Released 1/25/10
NItzer Ebb are supporting Depeche Mode for their forthcoming leg of their tour in Jan/Feb. Fot this we are making avaialable the 5 NItzer Ebb MUTE albums together in a slipcase. Formed in Chelmsford when main protagonists Douglas McCarthy (vocals) and Bon Harris (drums, programming) were just 15, Nitzer Ebb cut a dynamic swathe through the industrial music and Balaeric beat scenes of the 1980s and 90s. They were electro-punks before the genre even existed, at a time when The Prodigy were not even a gleam in fellow Essex boy Liam Howlett's eye. Militaristic, intimidating yet always accessible, Nitzer Ebb enjoyed a string of ferocious club hits and released five critically acclaimed albums on Mute. From their first-ever single, 1984's 'Isn't It Funny How Your Body Works' through to their final 1995 single 'I Thought', they were a band whose honed aggression, originality and precision were impeccable. Artists lined up to cite them as a major influence, or less honourably, simply exploiting the Ebb's musical template for their own individual gain. Whilst such a situation may be a cause of great annoyance to most bands, the Ebb maintain a healthy level of stoicism. As they say, “That's the problem with being ahead of the game - the pioneers get the arrows and the settlers get the land.”
Disc 1: REASONS LAKESIDE DRIVE I GIVE TO YOU SUGAR SWEET DJVD TIME ASCEND GODHEAD TRIGGER HAPPY FAMILY MAN - REMIXED VERSION
Disc 2: GETTING CLOSER NOBODY KNOWS ONE MAN'S BURDEN ALL OVER MY HEART LIGHTNING MAN ROPE HOLD ON FUN TO BE HAD
Disc 3: FITNESS TO PURPOSE VIOLENT PLAYGROUND MURDEROUS SMEAR BODY JOIN THE CHANT ALARM LET YOUR BODY LEARN LET BEAUTY LOOSE INTO THE LARGE AIR JOIN IN THE CHANT - METAL MIX FITNESS TO PURPOSE - MIX TWO MURDEROUS - INSTRUMENTAL HEARTS AND MINDS
Disc 4: FOR FUN CONTROL I'M HERE CAPTIVATE TWA BLOOD MONEY SHAME DRIVE WITHOUT BELIEF K.I.A. - PK MIX CONTROL I’M HERE - S.D.I. MIX WITHOUT BELIEF - INSTRUMENTAL
Disc 5: CHERRY BLOSSOM HEAR ME SAY KICK IT I THOUGHT FLOODWATER BORDER TALK IN DECLINE LIVING OUT OF A BAG BOY OUR OWN WORLD