Tohuvabohu (album)

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Tohuvabohu
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Studio album by
KMFDM
ReleasedAugust 21, 2007 (2007-08-21)
RecordedNovember 2006 – 2007
Genre
Length51:09
Label Metropolis Records/KMFDM Records
Producer
KMFDM chronology
Hau Ruck
(2005)		Tohuvabohu
(2007)		 Blitz
(2009)
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"Superpower"
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Tohuvabohu is industrial rock group KMFDM's fourteenth studio album, released on August 21, 2007, on the band's record label KMFDM Records and Metropolis Records. It was recorded in Seattle, Washington.

Contents

The word "tohuvabohu" is derived from the biblical Hebrew phrase "tohu va bohu", meaning "without form and void" or "chaos and utter confusion", which was used to describe the state of the earth before creation. [2] [3] The band describes its usage of the term as meaning "wild and chaotic". [4] "Superpower" uses samples taken from phone calls made by fans to a phone line set up by the band. [5] Additional samples from these phone calls were compiled on the track "What We Do For You" on Brimborium , a companion remix album.

Cover art conflict

Shortly after the cover artwork for Tohuvabohu was revealed on the KMFDM website, longtime cover artist Brute! made a posting to his personal blog indicating his displeasure at the fact that the band had altered his original artwork submission. In the final version used on the album, in order to follow preexisting themes, the original red color palette had been switched to orange, and several stylized buildings and cranes in the background had been replaced with a starburst pattern. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by KMFDM, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
1."Superpower"4:16
2."Looking for Strange"5:18
3."Tohuvabohu"5:20
4."I Am What I Am"4:52
5."Saft und Kraft"4:36
6."Headcase"3:57
7."Los Niños del Parque" (Liaisons Dangereuses cover)3:58
8."Not in My Name"4:50
9."Spit or Swallow"4:11
10."Fait Accompli"5:05
11."Bumaye"4:46
Total length:51:09

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Yücel, Ilker (August 24, 2007). "Reviews: KMFDM Tohuvabohu". ReGen Magazine. ReGen Media. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ Sellers, Bob. "The Biblical History of Creation, Part 1" . Retrieved March 23, 2007.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Sue. "Adulterous liaisons: Jean Rhys, Stella Bowen and feminist reading". Australian Humanities Review. Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2007. According to the OED Tohuvabohu is 'That which is empty and formless; chaos; utter confusion'.
  4. ↑ "KMFDM Records News". KMFDM Records. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Christina (August 28, 2007). "KMFDM's Sascha Konietzko Part 1". Revenant Media. Revenant Media. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Aidan (June 7, 2007). "BRUTE!: New KMFDM cover". bruteprop.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
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