
KMFDM is a German electronic music band in the industrial music genre. KMFDM was founded in Paris in 1984 by Sascha Konietzko and German painter/multi-media performer Udo Sturm. The band relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1991 and then to Seattle, Washington in 1993. KMFDM began their relationship with Wax Trax! Records in 1988 when their album ''Don't Blow Your Top'' was licensed to the label. By 1990 they were signed to Wax Trax! Records and a part of the industrial music scene in Chicago that included Ministry (band), Front 242 and My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult. Sascha later temporarily returned to Chicago in 1995 to be near friend and president of Wax Trax! Records James Nash, who was dying of AIDS. KMFDM has toured and recorded with a number of additional musicians, including Bill Rieflin and Nivek Ogre from Skinny Puppy, Raymond Watts of P.I.G., John DeSalvo of Chemlab, and spoken word artist Nicole Blackman. KMFDM stands for "Kein Mehrheit für die Mitleid" (Reference: [http://www.kmfdmfaq.com/faq.htm#I:2 KMFDM FAQ]), which roughly means "no pity for the majority" in English language. Sascha Konietzko has acknowledged that "Kein Mitleid für die Mehrheit" is the correct German language construction of the phrase but it is not what KMFDM stands for. "Kein Mehrheit für die Mitleid" was shortened to KMFDM when Raymond Watts was unable to correctly pronounce the name. When the band first toured the United States in 1991, the members began using alternate English meanings for their name as a prank on journalists who could not understand German. The most prominent and most widely repeated was "Kill Mother Fucking Depeche Mode", which is attributed to Shawn Joyce. After the release of ''Angst (album)'', their label created a promotion, without the support of the band, where they encouraged fans to come up with 1001 meanings for KMFDM. College radio DJs Kinslow and Smith of WKGC Florida won the contest with an entry of more than 1,200. Their lyrics typically discuss the rejection of and resistance against incompetent rule in capitalist society. KMFDM also gained notoriety when they were noted as a favourite band of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, of Columbine High School massacre infamy. Due to differences between Sascha Konietzko and other band members, KMFDM split up on January 22, 1999, with ex-members Günter Schulz and En Esch forming the band Slick Idiot, and Konietzko and Tim Skold temporarily regrouping as MDFMK. KMFDM reformed in 2002 with Konietzko as the sole original member, but with the return of Raymond Watts, an early member of the group and occasional contributor over the years. Currently KMFDM comprises Sascha Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli, Jules Hodgson, Andy Selway, and Steve White with contributions from Raymond Watts. == Discography == ===Studio Albums === *''Opium (album)'' (1984, re-released 2002) *''What Do You Know, Deutschland?'' (1986) *''Don't Blow Your Top'' (1988) *''UAIOE'' (1989) *''Naïve'' (1990) (Out of print) *''Money (album)'' (1992) *''Angst (album)'' (1993) *''Naïve/Hell To Go'' (1994) *''Nihil'' (1995) *''Xtort'' (1996) *''Symbols (album)'' (1997) *''Adios (album)'' (1999) *''Attak'' (2002) *''WWIII (album)'' (2003) *''84-86'' (2004) *''Title as yet unknown (originally titled FUBAR)'' (Scheduled for September 2005) ===Singles and EPs=== *''Kickin' Ass'' (1987) *''Don't Blow Your Top (single)'' (1988) *''More & Faster'' (1989) *''Virus (single)'' (1989) *''Godlike'' (1990) *''Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses'' (1991) *''Split (single)'' (1991) *''Vogue (single)'' (1992) *''Money (single)'' (1992) *''Help Us/Save Us/Take Us Away'' (1992) *''Sucks (single)'' (1993) *''A Drug Against War'' (1993) *''Light (single)'' (1994) *''Glory (single)'' (1994) *''Sin Sex & Salvation'' (1994) *''Juke Joint Jezebel'' (1995) *''Brute (single)'' (1995) *''Rules (single)'' (1996) *''MDFMK (single)'' (1998) *''Boots (KMFDM)'' (2002) === Compilations === *''Agogo'' (1998) *''Retro (KMFDM album)'' (1998) ===Live=== *''Sturm & Drang Tour 2002 *''WWIII Live 2003 ==External links== *[http://www.kmfdm.com KMFDM.com] Official KMFDM website *[http://www.theultraheavybeat.com The Ultra Heavy Beat], KMFDM fansite, often containing more up to date news than [http://www.kmfdm.com KMFDM.com] *[http://www.kmfdmradio.net KMFDM Radio] Webcast of music by KMFDM and various collaborators *[http://www.kmfdmnews.com KMFDM News Fr] KMFDM News for French-speaking community *[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Btnem97i7krjt~C All Music Guide: KMFDM] *[http://www.kmfdmfaq.com/faq.htm KMFDM FAQ] Comprehensive information on the band Industrial music groups German musical groups KMFDM
