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NITZER EBB

NITZER EBB IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER HAS BEEN MAKING
MUSIC SINCE 1982. UTILIZING SEQUENCERS, PERCUSSION AND
VOICES. THE ORIGINAL MUSICAL GROUP CONSISTED OF BON
HARRIS, DOUGLAS MCCARTHY AND DAVID GOODAY. SCHOOL
FRIENDS WHOM MET IN THEIR TEENS IN ESSEX, ENGLAND.
INITIALLY SELF RELEASING A FOUR TRACK E.P. CALLED 'ISN'T IT
FUNNY HOW YOUR BODY WORKS' IN 1984. THROUGH
VIGOUROUS TOURING IN THE UK, EUROPE AND NORTH
AMERICA WITH ADDITIONAL SINGLES, 'WARSAW GHETTO', 'LET
YOUR BODY LEARN' AND 'MURDEROUS' THEY WERE THEN
SIGNED TO MUTE RECORDS AND GEFFEN RECORDS. THEIR FIRST
ALBUM, 'THAT TOTAL AGE' WAS RELEASED IN 1988.
IMMEDIATELY HENCEFORTH THEY GAINED A GLOBAL
FOLLOWING, NOT LEAST BECAUSE MUTE RECORDS LABEL
MATES, DEPECHE MODE TOOK THEM UNDER THEIR WING.

NITZER EBB HAVE ALWAYS TOURED EXTENSIVLEY. TAKING THE
APPROACH OF A ROCK BAND RATHER THAN AN ELECTRONIC
OUTFIT. THEIR SHOWS ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH INTENSE
ENERGY AND PERFORMANCE.

Line up:
Douglas McCarthy: Vocals, Guitar
Vaughn 'Bon' Harris: Vocals, Percussion, Guitars
David Gooday: Percussion, Synthesizer
Simon Granger: Synthesizer, Artwork

Discography:
Basic Pain Procedure 1983
That Total Age 1987
Belief 1988
Showtime 1990
Ebbhead 1991
Big Hit 1994
Industrial Complex 2009
Nitzer Ebb Dates