Als wären wir für immer

Als wären wir für immer is an EP by German Industrial/EBM band Die Krupps. It was released on December 3, 2010.[1]

Als wären wir für immer
EP by Die Krupps
Released	December 3, 2010
Genre	Industrial, EBM
Length	39:10
Label	Synthetic Symphony
Producer	Jürgen Engler, Chris Lietz
Die Krupps chronology
Paradise Now (1997) Als wären wir für immer (2010) The Machinists of Joy (2013)

Background

Although the band had released new material soon after their reunion in 2005, the EP is advertised as the first Die Krupps recording with new songs in 13 years.[2] The original plan was for the release to be a single titled "Beyond". The track Dr. Mabuse made its first appearance in 1984 as single from the album A Secret Wish of Ralf Dörper's former band Propaganda.[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Bloody Disgusting	Favorable[5]
Peek-A-Boo	8/10[6]
PureGrainAudio	6.4/10[7]
Reflections of Darkness	8.3/10[2]
Side-Line	8/10[8]
Sputnikmusic	[9]
Starpulse.com	B-[10]

Track list

All lyrics are written by Jürgen Engler, except where noted; all music is composed by Engler and Marcel Zürcher, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Beyond"	Iván Muñoz	Muñoz, Rodrigo Ramírez	4:58
2.	"The Chameleon Man"			4:40
3.	"Die Macht"			3:56
4.	"Dr. Mabuse"	Ralf Dörper	Dörper, Andreas Thein, Michael Mertens	4:34
5.	"Als wären wir für immer"			5:21
6.	"Beyond (Unheilig Remix)"	Muñoz	Muñoz, Ramírez	5:24
7.	"The Chameleon Man (Vigilante Remix)"			3:54
8.	"Dr. Mabuse (Memphis Remix)"	Dörper	Dörper, Thein, Mertens	6:21

Personnel

• Jürgen Engler - vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, cover design, logo, photos
• Marcel Zürcher - guitars
• Ralf Dörper - samples
• Chris Leitz - programming, engineering
• Maria Kalinichenko - backing vocals on Dr. Mabuse
• RpunktDESIGN Hannover - artwork

References

1. "Die Krupps - Als wären wir für immer" (in German). SPV. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
2. Uhlenbruch, J. Niggels (November 6, 2010). "Krupps, Die - Als Wären Wir Für Immer". Reflections of Darkness Music Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
3. Van Isacker, B. (October 28, 2010). "Die Krupps return with 'Als wären wir für immer' MCD - first new material in 13 years". Side Line Music Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
4. Prato, Greg. Die Krupps: Als Wären Wir für Immer at AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
5. Barkan, Jonathan (November 19, 2010). "Album Review: Die Krupps 'Als wären wir für immer'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
6. Becu, Didier (30 March 2011). "Die Krupps: Als wären wir für immer". Peek-A-Boo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
7. Slater, Joanne (December 13, 2010). "Die Krupps - 'Als Wären Wir Für Immer'". PureGrainAudio.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
8. H., W. (December 15, 2010). "Die Krupps - Als Wären Wir Für Immer (EP - SPV/Synthetic Symphony)". Side-Line. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
9. Spencer, Trey (January 31, 2011). "Review: Die Krupps - Als wären wir für immer". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
10. Campbell, Brian (March 11, 2011). "Review Rundown: Drawn From Bees, Die Krupps, Astral Doors, the Aquabats, Birdsong at Morning". Starpulse.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.