Als wären wir für immer
| Als wären wir für immer | ||||
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| Released | 3 December 2010 | |||
| Genre | Industrial, EBM | |||
| Length | 39:10 | |||
| Label | Synthetic Symphony | |||
| Producer | Jürgen Engler, Chris Lietz | |||
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Als wären wir für immer is an EP by German Industrial/EBM band Die Krupps. It was released on 3 December 2010 through German record label Synthetic Symphony. The EP was released in a CD format.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Although the band had released new material soon after their reunion in 2005, the EP is advertised as the first Die Krupps recording with new songs in 13 years.[3] The original plan was for the release to be a single titled "Beyond". The track Dr. Mabuse made its first appearance in 1984 as single from the album A Secret Wish of Ralf Dörper's former band Propaganda.[4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Bloody Disgusting | Favorable[6] |
| Peek-A-Boo | 8/10[7] |
| PureGrainAudio | 6.4/10[8] |
| Reflections of Darkness | 8.3/10[3] |
| Side-Line | 8/10[9] |
| Sputnikmusic | [10] |
| Starpulse.com | B−[11] |
Track list
[edit]All lyrics are written by Jürgen Engler, except where noted; all music is composed by Engler and Marcel Zürcher, except where noted
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beyond" | Iván Muñoz | Muñoz, Rodrigo Ramírez | 4:58 |
| 2. | "The Chameleon Man" | 4:40 | ||
| 3. | "Die Macht" | 3:56 | ||
| 4. | "Dr. Mabuse" | Ralf Dörper | Dörper, Andreas Thein, Michael Mertens | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Als wären wir für immer" | 5:21 | ||
| 6. | "Beyond (Unheilig Remix)" | Muñoz | Muñoz, Ramírez | 5:24 |
| 7. | "The Chameleon Man (Vigilante Remix)" | 3:54 | ||
| 8. | "Dr. Mabuse (Memphis Remix)" | Dörper | Dörper, Thein, Mertens | 6:21 |
Personnel
[edit]- Jürgen Engler - vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, cover design, logo, photos
- Marcel Zürcher - guitars
- Ralf Dörper - samples
- Chris Leitz - programming, engineering
- Maria Kalinichenko - backing vocals on Dr. Mabuse
- RpunktDESIGN Hannover - artwork
References
[edit]- ^ "Die Krupps - Als wären wir für immer - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "Die Krupps - Als wären wir für immer" (in German). SPV. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Uhlenbruch, J. Niggels (November 6, 2010). "Krupps, Die - Als Wären Wir Für Immer". Reflections of Darkness Music Magazine. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ Van Isacker, B. (October 28, 2010). "Die Krupps return with 'Als wären wir für immer' MCD - first new material in 13 years". Side Line Music Magazine. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ Prato, Greg. Die Krupps: Als Wären Wir für Immer at AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ Barkan, Jonathan (November 19, 2010). "Album Review: Die Krupps 'Als wären wir für immer'". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ Becu, Didier (30 March 2011). "Die Krupps: Als wären wir für immer". Peek-A-Boo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Slater, Joanne (December 13, 2010). "Die Krupps - 'Als Wären Wir Für Immer'". PureGrainAudio.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ H., W. (December 15, 2010). "Die Krupps - Als Wären Wir Für Immer (EP - SPV/Synthetic Symphony)". Side-Line. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ Spencer, Trey (January 31, 2011). "Review: Die Krupps - Als wären wir für immer". Sputnikmusic. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ Campbell, Brian (March 11, 2011). "Review Rundown: Drawn From Bees, Die Krupps, Astral Doors, the Aquabats, Birdsong at Morning". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
