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Singles! EN ESCH, “Push”

3 March 2023 By jesse Leave a Comment

Fans of what many would consider the “classic” lineup of KMFDM in the mid-’90’s (Or maybe “Ultra” version is the more apt descriptor here) and who have been following the resurgence of PIG and Raymond Watts over the last 6 or so years should definitely pay attention to the first single off EN ESCH’s first new LP in over seven years. Because with “Push”, En Esch manages to encapsulate a LOT of what you might love about those two era’s while also striving to make a statement all its’ own.

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Filed Under: Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables, Singles! Tagged With: "Push", En Esch, Erica Dilanjian, Gabriel Lennox, Give/Take, Joshua Lexvold, JQ Lexvold, KMFDM, Lords Of Acid, Raymond Watts, Rock And Roll Fables

Lucia Cifarelli Steps Out On Electro-fied Elegance Of I Am Eye

12 October 2022 By jesse Leave a Comment

Much like legendary musical chameleons David Bowie or Madonna, KMFDM’s Lucia Cifarelli traverses a tantalizing line that subverts genres and dwells in a place that’s all things Electro, Industrial, Pop, and more on I Am Eye. Speaking of the Material Girl, Cifarelli’s first solo outing in nearly twenty years is almost like an Industrial-tinged Confessions On A Dance Floor where it takes a known quantity and transplants it into a glorious new sonic world to give fans the follow-up to From the Land of Volcanos that’s more than worth the wait.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: From the Land of Volcanos, I Am Eye, KMFDM, Lucia Cifarelli, MDFMK, Metropolis Records, Rock And Roll Fables, Sascha Konietzko

PIG Makes Old School The New School On Relentless And Retro The Merciless Light

13 September 2022 By jesse 1 Comment

Not even parts of a whole anymore but fans of KMFDM’s beginnings have surely been getting a treat these last few years with that Industrial juggernaut still rolling along after 30+ years and Raymond Watts’ PIG back in full swing since 2016 and, more often than not, utilizing the talents of fellow former KMFDMer’s like En Esch and Steve White (As well as axe-master Gunter Schulz who does not feature on this particular record) as is the case with PIG’s latest outing The Merciless Light.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Abbie Aisleen, En Esch, Enrico Tomasso, Jim Davies, Jimmy Livingstone, KMFDM, Mark Heal, Metropolis Records, Michelle Martinez, Mike Watts, Mona Mur, Pig, Raymond Watts, Rock And Roll Fables, Steve White, The Merciless Light

Lucia Cifarelli: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation

7 September 2022 By jesse 2 Comments

There’s no denying that, almost 40 years into their career, the Industrial juggernaut known as KMFDM is still a force to be reckoned with on the scene. They’ve survived a constantly changing music industry, line up changes, and most recently, a global pandemic to come back with what might be their greatest, and most “KMFDM”, release to date with HYENA which sees the light of day on September 9th through Metropolis Records. Recently we had the privilege of chatting with KMFDM singer/songwriter Lucia Cifarelli via email about the new record, the upcoming fall tour (Hitting Boston’s Paradise Rock Club on October 12th), her recent solo outing I Am Eye (Available via Bandcamp here) among other topics and it goes a little something like this:

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Filed Under: Interviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: HYENA, I Am Eye, KMFDM, Lucia Cifarelli, lucia cifarelli interview, lucia interview, Metropolis Records, Rock And Roll Fables, Sascha Konietzko

Are You Ready? KMFDM Ready New Ultra Heavy Beats On 22nd Full-Length HYENA

2 September 2022 By jesse Leave a Comment

If you’re not having fun while listening to new KMFDM music then you’re doing it wrong. That said, the 22nd (!!!) full-length from the legendary Industrial outfit might be their most fun outing yet. Filled with the kinds of blistering anthems you’d come to expect from Kap’n K and the gang, HYENA still manages to both enthrall and excite, surprise and stimulate this far into KMFDM’s career.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Andee Blacksugar, Andy Selway, HYENA, KMFDM, Lucia Cifarelli, Metropolis Records, Rock And Roll Fables, Sascha K, Sascha Konietzko

The Joy Thieves Assemble An Army Of Greats For Post-Punk Heist Of The Century On American Parasite

21 July 2021 By jesse Leave a Comment

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The best kinds of albums are the ones you weren’t expecting. Sure, I’m aware that the Industrial juggernaut known as The Joy Thieves is out there making killer tunes but legitimately had no clue that not only was a proper full-length on the way but that it features the legendary vocalist (And frequent collaborator/Joy Thief) Chris Connelly on ALL 15 tracks. And let’s be honest here, who else is more suited to act as the maniacal ringleader over a veritable army of musicians who have collectively backed such diverse vocalists as David Bowie, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, Jaz Coleman, Al Jourgensen at one point in time?

