UAIOE

UAIOE is the third studio album by the German industrial band KMFDM.^[1][2] It was released on 7 October 1989 by Cash Beat Records. Several 1970's "rock" bands are referenced: The album's title track borrows heavily from the lyrical tropes of Frank Zappa, whereas the song "En Esch" is, lyrically, a cover version of Deep Purple's "Demon's Eye" (which also features the opening riff from Slayer's "Jesus Saves").^{[citation needed]}

UAIOE
Studio album by KMFDM
Released	7 October 1989 (1989-10-07)
Recorded	1988–89
Studio	M.O.B. Studios, Hamburg
Genre	Reggae rock industrial rock
Length	33:29
Label	Cash Beat
Producer	KMFDM
KMFDM chronology
Don't Blow Your Top (1988) UAIOE (1989) Naïve (1990)

Release

UAIOE was released in 1989 by Cash Beat Records in Germany, by Deutschland Strikeback Records in the United Kingdom and by Wax Trax! Records in the United States. A remastered reissue of UAIOE was released on 12 September 2006 with new liner notes and photos of the band.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Robert Christgau	B+[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[7]

UAIOE received somewhat positive reviews. Andy Hinds of AllMusic said the work sounded more complete than previous releases, and called "More & Faster" the band's first classic song.^[4] Robert Christgau said the album was "groovier than the noise norm" and said the guest vocalists "add personality".^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sascha Konietzko and En Esch, unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Murder"	3:26
2.	"UAIOE"	3:57
3.	"Loving Can Be an Art (Saturation Mix)" (Konietzko, Esch, Raymond Watts)	4:13
4.	"More & Faster 243"	2:55
5.	"Rip the System (Duck & Cover Mix)"	3:20
6.	"Thrash Up!"	3:17
7.	"En Esch"	3:19
8.	"Ganja Rock"	5:05
9.	"Thumb Thumb" (Konietzko, Watts, Esch)	3:55
10.	"More & Faster" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)	3:30
11.	"Rip the System" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)	3:34
12.	"Naff Off" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)	4:16
13.	"Virus" (Deutschland Strikeback release)	5:40
Total length:		50:27

Personnel

• En Esch – guitars, vocals, programming
• Sascha Konietzko – bass guitar, vocals, guitars, synths, programming, production (1–3, 5–9), mixing (1, 9), remastering
• Rudolph Naomi – drums, voice (12)
• Morgan Adjei – vocals (1, 3, 4, 8, 9)
• Sigrid Meyer – vocals (4, 6)

Production

• F.M. Einheit – production (4)
• Blank Fontana – engineering
• Chris Z – layout
• Justin Gammon – layout
• Nick Head – mixing (2, 5–8), vocals (12)
• Adrian Sherwood – mixing (3, 4)
• Brute! – artwork
• Fritz Brinckmanniherz – photography
• Alice Turzynski – photography
• Rick Fisher – remastering