Burnin' the Ice
{{Infobox album
| name = Burnin' the Ice
| type = studio
| artist = Die Haut
| cover = Burnin' the Ice.jpeg
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| released = {{Start date|1983}}
| recorded = December 1982
| venue =
| studio = Studio West, Aachen
| genre = Alternative rock, post-punk
| length = {{Duration|m=29|s=23}}
| label = Paradoxx
| producer = Die Haut
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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.
Track listing
Lyrics by Nick Cave
=Side A=
{{tracklist
| title1 = Stow-a-Way
| writer1 = Christoph Dreher, Thomas Wydler
| length1 = 7:14
| title2 = Tokyo-Express
| writer2 = Christoph Dreher, Thomas Wydler
| length2 = 2:57
| title3 = Truck Love
| writer3 = Christoph Dreher, Thomas Wydler
| length3 = 3:51
}}
=Side B=
{{tracklist
| title1 = The Victory
| writer1 = Christoph Dreher, Thomas Wydler, Martin Peter, Remo Park
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = Pleasure Is the Boss
| writer2 = Christoph Dreher, Thomas Wydler, Martin Peter, Remo Park
| length2 = 3:50
| title3 = Dumb Europe
| writer3 = Christoph Dreher
| length3 = 6:30
| title4 = This Flame Will Never Die
| writer4 = Christoph Dreher, Thomas Wydler
| length4 = 1:18
}}
Personnel
- Nick Cave - vocals on "Stow-a-Way", "Truck Love", "Pleasure Is the Boss" and "Dumb Europe"
- Martin Peter, Remo Park - guitar
- Christoph Dreher - bass
- Thomas Wydler - drums
with:
- Susanne Kuhnke - bass synthesizer on "Stow-a-Way"
;Technical
- Rainer Rulow - engineer
- Yadegar Asisi Namini - cover
Critical reception
{{album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/burnin-the-ice-mw0000152133 |title=Burnin' the Ice – Nick Cave,Die Haut
| rev2 = Exclaim!
| rev2score = mixed{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/die_haut_nick_cave-burnin_ice |title=Die Haut & Nick Cave Burnin' the Ice |last=Kuebler |first=Monica S. |date=May 31, 2004 |website=Exclaim! |accessdate=May 17, 2016}}
| rev3 = Uncut
| rev3score = 3/5{{cite web |url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/die-haut-and-nick-cave-burnin-the-ice |title=Die Haut and Nick Cave – Burnin' the Ice – Uncut |date=August 1, 2004 |website=Uncut |accessdate=May 17, 2016}}
}}
Exclaim! wrote that the album "serves to be a powerful auditory snapshot of that particular era of artistic creation in Berlin, if nothing more."
References
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