Paradise Now (album)
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| Studio album by Die Krupps | ||||
| Released | April 21, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | ATOM H Studios, Düsseldorf | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Label | Rough Trade/Our Choice | |||
| Producer | Jürgen Engler, Chris Lietz | |||
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Paradise Now is the seventh album by German band Die Krupps. It was released in 1997.[1] Its the last album prior to the bands 8 year break-up. Guitars take a more dominant role than on previous Die Krupps albums.
Contents
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jürgen Engler, all music composed by Engler and Lee Altus, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Moving Beyond" | 4:25 | ||
| 2. | "The Gods of Void" | 4:26 | ||
| 3. | "Paradise Now" | 5:00 | ||
| 4. | "Black Beauty White Heat" | 5:04 | ||
| 5. | "Reconstruction" | 4:28 | ||
| 6. | "Behind" (feat. Dieter Moebius of Cluster, Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru and George Lewis on vocals) | Lewis | Moebius, Neumeier, Engler | 1:35 |
| 7. | "Taste of Taboo" (feat. Doro Pesch on 2nd voice) | 5:35 | ||
| 8. | "Rise Up" (feat. Julian Beeston on backing vocals) | Beeston | Engler | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Fire" (feat. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown) | Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane, Peter Ker, Mike Finesilver | Brown, Crane, Ker, Finesilver | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Full Circle" | 4:01 | ||
| 11. | "Vortex" | Dörper | Engler | 4:25 |
| 12. | "30 Seconds" | Dörper | 4:04 | |
| 13. | "(A New) Society Treaty" | Engler | 5:28 |
Singles
'Fire' was released prior to the album release and its promo video was played on music television stations several times. The single contained the original version, an early mix of 'Moving Beyond', a 'Nexus Six' Remix of 'Fire', and an extended version of 'Language Of Reality (Charlie Clouser Remix)' previously released on 'The Final Remixes'. 'Rise Up' received 3 different promo videos, all based on live footage recorded in Berlin, Germany on 6th June 1997 and produced by Jörg Buttgereit; the single features the original version, a club remix of 'Rise Up' and the exclusive B-Side 'The Last Time'. 'Black Beauty White Heat' was released as the final single in autumn, a promo video was made but received minimum airplay, the single contains a video edit of the title track, the original version, and the exclusive B-Side 'Complete Control'.
Personnel
Die Krupps
- Jürgen Engler - vocals, keyboard, guitar, talkbox
- Lee Altus - guitar
- Rüdiger Esch - bass guitar
- George Lewis - drums
- Ralf Dörper - keyboard
- Chris Lietz - programming, samples
Technical personnel
- Michael Schwabe - mastering
- Dirk Rudolph - cover design
- Stefan Müssigbrodt - band photo
Chart positions
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] | 26 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] | 21 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 37 |
References
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- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Die Krupps – Paradise Now" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Die Krupps – Paradise Now". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Die Krupps: Paradise Now" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
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