Nihil

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  • Years Active: 1990s

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Singles from Nihil"Juke Joint Jezebel" Released: February 28, 1995"Juke Joint Jezebel - The Giorgio Moroder Mixes" Released: May 30, 1995"Brute" Released: October 31, 1995"Trust/Juke Joint Jezebel" Released: October 31, 1995

Nihil is the eighth album by the German industrial rock band KMFDM, released in 1995. It was recorded in Seattle, Washington. It sold over 120,000 copies.

Nihil is one of only two KMFDM studio albums (Opium being the other) that does not feature cover artwork by pop-artist Brute!. Instead, the cover was designed by Francesca Sundsten, wife of drummer Bill Rieflin. The band would return to using Brute!'s work on the next album, Xtort.

A digitally remastered re-release of Nihil was released on March 6, 2007, along with Xtort.

History

KMFDM had finished their "Angstfest" tour in support of Angst in 1994. Sascha Konietzko and Günter Schulz worked with former KMFDM member Raymond "Pig" Watts on an EP entitled Sin Sex & Salvation, and Watts stayed with the group to begin work on Nihil.

Production

Nihil featured a core group of Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz, Raymond Watts, and En Esch, along with some input from Mark Durante and Bill Rieflin. A handful of other studio musicians were brought in to help in a very limited capacity. Konietzko stated that the band overused guitars on their previous album, Angst, and that for Nihil, the guitars were mixed in last. He also described the album as being entirely foreplay, without any resolution.

Critical reception

Nihil received very favorable reviews. Heidi MacDonald of CMJ New Music Monthly calls Nihil "a superb album that takes no prisoners from beginning to end," saying that the first three tracks are "nearly flawless" and calling "Disobedience" a "real standout." Andy Hinds of Allmusic also praised the album, calling "Juke-Joint Jezebel" "an enduring and indispensable dancefloor favorite at goth/industrial clubs around the world." He further said that the production on Nihil was "state of the art" and that KMFDM's sound was "quite polished and tight." Mark Jenkins of The Washington Post said the album "manages to stay fresh through the use of assorted sonic spices," adding that the album has "some canny accents."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians
Sascha Konietzko – synthesizers, vocals (1-7, 9, 10), bass (6), drums (10)Günter Schulz – guitars, vocals (2, 6), bass (5)En Esch – vocals (1-3, 5-8), guitar (1, 3, 6), drums (6, 9), hi hat (2), cymbals (3), backing vocals (3, 5), harmonica (5)Raymond Watts – vocals (1-3, 5, 7, 9), bass (5), drum programming (5)Mark Durante – steel guitar (1, 7), guitars (5, 7, 9)
Additional personnel
Dorona Alberti – vocals (4, 8, 10)Jim Christiansen – trombone (7)Jennifer Ginsberg – vocals (2)Jeff Olson – trumpet (7)Bill Rieflin – drums (1, 3, 7)Fritz Whitney – bari sax (7)
Production
Producers – Sascha Konietzko, Chris ShepardEngineer – Chris Shepard

In pop culture

"Ultra" was featured in the U.S. release of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, and was the theme song for Manga Entertainment's anime catalog trailer."Juke Joint Jezebel" was featured in the film Bad Boys, and "Juke Joint Jezebel (Metropolis Mix)" was featured in the film Mortal Kombat.
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