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<h2 id="release">Release</h2> <p><i>UAIOE</i> was released in 1989 by Cash Beat Records in Germany, by Deutschland Strikeback Records in the United Kingdom and by <a href="/facts/Wax_Trax!_Records/6uGq7yWd">Wax Trax! Records</a> in the United States. A remastered reissue of <i>UAIOE</i> was released on 12 September 2006 with new liner notes and photos of the band.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> Professional ratings<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Robert_Christgau/0U1Du9U9">Robert Christgau</a></td><td>B+<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music/W9YQ0u46">The Encyclopedia of Popular Music</a></i></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/MusicHound/FRGypYFY">MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide</a></i></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>UAIOE</i> received somewhat positive reviews. Andy Hinds of <a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a> said the work sounded more complete than previous releases, and called "More & Faster" the band's first classic song.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Robert_Christgau/0U1Du9U9">Robert Christgau</a> said the album was "groovier than the noise norm" and said the guest vocalists "add personality".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <p>All tracks are written by <a href="/facts/Sascha_Konietzko/clSND3Bk">Sascha Konietzko</a> and <a href="/facts/En_Esch/J3VxS4BI">En Esch</a>, unless otherwise noted</p><table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Murder"</td><td>3:26</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"UAIOE"</td><td>3:57</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3.</th><td>"Loving Can Be an Art (Saturation Mix)" (Konietzko, Esch, <a href="/facts/Raymond_Watts/GzWc5Ivd">Raymond Watts</a>)</td><td>4:13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4.</th><td>"More & Faster 243"</td><td>2:55</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">5.</th><td>"Rip the System (Duck & Cover Mix)"</td><td>3:20</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">6.</th><td>"Thrash Up!"</td><td>3:17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">7.</th><td>"En Esch"</td><td>3:19</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">8.</th><td>"Ganja Rock"</td><td>5:05</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">9.</th><td>"Thumb Thumb" (Konietzko, Watts, Esch)</td><td>3:55</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">10.</th><td>"More & Faster" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)</td><td>3:30</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">11.</th><td>"Rip the System" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)</td><td>3:34</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">12.</th><td>"Naff Off" (Cash Beat and Deutschland Strikeback releases)</td><td>4:16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">13.</th><td>"Virus" (Deutschland Strikeback release)</td><td>5:40</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>50:27</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/En_Esch/J3VxS4BI">En Esch</a> – <a href="/facts/Electric_guitar/yNL6qSw4">guitars</a>, <a href="/facts/Singing/EWY1s7lw">vocals</a>, programming</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sascha_Konietzko/clSND3Bk">Sascha Konietzko</a> – <a href="/facts/Bass_guitar/lbeoAatH">bass guitar</a>, vocals, guitars, <a href="/facts/Synthesizer/NrmdVrPa">synths</a>, programming, <a href="/facts/Record_producer/RcLFfQKL">production</a> (1–3, 5–9), <a href="/facts/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)/zDG6EgcS">mixing</a> (1, 9), <a href="/facts/Audio_mastering/2EG4KMxC">remastering</a></li> <li>Rudolph Naomi – <a href="/facts/Drum_kit/XsmopoW9">drums</a>, voice (12)</li> <li>Morgan Adjei – vocals (1, 3, 4, 8, 9)</li> <li>Sigrid Meyer – vocals (4, 6)</li></ul> <h3>Production</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/F.M._Einheit/QhtajzAx">F.M. Einheit</a> – production (4)</li> <li>Blank Fontana – <a href="/facts/Audio_engineering/eRJkg89Q">engineering</a></li> <li>Chris Z – layout</li> <li>Justin Gammon – layout</li> <li>Nick Head – mixing (2, 5–8), vocals (12)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Adrian_Sherwood/lENDEnt0">Adrian Sherwood</a> – mixing (3, 4)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Aidan_Hughes/WtXNQjd2">Brute!</a> – artwork</li> <li>Fritz Brinckmanniherz – photography</li> <li>Alice Turzynski – photography</li> <li>Rick Fisher – remastering</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070323120713/http://www.kmfdm.net/discography/albums/uaioe.htm">KMFDM DØTKØM <i>UAIOE</i> lyrics</a> at the official KMFDM website</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 70. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"KMFDM". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 October 2023. <a href="https://trouserpress.com/reviews/kmfdm/" target="_blank">https://trouserpress.com/reviews/kmfdm/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"For The Record". MTV. Viacom. 11 September 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121017002522/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540586/50-cent-fights-with-fan-at-fashion-week-event.jhtml" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20121017002522/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540586/50-cent-fights-with-fan-at-fashion-week-event.jhtml</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Hinds, Andy. "Uaioe - Kmfdm". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2011. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/uaioe-mw0000206538" target="_blank">http://www.allmusic.com/album/uaioe-mw0000206538</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Christgau, Robert. "KMFDM". Retrieved 3 November 2011. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" target="_blank">/wiki/Robert_Christgau</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 393. <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Hinds, Andy. "Uaioe - Kmfdm". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2011. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/uaioe-mw0000206538" target="_blank">http://www.allmusic.com/album/uaioe-mw0000206538</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Christgau, Robert. "KMFDM". Retrieved 3 November 2011. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" target="_blank">/wiki/Robert_Christgau</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>