Naïve (album)

1990 studio album by KMFDM

Naïve

Studio album by

KMFDM

Released| 15 November 1990 (1990-11-15)
Recorded| 1989–90
Genre|

* Industrial rock[1]
* industrial dance[2]

Length| 49:58
Label| Wax Trax!
Producer| KMFDM
KMFDM chronology
| UAIOE
(1989)  | Naïve
(1990)  | Money
(1992)

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Singles from  Naïve

1. "Virus"
Released: August 1989
2. "Godlike"
Released: August 1990
3. "Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses"
Released: 1991

Naïve is the fourth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, released on November 15, 1990, by Wax Trax! Records. It was recorded following KMFDM's return from their first visit to the United States and subsequent tour with Ministry.[3] It was also the first record they released after signing directly to Wax Trax! Records.

## Background

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The album was out of print for over a decade due to copyright infringement: the seventh track "Liebeslied" used unauthorized samples from a recording of "O Fortuna", from Carl Orff's 1930s cantata Carmina Burana. The album was recalled approximately three years after being released. Physical copies are rare and considered collector's items.[4] In addition to this, "Godlike" samples "Angel of Death" by Slayer.[5]

All of the tracks on the album, except for the original mixes of "Die Now-Live Later", "Liebeslied" and "Go to Hell" were subsequently available on other discs. The album was re-released as Naïve/Hell to Go, with some songs remixed, in 1994. A digitally remastered reissue of Naïve was released on 21 November 2006, along with Money and Angst. It was reissued with an edited version of the track "Liebeslied" without the offending sample. It also features the remixes that initially appeared on Naïve/Hell to Go.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Naïve received excellent reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Naïve "one of [KMFDM's] strongest releases."[6] Ned Raggett of Allmusic began his review by saying, "KMFDM brought it all together on the brilliant Naïve", doing "everything from four-to-the-floor beats to Wagnerian epic metal and back again".[1] He went on to call it "one of industrial/electronic body music's key albums", and said that KMFDM was a band "so ridiculously good that everything they touch pretty much turns to gold".[1] He also said that while the title track was "fantastic", the "total standout" of the album was "Liebeslied": "Outrageously interpolating Carl Orff's noted vocal piece Carmina Burana into a bombastic explosion of mechanical rhythms, orchestral hits, and an increasing amount of hero guitar feedback slabs, not to mention the husked, desperate lead vocals, it's a jawdropping masterpiece that demands and gets total surrender."[1] In 2019, Pitchfork magazine ranked Naïve at number ten on its list of the thirty-three best industrial albums of all time, with writer Susan Elizabeth Shepard noting that the album combined "hip-hop beats and metal riffs into deep, big-beat anthems".[7]

## Track listing

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Naïve — original vinyl editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Welcome"| Sascha Konietzko| 0:18
2.| "Naïve"| Konietzko, En Esch, Günter Schulz, Rudolph Naomi| 5:26
3.| "Die Now-Live Later"| Konietzko, Esch, Schulz| 5:01
4.| "Piggybank"| Konietzko, Esch, Schulz, Naomi| 6:37
5.| "Achtung!"| Konietzko, Esch, Schulz, Naomi| 4:24
6.| "Friede" (Remix)| Konietzko, Esch, Schulz, Naomi| 4:38
7.| "Liebeslied" (edited on 2006 re-release)| Konietzko, Esch, Schulz, Naomi| 5:34
8.| "Go to Hell"| Konietzko, Esch, Schulz, Naomi| 4:59
9.| "Virus" (Dub)| Konietzko, Esch, Schulz, Naomi| 6:28

Naïve — original CD edition (additional tracks)No.| Title| Music| Length

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10.| "Disgust" (Live)| Konietzko, Esch, Schulz, Naomi| 2:58
11.| "Godlike" (Chicago Trax Version)| Konietzko, Paul Barker, Bill Rieflin, William Tucker| 3:33

Naïve — remastered CD edition (additional tracks; originally from Naïve/Hell to Go)No.| Title| Music| Length

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12.| "Go to Hell" (Fuck MTV Mix)| Mark Durante, Esch, Konietzko, Schulz| 5:48
13.| "Virus" (Pestilence Mix)| Durante, Esch, Konietzko, Schulz| 5:08
14.| "Godlike" (Doglike Mix)| Durante, Esch, Konietzko, Schulz| 5:39
15.| "Liebeslied" (Infringement Mix)| Durante, Esch, Konietzko, Schulz| 4:38
16.| "Die Now-Live Later" (Born Again Mix)| Durante, Esch, Konietzko, Schulz| 4:42
Total length:| 74:40

## Personnel

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* Sascha Konietzko – vocals, bass, synths, programming, guitars
* En Esch – vocals, drums, guitars
* Günter Schulz – guitars
* Rudolph Naomi – drums (1–4, 6–10)

### Additional personnel

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* Christine Siewert – background vocals
* Johann Bley – drums (5)
* William Tucker – guitar (11)
* Bill Rieflin – drums (11)
* Mark Durante – guitar (11–16)

### Production

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* Brute – cover art
* Blank Fontana – engineering (1–11)
* Chris Shepard – engineering (12–16)
* Paul Barker – production (11)
* Lee Popa – production (11)

## Naïve/Hell to Go

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Naïve/Hell to Go

Studio album by

KMFDM

Released| 1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)
Recorded| 1989–90, 1993
Genre| Industrial rock
Length| 50:30
Label| Wax Trax!/TVT
Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [4]

Naïve/Hell to Go is a modified and remixed version of Naïve, with five of the original songs re-recorded, including "Liebeslied", which contained an unlicensed sample of "O Fortuna" from Carl Orff's cantata Carmina Burana.[8] After Orff's publisher threatened the band with legal action,[9] the original album was recalled.

### Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Welcome"| 0:17
2.| "Naïve"| 5:23
3.| "Go to Hell (Fuck MTV Mix)"| 5:45
4.| "Virus (Pestilence Mix)"| 5:08
5.| "Godlike (Doglike Mix)"| 5:37
6.| "Leibesleid (Infringement Mix)"| 4:39
7.| "Die Now-Live Later (Born Again Mix)"| 5:09
8.| "Piggybank"| 6:36
9.| "Achtung!"| 4:21
10.| "Friede (Remix)"| 4:40
11.| "Disgust (Live in Seattle)"| 2:55

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Raggett, Ned. "KMFDM Naïve Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
2. ^ Eddy, Chuck (July 1992). "KMFDM, Money, Wax Trax!". Spins. Spin Magazine. Vol. 8, no. 4\. p. 71. Retrieved August 21, 2018 - via Google Books.
3. ^ "KMFDM History". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
4. ^ a b Hinds, Andy. "Naïve/Hell To Go Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
5. ^ Ohanesian, Liz (October 14, 2009). "Top Five Industrial Classics". LA Weekly. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul 3rd Edition. Backbeat Books. p. 627\. ISBN 978-0-87930-653-3.
7. ^ Pitchfork Staff (June 17, 2019). "The 33 Best Industrial Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
8. ^ "KMFDM History". KMFDM Inc. Archived from the original on December 10, 2002. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
9. ^ Eddy, Chuck (April 2010). "Essentials". Spin. Spin Media LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2012.

## External links

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* KMFDM DØTKØM Naïve lyrics at the official KMFDM website
* KMFDM DØTKØM Naïve/Hell to Go lyrics at the official KMFDM website

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KMFDM

* Sascha Konietzko
* Lucia Cifarelli
* Andy Selway
* Andee Blacksugar

* Raymond Watts
* En Esch
* Rudolph Naomi
* Günter Schulz
* Mark Durante
* Bill Rieflin
* Tim Sköld
* Jules Hodgson
* Steve White

Studio albums|

* Opium
* What Do You Know, Deutschland?
* Don't Blow Your Top
* UAIOE
* Naïve
* Money
* Angst
* Nihil
* Xtort
* Symbols
* Adios
* Attak
* WWIII
* Hau Ruck
* Tohuvabohu
* Blitz
* WTF?!
* Kunst
* Our Time Will Come
* Hell Yeah
* Paradise
* Hyëna
* Let Go

Collaborations|

* KMFDM vs. Pig
* Skold vs. KMFDM

Remix albums|

* Ruck Zuck
* Brimborium
* Krieg

Singles|

* "Kickin' Ass"
* "Don't Blow Your Top"
* "More & Faster"
* "Virus"
* "Godlike"
* "Naïve / The Days of Swine & Roses"
* "Split"
* "Vogue"
* "Money"
* "Help Us—Save Us—Take Us Away"
* "Sucks"
* "A Drug Against War"
* "Light"
* "Glory"
* "Juke Joint Jezebel"
* "Brute"
* "Power"
* "Rules"
* "Megalomaniac"
* "Boots"
* "Day of Light"
* "Krank"
* "Amnesia"
* "Salvation"

Live albums|

* Sturm & Drang Tour 2002
* WWIII Live 2003
* We Are KMFDM
* Live in the USSA

Video and DVD|

* Beat by Beat by Beat
* Sturm & Drang Tour 2002
* WWIII Live 2003
* 20th Anniversary World Tour 2004

Compilations|

* Retro
* Agogo
* 84–86
* Extra, Vol. 1
* Extra, Vol. 2
* Extra, Vol. 3
* Würst
* Greatest Shit

Guest musicians|

* Dorona Alberti
* Paul Barker
* Nicole Blackman
* Chris Connelly
* Free Dominguez
* F.M. Einheit
* Koichi Fukuda
* Nina Hagen
* Nivek Ogre
* Sin Quirin
* Chris Shepard
* Abby Travis
* Cheryl Wilson
* William Wilson
* Doug Wimbish

Associated acts|

* MDFMK
* Excessive Force
* PIG
* Slick Idiot
* Schulz
* KGC
* Schwein

Related articles|

* Brute!
* Don't Blow Your Cover: A Tribute to KMFDM
* List of KMFDM band members
* KMFDM discography
* List of KMFDM concert tours

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Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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