/KMFDM |
Compilation albums
Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
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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
Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
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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. |
Collaborations
Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
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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
Most of these singles have been reissued as special edition 7" records (limited to 250 copies each) from March 2008-February 2010 in a series called 24/7.
Release date | Title | Label | 24/7 series number | Notes |
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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. Includes a cover of The Osmonds' "Crazy Horses". |
June 1991 | "Naïve"/"Days of Swine & Roses" | Wax Trax! | 6 | Split single with My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult; out of print. No. 46 Billboard Club Play Songs |
25 June 1991 | "Split" | Wax Trax! | 7 | Out of print. |
24 April 1992 | "Vogue" | Wax Trax! | 8 | No. 19 Billboard Club Play Songs; out of print. |
28 April 1992 | "Money" | Wax Trax! | 9 | No. 36 Billboard Dance Club Songs - Out of print. |
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[4] | "A Drug Against War" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 12 | Out of print. |
15 February 1994 | "Light" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 13 | No. 31 Billboard Dance Club Songs - Out of print. |
31 October 1994 | "Glory" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 14 | Out of print. |
28 February 1995 | "Juke Joint Jezebel" | Wax Trax!/TVT | 15 | Out of print. |
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" Remixes | Dragnet Records | 20 | Out of print. |
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. Includes cover version of the Nancy Sinatra song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". | |
1 December 2009 | "D.I.Y."/"That's All" | KMFDM | 22 | Limited release of 250 7" vinyl singles |
1 January 2010 | "Adios"/"Today" | 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 as a download. | |
8 March 2011 | "Krank" | KMFDM/Metropolis | ||
22 May 2012 | "Amnesia" | KMFDM/Metropolis | ||
10 July 2015 | "Salvation" | KMFDM/Metropolis |
Soundtrack appearances
Release date | Title | Song | Notes |
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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" | F**k 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 (video game) | "Stray Bullet" | |
1998 | Test Drive 5 | "Megalomaniac", "Leid Und Elend", "Anarchy" | Instrumental versions |
1999 | Beowulf | "Witness" | |
2004 | Spider-Man 2 (video game) | 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" |
Other appearances
Release date | Song | Album | Label | Notes |
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1992 | "Mysterious Ways" | Shut Up Kitty | 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. | Cleopatra Records | Cover of Madonna song |
Remixes
Release date | Artist | Song | Release | Notes | |
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1989 | Girls Under Glass | "Ten Million Dollars" (KMFDM Remix) | Flowers | Also appears on Random 12" German release. | |
1990 | Girls Under Glass | "In the Heat" (KMFDM Remix) | Random | LP only (Germany) | |
June 1991 | My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult | "The Days of Swine & Roses" | Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses | ||
1992 | Blackbird | 5 remixes of "Classwar" | Class War: The KMFDM Remixes | ||
1992 | Braindead Soundmachine | "Walking After Midnight" | Walking After Midnight | ||
1992 | Flotsam and Jetsam | "Wading Through the Darkness" (Industrial Strength Remix) | Wading Through the Darkness | ||
1992 | Flotsam and Jetsam | "Double Zero" | |||