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Andy Gerold, Ania Tarnowska, Armalyte Industries, Bradley Bills, Brandt Gassman, Chris Connelly, Chris Haskett, Dan Milligan, Dave Bachta, David Suycott, Destiny Scott, Eric Liljehorn, Geoff Matson, Grant Sutton, Howie Beno, i!, James Scott, Jason Kottwitz, Jaysun McBain, Jeff Harris, Joe Haggerty, John Fryer, John Haggerty, Julian Beeston, Katzen Hobbes, Killing Joke, KMFDM, Lana Guerra, Laura Glyda, Lauren Milligan, Louis Svitek, Marcus Eliopulos, Matt Clark, Matt Mercado, Matt Noveskey, Mike Czarnik, Mike Gould, Mike Reidy, Mimi Wallman, Paul Ferguson, Phil Owen, Pigface, Rock And Roll Fables, Ryan Henderson, Scott-David Allen, Stabbing Westward, Taylor Busby, The Joy Thieves

Black Sugar Transmission Close Out Thrilling Trilogy With Killer Coda Dream Finisher

16 October 2020 By jesse Leave a Comment

Andee Blacksugar’s Return Of The King, his Godfather Part III…his Dark Knight Rises even! If you’re picking up what I’m throwing down then you get that we’re at the final part of a trilogy and like many a third in a cinematic tale, what fans are getting is something really freakin’ epic.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Andee Blacksugar, Black Sugar Transmission, Dream Finisher, KMFDM, Rock And Roll Fables

Black Sugar Transmission Ambitiously Begin The New Decade With Wandering Into The Bullseye, First Of Three Planned Releases In 2020

24 January 2020 By jesse Leave a Comment

If you were to take the experimental aesthetic of Duran Duran’s much maligned yet highly underrated Medazzaland and combine it with a current artist like Julien-K you might have an inkling of an idea of what to expect when traversing the New Wave meets Electro world of Black Sugar Transmission. The brainchild of Andee Blacksugar (KMFDM, Peter Murphy), Black Sugar Transmission return with the first of THREE planned releases this year and if the rest sound anything at all like Wandering Into The Bullseye does then music fans are in for quite the sonic treat in 2020.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Andee Blacksugar, Black Sugar Transmission, KMFDM, Rock And Roll Fables, Wandering Into The Bullseye

KMFDM Herald In A New PARADISE On Latest (And Greatest) Slab Of Industrial Ecstasy

25 September 2019 By jesse Leave a Comment

KMFDM is back. Again. But why should you care? Because the Godfathers of Industrial consistently deliver the Ultra Heavy Beat and on PARADISE, their 21st album which celebrates their 35th year as a collective, they’re offering up their most diverse and, quite possibly, their best record of the 21st Century.

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Andee Blacksugar, Andrew "Ocelot" Lindslay, Andy Selway, Cheryl Wilson, Doug Wimbish, Kapt'n K, KMFDM, Living Colour, Lucia Cifarelli, Metropolis Records, PARADISE, Pig, Raymond Watts, Rock And Roll Fables, Sascha K, Sascha Konietzko

Raymond Watts: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation

4 August 2017 By jesse Leave a Comment

Raymond Watts is a living legend. He is. Whether he’s taking it all on with <PIG> or collaborating with KMFDM or Alexander McQueen, Watts is genuinely a prolific creator. Like fellow Industrial Metal luminaries Paul Barker and Chris Connelly, he is also a man not bound by the rules of the genre. Quite frankly, the man likes to branch out! The proof is in the pudding and, in this case, flows across a plethora of sonic excursions released within a year of the first <PIG> full-length in over a decade.

And the Lord of Lard himself explained how exactly that comeback happened recently via phone: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Interviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Alexander McQueen, En Esch, Guenter Schulz, Interviews, Julien-K, KMFDM, Marc Heal, Mark Gemini Thwaite, MC Lord of the Flies, Metropolis Records, Prey & Obey, Raymond Watts, raymond watts interview, Rock And Roll Fables, Z Marr

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