Nitzer Ebb

Musical Group

Forfans of electronic body music, industrial and alternative electronic dance music; listeners interested in mute records-era acts and depeche mode's touring peers.
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The Profile

English EBM group known for martial percussion, electronic bass lines and Douglas McCarthy's declamatory vocals. Key members named in reviews are Douglas McCarthy and Vaughn "Bon" Harris.

Associated with Mute Records; toured as an opening act for Depeche Mode (Music for the Masses European tour 1987-88 and Violator tour 1990 per reviews). Collaborations/remixes/producers mentioned in reviews include Alan Wilder (producer on "Come Alive" b-side), William Orbit (remixes of "Shame" and "Captivate") and Flood (producer on "Ascend").

Nitzer Ebb are an English electronic/EBM group noted for martial percussion, electronic bass lines and forceful, declamatory vocals. Reviews praise the 2006 compilation Body of Work and note Showtime (1990) as a key album. Major members named in reviews are Douglas McCarthy and Bon (Vaughn) Harris. The band is associated with Mute Records and with producers/remixers Alan Wilder, William Orbit and Flood.

Notable Quotes

❝ Nitzer Ebb is an English trio that burst onto the electronic scene in the mid-eighties, releasing essential albums for the nascent EBM scene.

❝ Champions of the so-called EBM, acronym for Electronic Body Music (a "physical" and danceable variant of traditional electronics), Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris showcase in "Showtime" an aggressive and relentless vocality from the former, invasive and fierce percussion from the latter.