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Rating: Chelmsford Vs. Dusseldorf
Fascism State Vs. Totalitarian Sonicity
Jackboots Vs. Chainsaw
Shaven Heads Vs. Flowing Hair
Teutonic beats Vs. Rock attitude
Nitzer Ebb is an English trio that burst onto the electronic scene in the mid-eighties, releasing essential albums for the nascent EBM scene.
The world remains shocked by their formula based on martial percussion and electronic bass lines, deep voices, and an explosive stage presence.
Year 2006: Vaughn "Bon" Harris and Douglas McCarthy, the two major members, after dedicating themselves for years to other projects, make a great comeback by announcing new live shows.
Mute rec. wastes no time and decides to celebrate the revived idyll with a compilation of the power-combo and thus presents a double CD filled with the most famous singles and some nice gems.
A great opportunity for the ElectroBody/Industrial newbie to fill any gaps in their discography in one go.
BODY OF WORK:
Nothing to say about the graphics, the minimal layout is absolutely in line with the band's works.
"Isn't It Funny How Your Body Works": the first track which is also the band's first single, clarifies as if it were a manifesto that Nitzer Ebb is the only legitimate heir of the legendary DAF. The unstoppable bass line à la "Der Mussolini" delivers directly to our home a classic dance floor hit.
Follow closely "Warsaw Ghetto", "Let your body learn", "Control I'm here", basically a combination of tracks to shake the earth.
But we also find "Come Alive", the juicy unreleased track produced by the famous Alan Wilder (ex Depeche Mode) and available only as a b-side.
But also the William Orbit remixes are present, especially the unmissable "Shame" and "Captivate".
Mr. Flood (producer for DM, NIN, and Smashing) also graces us with his presence in the track "Ascend".
In short, a collection to buy, consume, and own in spite of those who wish us ill.
Nitzer Ebb: truly a band to reckon with.
5 Stars.
Plenty of parking outside.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
06 Control I'm Here (03:53)
We close our eyes
Close them in your dreams
I'm here to stay
They don't go away
You don't need me
I'll slip away
You can't hear me
I'm not the same
You're hoping that I'm not here
And I'm slipping through your open mouth
Open through your door
Shut the door
Control, I'm here
I've got a dream
Grinding in your head
Grinding in your chest
I've got control
I've got to go
Get this
Come on to me
Come inside your home
Come inside your dreams
I'm here to stay
I won't go away
You don't need me
I'll slip away
You can't hear me
I'm not the same
You're hoping that I'm not here
And I'm slipping through your open mouth
Shut the door
Control, I'm here
Shine on to me
Shining in your hands
Shining in my head
I've got control
I've got to go
Shut the door
Start it up
Slipping through my open mouth
Slipping through my fingertips
09 Captivate (03:57)
Out in the fields
Out in the woods
You come for me
I can feel your hands
I can feel your hands
Up from the floor
Down on the bed
You feel for me
I can hear your heart
And I am not going to want to go away
And I am not going to give in to you
In love
Because I want it all
Captivate all that we've got to give
Captivate, because I want it all
Captivate, corrupt my soul
Under the sun
Out in the wind
You run with me
I can taste your mouth
I can feel your hands
12 Getting Closer (04:14)
One step
Two steps
Getting closer
Let them believe me
Let them wonder if I lie
I know what you buy
But I'm not selling
I know what you buy
I'm not gonna try
You never take
You think that you're just right
You never did that just right
[Doesn't matter
Just right]
Is it good?
[Doesn't matter
Just right]
Done for you
[Just right]
You're gonna miss out
[Doesn't matter]
Done for you
I've got to say that it hurts
One step
Two steps
Getting closer
Let them believe me
Let them wonder if I lie
I know what you buy
And it's wall to wall
I know what you buy
And you know just what you want
Who said it matters
[It doesn't matter]
What's missing?
