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1988 studio album by KMFDM
Don't Blow Your Top
Studio album by KMFDM
Released12 February 1988
StudioM.O.B. Studios, Hamburg
GenreIndustrial rock, industrial
Length32:49
LabelCash Beat
ProducerSascha Konietzko
KMFDM chronology
What Do You Know, Deutschland?
(1986)
Don't Blow Your Top
(1988)
UAIOE
(1989)
Singles from Don't Blow Your Top
  1. "Don't Blow Your Top"
    Released: 1988
Alternative cover
2006 re-release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

Don't Blow Your Top is the second studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, released on 12 February 1988 by Cash Beat Records.

A remastered version of the album was released on 12 September 2006, featuring new liner notes and photos of the band.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by En Esch and Sascha Konietzko unless otherwise noted.

Vinyl/Cassette release

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."No Meat—No Man" (Esch, Konietzko, Raymond Watts)3:52
2."Don't Blow Your Top" (Esch, Konietzko, Watts)3:40
3."Disgust (12" Version)" (Esch, Konietzko, Watts)4:28
4."Oh Look"2:40
5."King Kong Dub (Rubber Mix)" (Jr. Blackmale, Esch, Konietzko)2:02
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."Killing"5:20
7."What a Race"3:37
8."No News"4:30
9."Oh Look II"2:38
Total length:32:49

CD release

No.TitleLength
1."No Meat—No Man"3:53
2."Don't Blow Your Top"3:40
3."Killing"5:27
4."Disgust"5:29
5."Oh Look"2:39
6."King Kong Dub (Rubber Mix)"2:04
7."What a Race"3:37
8."No News"4:37
9."Tod Durch Bongo-Bongo"6:36
10."Killing (For Your Sampling Kit)"8:39
11."Oh Shit"4:51
Total length:51:32

Reception

Andy Hinds from Allmusic said that Don't Blow Your Top "sounds a little flimsy when compared to the band's pile-driving later work", and that it sounds "like a combination of early Meat Beat Manifesto, Twitch-era Ministry, and even...the more primitive stuff of Alien Sex Fiend."

Personnel

  • Sascha Konietzkobass, vocals, guitars, synths, programming
  • En Esch – vocals, guitars, drums, programming
  • Raymond Watts – vocals, programming ("No Meat—No Man", "Don't Blow Your Top", "Disgust", "Oh Shit")
  • Jr. Blackmale – vocals ("King Kong Dub (Rubber Mix)")
  • Sigrid Meyer – vocals ("Don't Blow Your Top", "Disgust", "Oh Shit")

References

  1. ^ Hinds, Andy. "Don't Blow Your Top - KMFDM". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  2. MTV News Staff (11 September 2006). "For The Record". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

External links

  • KMFDM DØTKØM Don't Blow Your Top lyrics at the official KMFDM website
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