Burnin' the Ice

Burnin' the Ice
Studio album by
Released1983 (1983)
RecordedDecember 1982
StudioStudio West, Aachen
Length29:23
LabelParadoxx
ProducerDie Haut
Die Haut chronology
Schnelles Leben
(1982)
Burnin' the Ice
(1983)
Headless Body in Topless Bar
(1988)

Burnin' the Ice is a studio album by the German band Die Haut, featuring collaborations with Nick Cave. It was released in 1983 by record label Paradoxx.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!mixed[2]
Uncut3/5[3]

Exclaim! wrote that the album "serves to be a powerful auditory snapshot of that particular era of artistic creation in Berlin, if nothing more."[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Nick Cave.

Side A
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Stow-a-Way"7:14
2."Tokyo-Express"
  • Dreher
  • Wydler
2:57
3."Truck Love"
  • Dreher
  • Wydler
3:51
Total length:14:02
Side B
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Victory"
  • Dreher
  • Wydler
  • Martin Peter
  • Remo Park
3:43
2."Pleasure Is the Boss"
  • Dreher
  • Wydler
  • Peter
  • Park
3:50
3."Dumb Europe"Dreher6:30
4."This Flame Will Never Die"
  • Dreher
  • Wydler
1:18
Total length:15:21

Personnel

with:

  • Susanne Kuhnke – bass synthesizer on "Stow-a-Way"
Technical
  • Rainer Rulow – engineer
  • Yadegar Asisi Namini – cover

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Burnin' the Ice – Nick Cave,Die Haut | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Kuebler, Monica S. (31 May 2004). "Die Haut & Nick Cave Burnin' the Ice". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Die Haut and Nick Cave – Burnin' the Ice – Uncut". Uncut. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2016.