Alright, so let me paint the picture for you. The year is 2001, KMFDM has been caput for about 2 years and given way for the former frontman Sascha Konietzko to temporarily form MDFMK in its stead (although KMFDM's resurgence at this point is on the horizon), its also been about 2 years since the last PIG release for Raymond Watts. PIG has a large following in Japan and Japanese legends Buck-Tick have just released their first album in about 4 years and are starting to gain notoriety overseas. Let's form a super group and call it Schwein! (seems like Raymond Watts idea). This is a hard to get CD because its a Japanese Import (I mean hard unless you happen to live in Japan) but just fuckin solid. If you like any of the players involved then this is definitely a disc to pick up as everyone puts their stamp on this album. Now, don't get your hopes up because its not necessarily better than the albums put out by the other bands and certainly not any kind of second coming, however, if you like industrial music and you either have time or money then this is one to get. It's heavy, fun, dirty, basically what you would expect. There aren't any real standouts tracks but the whole thing is a great listen. Even though its 9 years later I wish some one would decide to give this an American release, although you have to figure that given their is KMFDM Records perhaps their are legal issues that prevent such a thing from happening. Favorite Tracks: Crown, Lard Lips Liqour, Organzola, Schwein, Slip, and My Sanctuary
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Album a Day: Schwein - Schweinstein
Alright, so let me paint the picture for you. The year is 2001, KMFDM has been caput for about 2 years and given way for the former frontman Sascha Konietzko to temporarily form MDFMK in its stead (although KMFDM's resurgence at this point is on the horizon), its also been about 2 years since the last PIG release for Raymond Watts. PIG has a large following in Japan and Japanese legends Buck-Tick have just released their first album in about 4 years and are starting to gain notoriety overseas. Let's form a super group and call it Schwein! (seems like Raymond Watts idea). This is a hard to get CD because its a Japanese Import (I mean hard unless you happen to live in Japan) but just fuckin solid. If you like any of the players involved then this is definitely a disc to pick up as everyone puts their stamp on this album. Now, don't get your hopes up because its not necessarily better than the albums put out by the other bands and certainly not any kind of second coming, however, if you like industrial music and you either have time or money then this is one to get. It's heavy, fun, dirty, basically what you would expect. There aren't any real standouts tracks but the whole thing is a great listen. Even though its 9 years later I wish some one would decide to give this an American release, although you have to figure that given their is KMFDM Records perhaps their are legal issues that prevent such a thing from happening. Favorite Tracks: Crown, Lard Lips Liqour, Organzola, Schwein, Slip, and My Sanctuary
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