1992 | Sister Machine Gun | "Not My God" (Demo Version) | Not My God | ||
6 October 1992 | White Zombie | "Black Sunshine" (Indestructible 'Sock It to Me' Psycho-Head Mix) | Nightcrawlers: The KMFDM Remixes | ||
6 October 1992 | White Zombie | "Thunder Kiss '65" (The Remix That Wouldn't Die Mix) | Nightcrawlers: The KMFDM Remixes | Remixed by Sascha Konietzko and Lee Popa | |
6 October 1992 | White Zombie | "Thunder Kiss '65" (Swinging Lovers Mix) | Nightcrawlers: The KMFDM Remixes | Remixed by Sascha Konietzko and Lee Popa | |
6 October 1992 | White Zombie | "Thunder Kiss '65" (Swinging Lovers Extended Mix) | "Black Sunshine" single | Remixed by Sascha Konietzko and Lee Popa | |
6 October 1992 | White Zombie | "Thunder Kiss '65" (The Diabolical Ramrodder Remix) | "Thunder Kiss '65" single | Remixed by Sascha Konietzko and Lee Popa | |
6 October 1992 | White Zombie | "Thunder Kiss '65" (Finger on the Trigger Remix) | "Thunder Kiss '65" single | Remixed by Sascha Konietzko and Lee Popa | |
1993 | Artefakto | "Akzion" (Sascha Konietzko mix); "La Differencia" (Sascha Konietzko mix) | Des-Construccion | ||
1993 | Front 242 | "Modern Angel" (Remix) | Angels Versus Animals EP | ||
1993 | Living Colour | "Ausländer" (Hi-Energy Mix); "Ausländer" (Radio Days Mix); "Ausländer" (Crucial) | "Ausländer" single | Mixed by Sascha K. and Chris Sheppard | |
5 May 1993 | Sister Machine Gun | "Addiction" (Sasha Rips the System) | "Addiction" single | ||
1994 | Dink | "Green Mind" (Wrench in Your System Mix) | Green Mind | Not present on first release of CD or vinyl | |
1994 | PIG | "Blades" | Red Raw & Sore | ||
1995 | Die Krupps | "Iron Man" | Rings of Steel | Remixed by Sascha Konietzko and Chris Sheppard | |
1995 | Die Warzau | "All Good Girls" (Quake Mix) | All Good Girls | ||
1995 | Die Warzau | "All Good Girls" (Fiasco Mix) | All Good Girls (Second CD release) | ||
1995 | Dink | "Get On It" | Get On it | ||
1995 | Grotus | "Ebola Reston" (Touch My Monkey Mix) | Handjob | ||
1995 | Monster Voodoo Machine | "Defense Mechanism" (Full Mix) | Inside These Walls (Salvaged & Recycled) | ||
1995 | Regenerator | "The Archetype" (The Tribulation Mix) | The Archetype; Regenerated X | ||
3 April 1995 | Sabotage Q.C.Q.C.? | "To Be" | Les Enfants Sauvages | ||
1 September 1995 | The Young Gods | "Kissing the Sun" (Sascha K./KMFDM Mix) | Kissing the Sun | Out of print. | |
1996 | Chemlab | "Electric Molecular" (Death Before Taxes Mix); "Electric Molecular" (Instrumental No Taxes Mix) | ESM (Electric Molecular single) | Also appears on 2001 Suture release | |
1996 | Swamp Terrorists | "Dive-Right Jab (Cranked Up)"; "Dive-Right Jab (Til You Drop)" | Wreck | "Til You Drop" also appears on Sweet Sub/Mission Vol 1. Remix by Sascha Konietzko and Chris Sheppard. Guitar provided by Günter Schulz | |
1997 | Drill | "What You Are" | Drill | ||
1997 | Good Courage | "Did I Deserve This" | New, Fixed, and Remixed (Rust 4) | ||
1997 | Metallica | "King Nothing" (Tepid Mix) | The Memory Remains | ||
1997 | Treponem Pal | "Renegade" | Renegade | Promotional CD, not for sale. | |
1998 | Love and Rockets | "Resurrection Hex" (KMFDM Giganto Mix) | Resurrection Hex | ||
1998 | O.N.A. | "Nie Chcę Nigdy - Babcia" | Re-T.R.I.P. | Two mixes of the same song, one is instrumental. | |
21 January 1998 | PIG | "No One Gets Out of Her Alive" | No One Gets Out of Her Alive | ||
1998 | Rammstein | "Du riechst so gut" (Remix by Günter Schulz and Hiwatt Marshall); "Du riechst so gut" (Remix by Sascha Konietzko); "Du riechst so gut" ("Migräne-"remix by Günter Schulz) | "Du riechst so gut '98" single | ||
1998 | Rammstein | "Stripped" (FKK Mix by Günter Schulz) | "Stripped" single | ||
20 October 1998 | Skinny Puppy | "Addiction" (Opium Mix) | Remix Dystemper | Remix by Günter Schulz | |
1 January 1999 | Jack Russell | "Unchained" (KMFDM Remix) | Hot for Remix: A Tribute to Van Halen | Remix and additional production by Günter Schulz | |
