Nitzer Ebb
| Nitzer Ebb | |
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 Nitzer Ebb live at the Amphi Festival 2011 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Chelmsford , England |
| Genre (s) | EBM , alternative rock |
| founding | 1982, 2006 |
| resolution | 1997 |
| Website | www.nitzer-ebb-produkt.com |
| Founding members | |
| Douglas McCarthy | |
| Bon Harris | |
| David Gooday (1982-1987) | |
| Current occupation | |
| Douglas McCarthy | |
| Bon Harris | |
| David Gooday (1982–1987, since 2018) | |
| Simon Granger (1993–1995, since 2018) | |
| former members | |
| David Gooday (1982-1987) | |
| Name Duc Nhan (1987) | |
| Julian Beeston (1990-1994) | |
| Simon Granger (1993-1995) | |
| Jason Payne (1995, 2007-2011) | |
| Former Live Members | |
| David Lovering (1994-1995) | |
| Kourtney Klein (2006-2007) | |
Nitzer Ebb [ ˈnaɪˈt͡s'ər'ɛb ] is an EBM project that was founded in Chelmsford ( England ) in 1982 by teenagers Bon Harris , David Gooday and lead singer Douglas McCarthy . With the choice of the band name and the "tz", which is unusual for the English language, Nitzer Ebb wanted to differentiate himself from the British music scene.
history
1982-1997
In 1985 the single Isn't It Funny How Your Body Works was released on the band's own label Power of Voice . The young trio experienced their first success and first attention in the trade magazines with their debut album That Total Age on Mute Records , the label of Daniel Miller, on which Depeche Mode are among others under contract. As the opening act for Depeche Mode on the European tour in 1988, Nitzer Ebb attracted attention mainly in Germany, France, Belgium and Scandinavia.
After a few changes, the trio was reduced to Bon Harris and Douglas McCarthy. The next album Showtime (1990) contains the best-selling single releases Lightning Man and Getting Closer . An extensive world tour followed, a highlight for Nitzer Ebb. A year later the EP As Is was released , including Come Alive produced by Alan Wilder . In 1992 McCarthy worked on his side project Recoil and recorded the Alex Harvey cover Faith Healer . The experimentation with rock elements on the next album, Ebbhead , produced by Flood and Alan Wilder, was criticized by many fans and the sales figures hit a low point compared to previous works. The musical turning point with Big Hit was supposed to cause a change in 1995, which, however, achieved the opposite. The members of Nitzer Ebb then went their separate ways.
1997–2006: Post-Separation Activities
Bon Harris later appeared as a producer on Marilyn Manson and The Smashing Pumpkins . Singer McCarthy appeared again in 1997 at the side of Alan Wilder at Recoil and worked on two songs on the album Unsound Methods with vocal technique. After his wedding, the now 30-year-old McCarthy began studying design and film studies in Cambridge . After graduating, he worked as a video and film designer in London.
Five years later, the French techno DJ Terence Fixmer - a fan of Nitzer Ebb - persuaded McCarthy to work together. Fixmer first created a remix of Let Your Body Learn for Novamute ; the B-side contains a hacker remix from Control I'm Here . There are also remixes of Shame and Join in the Chant by Derrick May and T. Heckmann. The albums Between the Devil (2004) and Into the Night (2008) were later released under the project name Fixmer / McCarthy .
2006–2012: The comeback
After numerous requests, Bon Harris and Douglas McCarthy decided to perform together again as Nitzer Ebb. Their first reunion concert took place in front of several thousand visitors at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in June 2006. This comeback was recognized by Mute Records with the best-of album Body of Work 1984-1997 , accompanied by a tour with numerous appearances in 2006. Jason Payne has been a member of Nitzer Ebb again since September 2007. Jason Payne was a member of Nitzer Ebb back in 1995.
In 2007 and 2008 Nitzer Ebb performed at festivals and in clubs. In 2009 they went on tour again with four concerts in Europe in June and seven concerts in America in November. At the beginning of 2010 Nitzer Ebb was the opening act for Depeche Mode . At the same time she led her industrial complex tour as a headliner through Europe.
Nitzer Ebb released their current album Industrial Complex on January 22nd, 2010 .
In mid-2011 Nitzer Ebb toured Europe with the German band Die Krupps and released the EP Join in the Rhythm of Machines, limited to 500 copies . This contains 4 songs, two of which were composed by Nitzer Ebb and two by Die Krupps. The songs were newly produced by the other band. The EP was only sold on tour and each copy was handwritten by both bands.
In November 2012 the first DVD by Nitzer Ebb was released. On NE + HH: Live at the Markthalle the concert by Nitzer Ebb on December 29, 2011 in the Hamburg market hall can be seen.
During Nitzer Ebb's artistic break in 2012, Douglas McCarthy devoted himself to his solo debut, which was released on November 23, 2012 under the name Kill Your Friends on Pylon Records.
2018: Second comeback
On July 30, 2018, it was announced via the new website Nitzer Ebb Produkt and the new Facebook page that Nitzer Ebb / Nitzer Ebb Produkt in the founding line-up (Douglas McCarthy, Bon Harris, David Gooday) and the temporary member Simon Granger are back.
This new comeback began with the re-release of all records released on Mute Records as a box set (plus bonus material) on the Pylon Records label.
Tour dates have been announced from December 2018 to summer 2019.
Influences
Nitzer Ebb's musical role models include DAF , Kraftwerk , Einstürzende Neubauten , Die Krupps and Malaria! . A one-time collaboration with Die Krupps resulted in The Machineries of Joy , a remake of the title Wahre Arbeit - Truer Lohn , which had a huge hit on the US Billboard Dance Charts .
Discography
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- 1983: Basic Pain Procedure (demo recording)
- 1987: That Total Age
- 1989: Belief
- 1990: Showtime
- 1991: Ebbhead
- 1995: Big Hit
- 2010: Industrial Complex
Singles
- 1985: Isn't It Funny How Your Body Works
- 1985: Warsaw Ghetto
- 1985: So Bright, So Strong
- 1986: Get Clean
- 1986: Murderous
- 1987: Let Your Body Learn
- 1987: Join In The Chant
- 1988: Control I'm Here
- 1988: Hearts and Minds
- 1989: Shame
- 1990: Lightning Man
- 1990: Fun To Be Had
- 1990: Getting Closer
- 1991: Family Man
- 1991: I Give To You
- 1991: Godhead
- 1992: Ascend
- 1995: Kick It
- 1995: I Thought
- 1995: Cherry Blossom
EPs
- 1991: As Is
- 2011: Join in the Rhythm of Machines (together with Die Krupps )
Compilations
- 1988: So Bright So Strong
- 2006: Body of Work - 1984 - 1997
- 2006: Body Rework - Remixes
- 2010: The Catalog [5-CD-Box-Set]
- 2010: The Compilation [3-CD box set]
- 2018: 1982-2010 [LP box set]
Video albums
- 2012: NE + HH: Live at the Markthalle