KMFDM
KMFDM are an German industrial rock band. They were founded in 1984 and are still active as of this date.
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Frank Zappa
Group member Sascha Konietzko acknowledges Zappa as an influence.[1] [2] [3] Interviewed by Ilker Yücel (Regen Magazine, December 7, 2020), Konietzko said: " I had developed a strong liking for the music of Frank Zappa, which I thought was more punk than punk, by the way. But that was not the most important point that Zappa brought into my view. One thing I really like about his stuff is that it’s nothing you can tag with a genre. One moment it’s super evolved musicality, the next it’s a raunchy blues with annoying lyrics, all at the same time performed by a bunch of crazily talented musicians. And I mean talented, not necessarily 'educated.'". [4]
Interviewed by Duke Togo (Regen Magazine, January 25, 2024), Konietzko said he was very influenced by Zappa's Conceptual Continuity: "I realized what Frank Zappa had meant when he coined (or did he?) the term ‘conceptual continuity,’ and all of a sudden everything made sense. To me, it means no more and no less than that vision and intent are one thing, but the process of reality itself, the way things come together, while still transforming, the path is the goal. (No, I’m not a Buddhist.)." [5] Interviewed by Alessandro Violante (Fluxwebzine, August 22, 2025), he added: "It is the very nature of KMFDM to keep experimenting, even more so after so many releases, to keep it interesting, to keep progressing instead of harking back on things we’ve already done to exhaustion. At the same time I am very fond of the occasional nod to older songs and sounds, it is part of the ‘conceptual continuity’ first described by Frank Zappa who I am a huge fan of. Each of us brings their own musical background and tastes to the proverbial table and we burst with ideas and contributions." [6]
Some KMFDM songs sample musical quotes and lyrics from Zappa's songs and compositions: "Don't You Blow Your Top" (1988) samples lyrics from Zappa's I'm The Slime, Oh No, Dirty Love, Bow Tie Daddy and Son of Suzy Creamcheese. [7]
Another song, "UAIOE" (1989) samples I'm The Slime, Tell Me You Love Me and Dinah-Moe Humm.[8]
Yet another KMFDM song "Virus" (1989) samples Broken Hearts Are For Assholes. [9]
References
- ↑ KMFDM'S SASCHA K.
- ↑ https://retrofuturista.com/kmfdm-interview-on-electronic-insubordination-and-hau-ruck-2025/
- ↑ http://www.sonichalo.com/kmfdm.html
- ↑ https://regenmag.com/interviews/interview-kmfdm-information-is-power-disinformation-is-powerful//
- ↑ https://regenmag.com/interviews/interview-kmfdm-hope-dies-last-news-airhead-revealed-as-second-single-from-new-album/
- ↑ https://www.fluxwebzine.it/en/interview-with-kmfdm/
- ↑ https://www.united-mutations.com/k/kmfdm.htm
- ↑ https://www.united-mutations.com/k/kmfdm.htm
- ↑ https://www.united-mutations.com/k/kmfdm.htm
