''UAIOE'' is the fourth
studio album by German
industrial
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band
KMFDM
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, released on October 7, 1989 by Cash Beat Records.
Background
Vocalist
Raymond Watts
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had left the group midway through the recording of the previous album, ''
Don't Blow Your Top''.
Release
''UAIOE'' was released in 1989 on Cash Beat Records in Germany, on Deutschland Strikeback Records in the United Kingdom, and on
Wax Trax! Records
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in the United States. A remastered reissue of ''UAIOE'' was released 12 September 2006, featuring new liner notes and photos of the band.
Reception
''UAIOE'' received somewhat positive reviews. Andy Hinds of
AllMusic
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said the work sounded more complete than previous releases, and called "More & Faster" the band's first classic song.
said the album was "groovier than the noise norm" and said the guest vocalists "add personality".
Track listing
Personnel
*
En Esch
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–
guitars,
vocals
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, programming
*
Sascha Konietzko
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–
bass, vocals, guitars,
synths, programming,
production
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(1–3, 5–9),
mixing (1, 9),
remastering
*Rudolph Naomi –
drums, voice (12)
*Morgan Adjei – vocals (1, 3, 4, 8, 9)
*Sigrid Meyer – vocals (4, 6)
Production
*
F.M. Einheit – production (4)
*Blank Fontana –
engineering
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*Chris Z – layout
*Justin Gammon – layout
*Nick Head – mixing (2, 5–8), vocals (12)
*
Adrian Sherwood
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– mixing (3, 4)
*
Brute!
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In the 1980s, Hughes published a pulp-style magazine called ''BRUTE!''. ''Brute!'' has bec ...
– artwork
*Fritz Brinckmanniherz – photography
*Alice Turzynski – photography
*Rick Fisher – remastering
References
External links
KMFDM DØTKØM''UAIOE'' lyrics at the official KMFDM website
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1989 albums
KMFDM albums
Wax Trax! Records albums
Metropolis Records albums