[Just right]
You're gonna miss it
[It doesn't matter
Just right]
14 Come Alive (06:11)
yeah; come on
wake up, wake up, wake up your heart
and come alive
you could steal my car
if only i had one to drive
drive through the night
through the midnight air
screeching and speeding
in the streetlamps' glare
we come alive
we come alive
there's still one place to try
we can take a ride to loveland
there's still one place to try
we can take a ride to loveland
turn on, turn on, turn on your smile
and come alive
you could wreck my car
if we only both could survive
bumper to bumper
the fumes start to choke
coughing up the secrets
of this innermost joke
we come alive
we come alive
there's still one place to try
we can take a ride to loveland
there's still one place to try
we can take a ride to loveland
there's still one place to try
we can take a ride to loveland
there's still one place to try
we can take a ride to loveland
listen
wake up, wake up, wake up your heart
and come alive
turn on, turn on, turn on your smile
and come alive
wake up, wake up, wake up your heart
and come alive
turn on, turn on, turn on your smile
and come alive
15 I Give to You (05:09)
Always told to take more care
but touch that skin
and you'd be there
A voice so clear but far away
picking up on every word I say
To tell the truth I can't even lie
no politician or a secret spy
I give to you
I give to you
No one else can make me
You pick me up and take me
You got it, you got it
My soul, it lies
My heart, it tries
My mind, is spent
My love...
You can take it all
at your beck and call
I will give to you
I will give to you
I will give to you
I get up out of bed
I'm not alone, but nothing's said
I leave the room and go outside
sunlight splash with every stride
To tell the truth I don't even try
A life in knots that I don't untie
My soul, it lies
My heart, it tries
My mind, is spent
My love...
You can take it all
At your beck and call
I will give to you
I will give to you
At your beck and call
I will give to you
I will give to you
When the rain is falling
and the wind is calling
When the rain is falling
and the wind is calling
I give to you
When the rain is falling
and the wind is calling
When the rain is falling
and the wind is calling
I give to you
I give you life
I give you life
I give you life
At your beck and call
I will give to you
I will give to you
17 Ascend (single mix) (03:31)
I first saw you
without love and then you knew
your fingers reached
I moved in the distance breached
tell me what I'm doing here
tell me what I'm doing here
to my surprise
I kissed you, you made me rise
now by my side
I've missed you and let it slide
tell me what I'm doing here
tell me what I'm doing here
if all I ever wanted wasn't good for you
if the thing that I said, they just weren't true
ascend, ascend my friend
I turned my head
and looked back, I had been led
when my heart jumped
we lost touch, our love had slumped
tell me what I'm doing here
tell me what I'm doing here
if all I ever wanted wasn't good for you
if the thing that I said, they just weren't true
ascend, ascend my friend
I can see you looking down to keep away from me
but I'm stuck with this lack of ability
I can't refrain
from coming here
it causes pain
you're so sincere
ascend, I must ascend
so now alone
I find out your heart is stone
a helping hand
there is none from where I stand
tell me what I'm doing here
tell me what I'm doing here
if all I ever wanted wasn't good for you
if the thing that I said, they just weren't true
then don't restrain from telling me
that all this pain is good for me
I can see you looking down to keep away from me
but I'm stuck with this lack of ability
I can't restrain from coming here
it causes pain you're so sincere
ascend
ascend, I must ascend
18 Kick It (03:38)
1) see a man jumping in
with both feet and his eyes closed
see a dog chasing his tail
in a never ending circle see yourself in the mirror
is what you see what you get?
see me is it reality
or someone you never met
2) sometimes i'll feel
it's taking me nowhere
sometimes i feel my actions are not mine
sometimes i feel it's taking me nowhere
sometimes i'm taken by madness divine
3) if only you could know my secret life
the things that i hide with my lying eyes
your trust that i breach with my every stride
the depths that i reach when i fall inside
and when i'm on my knees i'd do anything, anything
just to kick it, kick it, kick it
i'd do anything, anything
just to kick it, kick it, kick it
see a man running away
from what there is no escape from
see a man hiding
his face from the undeniable truth
see yourself in the mirror
are you looking for mercy?
see the thing is
that ain't me, that ain't me that ain't me, that ain't me that ain't me, that ain't me no that ain't me, that ain't me that ain't me, no that ain't me, that ain't me that ain't me, no that ain't me, that ain't me that ain't me, no
if only you could know my secret life
the things that i hide with my lying eyes
your trust that i breach with my every stride
the depths that i reach when i fall inside
and when i'm on my knees i'd do anything, anything
just to kick it, kick it, kick it
i'd do anything, anything
just to kick it, kick it, kick it
(repeat 1, 2 & 3)
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