Nihil
Nihil is KMFDM's seventh studio album, a German industrial band's record released on 4 April 1995 through Wax Trax! Records. It was mostly written by frontman Sascha Konietzko, and it brought back former member Raymond Watts while also introducing session drummer Bill Rieflin. It sits between Angst and Xtort in the band's run of albums, and it blends industrial, electronic and metal-leaning rock.
It is the band's best-selling album and was widely praised by critics. Its first single, "Juke Joint Jezebel", is their best-known song, with millions of copies sold across its various releases. After the original pressing went out of print, a remastered edition appeared in 2007, which makes it easy to hear for anyone coming to KMFDM through that one big track.
Nihil: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 49:01Tracklist
- 1UltraDurante, Esch, Konietzko, Watts4:34
- 2Juke Joint JezebelEsch, Konietzko, Schulz, Watts5:40
- 3FleshEsch, Konietzko, Watts5:02
- 4BeastSascha Konietzko5:07
- 5TerrorDurante, Esch, Konietzko, Watts4:50
- 6Search & DestroyEn Esch and Sascha Konietzko3:26
- 7DisobedienceDurante, Esch, Konietzko, Watts4:43
- 8RevolutionEn Esch and Sascha Konietzko4:27
- 9BruteEsch, Konietzko, Watts4:25
- 10Trust / NihilSascha Konietzko6:48
- Produced by
- Sascha Konietzko, Günter Schulz, Chris Shepard
- Recorded at
- Bad Animals, Seattle, Washington
- Recorded
- 1994
- Mixed by
- Sascha Konietzko, Chris Shepard
- Engineered by
- Chris Shepard
- Mastered by
- Dave Collins
- Artwork
- Francesca Sundsten, Chris Zander
- Labels
- ROCK, Wax Trax!
- Length
- 49:01
Line-up
- Mark Durante · steel guitar, guitar
- Sascha Konietzko · electronic instruments, background vocals, choir vocals, other vocals, lead vocals, vocals, bass guitar, membranophone
- Bill Rieflin · drums (drum set)
- Günter Schulz · guitar, choir vocals, bass guitar
- En Esch · vocals, drums (drum set), hi-hat, choir vocals, cymbal, background vocals, harmonica, lead vocals
- Raymond Watts · vocals, lead vocals, bass guitar, background vocals
- Jennifer Ginsberg · background vocals · guest
- Dorona Alberti · background vocals · guest
- Jim Christiansen · trombone · guest
- Jeff Olson · trumpet · guest
- Fritz Whitney · baritone saxophone · guest
Singles
- “Juke Joint Jezebel” · 28 February 1995
- “Juke Joint Jezebel” · 30 May 1995
- “Brute” · 31 October 1995
- “Trust/Juke Joint Jezebel” · 31 October 1995
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1995-04-03 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 3 April 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 4 April 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 4 April 1995 | |
| US release | 4 April 1995 | earliest US date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | JP | ROCK | 016581719941 | other |
| 3 April 1995 | DE | Bullet Proof Records | 724348422125 | original |
| 4 April 1995 | US | Wax Trax! Records | 016581719927 | other |
| 4 April 1995 | US | Wax Trax! Records | other | |
| 4 April 1995 | US | Wax Trax! Records | 016581719941 | other |
| 7 April 1995 | FR | Virgin France S.A. | 724384037925 | other |
| 21 April 1995 | JP | Polystar | 4988023030296 | other |
| 2007 | RU | Soyuz Music | 4601250349909 | other |
| 6 March 2007 | US | Metropolis Records | other | |
| 6 March 2007 | US | Metropolis Records | 782388047524 | remaster |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |