KMFDM is an acronym for : Kein Mehrheit Fur Die Mitleid [no pity for the majority]. As a reaction to the feverish efforts [Fueled by a pointless "Marketing Campaign"] to create 1001 possible meanings for our name, we made a point in 1994 by offering an alternative option. Keiner Macht Fur Dich Mehr [No one does more for you], can be found in the lyrics of KMFDM "Light".
Kein Mehrheit Fur Die Mitleid was founded by Sascha Konietzko and Udo Sturm, a German painter and multi-media-performer, on February 29th, 1984, in Paris France. That day, the multi-national kunst-konspiracy "erste hilfe" [German for "first aid"], was to perform for the opening exhibition of young european artists at the grand palanis in Paris. The audio-accompaniment was conducted by Sturm [he played a fragmented arp 2600 synthesizer in feedback mode] and Konietzko [who treated a bass guitar amplified by 5 ampeg bass-amplifiers placed in strategically significant areas of the huge turn-of-the-century steel and glass-construction] As well as four original Polish coal-miners [putting their tool-of-trade to work on the buildings foundations].
Shortly thereafter, back in Hamburg, Germany, Konietzko started another project with Pete Missing, audio-anarchist from New York City, "Missing Foundations". In search for a drummer, En Esch was found, who had recently moved from his hometown, near Frankfurtm to Hamburg. Esch's and Konietzko's participation in MF did not last, and together with englishman Raymond "Nainz" Watts, a friend of Konietzko's KMFDM [The abbreviation was introduced by Watts who could never pronounce the tongue-twister] picked up steam.
Their first album "What Do You Know, Deutschland?" was released in December 1986. It consisted of recordings made in the years 1983-1986, some of which were done before En Esch joined the band ["What Do You Know, Deutschland?" and "The un-restrained use of Excessive Force"]. In early 1987 KMFDM released "Kickin' Ass" and licensed it to a british record-label which introduced them to the art-world of Brute. The 1988 release "Don't Blow Your Top" was licensed to Wax Trax! Records in Chicago and the rest is history.......
KMFDM was disbanded on January 22nd, 1999.
