Koksofen

{{Infobox album

| name = Koksofen

| type = Album

| artist = Caspar Brötzmann Massaker

| cover = Caspar Brotzmann - Koksofen.jpeg

| alt =

| released = June 1993

| recorded = January 1993 at Conny's Studio, Cologne, Germany

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Noise rock, industrial

| length = 60:44

| label = Our Choice

| producer = Caspar Brötzmann, Bruno Gebhard, Ingo Krauss

| chronology = Caspar Brötzmann

| prev_title = Der Abend der schwarzen Folklore

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Merry Christmas

| next_year = 1994

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Olewnick |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r187996|pure_url=yes}}|title=Koksofen |website=Allmusic |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}

}}

Koksofen is the fourth album by Caspar Brötzmann Massaker, released in June 1993 through Our Choice.{{cite magazine |first=David |last=Sprague |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=caspar_brotzmann_massaker |title=Caspar Brötzmann Massaker |magazine=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| all_writing = Caspar Brötzmann, Eduardo Delgado-Lopez and Danny Arnold Lommen, except "Schlaf" with words by Langston Hughes and "Koksofen" by Caspar Brötzmann

| title1 = Hymne

| note1 = "Hymn"

| length1 = 14:30

| title2 = Wiege

| note2 = "Cradle"

| length2 = 8:06

| title3 = Kerkersong

| note3 = "Dungeon Song"

| length3 = 10:44

| title4 = Schlaf

| note4 = "Sleep"

| length4 = 11:10

| title5 = Koksofen

| note5 = "Coke Oven"

| length5 = 16:14

}}

Accolades

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align=center|1993The WireUnited Kingdom

| "Albums of the Year"

align=center|29{{cite magazine | url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/thewire.htm#1993 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512215152/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/thewire.htm#1993 | url-status=usurped | archive-date=May 12, 2007 | title=The Wire End Of Year Lists 1993 | accessdate=March 28, 2013 |magazine=The Wire}}
align=center|2000TerrorizerUnited Kingdom

| "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties"

align=center|*{{cite magazine | url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/terroris.htm#The%20Nineties | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223075217/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/terroris.htm#The%20Nineties | url-status=usurped | archive-date=February 23, 2006 | title=Terrorizer 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties | accessdate=March 28, 2013 |magazine=Terrorizer}}
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Personnel

;Musicians

  • Caspar Brötzmann – guitar, vocals, production, cover art, design
  • Eduardo Delgado-Lopez – bass guitar
  • Danny Arnold Lommen – drums

;Production and additional personnel

  • Peter Brötzmann – design
  • Bruno Gebhard – production, recording
  • Ingo Krauss – production, recording
  • Dirk Rudolph – design

References

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