Symbols (album)
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| Studio album by KMFDM | ||
| Released | September 23, 1997 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Industrial | |
| Length | 56:36 | |
| Label | Wax Trax!/TVT | |
| Producer(s) | KMFDM, Chris Shepard | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| KMFDM chronology | ||
| Xtort (1996) |
(1997) |
Adios (1999) |
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The title of KMFDM's 1997 album is a string of five unpronounceable, non-alphabetic symbols (). Sascha Konietzko avoids giving an explanation of the meanings of the symbols, but other band members have claimed they are meant to be similar to the unpronounceable symbols used to indicate profanity in the word balloons of comics. The album is usually catalogued as Symbols, but it is also commonly referred to as KMFDM (suggesting it to be a self-titled album) and !@#$%. It was recorded in Seattle, Washington.
marked the introduction of Tim Skold. While his contribution to this album was merely as a guest, he would eventually become a full-fledged member and remain so for several years.
[edit] Track listing
- "Megalomaniac" (En Esch, Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz) – 6:07
- "Stray Bullet" (En Esch, Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz) – 5:32
- "Leid und Elend" (En Esch, Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz) – 6:10
- "Mercy" (En Esch, Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz) – 5:00
- "Torture" (Nivek Ogre, Sascha Konietzko) – 7:04
- "Spit Sperm" (Raymond Watts, En Esch, Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz) – 4:46
- "Anarchy" (Tim Skold, En Esch, Sascha Konietzko, Schulz, William Rieflin) – 5:35
- "Down and Out" (En Esch, Sascha Konietzko, Abby Travis, Günter Schulz) – 6:40
- "Unfit" (Watts, En Esch, Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz) – 6:01
- "Waste" (Sascha Konietzko, Travis, En Esch, Rieflin, Günter Schulz) – 3:39
[edit] Personnel
- Sascha Konietzko – sequences/programming/loops, vocals (1-6, 8, 10), percussion (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)
- Günter 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)
- Raymond Watts – vocals (6, 9)
- Nivek Ogre – vocals (5)
- Tim Skold – vocals (7)
- William Rieflin – drums (6, 10), loops (7, 10), percussion (7), sequences (10)
- Michel Bassin – guitar (4, 7-9), percussion (7)
- Amy Denio – saxophones (8)
