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No pity...

codexwyrm | Seattle, WA United States | 02/22/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The remix album of Hau Ruck, Ruck Zuck, saved it from cookie-cutter songwriting and bland metal production with interesting synth accompaniments (WWIII), wild re-interpretations (Mini Mini Mini), and bizarre non-sequitirs (Ansage). I was hoping for the same from Brimborium. I got disappointment. Something of the inverse actually.



The parent album, Tohuvabohu, is a step in the right direction while its progeny has bland four on the floor additions so transparent that the only way you can tell it apart from the original is by the removal of various guitar loops. The best tracks on this remix, Combichrist's Tohuvabohu and Die Krupps' Looking For Strange, are just okay. Not worth the cost of the cd on their own. Buy those two tracks separately, run away, and don't look back!"

What a disappointment

E. Anderson | 07/21/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I finally found a KMFDM cd that did NOT impress me one bit. They have proven to me that remix cds can be dull, lifeless and repetitive with BRIMBORIUM, the remix version of TOHUVABOHU. While I don't think TOHUVABOHU is the band's best studio album to date, there are still enough songs on the album that I enjoy listening to. BRIMBORIUM on the other hand lacks the bite and diversity of RUCK ZUCK (remix EP of HAU RUCK). The only two tracks on this 70 minute plus some turkey is the Combichrist remix of "Tohuvabohu" and Die Krupp's remix of "Looking For Strange". Those are the songs that shows some bite to the music. Frankly I am not a fan of Angelspit and after hearing their contributions to the cd, I am still not a fan. Ditto with 16 Volt. Personally I think Erica Dunham (Unter Null), Angels on Acid, ex-KMFDM member Raymond Watts, and Hanzel und Gretyl would have done a far better job but that's just my personal opinion. I wish I could say that this was a good remix cd but I can't. KMFDM does truly suck in this case and I am not being facetious either."

I thought it was better than Tohuvabohu.

Matthew Smith | Wallingford, PA | 02/23/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A lot of the songs (especially the Die Krupps remix of Looking For Strange) were pretty good (better than the originals I thought). I'm more of a fan of their sound on symbols than anything else (I fairly liked WWIII too). Overall I liked it (the Superpower remix was boring and stupid in my opinion, the All Strung Up mix of Looking For Strange was weird and stupid too.)



Try it."