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.

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)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[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

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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

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with:

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

References

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  1. Raggett, Ned. "Burnin' the Ice – Nick Cave,Die Haut | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 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.
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