KMFDM's sixth album, Money, was released in 1992. The album was originally supposed to be named Apart, as Sascha Konietzko and En Esch would break up during the tour with My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult in 1990. With the budget split in half, Konietzko and Esch made five songs each for the album. However, Esch's half was rejected by Wax Trax! Records. The record company gave them more money and Konietzko finished the album by including new remi...
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KMFDM's sixth album, Money, was released in 1992. The album was originally supposed to be named Apart, as Sascha Konietzko and En Esch would break up during the tour with My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult in 1990. With the budget split in half, Konietzko and Esch made five songs each for the album. However, Esch's half was rejected by Wax Trax! Records. The record company gave them more money and Konietzko finished the album by including new remixes of previously released material. The album was recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
A digitally remastered reissue of Money was released on November 21, 2006, along with Naïve and Angst.
This album makes two references to the book 1 Peter of the Bible, though it is not known whether this is a mere coincidence. The title of the track "Spiritual House" appears in verse 5, "and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." A lyric...
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