I believe there are some inaccuracies and omissions in this article. Most notably, there's no mention of MDFMK, which Sascha Konietzko and Tim Skold formed during the brief break-up period. --User:LarryGilbert 10:22, 2004 Mar 1 (UTC) I'm getting to the lack of MDFMK (A message from Satan if you turn it around), but i started En Esch, Slick Idiot, and P.I.G. first. MDFMK is on my list of articles to begin. User:Crackshoe 15:47, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC) :Wunderbar! ;-) --User:LarryGilbert 02:52, 2004 Mar 2 (UTC) ::I figure if i slowly get around to doing every band with a 2nd degree connection to KMFDM, i should have nearly every industrial band. should keep me busy for years. User:Crackshoe 04:44, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC) Unsure why link to firstworldmusic.com still is up -- i see no current relationship to KMFDM. will remove soon, unless theres a reason to keep it. User:Crackshoe 02:04, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC) I saw someone added yet another 'meaning' for KMFDM. Is probably better to just link to one of the vast catalogues of meanings online, rather than just expanding that one parageaph. User:Crackshoe 01:42, 10 May 2004 (UTC) : The new alternate meaning was never used by the band and nothing turns up with ''Kirk's Mother's Fat Dildo Man'' on Google... so I've removed it. User:Tremblay 22:15, 10 May 2004 (UTC) ---- As per discussion on Talk:Assemblage 23 and Category talk:Goth, removing from Category:Goth and adding to List of non-goth musical artists popular within goth subculture. - User:Korpios 02:08, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC) According to the KMFDM FAQ: Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid (which loosely translated means: no pity for the majority) And yes, it is proper German to say "Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit", but the question refers to KMFDM, not proper German. The article says otherwise. :Hi everyone, minor nitpick: :Doesn't "Keine Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid" translate to "No majority for pity" or "No majority for compassion"? :--User:Spazzm 14:23, 2005 Apr 27 (UTC) ::Maybe in proper German, but KMFDM and what's proper are superficially related at best. For the record, the band's name stands for "Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid" and is officially translated as "No pity for the majority". User:R Calvete 19:45, 2005 Apr 27 (UTC) ---- Hey everyone. I'm not sure on the proper ediquette here at Wikipedia, I'm new at this but dedicated, and so I've been adding changes in small chunks so you can see my thought process. And in case you want to pimp slap some of my changes back to the 70's but I hope not... : P I also wanted to thank User:Crackshoe for all the work he did for these great industrial bands.--User:Chemical Halo 01:31, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC) ---- Anyone else think a different picture might be in order? Particularly, one including Sascha, since he DID cofound it and IS the only person to be on every album. --User:Eel 02:32, 10 May 2005 (UTC) ::The picture of newbie jules bothers me too. I'm just going to go ahead and change it to an early band pic.--User:Flashmorbid 04:14, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
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KMFDM is a German electronic music band in the industrial music genre. KMFDM was founded in Paris in 1984 by Sascha Konietzko and German painter/multi-media performer Udo Sturm. The band relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1991 and then to Seattle, Washington in 1993. KMFDM began their relationship with Wax Trax! Records in 1988 when their album ''Don't Blow Your Top'' was licensed to the label. By 1990 they were signed to Wax Trax! Records and a part of the industrial music scene in Chicago that included Ministry (band), Front 242 and My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult. Sascha later temporarily returned to Chicago in 1995 to be near friend and president of Wax Trax! Records James Nash, who was dying of AIDS. KMFDM has toured and recorded with a number of additional musicians, including Bill Rieflin and Nivek Ogre from Skinny Puppy, Raymond Watts of P.I.G., John DeSalvo of Chemlab, and spoken word artist Nicole Blackman. KMFDM stands for "Kein Mehrheit für die Mitleid" (Reference: [http://www.kmfdmfaq.com/faq.htm#I:2 KMFDM FAQ]), which roughly means "no pity for the majority" in English language. Sascha Konietzko has acknowledged that "Kein Mitleid für die Mehrheit" is the correct German language construction of the phrase but it is not what KMFDM stands for. "Kein Mehrheit für die Mitleid" was shortened to KMFDM when Raymond Watts was unable to correctly pronounce the name. When the band first toured the United States in 1991, the members began using alternate English meanings for their name as a prank on journalists who could not understand German. The most prominent and most widely repeated was "Kill Mother Fucking Depeche Mode", which is attributed to Shawn Joyce. After the release of ''Angst (album)'', their label created a promotion, without the support of the band, where they encouraged fans to come up with 1001 meanings for KMFDM. College radio DJs Kinslow and Smith of WKGC Florida won the contest with an entry of more than 1,200. Their lyrics typically discuss the rejection of and resistance against incompetent rule in capitalist society. KMFDM also gained notoriety when they were noted as a favourite band of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, of Columbine High School massacre infamy. Due to differences between Sascha Konietzko and other band members, KMFDM split up on January 22, 1999, with ex-members Günter Schulz and En Esch forming the band Slick Idiot, and Konietzko and Tim Skold temporarily regrouping as MDFMK. KMFDM reformed in 2002 with Konietzko as the sole original member, but with the return of Raymond Watts, an early member of the group and occasional contributor over the years. Currently KMFDM comprises