1999 | A Flock of Seagulls | "Space Age Love Song" (KMFDM Remix) | Greatest Hits Remixed; Greatest Hits | ||
1999 | Bloodhound Gang | "The Bad Touch" (KMFDM Remix) | "The Bad Touch" single (import version) | ||
1999 | Evil Mothers | "I Like Fur" | Beatings (The Incriminating Fruit) | ||
1999 | Guns n' Roses | "My Michelle" | A Tribute to Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Reconstruction | ||
1999 | Led Zeppelin | "Rock and Roll" (Günter Schulz) | The Song Remains Remixed - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin | Released in Europe in 2004. | |
1999 | Lords of Acid | "Lover" (Cake Mix) | Expand Your Head | Also on "Lover" / "Let's Get High" single and A.P.C.D. Fall.99 compilation. | |
1999 | Missing Persons | "Walking in L.A." (KMFDM Remix) | Remixed Hits | ||
2000 | Buck-Tick | "My Fuckin' Valentine -Enemy Mix (Full)-" | 97BT99 | Japanese release | |
18 Jan 2000 | Lords of Acid | "Lover" (Cut the Cake Mix) | "Lover" / "Let's Get High" | ||
25 Jan 2000 | Genitorturers | "Sin City" (KMFDM Mix) | Machine Love | Also on compilations Cleopatra 2000 and Dark Noise 2000 | |
23 May 2000 | Cheap Trick | "Hello There" (KMFDM Remix) | Cheap Dream: Cheap Trick Tribute | ||
2000 | Megadeth | "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" (General Schwarzkopf Mix) | Breadline EP | ||
2001 | Bile | "Compound Pressure" (Alt Lyrics) | Demonic Electronic | Only on original release. | |
2001 | Bile | "I Reject" | Demonic Electronic | Only on original release. | |
2001 | Bile | "No I Don't No" | Demonic Electronic | Only on original release. | |
2001 | Bile | "Submission" (German House Mix) | Demonic Electronic | Only on original release. | |
2001 | Bile | "Teknowhore" | Demonic Electronic | Also on remastered release in 2002. | |
2001 | Kidneythieves | "Spank" | Phi in the Sky EP | ||
2002 | Kittie | "Safe" | Safe EP | ||
3 May 2003 | Lucia | "Monkey Puzzle Tree" | From the Land of Volcanos | ||
7 December 2004 | Legion Within | "Fascisti" | The Empty Men | ||
2005 | DJ? Acucrack | "So to Speak" (Sascha KMFDM Remix) | So to Speak EP | Was later included on the album Killing Mobius as a bonus track. | |
6 June 2006 | Combichrist | "Get Your Body Beat" | Get Your Body Beat | ||
2006 | Mindless Self Indulgence | "Straight to Video" | Straight to Video: The Remixes | ||
2006 | Nude! | "Beat Up" | Fake Credibility | USA and iTunes editions only. | |
2007 | Starlit | "Muther" (Sascha K*) | Muther | Promo given out with online CD sales. | |
2007 | Jesus on Extasy | "Assassinate Me" (KMFDM Remix) | Holy Beauty | Also on Elegy Sampler 47 compilation | |
13 February 2007 | Legion Within | "Cover Me" | Aeons | ||
16 July 2007 | Zombie Girl | "Creepy Crawler" | Back from the Dead | ||
2008 | Human Factors Lab | "Adam and Eve" | Pap3r | ||
2008 | Mindless Self Indulgence | "On It" | On It | ||
3 March 2009 | Left Spine Down | "Flick the Stitch (KMFDM Mix)" | Voltage 2.3: Remixed and Revisited | ||
21 November 2011 | Hollywood Undead | Been to Hell... and Back! | American Tragedy Redux |
Video and DVD
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | Beat by Beat | |
2001 | Beat by Beat by Beat
|
DVD release of Beat by Beat, includes additional concert footage, music videos, and interviews |
2002 | Sturm & Drang Tour 2002
| |
2004 | WWIII Live 2003
| |
2005 | 20th Anniversary World Tour 2004
| |
2015 | We Are KMFDM
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Includes Live 30th Anniversary Concert and KMFDM 30 Years Documentary videos |
References
- ↑ "About the Man". Brute! Prop. Aiden Hughes. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ↑ Kroll, Katy (September 12, 2016). "KMFDM Reflect on 3-Decade Career & Hating Their Biggest Hit". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (August 8, 1996). "KMFDM make industrial music the old-fashioned way. They trash their hardware.". Rolling Stone (740). Jann S. Wenner. p. 24. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: A Drug Against War". Retrieved February 12, 2010.