Original billed as the "Beyond" single, the new release by DIE KRUPPS has now evolved into a mini album and as such is the first DIE KRUPPS (mini) album to feature exclusively new material since 1997!
Once again, we find DIE KRUPPS breaking new ground, without denying their roots or moving away from their own unique sound. This album is 100% DIE KRUPPS... DIE KRUPPS 2010! Dance floor killers meet groove monsters, moving through the room like a steamroller. Catchy melodies, massive hooks and lyrics with a message are DIE KRUPPS' trademarks, and this album proves it again: body and mind are in perfect synchronicity!
A great set of remixes completes the picture and shows the broad spectrum of DIE KRUPPS' music - at the same time proving that remixes can very well have a purpose... the UNHEILIG remix for example was a result of a show the two bands played together three years ago, when UNHEILIG were not yet the headlining band they are today. Out of pure sympathy, both bands agreed to remix each other's music. The DIE KRUPPS remix was the first to be released, but because the band is only now releasing new material, the UNHEILIG remix of "Beyond" has not seen the light of day till now. Fortunately, the track hasn't aged a bit and sounds as fresh and exciting as it did when it was originally conceived.
Additionally, "Dr Mabuse", an absolute 80s classic by Ralf Dörper's former band PROPAGANDA, which has been in DIE KRUPPS' live repertoire since the early 90s and has been played even more frequently again in recent years, has also found its way onto this album. It was decided that it was finally time to release a studio recording of DIE KRUPPS' frenetic version of this cult track.
After "Too Much History" we now have "Als Wären Wir für Immer" ('As if we were forever')... it seems like there is no end in sight for DIE KRUPPS! The motto is as always: VOLLE KRAFT VORAUS! ('Full steam ahead!')
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