Sascha Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli, Jules Hodgson, Andy Selway, and Steve White with contributions from Raymond Watts. == Discography == ===Studio Albums === *''Opium (album)'' (1984, re-released 2002) *''What Do You Know, Deutschland?'' (1986) *''Don't Blow Your Top'' (1988) *''UAIOE'' (1989) *''Naïve'' (1990) (Out of print) *''Money (album)'' (1992) *''Angst (album)'' (1993) *''Naïve/Hell To Go'' (1994) *''Nihil'' (1995) *''Xtort'' (1996) *''Symbols (album)'' (1997) *''Adios (album)'' (1999) *''Attak'' (2002) *''WWIII (album)'' (2003) *''84-86'' (2004) *''Title as yet unknown (originally titled FUBAR)'' (Scheduled for September 2005) ===Singles and EPs=== *''Kickin' Ass'' (1987) *''Don't Blow Your Top (single)'' (1988) *''More & Faster'' (1989) *''Virus (single)'' (1989) *''Godlike'' (1990) *''Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses'' (1991) *''Split (single)'' (1991) *''Vogue (single)'' (1992) *''Money (single)'' (1992) *''Help Us/Save Us/Take Us Away'' (1992) *''Sucks (single)'' (1993) *''A Drug Against War'' (1993) *''Light (single)'' (1994) *''Glory (single)'' (1994) *''Sin Sex & Salvation'' (1994) *''Juke Joint Jezebel'' (1995) *''Brute (single)'' (1995) *''Rules (single)'' (1996) *''MDFMK (single)'' (1998) *''Boots (KMFDM)'' (2002) === Compilations === *''Agogo'' (1998) *''Retro (KMFDM album)'' (1998) ===Live=== *''Sturm & Drang Tour 2002 *''WWIII Live 2003 ==External links== *[http://www.kmfdm.com KMFDM.com] Official KMFDM website *[http://www.theultraheavybeat.com The Ultra Heavy Beat], KMFDM fansite, often containing more up to date news than [http://www.kmfdm.com KMFDM.com] *[http://www.kmfdmradio.net KMFDM Radio] Webcast of music by KMFDM and various collaborators *[http://www.kmfdmnews.com KMFDM News Fr] KMFDM News for French-speaking community *[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Btnem97i7krjt~C All Music Guide: KMFDM] *[http://www.kmfdmfaq.com/faq.htm KMFDM FAQ] Comprehensive information on the band Industrial music groups German musical groups KMFDM
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I believe there are some inaccuracies and omissions in this article. Most notably, there's no mention of MDFMK, which Sascha Konietzko and Tim Skold formed during the brief break-up period. --User:LarryGilbert 10:22, 2004 Mar 1 (UTC) I'm getting to the lack of MDFMK (A message from Satan if you turn it around), but i started En Esch, Slick Idiot, and P.I.G. first. MDFMK is on my list of articles to begin. User:Crackshoe 15:47, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC) :Wunderbar! ;-) --User:LarryGilbert 02:52, 2004 Mar 2 (UTC) ::I figure if i slowly get around to doing every band with a 2nd degree connection to KMFDM, i should have nearly every industrial band. should keep me busy for years. User:Crackshoe 04:44, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC) Unsure why link to firstworldmusic.com still is up -- i see no current relationship to KMFDM. will remove soon, unless theres a reason to keep it. User:Crackshoe 02:04, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC) I saw someone added yet another 'meaning' for KMFDM. Is probably better to just link to one of the vast catalogues of meanings online, rather than just expanding that one parageaph. User:Crackshoe 01:42, 10 May 2004 (UTC) : The new alternate meaning was never used by the band and nothing turns up with ''Kirk's Mother's Fat Dildo Man'' on Google... so I've removed it. User:Tremblay 22:15, 10 May 2004 (UTC) ---- As per discussion on Talk:Assemblage 23 and Category talk:Goth, removing from Category:Goth and adding to List of non-goth musical artists popular within goth subculture. - User:Korpios 02:08, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC) According to the KMFDM FAQ: Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid (which loosely translated means: no pity for the majority) And yes, it is proper German to say "Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit", but the question refers to KMFDM, not proper German. The article says otherwise. :Hi everyone, minor nitpick: :Doesn't "Keine Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid" translate to "No majority for pity" or "No majority for compassion"? :--User:Spazzm 14:23, 2005 Apr 27 (UTC) ::Maybe in proper German, but KMFDM and what's proper are superficially related at best. For the record, the band's name stands for "Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid" and is officially translated as "No pity for the majority". User:R Calvete 19:45, 2005 Apr 27 (UTC) ---- Hey everyone. I'm not sure on the proper ediquette here at Wikipedia, I'm new at this but dedicated, and so I've been adding changes in small chunks so you can see my thought process. And in case you want to pimp slap some of my changes back to the 70's but I hope not... : P I also wanted to thank User:Crackshoe for all the work he did for these great industrial bands.--User:Chemical Halo 01:31, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC) ---- Anyone else think a different picture might be in order? Particularly, one including Sascha, since he DID cofound it and IS the only person to be on every album. --User:Eel 02:32, 10 May 2005 (UTC) ::The picture of newbie jules bothers me too. I'm just going to go ahead and change it to an early band pic.--User:Flashmorbid 04:14, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
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