Kunst (album)

Kunst (German for "art")[2] is the eighteenth album by industrial band KMFDM. It was released on February 26, 2013, on Metropolis Records.[1][3]

Kunst
Studio album by KMFDM
Released	February 26, 2013[1]
Recorded	Hamburg, Germany Seattle, Washington
Genre	Industrial rock, electro-industrial
Length	46:45
Label	Metropolis/KMFDM
Producer	Sascha Konietzko
KMFDM chronology
WTF?! (2011) Kunst (2013) Our Time Will Come (2014)

Background

Kunst features contributions from guest musician William Wilson and Swedish band Morlocks.[2] The album cover was designed by longtime KMFDM cover artist Aidan "Brute!" Hughes.[4] He said the album cover, a "chainsaw-wielding amazon", which Facebook removed from KMFDM's page, was created to support Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot and Ukrainian protest group FEMEN.[4] The song "Pussy Riot" was also written in support of the former.[2]

Release

Kunst was released on February 26, 2013 on Metropolis Records.[2] The title track was made available on SoundCloud on November 21, 2012.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
COMA Music Magazine	Favorable[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kunst"	5:01
2.	"Ave Maria"	5:02
3.	"Quake"	4:07
4.	"Hello"	4:25
5.	"Next Big Thing"	4:41
6.	"Pussy Riot"	4:10
7.	"Pseudocide"	3:36
8.	"Animal Out"	5:06
9.	"The Mess You Made"	6:05
10.	"I ♥ Not"	4:32
Total length:		46:45

Personnel

• Sascha Konietzko - vocals (1-6, 8-10), guitar (10), bass (1-6, 8-10), synthesizer, drums (1-3, 6, 8-10), loops (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10), recording, production, mixing
• Lucia Cifarelli - vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), production
• Jules Hodgson - guitar (1-9), bass (7), drums (6, 7), recording
• Andy Selway - drums (4, 5)

Additional personnel

• William Wilson - vocals (5), recording
• Johann Strauss - vocals (9), keyboards (9), drums (9)
• Innocentius Rabiatus - guitar (9)
• Annabella Asia Konietzko - vocals (10)
• Brian Gardner - mastering

References

1. Barkan, Jonathan (November 5, 2012). "KMFDM Announces New Album, Release Date, AND Reveal NSFW Album Cover". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
2. "KMFDM: Kunst". Metropolis Records. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
3. "Music News: KMFDM Return with KUNST!". COMA Music Magazine. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
4. Hughes, Aidan. "New KMFDM album, 'Kunst', by BRUTE!". Bruteprop. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
5. "KMFDM – Kunst". November 21, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
6. Jeffries, David. "Kunst - KMFDM". Allmusic. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
7. Hammett, William Dashiell. "Kunst - KMFDM". COMA Music Magazine. Retrieved September 23, 2014.